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HelpWdyto Gentry
I met someone recently with this name, he explained his parents were kind of hippies back in the day and named him that. Still, when I first heard it I thought it was a little pretentious but he was a nice guy so I'm starting to warm up to it. Thoughts? Combo ideas?
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Just checked... it's actually on a name site
I did a search for Gentry and found it on a name site listed for either gender, but more common for girls... go figure. I wouldn't do it.
I did a search for Gentry and found it on a name site listed for either gender, but more common for girls... go figure. I wouldn't do it.
This message was edited 3/26/2012, 7:09 AM
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odd to me
Seems odd and random to call a kid Gentry as a fn. I wouldn't do it.
Seems odd and random to call a kid Gentry as a fn. I wouldn't do it.
This message was edited 3/26/2012, 7:10 AM
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I like the sound, but I don't get why hippies would like it. It seems kind of anti-hippie. Unless they were trying to be subversive by being non-gentrified and using the word anyways? Like name rebellion?
Anyways. I like the sound. It's very gentle sounding. If only it didn't mean what it does. It just seems really odd to use a social class as a name.
Actually Peasant has a nice sound too... but I doubt that will be a cool name any time soon. Or Serf! that's really energetic, no?
Anyways. I like the sound. It's very gentle sounding. If only it didn't mean what it does. It just seems really odd to use a social class as a name.
Actually Peasant has a nice sound too... but I doubt that will be a cool name any time soon. Or Serf! that's really energetic, no?
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I knew one.
Used to work with him. I had quite the crush. I think it works better on a boy than a girl, but I am still not a fan. Crush or no crush.
Used to work with him. I had quite the crush. I think it works better on a boy than a girl, but I am still not a fan. Crush or no crush.
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I only know one Gentry, and she spells it Gentri. I have no idea why her parents named her this, but I think they probably just liked the sound without thinking a lot about the meaning. A lot of parents do that. And yes, this Gentri is Southern as well... I wonder why it is regionally popular...
It isn't a very hippie name though, in my opinion.
As a name I'm not too fond of it, really.
It isn't a very hippie name though, in my opinion.
As a name I'm not too fond of it, really.
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real hippies wouldn't name a kid Gentry
It would be like naming him Bourgeoisie.
It would be like naming him Bourgeoisie.
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yeah ...(m)
It's a weird name anyway, but particularly if used by hippies.
It's a weird name anyway, but particularly if used by hippies.
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I was going to say-Gentry seems a little too pretentious/aristocracy-related to be a true hippie name.
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Umm why would hippies name their kid "Gentry"? Doesn't the concept of gentry run against everything hippies stand for?
I think it's a totally ridiculous name since it literally means - not abstractly represents but LITERALLY MEANS - landed aristocracy. It's worse than Noble, even - at least Noble has been abstractly conceptualized to represent general goodness. Not GENTRY.
It's interesting on a boy. I know a girl Gentry. I couldn't believe there was actually someone in the world named Gentry but she's southern so I wrote it off as a particularly ridiculous family name.
I think it's a totally ridiculous name since it literally means - not abstractly represents but LITERALLY MEANS - landed aristocracy. It's worse than Noble, even - at least Noble has been abstractly conceptualized to represent general goodness. Not GENTRY.
It's interesting on a boy. I know a girl Gentry. I couldn't believe there was actually someone in the world named Gentry but she's southern so I wrote it off as a particularly ridiculous family name.
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I agree 100%
I've heard of a few little girls (through boards and BAs) named Gentry. I really, really hate when people use a word as a name just because they like the sound. That's why we end up with kids named Felony, Vanity, and Tyranny.
I've heard of a few little girls (through boards and BAs) named Gentry. I really, really hate when people use a word as a name just because they like the sound. That's why we end up with kids named Felony, Vanity, and Tyranny.
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With ironic best friends with names like Chastity and Valour?
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Yeah, it's pretty ironic considering dad's a musician (he was actually part of a famous band in the 60s and 70s) and his mom's a painter. To some it up though, they don't have much money at all. Maybe they just liked the sound? I do like it better on a guy though, even if it makes him sound as if he's trying too hard to be pretentious.
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I went to school with one
But it was a girl, from the South and wealthy. I always wondered if her poor relation was named Proletariat. I think Gentry is a silly name for either gender to be honest.
But it was a girl, from the South and wealthy. I always wondered if her poor relation was named Proletariat. I think Gentry is a silly name for either gender to be honest.
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"I always wondered if her poor relation was named Proletariat". *Snork!* Wow, what a doozie! Can I use this as a signature? Please?
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A true proletarian would know that you needn't ask. There is no private ownership of words. Go for it. You have nothing to lose but your chains.
:-D
:-D
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Ha! Thanks!
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It's an unusual choice for anyone, 'hippie' parents especially. It seems silly as a name.
This message was edited 3/25/2012, 1:37 PM
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