tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post1787155709090138774..comments2023-07-18T19:52:35.156+10:00Comments on another something: stupid namesSimone R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05248239853519762027noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-9560885435377325472010-03-16T10:13:35.794+10:002010-03-16T10:13:35.794+10:00Kareem won't be unpopular for long.
I think i...Kareem won't be unpopular for long.<br /><br />I think it also depends on what's in the news stories around the time of a child's birth that can influence a parent as to name choice and other people's perceptions of a child with that name. For instance, here in Australia I wouldn't go for "Ivan" in order to save the child from "backpacker murderer" taunts, but if I were living in a northern European country I'd consider it.<br /><br />My parents apparently considered a name for one of my sisters that they dropped off the short-list as there arose some criminal case where the perpetrator had the name. These days no-one would blink an eye apart from the fact that it's an unusual name.Laetitia :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08239718954326223338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-15357818713312143182009-07-15T15:17:45.505+10:002009-07-15T15:17:45.505+10:00However did you guess? :)
But if I ever have a so...However did you guess? :)<br /><br />But if I ever have a son, I'd consider the fact that there's family history involved, too. (Though, come to think of it, my ancestor Walter was a bit of a trouble-maker!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-46797249606656569392009-07-15T07:04:15.470+10:002009-07-15T07:04:15.470+10:00that's because you read LM Montgomergy!that's because you read LM Montgomergy!Simone R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05248239853519762027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-87576933774238683622009-07-15T06:48:17.758+10:002009-07-15T06:48:17.758+10:00I still like the name Walter.I still like the name Walter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com