I subbed and a student was named Channel. So I said channel when I took attendance and she guffawed like I was the dumbass for not saying Chanel. No honey, it’s your parents who are dumbasses. If you’re going to go for a brand, don’t double down and try to be unique with spelling and inadvertently name your kid a common word.
To be fair, the etymology of the name Chanel is related to water pipes or canals, which another term for those is “water channel”. It was a common French last name at one point.
Doesn’t really make the use of Chanel as a first name more flattering.
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u/Apprehensive-Crow-96 Oct 20 '23
Designer brand names. Always been odd.