New Post
Search
HelpRonald
What do you think of Ronald? I think Ronald nn Ronnie is kind of handsome, I also like the meaning. Too dated? It went up a little in 2011, maybe a sign that it could make a comeback? Maybe Ron (Harry Potter) could make it more common?
Opinions? Have you met any? Any younger ones? Did they go by a nickname?
Opinions? Have you met any? Any younger ones? Did they go by a nickname?
This message was edited 6/19/2012, 9:48 AM
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
I know plenty of Ronalds, mostly over 40 though. The youngest one I've met was 18.
1
I kind of like it. The youngest I know is 15 and goes by Ronnie.
1
I immediately thought of Ron Weasley. I don't find Ronald, or Ronnie, attractive at all. Sounds like a real geek to me, which is a bit weird since I love Harry Potter and I don't think of Ron that way. Any other Ronald, Ronnie or Ron would be a geek though haha. And for some reason I always think of Wayne Rooney when I hear Ronald.
1
I think Weasley and Reagan are good associations, or at least neutral, but I don't associate it with either. My first thought when I see it is McDonald, and that isn't a good association. I've just always disliked the onald names, just don't like the sound I guess. I've never known any Ronalds younger than like... 40.
1
I have three bad associations with it:
McDonald.
Reagan.
A long-time employee of my father's, who was an ignorant, disgusting old hayseed.
This last was the only Ronald I've ever known personally, and he was far from young. He was quite a bit older than I am. I'd say he must be at least in his seventies now, if not in his eighties, if he's still alive. He went by Ronnie.
I just don't like the name. I'm not sure how much the associations influence my view. I really don't think I'd like it anyway, but they don't help.
McDonald.
Reagan.
A long-time employee of my father's, who was an ignorant, disgusting old hayseed.
This last was the only Ronald I've ever known personally, and he was far from young. He was quite a bit older than I am. I'd say he must be at least in his seventies now, if not in his eighties, if he's still alive. He went by Ronnie.
I just don't like the name. I'm not sure how much the associations influence my view. I really don't think I'd like it anyway, but they don't help.
1
I've never actually met any Ronalds. I do quite like it though.
Ron Weasley is a plus, but Ronald Reagan and Ronald McDonald might be a bit of a minus, depending on your POV. Also, I just looked it up and was amazed to find that Ronald was still in the England & Wales top 100 in the 60s! - for some reason I had been thinking of it as very much a 1930s/40s sort of name. So I think it's still going to be associated with older people for a while yet.
Ron Weasley is a plus, but Ronald Reagan and Ronald McDonald might be a bit of a minus, depending on your POV. Also, I just looked it up and was amazed to find that Ronald was still in the England & Wales top 100 in the 60s! - for some reason I had been thinking of it as very much a 1930s/40s sort of name. So I think it's still going to be associated with older people for a while yet.
1
Haha it was still in the top 100 in the US in the 90s! I was really surprised...
1
@@!
1
If it was the late 90's, maybe 'Harry Potter' had something to do with it?
1
early 90s! It left the top 100 in 1991 but was still in the top 100 in 1990. But Harry Potter might have something to do with the fact that it went up a little in 2011. Also I would expect this to be much lower (about as popular as Donald or Harold), but it's still 300-something.
This message was edited 6/19/2012, 10:31 AM
1