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[–] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

What is or is not considered dumb in any particular culture is normally nothing more than a function of the age of that thing.

For example, Wendy is just considered a normal name today, but people were mocked for calling their daughters Wendy once upon a time. It was invented for the book Peter Pan and was derived from a child referring to their friend as their “Fwendy”.

Vanessa was once considered a stupid, trendy, quirky name, being another one taken from literature.

Cheryl - a combination of Cherie and Beryl. Melinda - a combination a Mel and Linda. Annabelle - a combination of Anna and Belle. Annabeth - guess what that’s a combination of?

All of those got the same push-back for being stupid and contrived. Yet now they’re just…names.

Give it 50 years and people called Khaleesi and Katniss will be talking about how stupid all these new names are, rather than sensible ones like thiers.