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HelpRe: Nickname "Tex", real name...?
in reply to a message by RoxStar
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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