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in reply to a message by Lily
I do think that names invented by celebrities and/or strongly associated with a single celebrity can lose that association over time. My own middle name, for example, was invented by Jonathan Swift, but no one hears Vanessa and thinks "Oh. How Jonathan Swift fangurl-ish." The same thing coould happen to Miley someday, especially if there's ever another prominent Miley other than Miley Cyrus.
That said, I think it's going to take longer than 10 years for it to happen. In a decade, Cyrus is still going to be around, probably behaving abhorently on the celebrity reality show circuit with other has-beens. I really wouldn't bet on the Miley Cyrus connection dimming by then.
Even without the Cyrus association, no, I don't like Miley. I lump it firmly in the meaningless "ding-dong" name camp along with Brylee, Jaylie, and the rest, and they're just nmsaa. For myself, I'd actually rather be named Miles and occasionally called Miley, even though Miles is traditionally masculine, than the reverse.
That said, I think it's going to take longer than 10 years for it to happen. In a decade, Cyrus is still going to be around, probably behaving abhorently on the celebrity reality show circuit with other has-beens. I really wouldn't bet on the Miley Cyrus connection dimming by then.
Even without the Cyrus association, no, I don't like Miley. I lump it firmly in the meaningless "ding-dong" name camp along with Brylee, Jaylie, and the rest, and they're just nmsaa. For myself, I'd actually rather be named Miles and occasionally called Miley, even though Miles is traditionally masculine, than the reverse.
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