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Volkswagon has a car named Scirocco. This link is to the newest incarnation of it, but VW has had it for as long as 30 years.
http://www.germancarblog.com/2006/05/vw-scirocco-first-real-picture.html
Sadly, I cannot remember, but this may have been my first exposure to the idea of a scirocco, in the form of a VW! Though I really thought I was the first person to think of it as a boys' name! Ah, well, all geniuses must arrive at some of the same thoughts eventually, I suppose...
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
http://www.germancarblog.com/2006/05/vw-scirocco-first-real-picture.html
Sadly, I cannot remember, but this may have been my first exposure to the idea of a scirocco, in the form of a VW! Though I really thought I was the first person to think of it as a boys' name! Ah, well, all geniuses must arrive at some of the same thoughts eventually, I suppose...
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
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And I should also mention
that yes, I also love the nn Jed, which, truth to tell, would probably be the one to come out of my mouth most often, because a nn at my house is typically just the most-emphasized syllable of the name, like Soph for Sophie or Dave for David or Axe for Alexander.
Or Joon for Juniper!
And as for Jedidiah, I also love the very similar name Jebediah, nn Jeb, though I cannot stand that it has become linked to what's-his-ass's little brother, whose name is not even Jebediah, that's the acronym of his initials, dammit...
And I have long thought that the obvious nn for Sirocco (or Scirocco, as you prefer, though I say it "sh-" either way, and will point out Sirocco makes a better alphabetic match for Socorro) would be Rocco, which itself would even tend to become Rocky. (And come to think of it, Socorro would try to become Corri, but I wouldn't let it! Go go Coco!)
KWIM?
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
that yes, I also love the nn Jed, which, truth to tell, would probably be the one to come out of my mouth most often, because a nn at my house is typically just the most-emphasized syllable of the name, like Soph for Sophie or Dave for David or Axe for Alexander.
Or Joon for Juniper!
And as for Jedidiah, I also love the very similar name Jebediah, nn Jeb, though I cannot stand that it has become linked to what's-his-ass's little brother, whose name is not even Jebediah, that's the acronym of his initials, dammit...
And I have long thought that the obvious nn for Sirocco (or Scirocco, as you prefer, though I say it "sh-" either way, and will point out Sirocco makes a better alphabetic match for Socorro) would be Rocco, which itself would even tend to become Rocky. (And come to think of it, Socorro would try to become Corri, but I wouldn't let it! Go go Coco!)
KWIM?
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
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