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in reply to a message by Lizzie_Jay (at work)
The writer Pagan Kennedy is quite well known in some circles, though it should be pointed out that her parents named her Pamela and she changed it to Pagan herself:
http://www.bloomsburyusa.com/Authors/default.asp?id=1352&cf=0
I think that most people who would name a child Pagan would be aware of its meaning and use it precisely because it is avant garde and they believe it will NOT be used by the general middle-class in the USA. At this point in history, they are probably right -- but if one of their daughters becomes really famous, instead of just very mildly famous like Pagan Kennedy, it has the sort of sound that a lot of average parents who have little concern about "meanings" could find attractive.
http://www.bloomsburyusa.com/Authors/default.asp?id=1352&cf=0
I think that most people who would name a child Pagan would be aware of its meaning and use it precisely because it is avant garde and they believe it will NOT be used by the general middle-class in the USA. At this point in history, they are probably right -- but if one of their daughters becomes really famous, instead of just very mildly famous like Pagan Kennedy, it has the sort of sound that a lot of average parents who have little concern about "meanings" could find attractive.
This message was edited 1/31/2007, 4:14 PM
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