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in reply to a message by Perrine
I always assumed they used Chasity because they liked the sound of Chastity but not so much the meaning, or they wanted to separate the name from its association with Sonny & Cher. Or they didn't like the tit part. Anyway, shallow reasons, like with Emmaleigh vs Emily, or like now Aubrey and Zoey are more popular than Audrey and Zoe.
I don't even know if they are supposed to sound different but I've always assumed that Chasity rhymes Cassidy.
I think Chastity is an interesting old virtue name, though nmsaa, and its use by Sonny & Cher is a very interesting case. In real life it and Chasity are sort of oddities, but don't strike me any particular way. They're like, Colleen and Sharyl. Whatever.
- mirfak
I don't even know if they are supposed to sound different but I've always assumed that Chasity rhymes Cassidy.
I think Chastity is an interesting old virtue name, though nmsaa, and its use by Sonny & Cher is a very interesting case. In real life it and Chasity are sort of oddities, but don't strike me any particular way. They're like, Colleen and Sharyl. Whatever.
- mirfak
This message was edited 6/3/2017, 10:03 AM
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It seems that Sonny and Cher named their daughter Chastity because at the time of her birth, they had just made a movie entitled "Chastity". The main character, played by Cher, was named Chastity. The significance of the name was that the character, although a freeloader and a con artist, refused to have sex with any of the men of whom she took advantage during the course of the film.
Okay, I guess since they'd made the movie the name had significance for them. Still weird, considering the title character was not exactly admirable. Also the movie was a terrible flop lol.
Okay, I guess since they'd made the movie the name had significance for them. Still weird, considering the title character was not exactly admirable. Also the movie was a terrible flop lol.
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