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Re: Students in my English 12 class

by AndrewJKD

11/29/2005, 2:24 PM

Adam- Okay, not my favorite
Bryan- I know 2 annoying kids named Bryan (actually, one is Brian), so that spoils Bryan for me right there
Elaine- Okay, I guess
Miranda- I really like this name; Shakespeare used it!
Naomi- Okay, not my favorite
Nick- If it's short for Nicholas (not Nickolas) I like it
William- Okay, not my favorite

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- Miranda (Randee15) +1

11/29/2005, 2:39 PM

I was actually named for the moon of Uranus, which blew up and yet came back together again. Mom saw it on a Nova episode and liked it. But since Uranus's moons are all named after Shakespeare's characters...

Although the name Admiranda is attested to in 1231/32 (http://snipurl.com/8wbl), Shakespeare probably invented Miranda independently c. 1611 for his play The Tempest.

And that was probably much more than you ever wanted to know, lol.

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- Stacia (srsand1)

11/30/2005, 10:55 AM

what kind of nicknames do you get from Miranda besides Mira or Randi? Just wondering. It's one of my favorites.
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