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It's artificial as a 3-dollar bill, is what it is. You just like the name, and since it's related to your actual maiden name you think it's different from just picking a surname out of the phone book. Well, there's no need for the veneer. If you like the style of the name Mactavish for a boy, just LIKE it for style, and don't be ashamed. (And then cope with the dissonance you have about disapproving of other people's phone book naming ... how do I know? Because I do the same thing. ;-)

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I personally find Mactavish to be too precious-seeming for a boy, regardless of who else's name it might be. It seems like a name you might find on a children's book character who is a talking cat. Sorry - but I'd find it annoying on a guy.

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eta - Please don't get defensive. I'm just saying, nobody who wants to pass on a family name, uses a "form" of it. That doesn't pass on the family name. I get frustrated when people don't want to admit that they just like a surname as a first name because they like it, and they make up elaborate family connections for it, as if that changed anything. You're allowed to like what you like!

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- mirfak

This message was edited 11/27/2006, 10:43 AM