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The recent surge in the name 'America' for children, has got me thinking ... Would you give your child a patriotic name? If so, which name?
I was thinking how pretty Caledonia could be for a middle name. (Since 'Scotland' hasn't got the greatest ring to it, and 'Caledonia' is a poetic name for Scotland.)
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♥Elinor♥
'Why do people with closed minds, always open their mouths?'
I was thinking how pretty Caledonia could be for a middle name. (Since 'Scotland' hasn't got the greatest ring to it, and 'Caledonia' is a poetic name for Scotland.)
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♥Elinor♥
'Why do people with closed minds, always open their mouths?'
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I think it is OK with nn Callie. I also like the Scottish name Caledon (kal-uh-DAWN) which is a boy name but would be nice for a girl too.
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Caledonia reminds me of the character Caledon Hockley ("Cal") from the 1997 film "Titanic." :-/
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I think that Caledonia is a very pretty name. It'd be a lovely middle name with a shorter first name. Something like Harper Caledonia would be really nice.
I don't know that I'd use a "patriotic" name like America. The problem, you see, is that I'm more attached to my state than my country, and Wisconsin simply isn't a pretty name. If I wanted to name a child in honour of Wisconsin, I'd pick a name like LaFollette (as a middle name, of course), after dear old Fighting Bob.
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I don't know that I'd use a "patriotic" name like America. The problem, you see, is that I'm more attached to my state than my country, and Wisconsin simply isn't a pretty name. If I wanted to name a child in honour of Wisconsin, I'd pick a name like LaFollette (as a middle name, of course), after dear old Fighting Bob.
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We'll be the passenger
We'll ride through the city tonight
See the city's ripped insides
We'll see the bright and hollow sky
We'll see the stars that shine so bright
The sky was made for us tonight
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Aw, Caledonia is sweet as a middle name. I think that using Caledonia patriotically is sort of different from using America patriotically, since Scotland isn't completely politically independent. So, unlike America, the name tends to conjure images of landscape & heritage rather than of politics. At least for me... out here in Texas, far from UK politics!
oh, your question..
I'd not use the name America patriotically because it would smack of politics. Especially since in the US, patriotism is disappointingly often used as code for support of current government policy. As well, America can cover two gigantic continents, so using it in honor of my country could seem a little provincial. I might vaguely consider using the name California, though; or Sierra (for the mountains), as a middle name.
- chazda
oh, your question..
I'd not use the name America patriotically because it would smack of politics. Especially since in the US, patriotism is disappointingly often used as code for support of current government policy. As well, America can cover two gigantic continents, so using it in honor of my country could seem a little provincial. I might vaguely consider using the name California, though; or Sierra (for the mountains), as a middle name.
- chazda
This message was edited 11/12/2005, 9:59 AM
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At the risk of sounding like a totally unoriginal copycat--I totally agree with you, chazda! :b Patriotic has a different connotation these days in the U.S. But being 'patriotic' and using the name Caledonia, if you're Scottish, is totally different than naming your child America if you're American.
~Heather~
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I have so many family members to honour... but if I didn't, I wouldn't hate call one of my daughters France :)
I had thought about this as a kid and had planned names like France Lys lol (Lys, "lily" in English, is a symbol of France).
If I was American I would be really tempted by America.
Oh, I just forgot, the fn I planned for my second son will be Israel although since the country was named (in Ancient times) for the person Israel I don't see it as naming a kid like a country.
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
I had thought about this as a kid and had planned names like France Lys lol (Lys, "lily" in English, is a symbol of France).
If I was American I would be really tempted by America.
Oh, I just forgot, the fn I planned for my second son will be Israel although since the country was named (in Ancient times) for the person Israel I don't see it as naming a kid like a country.
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
This message was edited 11/12/2005, 9:45 AM
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