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What do you think of the name Holden? I know The Catcher in the Rye is a divisive book, I personally like it and I can and have written an entire essay as to why, but I'm asking about opinions on the name itself and not the character.
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I like the sound of the name.
I actually enjoyed the Cather, but that doesn't influence my opinion. The first time I heard it, it was on TV. And it just stuck. Holden. HoLdEn~.
It's really handsome. but if you have a last name that sounds like a noun, it's not going to work, unless the smart elecks spare you, or simply aren't around.
I actually enjoyed the Cather, but that doesn't influence my opinion. The first time I heard it, it was on TV. And it just stuck. Holden. HoLdEn~.
It's really handsome. but if you have a last name that sounds like a noun, it's not going to work, unless the smart elecks spare you, or simply aren't around.
This message was edited 1/3/2022, 7:11 AM
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Holden' what?
I've never read Catcher in the Rye, though I am aware of it. My immediate association with Holden is drug dealers. Holding for a friend, holding a couple ounces. I don't care for it in the same vein as, for example, Molly or Mary Jane.
I've never read Catcher in the Rye, though I am aware of it. My immediate association with Holden is drug dealers. Holding for a friend, holding a couple ounces. I don't care for it in the same vein as, for example, Molly or Mary Jane.
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I quite enjoyed Catcher, but looking back now, I can't remember a thing about it, barring 'that David Copperfield crap'! (I remember most of David Copperfield very vividly; make of that what you will.)
So Holden has different vibes for me: the name that Ford vehicles were marketed under in Australia. And I really dislike automotive names, especially when people name their daughters Lexus! Not a fan of lnfns either, so Holden doesn't stand much chance with me.
So Holden has different vibes for me: the name that Ford vehicles were marketed under in Australia. And I really dislike automotive names, especially when people name their daughters Lexus! Not a fan of lnfns either, so Holden doesn't stand much chance with me.
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Holden strikes me as a very handsome and masculine name and I don’t see a problem with that.
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The name is nice, but I can see some potential for less-than-desirable nicknames... It's got this strange vibe to it... Like, it's vintage, but also modern. Maybe that's because of all the names with similar beginning and ending sounds that are so popular nowadays.
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I hate it. I've never read the book.
...I feel like it's got the same sort of vibe as Hoyt or Golden, except much more staid and characterless.
If it were my name, I'd introduce myself as something else, possibly my MN instead or Den / Denny.
...I feel like it's got the same sort of vibe as Hoyt or Golden, except much more staid and characterless.
If it were my name, I'd introduce myself as something else, possibly my MN instead or Den / Denny.
This message was edited 12/28/2021, 6:05 PM
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I like it
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I don't like it at all
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I thought this name first charted in the early 1900's. It has a quintessentially vintage vibe to it - that is why I like it.
No wonder this name is modern, since it fits in with the Hudsons, Haydens, Harpers, Huxleys and et cetera.
No wonder this name is modern, since it fits in with the Hudsons, Haydens, Harpers, Huxleys and et cetera.
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I totally get the appeal of it, in the same way I do Haydn and Hayden: the three consonants are satisfying in combination. That’s as far as it goes, though. I get the feeling that people choose it to signify that they are of the bookish sort. It’s also laden with the potential for puns, surname-dependent.
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I agree about wanting to signify that one is the bookish time. I think the book is read in the US in high school? Like, big deal…..
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I am definitely the bookish type so i guess that applies lol! I am more likely to like a name if it has a literary reference, but I enjoy Holden on its own merits as well.
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Not the biggest fan of Holden. It's ok just not my cuppa.
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