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HelpRe: Thoughts on the name Saylor for a girl?
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Same as Sailor: addressing someone as Sailor is silly to me, like the kind of ccome-on a certain type of woman would use in a bar, especially one near a naval base or shipping terminal.
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"Hello Sailor" is something that I think few people born after ~1990 might recognize. I also thought of it. I don't think it's relevant anymore, like for someone named Saylor in 2024 - but (just to inform anyone who might think you're reaching) it was a very well-known idiom, a cliche even, in the age of television and Hollywood.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Hello+sailor.
Also there are negative idioms about sailors as vulgar - cussing, drinking alcohol, and spending money "like a sailor"
But I think right now, most people hear "Sailor" and just think "Sailor Moon," and if it's "for a girl" they picture an anime girl.
When the fad is done I think it'll have about the same image as Shelby, Taylor, Madison, Piper etc, and eventually like Beverly, Tracy, Kimberly, Courtney ... because that's what style of name I think it is.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Hello+sailor.
Also there are negative idioms about sailors as vulgar - cussing, drinking alcohol, and spending money "like a sailor"
But I think right now, most people hear "Sailor" and just think "Sailor Moon," and if it's "for a girl" they picture an anime girl.
When the fad is done I think it'll have about the same image as Shelby, Taylor, Madison, Piper etc, and eventually like Beverly, Tracy, Kimberly, Courtney ... because that's what style of name I think it is.
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