dhermann1
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There are really two simultanous topics intermingling themselves in this thread, "vintage" names, and names passed down in the family.
On my father's side, the German side, my grandfather was named Paul, which I believe was, and still is, a very popular German name, and my cousin (first grandson in the family) was named after him. I, being the first grandson on my mother's side got named after my mom's dad. That's Daniel Benjamin Hotaling in my avatar.
On my mother's Anglo Saxon side there were a lot of traditional English names, like William and Edward. Lotsa Williams and Edwards. But among my grandmother's older sisters there was a Louisa Mary (or as she later styled herself, Mary Louise), which I think went way far back in the family. I think Louisa Mary has a lovely lilt to it.
I've always suspected that the use of the male-ish sounding names for girls (Ashley, Sidney, Whitney, etc.) is because people think that these names are somehow high class. The idea is that blueblood types name their daughters this way. Actually, I think they do sound classy.
What makes me nuts are the trendy names, like Dakota.
Speaking of animal names, I found out a long time ago that in the early and mid 19th century instead of naming pets a name that ends with Y (Bippy or Buppy or whatever) they gave them names ending in O, like Rollo or Goofo. Well, maybe not Goofo. But O.
Who was it said "What's in a name?"
On my father's side, the German side, my grandfather was named Paul, which I believe was, and still is, a very popular German name, and my cousin (first grandson in the family) was named after him. I, being the first grandson on my mother's side got named after my mom's dad. That's Daniel Benjamin Hotaling in my avatar.
On my mother's Anglo Saxon side there were a lot of traditional English names, like William and Edward. Lotsa Williams and Edwards. But among my grandmother's older sisters there was a Louisa Mary (or as she later styled herself, Mary Louise), which I think went way far back in the family. I think Louisa Mary has a lovely lilt to it.
I've always suspected that the use of the male-ish sounding names for girls (Ashley, Sidney, Whitney, etc.) is because people think that these names are somehow high class. The idea is that blueblood types name their daughters this way. Actually, I think they do sound classy.
What makes me nuts are the trendy names, like Dakota.
Speaking of animal names, I found out a long time ago that in the early and mid 19th century instead of naming pets a name that ends with Y (Bippy or Buppy or whatever) they gave them names ending in O, like Rollo or Goofo. Well, maybe not Goofo. But O.
Who was it said "What's in a name?"