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Hm, I don't know. I don't think you can decide if you are going to use a name based on where the child might travel or live. Considering how many people who actually travel to the US, it would mean that lots of names with a strong American connection should not be used.
Whenever I see someone post about Benedict there's always someone who says something about Benedict Arnold and how that association makes Benedict more or less unusable in the US. But I don't live in the US. I really don't care about this, to me, obscure person. Why should I consider how usable Benedict is in a country I have no ties to whatsoever because my child might travel there?
I get that words that mean bad things are something you need to consider much more, especially since English really is an international language and most people know some English, but names that just happen to have a strong connection in one English-speaking country?
* Ellen * Astrid * Eira * August * Isidore * Emmanuel *
but she wants to be sure 'cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
Whenever I see someone post about Benedict there's always someone who says something about Benedict Arnold and how that association makes Benedict more or less unusable in the US. But I don't live in the US. I really don't care about this, to me, obscure person. Why should I consider how usable Benedict is in a country I have no ties to whatsoever because my child might travel there?
I get that words that mean bad things are something you need to consider much more, especially since English really is an international language and most people know some English, but names that just happen to have a strong connection in one English-speaking country?
but she wants to be sure 'cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
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