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in reply to a message by Adelle
I can completely understand the desire to not politicize your child's name, but I don't think Lincoln calls up nearly the same level of partisan association as Kennedy, Reagan, or Clinton would. Lincoln is highly admired by many people on both sides of the political spectrum today - Republicans love to note that Lincoln was one of them while Democrats talk about how modern Republicans are vastly different from Lincoln.
I can't help disliking the name itself for reasons completely unrelated to the Presidential connection. For me it's a surname, and despite its historical and current use as a personal name (former RI Senator Lincoln Chafee comes to mind)I can't view it as anything else. Additionally, I don't find the sound attractive and I'm rather annoyed by the non-phonetical spelling. Apparently I'm alone in this, though - Haven's right that the name is becoming more popular. I just looked it up on the Social Security site and Lincoln's steadily moved up in the rankings from 1991 (837) to 2005 (492).
I can't help disliking the name itself for reasons completely unrelated to the Presidential connection. For me it's a surname, and despite its historical and current use as a personal name (former RI Senator Lincoln Chafee comes to mind)I can't view it as anything else. Additionally, I don't find the sound attractive and I'm rather annoyed by the non-phonetical spelling. Apparently I'm alone in this, though - Haven's right that the name is becoming more popular. I just looked it up on the Social Security site and Lincoln's steadily moved up in the rankings from 1991 (837) to 2005 (492).
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