I'm having a daughter in May and both me and my gf are Chinese Americans (just to define our ethnicity and no I'm not German lol). One day when we were debating for a name I came up with Turkish name "Meltem", and my gf doesn't like it, but after a few months the name grew on her and now she wouldn't want other names, so at this point I think our daughter's name is going to be Meltem.

However, a lot of people don't like this name for some reason. My mom doesn't like it. A lot of chinese pepole on the forum don't like it. For me, I think this name is rare (well, in America at least) and exotic, and it has a meaning which is also exotic (means the southbound summer wind in Turkey). But I'm worried that few people can appreciate this name and some kids might come up with mean nicknames for her. For example, this name can be split into "melt" and "em", or "melt them", something like that (well, she will definitely melt them boy's hearts!). How do you think?

It sounds a bit strange in english, but if you and your wife like it, why not?

It does sound a little odd, but you should name her that to show you won't be pushed around.

My Mum kept getting flak for the names she wanted to give me and it still annoys her to this day. Be strong in the name you want I say.

It's definitely creative, and wouldn't seem all that odd for someone who is multi-cultural. I looked up the meaning too and found 'Summer Breeze'. Works well for a girl I think, maybe especially if you live somewhere with warm climate, though that isn't really all that important. Also, "melt 'em" isn't exactly the worst of nicknames I think the most important thing is that you and your girlfriend both feel good about the name though.

I remember your old threads about meeting your soon-to-be baby's mama. That's pretty cool. I personally think Meltem sounds like a horrible name. It's asking for awkward situations. Imagine she's in history class, her teacher is talking about Nazi's, and says "What did the Nazi's to do with the dead Jews?", your daughter raises her hand, and he points and says "Yes, Meltem?". Do you want to humiliate your daughter? Name her something generic like Lillian.

I can think of a much worse connotation for "melt em" than melting hearts....

The thing to remember is that kids are stupid. Even kids with more traditional names are subject to nonsensical nicknames and "bullying" in school. It's definitely not the norm, but if you and your girlfriend both like it then I see no reason not to.

:bonk:

I think the meaning is nice, and the fact that you want a Turkish name is quite nice as well.

I just can't get over the fact that it sounds like a fire Pokemon.

Normal names svck, I'd say go with it. Maybe give her a more typical middle name so that she can choose to go by that.

Really, though, who gets teased about their name anymore? That sounds like such an early 90s thing to me. Everyone has weird names now days, if not borrowed from other cultures then alternate spellings of normal names (like Jaxxon :ermm:).

I think it's a quite lovely name.

Don't ask a gaming forum about your daughter's name. Unless you want us to come up with a name for you?

Megatron sounds cool.

I like it.

From the Wiki. Meltem: etesian winds of the Aegean Sea

Etesian: are the strong, dry north winds of the Aegean Sea, which blow from about mid-May to mid-September.

Just make sure you really know what her names means when you give it to her.

You could call her Mel for short.

Honestly?

I think it's terrible. Meltem? Melt em? Melt them?

Your gonna end up just calling her Mel for short and never use her full name because she'll be embarrassed by it. That's what I say anyways.

I'm not a fan but I don't see why you couldn't use it - if your daughter isn't a fan of the full name she can go by "Mel" as others have suggested.

You could also use it as a middle name if you're not sure about using it as a first name.

I don't like the name too much. Sounds like some kind of name from a fantasy RPG.

Then again, what do I know about names? I'm just some schmo on the internet. Plus, if she doesn't like it, Mel for short works.

Why do I get the feeling it's no actually pronounced like Melt em', and more along the lines of Melteem.

name it something funny while you still can and then you can always change it later

I'm all for more original names but that one sounds a little... off. Especially for a girl. Maybe if she wasn't going to be American. But yeah, it's going to take a long time for everyone she meets to get used to that name.

Turkish names i like better

"Adile"
"Maral"
"Sabriye"
"Cennet"
"Vesile"

Meltem= :thumbsdown: (Might cause future problems at school such as bullying).

Mel= :thumbsup: (Short the name to Mel, it still has it's meaning and it's a nice name).

You could name her Arken.
OR
If you like the name, and your babymomma likes the name, that's what matters. Many people stay away from "normal" names at this point. Half the kids in my daughter's school have what many would consider odd names.

If you don't name her Meltem, someone suggested Megatron and I have to put a vote in for that.

A while back someone put a poll to see what people here felt about three middle name options the member and his wife were considering for their daughter.

I added "The Destroyer" as an option at the end :hehe: