I found the OP and their post got deleted, but the only comments she responded to were the supportive ones (maybe 1 or 2 out of dozens of "wtf is wrong with you" reactions).

The poster has a history dating back 2 years so I don't think it's a troll, or if it is it's convincing. I just can't believe anyone would actually want to name their kid fucking Blessica. Absolutely revolting name.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I agree about the name being horrible, but parents are going with more and more, let's just say 'unusual' names, spellings and pronunciations these days. I've got a Grandson named Charon. Socially, it hasn't really been a bonus for him.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I’ve got a Grandson named Charon

Isn't that something from greek mythology? I swear there's something like that in greek mythology...

[–] woodenskewer 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

You swear correctly. He is the boatman of the river Styx. He ferries souls to Hades in the afterlife if the individual was buried with the ferry toll. If they didn't have the ferry toll they'd be fated to wandering the banks of the river Styx for 100 years before they could cross.

I think it's a cool name. Apologies if this was intended sarcasm and it went over my head.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's certainly several orders of magnitude better than Blessica...

Although mythological names are often cool, it's always worth researching fully. Loki may suddenly be super cool thanks to the MCU, but he still got fucked by a horse.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

but he still got fucked by a horse

Hey don't kink shame!

...something something Mr hands

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Dang that's a pretty metal name for a kid. I can't decide if its terrible or brilliant

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

I think the main issue is that it sounds like Karen

[–] woodenskewer 3 points 2 weeks ago

I enjoy the mythos around Charon. If you lived your life to the point where you didn't have a single person to care for you enough to make a small payment in your name (think 2 pennies), you suffer the fate of merely waiting. He's like a minimalist renown filter of sorts. It's like a judge of character, so to speak, based on what others would do for you when you can't act.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Imo, Charon's actually a cool name

[–] solrize 3 points 2 weeks ago

Also the badass hotel concierge in the John Wick movies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He ran the ferry boat across the Styx to the underworld and had a 3 headed dog..........

[–] woodenskewer 5 points 2 weeks ago

Cerberus was next in line to the house of Hades, but Charon was not his master. Hades was.

[–] webadict 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Eh, the kid could have worse, and it seems pretty fitting for the name's origins.

If you think of children as blessings, and want to change an existing name a little -- in this case, Jessica -- it makes sense. The first recorded instance of Jessica is from Shakespeare, who could've changed the biblical Iesca (Jeska) to Jessica by mixing Jesse into it (or making Jesse into a woman's name... or other potential origins like the word jess being turned into a name.) And you consider Bless to be a name (though rather unpopular), so it wouldn't even be particularly odd for the name.

[–] Maalus 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The kid could've been named "Anna" which also means blessing. She wanted to call her blessica because she was blessed to have her. Which yeah - just go with Anna

[–] webadict 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Are you arguing that variants of names meaning blessing shouldn't exist, or are you just against a new name? Because every name was new at one point, and lots of new names are variants of older ones.

[–] Maalus 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Blessica" is a stupid name and naming someone that for those reasons is wrong. The husband is right. You don't give kids quirky names, especially with a shitty surname already.

[–] webadict 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How is it a stupid name? Are rarer names stupid? It's just a name, if a very uncommon one, and it's not even particularly hard to spell or pronounce, nor is it without thought. Combination names can sometimes produce odd results, so this one feels fairly mild.

[–] Maalus 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not rarer, it's unique. And just because something is unique, doesn't mean it is good. You don't think about yourself when naming a child. You think about the child. That's why all of this is bullshit. If you want your kid to change their name / use their middle name, then go ahead - be selfish and go with "blessica". I can already see five different ways the name can be twisted, and believe me, other kids will find fifty more.

I know multiple people with "unique" names or surnames. Some are in the process of changing them - start using a new surname, to later make it official in their papers. The kid won't be unique or looked at favourably because they have a unique name either.

[–] webadict 0 points 2 weeks ago

By that logic, forcing any name on a child is selfish, so they should pick their own name, since they are the ones that would have it. Although, in that case, temporary names would probably be a thing, so I don't really see the issue (or you could use other cultural naming conventions like that, but that is one that exists.)

Unless your argument is nonconformity is selfish? I personally think some people will find a reason to make fun of another person, but nominative determination does have its appeal if you don't believe that.

All names were unique at some point, but that's a moot point. Eventually they will either become more popular or less popular.

[–] Maggoty 2 points 2 weeks ago

Anyways then you and your entire family and social group die in the same event, like a volcano burying your village.