[Opinions] You and I clearly have a broader sense of what are "legitimate" names than others might
Obviously you and I feel, if I may say, that legitimacy is largely conferred by the namer, regardless of others' opinions, though I know I don't, and I presume you don't, choose names that others consider "illegitimate" just to piss them off. ;pI don't intend to speak for anyone else, including you, when I say that, to me, Dakota and Cheyenne are as legitimate as Saxon (tribe name) and Paris (place name). Nor do I intend to start an argument (though I don't see why it's such a big deal that it could start one).
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American names  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:12 AM
and the Irish-esque  ·  sa  ·  7/5/2007, 8:30 AM
uniquely american: titles-as-names  ·  sa  ·  7/5/2007, 8:22 AM
Re: uniquely american: titles-as-names  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/5/2007, 1:56 PM
Duke Ellington? Earl Woods?  ·  sa  ·  7/5/2007, 6:06 PM
Re: American names  ·  mum2bubba  ·  7/4/2007, 9:39 PM
Bill, Daisy, and Pocahontas come to mind.  ·  lulu  ·  7/4/2007, 12:32 PM
Re: American names  ·  tallie  ·  7/4/2007, 11:12 AM
Re: American names  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 1:57 PM
Re: American names  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 11:20 AM
Don't know about that... there's no accountin for taste  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 11:27 AM
Yes, but what is their background?  ·  Eliora  ·  7/4/2007, 9:03 PM
Agreed (m)  ·  Flute  ·  7/4/2007, 11:33 AM
Re: American names  ·  Arcadia  ·  7/4/2007, 10:36 AM
We have had hippies in Australia since the 60s  ·  Aine  ·  7/4/2007, 6:38 PM
Re: We have had hippies in Australia since the 60s  ·  Sabrina Fair  ·  7/4/2007, 8:28 PM
southern names.  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/4/2007, 5:44 PM
Re: "surnames on girls...a practice in the South"  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:52 AM
Oh...(m)  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 10:41 AM
ITA /nt  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:50 AM
Re: American names  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/4/2007, 10:34 AM
I agree n/t  ·  Sabrina Fair  ·  7/4/2007, 10:38 AM
Re: American names  ·  Distant_Stars  ·  7/4/2007, 10:31 AM
cowboy names  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/4/2007, 5:39 PM
Re: Buck in Old English  ·  Lillian  ·  7/5/2007, 5:58 AM
Re: Buck in Old English  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/5/2007, 1:54 PM
Washington is almost always a last name (m)  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/4/2007, 11:56 AM
Re: Washington is almost always a last name (m)  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 12:01 PM
okay, but how come...  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/4/2007, 12:18 PM
Re: okay, but how come...  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 12:42 PM
Agree about "cowboy" names  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 11:06 AM
I see Hank as very American  ·  Poppylena  ·  7/4/2007, 11:08 AM
Re: American names  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 10:25 AM
Surnames  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/4/2007, 5:36 PM
Agree about Betty-Lou, forgot about that whole category  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:36 AM
Re: American names  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 10:19 AM
*timidly raises hand*  ·  Cora  ·  7/4/2007, 11:03 AM
And forgot to say ITA about Madison, quite right  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:38 AM
Re: American names  ·  dahlia  ·  7/4/2007, 10:27 AM
Re: Dakota and Cheyenne  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:23 AM
Re: Dakota and Cheyenne  ·  Sabrina Fair  ·  7/4/2007, 10:31 AM
Yes, Sabrina, I do  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:34 AM
fine by me, lol just curious [m]  ·  Sabrina Fair  ·  7/4/2007, 10:37 AM
You and I clearly have a broader sense of what are "legitimate" names than others might  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:43 AM
oh I agree good points :) n/t  ·  Sabrina Fair  ·  7/4/2007, 10:48 AM
Re: Dakota and Cheyenne  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 10:24 AM
Re: Dakota and Cheyenne  ·  Arcadia  ·  7/4/2007, 10:39 AM
Re: Dakota and Cheyenne  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 10:51 AM
No, no, you gave no offense, and I hope I didn't either  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:57 AM
Re: No, no, you gave no offense, and I hope I didn't either  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 11:05 AM
Now, that's interesting too  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 11:17 AM
Re: Now, that's interesting too  ·  Tori910  ·  7/6/2007, 3:13 PM
Re: Now, that's interesting too  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/4/2007, 5:24 PM
Re: Now, that's interesting too  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 11:32 AM
But why does that eliminate them as legitimate names?  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:32 AM
Re: Dakota and Cheyenne  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 10:28 AM
Thanks for that, but...  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:33 AM
Re: Thanks for that, but...  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 10:44 AM
Thanks again, kind of you to do the legwork for us :-) /nt  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:46 AM