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[Opinions] Cricket?
At my job, I've encountered two Cricket's so far, both females. One in her late 50's and the other in her early 30's. In theory, I kinda dig it. It's funky, it's not something you'd expect. However, addressing someone by Cricket seems silly. I had to do that today and I felt really silly even saying her name.What do you guys think?http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/139762
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It's not a person's name, it's an insect! That is all I think of and can't figure out why someone would look at their beautiful newborn daughter and think, "I will name you Cricket", which is also the name of an annoying noisy insect! Oh well, to each their own I suppose.
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I find a couple of crickets in my basement every year, and it doesn't bother me. You know how some people play cds of nature sounds to lull them to sleep, well, I have that for free every summer. I'd take crickets over constant traffic any night.
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I like the sound that crickets make when there are many of them outside at night. One cricket in the house is annoying, though. But crickets aren't great to look at, they are not a "pretty" insect like butterflies.
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the crickets are in full force here ...There was a huge one in the house the other day, which we were lucky to find before one of the cats did; they like to eat crickets (probably they like to chase and torture them more than anything else) but anytime they do it makes them throw up. I'd rather deal with a live bug than clean up after the cats when they find one.
Also the cicadas or locusts are making a lot of noise, and the frogs because of recent heavy rain. It's actually very loud outside at night here, and we're pretty far out in the country. Anybody who thinks the countryside is quiet on a summer night hasn't spent much time out in it. lol
I like the sound of frogs at night, especially bullfrogs. I like frogs in general, actually.
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Cricket is a ridiculous name.Cricket is
a) a game
b) an insectIt would be like naming someone Baseball!
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Being from Australia where the game is regularly played, it doesn't seem like a name at all. I can't believe you know two!
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I'd expect a Cricket to have siblings Tennis and Football, or alternatively Moth and Bug.
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Cricket is my cats name. It's ridiculous to use it on a person, imo.
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I think Cricket sounds ridiculous on a person of any age, but especially on an adult.
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My aunt used to have a dog named Cricket so that is what this name makes me think of. I can't see it working on a human.
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I like it as a pet name for something like Cristina. I think there was a soap opera character with the name Cricket and her name as Christine or something, and as a kid I thought it was soooo cool.
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Last year, I read a story about a Chinese-American girl with the nn Cricket with fourth graders. Crickets are supposed to be good luck in China, so that made perfect sense, and she wasn't a Katherine (her given name).There was a Cricket on some soap opera here in the US years ago. I don't know if it's still on. It doesn't really feel that silly to me. But I would be surprised to see someone in their 50's or 30's with the name.
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Cricket...
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Yep, this was my first thought!
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Lol, that was my first thought when I saw the word cricket! For me it would be like naming your child Tennis or Football! Just wouldn't work.
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I knew a girl nicknamed Cricket growing up. I can't remember her real name (although I remember she had a brother named Morgan). I knew her from Girl Scout camp growing up and I remember thinking she was the coolest girl ever. We were pre-teens at the time and I even got my hair cut like hers. I have no idea what happened to her after and if she still goes by Cricket or her real name. I'm not sure how I feel about the name now - it's an OK nickname I guess - but I have hard time picturing it on a woman rather than a little girl. I think it's cute and jaunty for a child though.
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Yep, right there with you; Cricket is a very silly name and I don't mean that in a good way either. If I had to adress anyone with a name like 'Cricket'I would feel a sense of pity. Cricket is an insect and a name of a sport. Why anyone would name their child this is beyond my comprehension.
It just isn't something you slap on a child. Its silly on ANY age
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There was a character named Cricket on "As The World Turns" back in the 80s, when I used to watch the show. I kind of liked it at the time. It's cute. I still kind of like it, but only as a nickname, I can't see it on a birth certificate. But it would have to be the kind of nickname that is unrelated to the real name, and it would seem kind of dumb to do that, put a totally unrelated name on the birth certificate all the while planning to call her Cricket. My father had a totally unrelated nickname, but that was because he was named after his father and it was to avoid confusion.
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To me, Cricket would belong in a children's storybook. While it is funky and I can appreciate it around the board here, if I heard someone had a baby and named it Cricket, I would shake my head.
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Ever see "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia"? There is a character named Cricket on that show:http://www.itsalwayssunny.wikia.com/wiki/Rickety_CricketIt is for this reason that I could never take the name seriously.
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I totally forgot about Rickety Cricket!! Not the best association. It sucks because I think this is this woman's real name. It's not a nickname. I work at a bank so it has to be all legal names and what not. I just felt really goofy referring to a grown woman as Cricket!
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This was my first thought too! Rickety Cricket is not a namesake you want for your child.
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I pretty much feel the same as you do. The idea of Cricket is actually pretty intriguing to me. It's quirky, but there's something about it that gives me a strangely vintage feel somehow. But I do think it'd be a little silly in real life practice. I think I'd like it on a fictional character more than someone in real life.
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I actually saw that name on a blog a couple of years ago and secretly liked it. I am surprised to hear that you know some older ladies with it. However, as cute as it is, I would never use it nor reccommend it as a given name. I would definitely use it as a pet name (nickname). My reasoning is for the very example you gave, it's hard for people to take the name seriously and, therefore, can be hard to take that person seriously. I am not saying that people cannot rise above their names and be successful - but that it's a disadvantage to have something so associated with something small or childish sounding.
Sure, someone named Pixie Johnson or Cricket Messenboeck could be a cardiologist, but my guess is that she would go my Dr. Johnson until she made a name for herself and she listed herself as P. Johnson or C. Messenboeck on her resumes.
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I was actually trying to find a name that meant 'cricket' in the database the other day, but it was a fruitless search. I do really like the bug association, oddly, and I think Cricket could make a precious pet name for a young child, perhaps in the same way you'd call them 'darling'.
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I know a Cricket too. She's in her seventies, and her actual name is Ollie. The funny thing is, her husband (who I think is either Charles or Robert but I forget which) is nicknamed Tick. So that pair sounds like a bug farm.I don't like Cricket, it seems like a babyish nickname you might give a little kid who's always chirping or hopping around. It's just foolish.
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Since I work at a bank, I'm lke 98% certain that her legal name is Cricket. At least with a nickname you can pick that, I can't imagine being named Cricket at birth and having to go through life with that name.
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Oh wow, Ollie "Cricket" and Charles/Robert "Tick" is certainly an interesting pair. I actually kinda like that, in a weird way.
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