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Help[Opinions] Walter, Eugene, and Clarence
If you met a sibset with these names, ages 5-8, what would you think?
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If they were in the USA, I would think they had highly educated avant-grade parents.
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They sound very old fashioned, probably. But also classic. Definitely 40s to me.
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Either that they ‘re named after ancestors or these are names that are transitioning from “dated” to “retro “.
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I'd be delighted! Clarence is my favorite.
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Am I the only one who likes Eugene, best?
I've always loved that name.
I've always loved that name.
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Probably!
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Well, I like Walter best. I'm afraid that Eugene and Clarence are so fuddy-duddy that I couldn't be charmed by this sibset.
Eugene makes me think of the time that I was visiting my sister and found out that my then twelve-year-old nephew had a male friend named Gene. Except that in my mind's eye all I could picture was Jean or Jeanne and I was like "Whaaa?" Finally it was explained to me that it was Gene. I don't know why it didn't occur to me since I'd heard of men named Gene. Actually, I guess it was because it was not a popular name for that age group.
Eugene makes me think of the time that I was visiting my sister and found out that my then twelve-year-old nephew had a male friend named Gene. Except that in my mind's eye all I could picture was Jean or Jeanne and I was like "Whaaa?" Finally it was explained to me that it was Gene. I don't know why it didn't occur to me since I'd heard of men named Gene. Actually, I guess it was because it was not a popular name for that age group.
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I'd think that little Walter got lucky, but not very lucky. And I'd imagine that all three names were honouring.
I dislike the sound of Eugene and its closeness to eugenics, and just about everything about Clarence, though I love Clare for a girl. Walter is fine, and I'd rather live with a Walter or a Wally (!) than a Eugene or a Clarence.
I dislike the sound of Eugene and its closeness to eugenics, and just about everything about Clarence, though I love Clare for a girl. Walter is fine, and I'd rather live with a Walter or a Wally (!) than a Eugene or a Clarence.
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I kind of like Clarence, but not enough to use it.
I'd think they were probably named after their grandfathers and maybe a great uncle.
I'd think they were probably named after their grandfathers and maybe a great uncle.
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actually ...
There's a woman who lives near my mother, and she has a bunch of dogs. I forget how many, but the ones I remember are named Donald, Randall, and Eugene. She has a very loud, carrying voice with a New York accent and when she yells at the dogs or calls them while they're talking a walk, it sounds like she might be yelling at three old men. If I didn't know her husband was dead and that his name was Bernie, I'd think one of those was him.
There's a woman who lives near my mother, and she has a bunch of dogs. I forget how many, but the ones I remember are named Donald, Randall, and Eugene. She has a very loud, carrying voice with a New York accent and when she yells at the dogs or calls them while they're talking a walk, it sounds like she might be yelling at three old men. If I didn't know her husband was dead and that his name was Bernie, I'd think one of those was him.
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