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HelpTennessee?
... as in Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire), not the state so much. I would probably never ever use it, but the name entered my head a few days ago and refuses to leave. Would you think it original and literary, or hokey and awkward? You have to admit, he'd be the only one in his class, as from the stats given on this site, Tennessee hasn't made the top 1000 since 1890...
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I find it really akward. It makes me think of the state
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My aunt named her black lab Tennessee after Tennessee Williams, so I can see it as literary. I still think it is a better name for a pet than a person because I find that it is a bit weighty for a child to carry.
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Tennessee is a gp of mine. I really like it and I would love to meet someone named Tennessee. I love the letter overload LOL
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Haha, yeah, I guess it does have a pleasant look, all the E's and whatnot. However... Mississippi?
Sorry, I'm new to this board, what does GP stand for?
Sorry, I'm new to this board, what does GP stand for?
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My first thought was Tennessee Williams too (although he was born Thomas), so I'd think literary if I saw it on a boy, and wouldn't think it was too bad. I don't think it would look so literary on a girl, though.
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Kind of cool, in a southern sophisticate sort of way. Total GP, though.
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Pretty cool
I see it as a truly unisex name too - it's nice on both a boy or girl, in different yet equally appealing ways. It would sure be cool to see! I think it might be hokey to see a Tennessee IN Tennessee, but otherwise, it would just be quirky and fun.
I would actually think of the literary association before the state too, because I'm a geek, and not American :)
I see it as a truly unisex name too - it's nice on both a boy or girl, in different yet equally appealing ways. It would sure be cool to see! I think it might be hokey to see a Tennessee IN Tennessee, but otherwise, it would just be quirky and fun.
I would actually think of the literary association before the state too, because I'm a geek, and not American :)
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I have a GP from a lot of state names. Tennessee isn't that cute to me, although you could call them Tenn or Tenny or Nessie or Tess I suppose. There is a boy at the high school where I teach named Tennyson, so it really isn't all that odd sounding to me.
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Tennyson is cool, too...
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Most state names strike me as hillbillyish, including Tennessee.
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It's a GP of mine. I sure love Tennessee though, I go to college here.
It's a really neat sound though. I like it on either gender, maybe a little more on boys. Maybe with brothers Independence and, what, Elijah? 1840s right?
It's a really neat sound though. I like it on either gender, maybe a little more on boys. Maybe with brothers Independence and, what, Elijah? 1840s right?
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Okay, sorry, I'm new to this board- what does GP stand for?
And I love Elijah. Independence is a little heavy, though... I'd probably go with something like Hawthorne :)
And I love Elijah. Independence is a little heavy, though... I'd probably go with something like Hawthorne :)
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guilty pleasure - means I wouldn't use it. I wouldn't use Elijah or Independence either - but dude, Hawthorne is perfect.
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The name itself without being attached to the state is pretty, with cute nicknames for boys and girls - Tenn, Tess, Ness, etc. I can see working as a mn to something rather traditional and formal (like Alexander, Benjamin, etc.), but as a fn I can't imagine it working for anyone other than TN Williams.
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