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The only reason anyone thinks Scout is a name is because of the character Scout Finch. Everyone seems to forget that Scout was not her name, her name was Jean Louise, and Scout was only a nickname. And it was a nn in the same vein as Champ, Sport, Buster or Boomer; a sort of placeholder, super-boyish/tomboyish form of address that isn't appropriate outsie the home or on a child of school age or above.

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To me it's a silly, self-consciously butch name best suited to a hunting or working dog.

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