Calculus as a name?

[NumLock21]

4 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Call someone Calculus is just mean... All the bullying he'll suffer, silly jokes, I doubt any one could ever feel special with this for a name, you have a huge responsibility by giving someone their lives name, go with something like that feels like trolling to me... regardless how well intentioned you were.

Well it's OP's kid so he can name it whatever he likes as long as his wife agrees with it. We are here to just give suggestions.

[ARikozuM]

@Sin Stalker Why not go with Euler or Euclid?

[Princess Luna]

Just now, NumLock21 said:

Well it's OP's kid so he can name it whatever he likes as long as his wife agrees with it. We are here to just give suggestions.

I know it is his right... but we can't help but feel bad for the child... if he likes z names why not Zachary? *sighs* I'm just concerned, I did psychology college though I didn't finish but one of the internships I did was actually at a notary's office where we had to give guidance to a several amount registry changes deal, and among those there were people on their 18's looking to change their names.... I heard awfully enough stories about people who do blame their parents for picking crappy thought out names that messed up with part their childhoods, most of them would even refuse to reply if called by the name only by nicknames they give themselves... so I know how bad this can turn out.

[MoonlightSylv]

Your kid would be a very easy target for bullies, name him something unique if you want but don't make him an obvious target.

[NumLock21]

11 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

ITT: "How do you ensure that your child files for a legal name change the day they turn 18?"

In a thread 18 years from now: "News: Judge denies teen's name change to 'FUCKYOU MOMNDAD'"

Well some judges are really nice.

Like the dude who changed his name to

Spoiler

Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop

 

[Sin Stalker]

32 minutes ago, Volbet said:

The validity of what exactly?

 

I also don't despise math as a concept. That would be ridiculous.

What I despise is the fact I had to learn it to the point where it became meaningless to me. Math beyond a certain point has absolutely no application in my day-to-day life. I can find science to be fascinating without having an understanding about the mathematical foundation of everything.

Just like people can enjoy philosophy without having a comprehensive knowledge of Aristotilian logic.

 

Also, I had three math teachers in the my time as high school student. All three of them were engineers from various fields, so I do think they understood the scoop math has.

 

It seems like you've already made up your mind then.

Validity that you despise advanced math, but your following statement change it to despising that you had to learn it.

 

I also have found engineers don't appreciate math the same way physicists do. 

 

 

I haven't made up my mind yet. I'm looking for alternative names that can beat calculus. And I'm hoping to arguments against it, but the ones being presented here aren't new or specific to calculus itself.

 

Just cause I ask the chef to make me something I've never had before, and I end up not liking it, doesn't mean I'm going to stop trying new dishes from that chef or others.

 

 

34 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Call someone Calculus is just mean... All the bullying he'll suffer, silly jokes, I doubt any one could ever feel special with this for a name, you have a huge responsibility by giving someone their lives name, go with something like that feels like trolling to me... regardless how well intentioned you were.

1. More than likely he'll go by Cal.

 

2. Kids will find a way to tease and bully no matter what.

 

3. Most kids of the bullying age are either stereotypes in a movie starring late 20 year olds trying to pass as teenagers, or they are below the grade level to know what Calculus even means.

 

4. If the goal of naming is to avoid bullying, everyone would be named Jon. Not John, cause a kid with the John would get harassed for having that h in there. "Oh, you think you're better than the rest of us Jons, cause you got a fancy "H" in your name?" *punch*

 

I wonder if Linus was ever bullied for his name. 

 

I can also think of much worse bullying that can occur with other "normal" names. Calculus is much harder to rhyme with.

 

5. My kids will know martial arts and be partially home schooled. So bullying shouldn't be too much of a problem. 

[Sin Stalker]

29 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Your kid would be a very easy target for bullies, name him something unique if you want but don't make him an obvious target.

I doubt bullies will know what Calculus is and they would probably only know the kid as Cal. "Why'd your parents name you after a state?"

[Teddy07]

I already feel bad for the child

[Sin Stalker]

33 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

I know it is his right... but we can't help but feel bad for the child... if he likes z names why not Zachary? *sighs* I'm just concerned, I did psychology college though I didn't finish but one of the internships I did was actually at a notary's office where we had to give guidance to a several amount registry changes deal, and among those there were people on their 18's looking to change their names.... I heard awfully enough stories about people who do blame their parents for picking crappy thought out names that messed up with part their childhoods, most of them would even refuse to reply if called by the name only by nicknames they give themselves... so I know how bad this can turn out.

There are lots of Zacharys.

 

I have thought of changing my name to Jor-El. The name Joseph completely ruined my childhood.

 

But seriously, anyone who blames their names are under a false evaluation of their childhood, looking for any reason to explain away a lack of ideal, ignoring that the ideal does not exist.

 

[Princess Luna]

Just now, Sin Stalker said:

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What is the point of asking the community if you'll just keep finding excuses to still use the name rather than open your mind for a more broad discussion and accept that this idea should really be better thought out? You came here not in the goal to decide if you should, you came here to simply confirm that you will name him Calculus.

[MoonlightSylv]

2 minutes ago, Sin Stalker said:

I doubt bullies will know what Calculus is and they would probably only know the kid as Cal. "Why'd your parents name you after a state?"

As he gets older they'll figure out what it means, and if the teacher does attendance on the first day of school and calls him "Calculus" then kids would know his full first name and possibly make fun of it.

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

As he gets older they'll figure out what it means, and if the teacher does attendance on the first day of school and calls him "Calculus" then kids would know his full first name and possibly make fun of it.

From my life experience even the Teachers  will make fun of it

[Sin Stalker]

48 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

What is the point of asking the community if you'll just keep finding excuses to still use the name rather than open your mind for a more broad discussion and accept that this idea should really be better thought out? You came here not in the goal to decide if you should, you came here to simply confirm that you will name him Calculus.

In part. But I also gave a criteria for alternative names, which has been almost completely ignored.

 

I would only go by my nickname Joey, rather than Joseph for all of my childhood. I hated my first name. Then your each a certain level where that self identification becomes meaningless. You move beyond it. Now its just vibrations of air molecules, used to address my attention. Really doesn't matter what I'm called.

 

As I've stated though, I'm very open to alternative names. I have a few, but Calculus is currently my favorite. I want actual reasons why I shouldn't use it or alternative names that fit my criteria. 

 

Not my fault people don't like having their uncogent arguments or their random names that don't fit my criteria dismissed.

 

45 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

From my life experience even the Teachers  will make fun of it

There are definitely alot of bad teachers out there. 

 

Adults who make fun of children aren't just bad teachers, but bad people. I've had one who did make fun of me.

 

47 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

As he gets older they'll figure out what it means, and if the teacher does attendance on the first day of school and calls him "Calculus" then kids would know his full first name and possibly make fun of it.

 

 

[Princess Luna]

5 minutes ago, Sin Stalker said:

Not my fault people don't like having their uncogent arguments or their random names that don't fit my criteria dismissed.

That is because people in here are more concerned with the child's well being than your selfish desire to name it poorly

 

Look I get it, I don't want to get rude at you, I really don't, but the thing is Joseph is a great name, you can't possibly compare it to "Calculus", You have to think how that name is simply odd rather than unique and today's society is very unforgiving, you have a very demanding criteria and honestly it does seem you're putting your desire way above your child's actual joy in the name he'll have, do think about it, is it worth it potentially giving him a bad time in the future just to fill your ego?

[Sin Stalker]

3 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

That is because people in here are more concerned with the child's well being than your selfish desire to name it poorly

Well without being logically cogent or sound, your concern my be non-existent, but rather based on prejudices, which given time, will be seen as archaic and non-applicable.

If the position isn't held by logic, it isn't a valid position.

 

4 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Look I get it, I don't want to get rude at you, I really don't, but the thing is Joseph is a great name, you can't possibly compare it to "Calculus", You have to think how that name is simply odd rather than unique and today's society is very unforgiving, you have a very demanding criteria and honestly it does seem you're putting your desire way above your child's actual joy in the name he'll have, do think about it, is it worth it potentially giving him a bad time in the future just to fill your ego?

Too many Josephs and it creates invalid connects in a child's mind to other things with that name.

For instance, it created in myself an invalid emotional connection to the character Yosef out of the old testament, making it harder to listen to reason at a young age. Thankfully that emotional link eventually became logically invalidated and I was able to get out of that cult. 

 

Demanding criteria? That it is related to math, science, sci fi, comic books or superheroes? Perhaps its only demanding for someone who doesn't have any knowledge in any of these fields or won't take the time to learn about them.

 

Your argument about the child's joy only entails not giving him a name until he can advance to the point of expressing joy and dislike over the presented names. Otherwise, without knowing the child's personality before they are born, it is impossible to pick a name that can bring joy to them. Calculus could bring joy, or John could bring joy. However the name John could bring joy in a manner which is unhealthy, while Calculus could bring joy in a manner which inspires intellectual advancement. My example of my own name was an example that created a false sense of joy and emotional tethering to mythological stories and retarded my own intellectual prowess and pursuits for years.

 

Plus, given the biological evidence and past experience, I will love my child and therefore, I should be naming them a name which I love, on a subject that I love. To do anything else would be to foster a lack of love and joy in my offspring.

[2FA]

I get that you want the name to have relation to math or science but Calculus is just way too obvious. 

 

You could do famous mathematicians such as Pascal, Maxwell or Klein. The reference doesn't even have to be super obvious. Just a thought.

[Sin Stalker]

Just now, DeadEyePsycho said:

I get that you want the name to have relation to math or science but Calculus is just way too obvious. 

 

You could do famous mathematicians such as Pascal, Maxwell or Klein. The reference doesn't even have to be super obvious. Just a thought.

I considered Pascal at one point but I'm not a big fan of the SI units.

 

For instance, an example of another one I am considering is Kelvin, because that's the only unit we should be using to measure temperature. F and C are just so inferior and illogical to use when we have K.

[Dash Lambda]

2 hours ago, Sin Stalker said:

That isn't a problem. All names were things before they were used as human identifiers. 

 

I am not really interested in naming my kid after a mathematician. 

Yeah, but inventing words (or changing them) becomes increasingly impractical and undesirable as a language develops.

Either way, Calculus isn't just a 'thing' name, it's near-unanimously known and has a very heavily reinforced meaning. If someone hears that name, they'll either be unable to separate it from its actual meaning or hear it similarly to "Spartacus."
That is, unless they interact with him enough, in which case the name itself becomes irrelevant (in the context of its impact).

 

Words that are less specific and/or common generally fit better as names, for instance Rho, Phi, or Aleph. They're more easily associated with a person, rather than a concept or object.

 

That isn't to say Calculus is a particularly awful name, it's not like you're talking about naming him Yuneec or anything like that... It's just a very, very strange pick.

 

EDIT:

49 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Look I get it, I don't want to get rude at you, I really don't, but the thing is Joseph is a great name.

I still wish I was Isaac.

[Princess Luna]

4 minutes ago, Dash Lambda said:

I still wish I was Isaac

It could've been worse, you could have been named Calculus for instance

 

[Dash Lambda]

Just now, Princess Cadence said:

It could've been worse, you could have been named Calculus for instance

Both my first and middle name are biblical, and I'm not even religious.

 

My brother was going to be named "Gunner," but that didn't go through.

[Princess Luna]

6 minutes ago, Dash Lambda said:

Both my first and middle name are biblical, and I'm not even religious.

 

My brother was going to be named "Gunner," but that didn't go through.

Well I can't complain, my name sole purpose was to sound good, not be affiliated to anything in particular.

[SteveGrabowski0]

Name him Hausdorff

[KingKeith55]

You realize your kid might be the complete opposite of you. He might be an aspiring pro football player or bodybuilder for example, and not a nerdy kid. Stop thinking about yourselves, and think about your kid. Who the fuck would want to be named that anyways? Give him a normal name. Something that you can't go wrong with. If you name him something like calculus, he'll end up with a name change. Just because you would be happy with the name calculus, doesn't mean your kid would be. 

 

Everyone is different, and your kid might end up different than you. I think you're failing to understand this.

[divito]

Related to the sciences is nice and all, but people are known by their last name in most circumstances. Einstein, Feynman, Kepler, Hawking, Tesla, etc... First names are fairly ordinary in the vast majority of cases (and location specific).

I know you've ignored most of the advice that it'd be a poor choice for the child, but just add me to that list. If I had to pick something unique that could work as a name from mathematics, I'd probably go with Kahler.

[straight_stewie]

15 hours ago, Sin Stalker said:

My criteria for a name is it must be related to math, science (preferably quantum mechanics, astrophysics and/or cosmology), sci-fi, superheroes and/or comic books. I'm a fan of all of that and, should my brain not fail me, studying to be a physicist. I like Calulus (both the math and the name). I get that many have PTSD when it comes to math, but that's a problem with their teachers and education experience, not the subject itself. Calculus is amazing, both in application, practice and philosophically. I love it.

If you wanted to stick with the Calculus theme, you could name him Leibniz or Gottfried.

Science related names that I wouldn't mind naming my own male child would be (mostly because they meet my extra criteria of being fairly normal):

• Alan
• John Von
• Howard
• Napier (I've actually used Napier's Bones as a calculator during tests at Uni)
• Cantor
• Kirch (would be pronounced Kirk and be a homage to Kirchoff)
• Maxwell
• Wernher

For your pleasure, here's a list of scientists names, and links to what they've done: https://www.famousscientists.org/list/