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Help[Opinions] Re: Caledonia ..edited
in reply to a message by Elinor
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~
~Heather~
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