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Re: Sebastian and Byron
by
Anneza
11/11/2022, 10:49 PM
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a message by )(
Sebastian
is OK in general; when it shortens to
Bastian
it's really down-market where I live.
Byron
annoys me: I far prefer
Brian
and I don't like lnfns anyway, not to mention the poet
Byron
being a hard act to follow if one even wished to.
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Dianatiger
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11/12/2022, 6:18 AM
Brian
is a surname as well. I grew up with a family of
Brian
's going to my school.
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Anneza
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11/12/2022, 8:45 AM
Interesting indeed! I've never seen or heard of it as a ln anywhere.
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Dracotorix
11/13/2022, 6:00 PM
I think I've only seen Brian as a fn, but I've seen Bryan as a fn and ln.
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