Agree or Disagree: Kevin-with-a-T
Welcome to this week’s edition of name news 8.25.24!
I recently heard the comedian Mandal (NSFW) complain about his real name: Tevin. Kevin-with-a-T.
I hate my name, ’cause it’s a second-rate name. Kevin is the premier name in the Evan family of names. And I know that because every time I tell somebody my name, they’re like oh, it’s like Kevin, but with a T. Which means you heard my name. You just want me to know you think it’s stupid, bro.
Wait, what?
I’ve always been good with the idea that a slight twist on a name can work beautifully.
“Fia, it’s like Mia with an F.”
“Thora, like Nora with a Th.”
And so on and so on … but am I wrong?
Or is it only wrong if it’s a creative invention? “Cashton, like Ashton with a C” might be more of a challenge than, say, Carina, which happens to rhyme with Marina, even though neither name feels dominant.
But I’m adding it to my list of possible red flags, though I think it’s more yellow …
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Tevin reminds me of the OMITB character Tobert. I think that maybe because Fia and Thora and so on are names in their own right, they feel a little less like someone trying to get creative with an already good name? I don’t know, but I feel like they fall on the right side of a line while Tevin and Tobert maybe don’t.