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HelpRe: Would you give your child a name with a negative meaning?
in reply to a message by TMyers
Mallory's original meaning is up for debate, as I understand it.
I wouldn't give a name that had a negative meaning that was clear in English. An original, ancient, no-longer-relevant-except-for-curiosity meaning, especially one that had no well-known negative bearers/associations, wouldn't be a problem.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
I wouldn't give a name that had a negative meaning that was clear in English. An original, ancient, no-longer-relevant-except-for-curiosity meaning, especially one that had no well-known negative bearers/associations, wouldn't be a problem.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
