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I came across an unusual name: Return. It was on 18th century American historical figure Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. (at least a third generation Return).
Another uncommon one: Chicory. A friend of mine went to elementary school with a girl named Chicory and years later it still makes an impression on him.
What do you think?
"He was healthy to the point of heathendom and he acknowledged no power but his own."
Joseph Roth, Hotel Savoy
Another uncommon one: Chicory. A friend of mine went to elementary school with a girl named Chicory and years later it still makes an impression on him.
What do you think?
Joseph Roth, Hotel Savoy
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Wow. Return, in the 18th Century? It sounds like a very new kind of name. I'd be really interested to see the history of that one!
As for my opinion, I don't like it very much. Nouns as names can be nice, but verbs? Kind of weird to yell out "Return!" when wanting them. I'd feel like I was playing Pokemon.
And Chicory.. I don't like that much either. I don't like the sound of the word, really, though I could get used to it. It's not totally awful.
As for my opinion, I don't like it very much. Nouns as names can be nice, but verbs? Kind of weird to yell out "Return!" when wanting them. I'd feel like I was playing Pokemon.
And Chicory.. I don't like that much either. I don't like the sound of the word, really, though I could get used to it. It's not totally awful.
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Return sounds either old and Puritan or like a new, miscellaneous word name to me. I was curious about how much further back the family had been using it, beyond the three generations that I saw (on Wikipedia; it's not like I was really researching this!).
I felt similarly about Chicory--"not totally awful"--but it's grown on me. Not my thing exactly, but I think it's a cute and quirky alternative if you wanted a floral alternative that wasn't Bryony, Willow, etc.
I felt similarly about Chicory--"not totally awful"--but it's grown on me. Not my thing exactly, but I think it's a cute and quirky alternative if you wanted a floral alternative that wasn't Bryony, Willow, etc.
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Return is in the same category as Ransom. Just odd random words used for names.
Chicory just makes me think of cheap coffee. Not to mention the terrible nicknames of Chick and Cory.
Chicory just makes me think of cheap coffee. Not to mention the terrible nicknames of Chick and Cory.
This message was edited 7/14/2014, 2:11 AM
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