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HelpRe: Virgil
in reply to a message by Soul
I like it and couldn't care less about the "virgin" teasing, myself. I think the name sounds really, really manly... it's heroic because of the Aeneid to me. (Epic poem of Rome written by Virgil / Vergilius)
Virgil was once quite popular, and the word "virgin" existed then too - it strikes me that kids didn't know the meaning yet until the bad teasing age had passed. Presumably that's different now, but I'm not sure I'd give a care.
There's NO connection between "virgin" and the name Virgil at all, and I have known that for as long as I've known that Virgil was a name. Same as I've known there's not any connection worth thinking about, between the name Virginia, the state of Virginia, and virginity.
And of course, what has virginity really got to do with sexual innuendo? Are we that susceptible to and disgusted by sex that the mere syllable "virg-" freaks us out? /rant
Luckily, perhaps, for my possible future offspring, there are other names I like more. But I'd consider using it.
- chazda
Virgil was once quite popular, and the word "virgin" existed then too - it strikes me that kids didn't know the meaning yet until the bad teasing age had passed. Presumably that's different now, but I'm not sure I'd give a care.
There's NO connection between "virgin" and the name Virgil at all, and I have known that for as long as I've known that Virgil was a name. Same as I've known there's not any connection worth thinking about, between the name Virginia, the state of Virginia, and virginity.
And of course, what has virginity really got to do with sexual innuendo? Are we that susceptible to and disgusted by sex that the mere syllable "virg-" freaks us out? /rant
Luckily, perhaps, for my possible future offspring, there are other names I like more. But I'd consider using it.
- chazda
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