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HelpRe: Darwin and Idris
in reply to a message by Canielle
Which Idris - Arabic or Welsh? I'm guessing Welsh, but you never know.
I like Idris a lot. Darwin is too surnamey for me, but as a sibset I enjoy them both.
I knew a couple who gave one of their sons Darwin as his second mn, because of their great admiration for the scientist. When they registered the birth, the clerk asked if Darwin was part of their surname; since they have a hyphenated surname already, this rather puzzled them. Me, I don't see much difference between three given names and three (hyphenated) surnames ...
I like Idris a lot. Darwin is too surnamey for me, but as a sibset I enjoy them both.
I knew a couple who gave one of their sons Darwin as his second mn, because of their great admiration for the scientist. When they registered the birth, the clerk asked if Darwin was part of their surname; since they have a hyphenated surname already, this rather puzzled them. Me, I don't see much difference between three given names and three (hyphenated) surnames ...
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