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It was “Ea-nasir”, until that one guy ruined the name for the rest of us.
He used to throw killer parties with many jugs of beer and all the figs you can eat (which is usually about 4 until he starts threatening you to save some for others). Not sure how he makes so much in the copper shipper/receiver industry.
I don't know how to objectively answer a subjective question.
Sorry i'm apparently super careless, i wrote the second part first lol. I'll change it
My name is awesome but I would literally dox myself. I can't tell anyone because I'm actually the only person that has it (except for 2 other people)
I'm actually the only person that has it (except for 2 other people)
Unless my math is wrong, 3 people with the same name doesn't make you the only one. Make it make sense!
damn now I wanna know.
Okay, Uma!
Is it... Highlander?
Plz update when it's down to two.
Zod
I like Zod
Kneel before Zod!
That escalated quickly
🫣 😓
Zod should buy dinner first.
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Alexander and Benjamin for boys. Catherine and Elizabeth for girls.
Simply because those names have a lot of nicknames available.
Alexander and Catherine are both great, but so is Peter.
The best are like James and Mary. Names so common they help you blend in and commit crimes.
(Okay not actually my reasoning but I think common names are usually a good choice. Don't need to be that special you get a unique name)
This can also have the opposite effect. There are a number of cases where the wrong person has been arrested simply for sharing a name with someone else that has a warrant for their arrest.
James and Mary are super neat and combine with every kind of surname. Maybe that's why they're so common??
They're so common in America and Europe because religion mostly if I had to guess. Then from there people often use names from their family and it just kept growing.
You are correct, biblical names stick around because they are written down and people like familiar things.
Cillian / Killian is a great name IMO.
Skip, Guy, Buddy and Frank
Jean-Claude
Kayhla, but spelled in very complicated ways for zero reason. A machine wouldn't do that even if it was trying to force an awkward acronym.
J'nique (followed by a first name used as a last name like Robert, Nicole, Jackson, Jean, etc). Like J'nique Nicole.
J'Nique is often interpreted as a creative, empowering variation of "unique" ... However, it is important to note that in French, this phonetic spelling translates to slang meaning "I f*ck" or "I screw".
That's very much intentional
Liz, short for Lizard. “Liz? Is that short for Elizabeth?” “No….”
I love calling various Lizzies "Lizard." And Sally is short for 'Salamander.' Bill is short for 'Billiards,' ¹ Leo is short for Leopard and maybe Lee is short for Leezard as well. Penny is short for Penguin.
That said, we do have a lot of funny animal first names.
- Arthur, Bjarni, Ursula and Orson all mean 'bear.'
- Robin and Robyn
- Rudolph is a type of wolf
- Rana means "beautiful" until you go to a spanish speaking country, where it means 'frog'
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Billiards is not an animal admittedly. Sometimes it can be short for Shoebill
Audra
I first read that name in a book when I was a teen and I’ve loved it ever since. My Warcraft rogue Audacity was even partially named using it.
Tyyfyyynyy
Pronounced as if you're pointing out some tie fighters on the horizon.
The real question is, why do people pick the names they pick. Probably some positive experiences with those names.
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If you can go with multiple names, I do like my parents' reasoning: pick one interesting/local name that we like, and one that works in many cultures/languages. Something like Pierre Henry.
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