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Help[Opinions] Re: Bear and Lion
in reply to a message by Lily
Well, they sound silly to English speakers just because they're not used in our culture regularly, so the image is of a word, not a word name.
But Bjorn just means Bear, doesn't it? It literally means Bear, right? And Bjorn is a fairly standard name.
Same with Leo, right?
I wouldn't mind Lion being a standardized name. I think it's pretty cool, abstractly. Concretely it would be goofy to meet someone named Lion.
Bear seems a bit more normal to me for some reason. I think it's because of Bear Bryant? I'm from Auburn so I've heard a lot about him in my life, so it sorta seems like a name. I think if you're goofy enough to name your kid Bear that it could work OK, but is probably better as a nickname. Like in Bear Bryant's case. He got his nickname from wrestling a bear when he was 12. So if you want to name your kid Bear you should have him wrestle a bear when he's 12.
But Bjorn just means Bear, doesn't it? It literally means Bear, right? And Bjorn is a fairly standard name.
Same with Leo, right?
I wouldn't mind Lion being a standardized name. I think it's pretty cool, abstractly. Concretely it would be goofy to meet someone named Lion.
Bear seems a bit more normal to me for some reason. I think it's because of Bear Bryant? I'm from Auburn so I've heard a lot about him in my life, so it sorta seems like a name. I think if you're goofy enough to name your kid Bear that it could work OK, but is probably better as a nickname. Like in Bear Bryant's case. He got his nickname from wrestling a bear when he was 12. So if you want to name your kid Bear you should have him wrestle a bear when he's 12.
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