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Very Old English Name of the Day...
I was reading the paper before work and noticed a death notice for an Athelstan Edwin.'Would you like fries with that name?'Anthony
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It's not my style, but it's interesting. Did they say how old he was?
-Lissa Hannah-
As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead. - Allan Bloom
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Athelstan, what a fabulous name. People would shorten it to Stan though.
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Yes
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It's a great name but Athelstan is a bit OTT today, I love Edwin though and much prefer it to Edward / Edmund :)alice x
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All I can say is wow! Athelstan's a bit corny imho, maybe for a historical novel, but not a real-life person, maybe he went by "Stan" or something?Anyway, I think Edwin is cool! I also like Edward, Edmond / Edmund and Edgar, though Edward's my fave.
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Well... technically, for it to be very Old English, it'd have to be Æðelstan Eadwine. Lol.Athelstan's too much for even me for today's culture, but I'd love for Edwin to be revived (without it becoming super-popular, of course).
Miranda
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I love Edwin, it was one of my great grandfather's middle names, and I will probably use it as a first name.'Would you like fries with that name?'Anthony
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