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Cigarettes and Matthew Shepard

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But ignoring those associations, Laramie just seems very trendy to me--just another "cowboys and Western" place name (like Savannah, Austin, Montana, Dakota, etc.).

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However, Laramie's infinitely better on a boy than on a girl imo.

Like Lillian, I first thought of the city. I love The Simpsons but didn't know that was the brand of cigarette they use on the show. Yes I know about Matthew Shepard, and yes I agree it's a pseudo-cowboy or -cowgirl name. But I just think of the town. Maybe that's from living out West most of my life.
Anyway I think it's cute and has a nice sound. But it's a little too cute.

Something about its flow just puts me off. Some names or words just kind of have an unpleasant feeling when I say them. Carmichael is another that I can think of off the top of my head. It's hard to describe it--cheesy or smarmy is probably what I'm going for. Laramie totally fits that bill.

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The fictional cigarette brand and the fort don't bother me, which are the first things I think of. But the sound of it does.

I've met two little girls named Laramie

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but no boys. I've also heard of little girls named Bellamie, and even one named Jeramie. For this reason the "-mie" ending seems feminine to me, and I wouldn't use it for a boy.

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That said, bein a live-and-let-live kinda gal, I won't tell you it's a bad name; no worse than many and better than a few. I will say that while I am a Simpsons fan and I know the M.Shepard story, neither of those references was the first thing I thought of. Those references may be enough to dissuade you from using it, but I want to point out not everyone will think the way we BtNers do, to say the least. Most people will simply think of the city. I don't see how that's any worse than naming a little girl Paris or London.

Aren't there any simpsons fans on here?
The brand of cigarettes on the Simpsons is Laramie.
It's the first thing that came to mind for me.

In "The Simpsons" the cigarette brand they always use is "Laramie." That's what it ALWAYS reminds me of. Lol, Sorry!!

Isn't Laramie the brand of ciggarettes used on The Simpsons?

The only Laramie I ever heard of was a girl I went to high school with. I thought it was kind of pretty at first hearing it, but I changed my mind. She had apparently gotten called larry a lot in early years, so that's a drawback. Also, I'm sorry to say she had a very bad reputation, she bragged about being with 22 different men and boys one weekend and rumor was she had a few different diseases. I don't doubt it.

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I would not use it for a boy, it just sounds like a girls' name. Sad to say, names that would go with it as siblings would be Cody, Cheyenne, Dakota and that kind of wannabe cowboy or cowgirl names.

Matthew Shepard. That is all.

Personally when I hear the name I automatically associate it with The Laramie Project, about the gay boy that was murdered in Wyoming (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Laramie_Project). I sense that other people may have the same assocaition. It seems quite surname-y to me also which puts me off a little bit. I think I would prefer to see Jeremy...though thats probably not a name your really interested in.