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Help[Opinions] Re: US Presidential surnames as first names (long post)
in reply to a message by AwkwardElephant
I try not to associate too many names with famous people because we all know, they can ruin a good name in a heart beat. Most surnames should stay surnames. I can tolerate some surnames on boys. I do not think they are well suited as a given name for girls.
Wilson, Ford, Carter, Hayes, Johnson, Grant, Taylor, Tyler, Harrison, Jackson, Madison, Monroe, Pierce, and Adams are all too common and familiar to immediately be associated with presidents only. Hoover makes me think of vacuum cleaners first.
Names I like regardless of association with famous people:
Kennedy- an old family name in my history.
Pierce- just always liked it. No reason.
Lincoln- because some of my family came from Lincolnshire in the UK.
Wilson, Ford, Carter, Hayes, Johnson, Grant, Taylor, Tyler, Harrison, Jackson, Madison, Monroe, Pierce, and Adams are all too common and familiar to immediately be associated with presidents only. Hoover makes me think of vacuum cleaners first.
Names I like regardless of association with famous people:
Kennedy- an old family name in my history.
Pierce- just always liked it. No reason.
Lincoln- because some of my family came from Lincolnshire in the UK.
This message was edited 6/12/2022, 5:46 PM
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