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I don't like it. I don't really like Gwen Stefani, either, because of the awful quality of her music, particularly in the last few years. Ugh. It makes my skin crawl to see what starts as a mediocre ska band crank out garbage like the Bananas song. Anyway, little rant over. I thought I'd mention it because it probably influences the way that I look at her naming choices.
I don't mind -ston or -ton names as a principle, or place names when they meet my personal criteria for using a place name, but the potential for this name to have the nickname "King" turns me off. I'm not big on names that sound like regal titles, I guess.
Motherland fatherland homeland native land.
It’s all the same. What the hell good to you
is your native land after you’re dead? Whose
native land is it after you’re dead?
Dalton Trumbo, JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN
I don't mind -ston or -ton names as a principle, or place names when they meet my personal criteria for using a place name, but the potential for this name to have the nickname "King" turns me off. I'm not big on names that sound like regal titles, I guess.
Motherland fatherland homeland native land.
It’s all the same. What the hell good to you
is your native land after you’re dead? Whose
native land is it after you’re dead?
Dalton Trumbo, JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN
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Yea, I didn't care much for the solo stuff she did. I did like the first No Doubt album. And I used to really admire her voice on the songs she did with Sublime.
In general Kingston just sounds too surnamey to me. And I agree, King is a weird title/name for a kid.
Not the worst celebrity name ever, but I'm not celebrating it either.
In general Kingston just sounds too surnamey to me. And I agree, King is a weird title/name for a kid.
Not the worst celebrity name ever, but I'm not celebrating it either.
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Dalton Trumbo ?
wasnt he a black listed director or writer ?
just curious
wasnt he a black listed director or writer ?
just curious
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Yep.
He was a screenwriter and novelist and one of the "Hollywood Ten." Ironically considering it was an anti-war novel, he stopped JGHS from being published until WWII was over (something like that; I forget the details) because of fearing conveying some sort of anti-Allied sentiment.
Motherland fatherland homeland native land.
It’s all the same. What the hell good to you
is your native land after you’re dead? Whose
native land is it after you’re dead?
Dalton Trumbo, JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN
He was a screenwriter and novelist and one of the "Hollywood Ten." Ironically considering it was an anti-war novel, he stopped JGHS from being published until WWII was over (something like that; I forget the details) because of fearing conveying some sort of anti-Allied sentiment.
Motherland fatherland homeland native land.
It’s all the same. What the hell good to you
is your native land after you’re dead? Whose
native land is it after you’re dead?
Dalton Trumbo, JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN
This message was edited 7/28/2006, 4:26 PM
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ah, thats what i thought.
My son's name is Dalton too :)
My son's name is Dalton too :)
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I like it!
It's definitely less usual and it has a cool feel to it. I'm kind of tickled to learn that you used it. :-)
Motherland fatherland homeland native land.
It’s all the same. What the hell good to you
is your native land after you’re dead? Whose
native land is it after you’re dead?
Dalton Trumbo, JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN
It's definitely less usual and it has a cool feel to it. I'm kind of tickled to learn that you used it. :-)
Motherland fatherland homeland native land.
It’s all the same. What the hell good to you
is your native land after you’re dead? Whose
native land is it after you’re dead?
Dalton Trumbo, JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN
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It's my husbands middle name... we always liked it, so it was only natural when it came time to name a boy :)
anyway, i hijacked my own thread lol
anyway, i hijacked my own thread lol
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Well..i kept my feelings aside...i feel the same about her music...i dont know her personally, so i cant comment on her, per se...
but i like the name Kingston and its roots as a place name...which is a little ironic seeing that i dont like place names or "royal" names :)
but i like the name Kingston and its roots as a place name...which is a little ironic seeing that i dont like place names or "royal" names :)
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