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HelpNickname "Tex", real name...?
I have recently grown to love the name "Tex", either stand-alone or as a nickname for "Texas", although the latter may sound rather strange on a child as I live in England (although if Joel Madden can call his kid Harlow...). Are there any other names people can think of that can use "Tex" as a viable nickname?
Just to clarify, this is for a boy.
Just to clarify, this is for a boy.
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opinion on Tex from Texas
Being from Texas I have to say it would be unusual to run into a Tex under the age of say...80. There's a huge statue of a cowboy at the State Fair called big Tex so the name seems pretty comical to me, especially on someone with no connection to Texas.
Harlow seems a little different because its also a surname but I doubt that many people have the last name Tex or Texas. I think the name is really only suitable for ranchers or cowboys from Texas. I think a child would be made fun of for such a name. That being said, every Tex I know of has had the nn because theyre from here and not for a full name, their first names are usually completely unrelated to this nn so you could use it for any name.
Being from Texas I have to say it would be unusual to run into a Tex under the age of say...80. There's a huge statue of a cowboy at the State Fair called big Tex so the name seems pretty comical to me, especially on someone with no connection to Texas.
Harlow seems a little different because its also a surname but I doubt that many people have the last name Tex or Texas. I think the name is really only suitable for ranchers or cowboys from Texas. I think a child would be made fun of for such a name. That being said, every Tex I know of has had the nn because theyre from here and not for a full name, their first names are usually completely unrelated to this nn so you could use it for any name.
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Suitable may not be the right word, but I can only picture it on rancher types.
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Yes, I do have a soft-spot for cowboys. Probably why I like the name. ;)
Actually, I have a soft-spot for Texas in general; my best friend moved there and I went over for his wedding in 2009 and loved it. And now my godson lives there as well. Probably doesn't constitute "connection" though.
Actually, I have a soft-spot for Texas in general; my best friend moved there and I went over for his wedding in 2009 and loved it. And now my godson lives there as well. Probably doesn't constitute "connection" though.
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I like Tex too! I think it's quite handsome and strong and actually prefer it as a full name. I'm not actually sure what Tex could be a nn for, I just like it!
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I like it as a full name too, but my husband dislikes it, hence finding another name to stick it to as a nickname. Should have vetted his naming style a little better before I stepped up that aisle. ;)
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I think that Rainbow Dash and Dorchadas' suggestions are both good. Honestly, I don't know if you even need the X in the real name to get Tex as a nickname - I could see a Tennyson called Tex, or something along those lines. I think I have a bit of a tendency toward unintuitive nicknames, though, so I might be the only one who thinks that that could work.
I think that putting Texas or Tex in the middle spot and then just calling him by that would work as well.
Interestingly, there were apparently 8 boys named Texas in the U.S. in 2010 and 9 named Tex.
Also, Tennessee Thomas from The Like was born in England with the first name of Tennessee, so there's some precedent for U.S. state names used as first names in the U.K.
I think that putting Texas or Tex in the middle spot and then just calling him by that would work as well.
Interestingly, there were apparently 8 boys named Texas in the U.S. in 2010 and 9 named Tex.
Also, Tennessee Thomas from The Like was born in England with the first name of Tennessee, so there's some precedent for U.S. state names used as first names in the U.K.
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I agree, Tex wouldn't sound out of place with a Te- name.
Glad to see there's a precedent for the state name thing. In fact, I think state names may even work better in the UK than it may in the US, in that over here people may just think "place name" rather than "particular state that child / parents must come from".
Now if I could just get my husband to got for Texas...(yeah, right!).
Glad to see there's a precedent for the state name thing. In fact, I think state names may even work better in the UK than it may in the US, in that over here people may just think "place name" rather than "particular state that child / parents must come from".
Now if I could just get my husband to got for Texas...(yeah, right!).
This message was edited 1/29/2012, 3:31 AM
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I don't know what Joel Madden naming his daughter Harlow has in common with an English person naming their kid Texas.
In the US, Texas is rarely if ever used as a full name. People who are given the nn Tex are given it because they are from Texas or seem like they are. Tex Ritter, for example. I don't know if he actually was from Texas, but he was a country-western singer so Tex fits with his image.
The only other famous Tex I can think of is Charles (Tex" Watson, one of Charles Manson's co-defendants. He really was from Texas. I'm willing to bet he wasn't called Tex while he lived in Texas.
In short, I think Tex is a silly name for somebody to be given at birth, regardless of where they're from.
In the US, Texas is rarely if ever used as a full name. People who are given the nn Tex are given it because they are from Texas or seem like they are. Tex Ritter, for example. I don't know if he actually was from Texas, but he was a country-western singer so Tex fits with his image.
The only other famous Tex I can think of is Charles (Tex" Watson, one of Charles Manson's co-defendants. He really was from Texas. I'm willing to bet he wasn't called Tex while he lived in Texas.
In short, I think Tex is a silly name for somebody to be given at birth, regardless of where they're from.
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Yeah, I find your attitude little rude and condescending. I mean, for Pete's sake! You only have to put two and two together to work this one out. Or, you know, google Harlow. Not difficult, hey?
I must agree that the American-English-place / British-American-place analogy does not really work, especially when she could have suggested the ridiculous name London used by anglophiles outside of the UK, which is equal to Texas in place-name-ness whilst keeping the analogy she was trying to create... but... really? Really? Google is your friend, if you don't know what people are going on about.
I also guess that she knows that Texas isn't a common name in America. She wasn't implying that, and it isn't popular here, either, so...
Anyway, to the original poster, whilst it would be insane to name your child Harlow in England, let alone London or... Manchester... Texas is far more place-y, and Tex screams Texas and... well, you know what I mean. I don't think there's much of a way around it.
I'm sorry to be aggressive, Rox-star, but you seem pretty rude anyway and your post was pretty aggressive-aggressive when all you had to do was google it! Then you'd have gotten the comment and learned something too. Have a nice day, eh? :)
I must agree that the American-English-place / British-American-place analogy does not really work, especially when she could have suggested the ridiculous name London used by anglophiles outside of the UK, which is equal to Texas in place-name-ness whilst keeping the analogy she was trying to create... but... really? Really? Google is your friend, if you don't know what people are going on about.
I also guess that she knows that Texas isn't a common name in America. She wasn't implying that, and it isn't popular here, either, so...
Anyway, to the original poster, whilst it would be insane to name your child Harlow in England, let alone London or... Manchester... Texas is far more place-y, and Tex screams Texas and... well, you know what I mean. I don't think there's much of a way around it.
I'm sorry to be aggressive, Rox-star, but you seem pretty rude anyway and your post was pretty aggressive-aggressive when all you had to do was google it! Then you'd have gotten the comment and learned something too. Have a nice day, eh? :)
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There's a place in England called Harlow.
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all right, but...
I doubt very much that Joel Madden was thinking of that place when he named his daughter that, if he even knew it existed. If he thought about it at all, Jean Harlow was probably what he thought of.
I doubt very much that Joel Madden was thinking of that place when he named his daughter that, if he even knew it existed. If he thought about it at all, Jean Harlow was probably what he thought of.
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But they weren't thinking about the place when they named her. I think they said one of them was a fan of Shalom Harlow and the other was a fan of Jean Harlow.
Doesn't seem comparable to me.
Doesn't seem comparable to me.
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Yes, I was comparing them as in American child with a English place-name / English child with an American place-name. I like the sound of Texas (rather than wanting to honour the state) but I appreciate it may still seem a strange thing for a non-American (or even non-Texan) to name their child, just like I find "Harlow" a strange name for a baby just because it screams "place" to me, regardless of how they chose it. Harlow may not be the best example, but I couldn't bring to mind anybody that had called their child London, Manchester or Stoke-On-Trent (!)
Overall though, I was just making a vaguely snide remark that didn't translate too well. ;)
Overall though, I was just making a vaguely snide remark that didn't translate too well. ;)
This message was edited 1/29/2012, 3:24 AM
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Perhaps as a contraction of two existing names, such as Theodore Rex or Timothy Alexander.
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Another good idea. I especially like T-name Alexander as a combo. Thanks!
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