[Opinions] Harlan and Roy
Both these names have been on my mind for a while. Roy was the name of my great uncle, short for Royal. He was quite a character. Harlan makes me think of the sci-fi author Harlan Ellison and a few people I know IRL. I've also come across the spelling Harlynn.
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I also had a great uncle named Roy. He was in the same prison with Charles Manson, for a while.
Anyway, I like Royal, and Roy has a certain charm. Harlan is very country bumpkin to me, because it just sounds that way. Not the worst thing in the world, I just picture a dude shucking corn when I hear it.
Anyway, I like Royal, and Roy has a certain charm. Harlan is very country bumpkin to me, because it just sounds that way. Not the worst thing in the world, I just picture a dude shucking corn when I hear it.
That's why I like it. Harlan makes me think of a sun-beaten old farmer, calloused hands, leaning back in a chair with a cup of coffee.
Old farmers are the best. Best jokes, best hugs, biggest hearts.
Old farmers are the best. Best jokes, best hugs, biggest hearts.
Love Harlan, not crazy about Roy
Hi!
Both Roy and Harlan have a Medieval vibe in my opinion.
Roy is so short but full of history and links that are Norman and Celtic. I love its regal meaning but also its rough form Ruadh that means "red".
Harlan: as I live in Italy the only Harlan I came across is a fictional character... Sir Harlan of Pennytree, hedge knight created by George R.R. Martin in the 'Ice & Fire' Universe.
I actually like them and I'd enjoy coming across one of them in the Anglosphere.
Both Roy and Harlan have a Medieval vibe in my opinion.
Roy is so short but full of history and links that are Norman and Celtic. I love its regal meaning but also its rough form Ruadh that means "red".
Harlan: as I live in Italy the only Harlan I came across is a fictional character... Sir Harlan of Pennytree, hedge knight created by George R.R. Martin in the 'Ice & Fire' Universe.
I actually like them and I'd enjoy coming across one of them in the Anglosphere.
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It's amazing to see how differently names are seen
I didn't know a lot of Harlans until I moved to Midwest USA. I've met a handful now, all 80+.
Roy is also fairly common in the US, 50+. It, too, seems to be more common in the Midwest.
The idea that they are Medieval would never occur to me!
I didn't know a lot of Harlans until I moved to Midwest USA. I've met a handful now, all 80+.
Roy is also fairly common in the US, 50+. It, too, seems to be more common in the Midwest.
The idea that they are Medieval would never occur to me!