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HelpNo, I don't
in reply to a message by Fer
I really don't think I'm being harsh here. I get that it's popular, but I think it's really silly to name your child something without at least checking for bad connotations first. Its popularity doesn't say anything except that people think Madison is getting old (thank goodness). Maybe the comparison to Alzheimer's is a slight overreaction, but would you name your child "adrenal condition?" I doubt it.
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well i have never heard of the disease soo....
Ive started to like since watching season 3 of greys anatomy after Addison on there
Ive started to like since watching season 3 of greys anatomy after Addison on there
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I don't think that you're being too harsh. Addison is ridiculous as a name.
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Yeah, but it's one thing to say what you put here -- that you think one should consider such connotations; it's another thing to get all huffy and sarcastic with the "Really? That's why it's a GP?" mock questioning. It definitely has the tone that your opinion is the only right one on this matter, which is just not true.
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Okay, but what about Anders, Bell, Benedikt, Hailey, Amelia, or Benjamin? These are all names shared by diseases, birth defects, learning disabilities, and children.
Sensibly, there's a big difference between naming a child "born without a limb" and naming a child Amelia. The name Amelia isn't going to do a child any harm just because it's associated with a genetic/medical condition and (as much as I hate the name) neither will Addison. They're both accepted, unremarkable names.
Sensibly, there's a big difference between naming a child "born without a limb" and naming a child Amelia. The name Amelia isn't going to do a child any harm just because it's associated with a genetic/medical condition and (as much as I hate the name) neither will Addison. They're both accepted, unremarkable names.
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I was going to say them same thing. There's lots of FNs names (mostly surnames) that are names for diseases as well. There's Cooper's Disease, does that mean no one should name their son Cooper? Okay so I had to google that to know it exists, but still there's way too many names for diseases that are also FNs to know them all and avoid bad associations.
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Wasn't Addison's Disease named after a person and not the other way?(
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Most diseases are...
Alzheimer's: Alois Alzheimer
Lou Gehrig's disease: well, duh
Cushing's: Harvey Cushing
Huntington's: George Huntington
Raynaud's: Maurice Raynaud
Just because a disease was named after a person does not make it a good idea to name your child that. In fact, I'm willing to bet that 99% of the general public would have heard of the diseases mentioned above before the people after whom they are named.
Alzheimer's: Alois Alzheimer
Lou Gehrig's disease: well, duh
Cushing's: Harvey Cushing
Huntington's: George Huntington
Raynaud's: Maurice Raynaud
Just because a disease was named after a person does not make it a good idea to name your child that. In fact, I'm willing to bet that 99% of the general public would have heard of the diseases mentioned above before the people after whom they are named.
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But many names of diseases, including Addison's, are not well known by the public (versus Alzheimer's). It seems like you are equating the name Addison for a child to naming a child something like Cancer or Rubella or Eczema or Jock Itch.
Also, just as a reminder, I really dislike the name Addison!
Also, just as a reminder, I really dislike the name Addison!
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This.
Also, Raynaud is his last name. It doesn't really have an established history of use as a first name. Addison does, even if it is male not female.
Also, Raynaud is his last name. It doesn't really have an established history of use as a first name. Addison does, even if it is male not female.
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