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in reply to a message by Adelle
I tend to rather dislike it. To me the first thing that comes to mind is the city in England. I grew up in Lincolnshire, so it seems a bit odd as a given name (my parents' address ends in Lincs, pretty close to the nn you suggested).
If I heard it on an American though I'd think they were trying to make a poitical statement. Haven drew the parallel with Jefferson, Kennedy and so on. Whilst I'm not qualified to say whether I think these were great men, I'd think someone who named their kid after them did and was maybe trying to make a point (a point I would in all likelihood miss because I'm British).
You're not using the name for Abraham Lincoln though. I'm sure it is absolutely usable, but you might have to tolerate people like me thinking it is a political thing.
If I heard it on an American though I'd think they were trying to make a poitical statement. Haven drew the parallel with Jefferson, Kennedy and so on. Whilst I'm not qualified to say whether I think these were great men, I'd think someone who named their kid after them did and was maybe trying to make a point (a point I would in all likelihood miss because I'm British).
You're not using the name for Abraham Lincoln though. I'm sure it is absolutely usable, but you might have to tolerate people like me thinking it is a political thing.
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