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Help[Opinions] Re: Damien?
in reply to a message by Sabrina Fair
When I hear it, I think of Blessed Father Damien, a priest who worked as a missionary in Hawaii, taking care of the lepers. That's a great association--I mean, leperosy sucks, but he was a kind and caring man who treated the lepers he worked with as people rather than curses.
That association is enough that I can accept Damian, even if it's not a name I'd use myself--I don't find it at all attractive. I can't do the Damien thing, though. Just like Julien and Vivien, I have an extreme dislike for names that end in -ien when they could (should, in my mind) end in -ian.
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ETA: I've been spelling his name incorrectly--apparently he was a Father Damien. I still really detest Damien, though. Please use Damian. ;)
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That association is enough that I can accept Damian, even if it's not a name I'd use myself--I don't find it at all attractive. I can't do the Damien thing, though. Just like Julien and Vivien, I have an extreme dislike for names that end in -ien when they could (should, in my mind) end in -ian.
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ETA: I've been spelling his name incorrectly--apparently he was a Father Damien. I still really detest Damien, though. Please use Damian. ;)
Mick Jagger is older than:
1. Velcro
2. Cake mix
3. Israel
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
This message was edited 6/7/2006, 4:53 PM
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