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[Japinat]

Good day guys! I would really like your input on this subject. It is the joy of every parent to see their children standout and excel in life and when these little ones are born parents bestow upon them names according to their tradition or culture, religion, places they like or have been to etc. Some of these names can contribute greatly to the success of a child while others has nothing or little impact on a child. I picked this unusual name for my child because I believe in it, it's potential and I think it is more than just a cryptocurrency. It is a new method of looking at finance and having an identity of oneself as a player in the financial world. It is a revolution cutting across the financial sector like a wide fire and I'm happy to be part of it.

I know this might sound crazy to some persons. Actually, I've been thinking about this for sometime now and I have discussed it with my wife and we have agreed to name our first child bitcoin. We got married last year and we're expecting our first child anytime soon. I'm from a country where bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are banned by the government and I think naming my child bitcoin will not be such a bad idea as it would help create awareness about bitcoin. For persons who might have heard about bitcoin, it would make them to be curious as to why I came up with such a name, while others who don't know or haven't heard about bitcoin... It would pop up questions like... what is bitcoin? Who created bitcoin? What are the advantages of bitcoin? How does one acquire bitcoin? etc...  And this would accord me the opportunity to enlighten them about bitcoin and the advantages it has. I believe this would in a little way help promote mass adoption of in my locality and the nation at large.

I surely hope that you will hold that thought and give some lots of time thinking more about it because that kind of move that you guys are thinking won't be redone that easily once your 1st child will be born as changing name isn't that cheap. Besides, I'm quite certain that your child won't appreciate naming him/her after a cryptocurrency especially after the fact that you guys are from a country where bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are banned.

There are a lot of ways to show awareness and support towards cryptocurrency but naming your child after it is really a bad idea.

[bitzizzix]

It is better to name your child with a name that has good meaning and meaning so that it will bring goodness to your child in the future. And what you should know is that there are lots of people here and even out there who admire and even really like bitcoin but don't think as far as you do, and I think that's a ridiculous idea.
and I think now and for the future everyone knows what bitcoin is and also what it does, they're just afraid of its volatility, regulation, and also afraid of loss. And what must be applied is how you explain properly and fundamentally so that they believe in what you explain about bitcoin and become interested, not naming your child bitcoin, pity your child later.

[Frankolala]

This is a stupid idea and you want to gamble with the happiness and freedom of your first child. OP, let me tell you,assuming you don't even know anything about bitcoin and you didn't contribute to the awareness of bitcoin, bitcoin will still be what it is and still maintains it value and purpose.

Bitcoin has so many enemies,likewise Satoshi himself,just imagine what will happen to your child. There are different ways that you can promote bitcoin,you can put a bitcoin tatoo on you if you love tattoos or draw it on the wall of your outside gate..LOL
Do you know that the kind of name you give to your child can ruin or make him

[freedomgo]

Are you on weed or something? Do you know what the impact of Name is in someone's life? If you name your child Bitcoin and something unexpected happens to Bitcoin in future it means you have ruined your child's life, he will be nothing but a failure at that point in time. And mind you, Names are forever magnet 🧲 that can never be erased till death comes.

A nickname is better, not the actual name.

Good point, it's really a terrible idea and bitcoin's future is not yet guaranteed nor defined so even if the OP and his wife are an avid supporter of bitcoin, things could still go wrong in the expense of his child's life because they named the child "Bitcoin". Worse case scenario, the child's childhood experience will be ruined because he or she will be teased and bullied for sure, moreover, that same child will be famous instantly too but not in a good way.

[Cryptomultiplier]

Am sure this is just a kind of rhetorical question, because if it is not, it might be considered as one. The thought to name a child after a business or company might have life long impact on such a child as you may already know. Also, I think unlike what FTX is undergoing right now, these businesses, unless the original name of an owner is adopted to form this business as part of a lifelong legacy of a person, then rarely does it happen.  
You as the parent will not understand what it is like to live with such a name, hence why these children use aliases as they grow up to avoid the drama.

[GideonGono]

LOL, I know that there are people who would really do this kind of things to their kid.
I saw some who post their kids birth certificate on social media and the names are from their favorite character's.
To be honest I am really sad for those kid like when they grow up and ask about their name that's all that they could say while others came from something special.

[mvdheuvel1983]

You know what will attract people and create awareness? Change your name to Bitcoin. Get a court document that legalizes it. Then wait for news outlets to have the headline "Man love's Bitcoin so much that he changed his name to Bitcoin."

Anyways, joke aside create awareness in whatever way you want but do not bring your kid into it. Please.

[LoyceMobile]

This reminded me of a graph:

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Luckily for the kids, here there are limits to crazy baby names.

[Zanab247]

OP, congratulation in advance to name your first child Bitcoin which your wife accepted based on the love and believe both of you have in Bitcoin. I have seen Many people named their children government, iron, Toyota, money not that they are crazy but the love they have in a particular thing that made them to give such name to their children in the land. I guess, this name will surely bring favour to your family and country because the man that made Bitcoin legal in the El Salvador has so much love in Bitcoin and he believe what Bitcoin can do to their citizens not to experience lack of financial and job opportunities in the country.

[KingsDen]

This is a GREAT idea!
I am just surprised that people are calling it a bad or a crazy idea.
I 100% support your idea. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it.
Infact, naming your child bitcoin will set him up to being the next generation celebrity.

In the country I come from, people name their children "Money" or "Cash".
Bitcoin is money and nothing else.

Sometimes people surprise me, and the replies I saw in this thread from a bitcointalk community is discouraging and purely irrational.

[lfgbtc2023]

Congratulation for this happy news; I respect your decision about your baby's name, but I think that massive adoption and knowledge about BTC grows by others way. Thank you so much for sharing that

[Furious 7]

This is too much friends, I know you are doing this to make you really sure about bitcoin but indeed naming your child after bitcoin is overkill.
It's not that this will concern your future unless you are ready to take risks like what other friends have said, such as bullying and so on.
We have to know that sometimes too much is also not good, I prefer to wear some accessories like clothes and so on rather than doing things like that for your child.

[Agbe]

Op I didn't check your post history but the way you sounded, I mean your write up, your intonation, accent all in one looks like a Nigerian. By the way, I don't think that idea of naming your child is very wrong, you are a newbie and you know bitcoin very well I doubt. But before you name your child BITCOIN please I will advise you to go and do more research on bitcoin before you do that. And also naming a child BITCOIN will not create massive adoption of bitcoin, the name will only be call by his peers and others. And if really you want to call your baby bitcoin you won't come here because real names in the forum is anonymous and you know that and that is why even you too didn't use your real name. So don't come and deceive us here. I strongly believe that you are not naming your child BITCOIN but this thread is for another thing else.

[kawetsriyanto]

I appreciate your intention, mate. 
I know you want to see mass adoption soon for Bitcoin, it is good for sure.
But you need to choose a proper way to contribute to Bitcoin mass adoption. Naming your child Bitcoin isn't the right way to Bitcoin mass adoption. Instead, people will assume you are too fanatic about Bitcoin. People won't be interested in Bitcoin in this way, they even will stay away from Bitcoin. They need proof that Bitcoin is useful for them, not to see Bitcoin as the name of someone.

[famososMuertos]

Good day guys! I would really like your input on this subject. It is the joy of every parent to see their children standout and excel in life and when these little ones are born parents bestow upon them names according to their tradition or culture, religion, places they like or have been to etc. Some of these names can contribute greatly to the success of a child while others has nothing or little impact on a child. I picked this unusual name for my child because I believe in it, it's potential and I think it is more than just a cryptocurrency. It is a new method of looking at finance and having an identity of oneself as a player in the financial world. It is a revolution cutting across the financial sector like a wide fire and I'm happy to be part of it.

I know this might sound crazy to some persons. Actually, I've been thinking about this for sometime now and I have discussed it with my wife and we have agreed to name our first child bitcoin. We got married last year and we're expecting our first child anytime soon. I'm from a country where bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are banned by the government and I think naming my child bitcoin will not be such a bad idea as it would help create awareness about bitcoin. For persons who might have heard about bitcoin, it would make them to be curious as to why I came up with such a name, while others who don't know or haven't heard about bitcoin... It would pop up questions like... what is bitcoin? Who created bitcoin? What are the advantages of bitcoin? How does one acquire bitcoin? etc...  And this would accord me the opportunity to enlighten them about bitcoin and the advantages it has. I believe this would in a little way help promote mass adoption of in my locality and the nation at large.

You weren't able to get a user nickname related to bitcoin here in the forum and you come to put it into practice with your son, so good.

If you want that name for your son, let it be because you like it, although I don't share that idea of using things, places, etc.

Someone used a similar context a long time ago in a thread similar to what you are suggesting and at that moment I repeat it here, there is a law in Honduras that allows its citizens to change their names and in fact the public officials who working to register have the right to prohibit that newborns be given "arbitrary" names.

Both things are a bit crazy, prohibiting (Government) and thinking that a father can place his son "Bujia" "Terminator" Swarzzeneger "etc ...

But you overcome yourself and you put yourself above those two situations, come on! You is really crazy and it is to reach another level, to think that by simply giving him a certain name a child will achieve certain objectives.

Think about it, imagine that if a child gets name "climate change" the earth will achieve a better destiny. Or by naming your child "Depression" we will raise awareness.

I think you are a Troll or are you looking at an "LCD" screen a lot and with the known Polysemy sense of word.

[Mahanton]

I'm a big supporter of bitcoin but I don't think that is a good idea at all.
People will just think you are crazy, and bitcoin doesn't need to have the image of its supporters being crazy.

You can go around wearing a nice bitcoin t-shirt or hat, or even a jacket with the bitcoin logo on it is a good way of engaging people in casual conversation about bitcoin.

Im with this.There's other way on making out some spreading of Bitcoins existence or simply its exposure but not on the sense that you would really be naming your child Bitcoin.Yes,it might sound or look cool
but not for most people.There's other way on naming your child which it isnt really needed for you to call or name him/her about a digital currency.Well, your the parent or the ones who had made out
and its up to you on which name you would be giving but for me its not really that a good thing for my part since there are other ways.Some might really be saying that this is something
interesting but not for me.

[Scripture]

That cannot change anything, naming your Child Bitcoin is like asking for some attention and not an encouragement and if you really want to help for mass adoption you should friend awareness and information about Bitcoin.

Just imagine the future of the child if you will name Bitcoin to him/her, bullying might also be the problem so better not to use this one and go for alternative option to help spread awareness, sharing is still a good one.

[tjtonmoy]

What the **** did I just read? Bro for real? Have you thought of anything what your child may face in the future? Bitcoin is good and all, but naming your child Bitcoin? Where did you guys get these ideas from?
Naming your child Bitcoin won't help the community or Bitcoin itself. But all the problems you will face will be towards yourself and your child. Don't make that baby regret his life, man, seriously. If you like bitcoin so much, then that's a good thing, but dragging it into your personal life is not that wise. Don't make him/her a subject of a meme. Bullying is real, and you should know it the best giving the fact that you are a father now, and you have also lived that life too.

[AmoreJaz]

That cannot change anything, naming your Child Bitcoin is like asking for some attention and not an encouragement and if you really want to help for mass adoption you should friend awareness and information about Bitcoin.

Just imagine the future of the child if you will name Bitcoin to him/her, bullying might also be the problem so better not to use this one and go for alternative option to help spread awareness, sharing is still a good one.

and that may pose risk on his situation. since he mentioned that btc or any other crypto is banned in his place, it may attract attention from authorities, and possibly do a digging on his personal life or financials. as much as he wants to name his child - Bitcoin, better be discreet with his crypto dealings as his safety is at risk. i would say it is okay if his government is neutral at least with crypto market, but if it is banned, better not give any reason to the authorities to poke his life.

[BRINIRHA]

OP, do you care about your child's future?... so I hope you come up with a better name for your child. Because if a child in the class has a name that is unique or unusual at that time. so you have to be prepared if at any time your child will complain to you that he has been bullied at school because of your name.

I love Bitcoins. But that doesn't mean we have to go that far. Like if we like money, it doesn't mean that our children can be named money. Give a name that is common but beautiful to pronounce and has the meaning of a prayer or a good hope for the child in the future.

If you want to spread awareness about bitcoin. So it's better if you do it another way. like wearing a t-shirt with the bitcoin logo. or something like that. or even provide education to the closest people about bitcoin. well the point is there are still many ways that can be used as an option in spreading awareness about bitcoin.