New Post
Search
HelpCo-worker's son
A co-worker of mine has a toddler son, which I've known for a while, but I just recently found out what his name is.
Orion.
What do you think? I think it's kind of cool, but I also think it's a little too "out there" for me to ever use.
ETA: After I'd written the above, I checked out its popularity statistics, and saw that while it's still not what you can call popular, it's risen a lot, so maybe it will stop seeming "out there" to me, some day.
This same co-worker told me that she had planned on Piper if she'd had a girl, one reason being "you don't hear it much." So I gave my speech on the SSA yearly list and how it's easy not to know what's popular or is becoming popular.
Orion.
What do you think? I think it's kind of cool, but I also think it's a little too "out there" for me to ever use.
ETA: After I'd written the above, I checked out its popularity statistics, and saw that while it's still not what you can call popular, it's risen a lot, so maybe it will stop seeming "out there" to me, some day.
This same co-worker told me that she had planned on Piper if she'd had a girl, one reason being "you don't hear it much." So I gave my speech on the SSA yearly list and how it's easy not to know what's popular or is becoming popular.
This message was edited 12/16/2014, 4:30 AM
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
I really like it.
1
I like it but I don't think I would seriously use it.
1
Sure, it's kinda cool but also a bit silly and might lead to teasing.
1
Heh, there's a teacher at my kids' school who has a son named Orion. He's 11.
I've run across several Orions actually. So yeah, kinda popular!
To me it's like the logical next version of Brian & Ryan, and it sounds just like O'Ryan... these things really make it far namier than something like Sirius or Jupiter. Just like Andrea makes Andromeda namey. So I don't think it's really as far out there as it might seem.
Personally what I like about it is the heroic vibe, and the references to bowhunting, mythology, and astronomy.
Piper is so bad. Maybe you've saved a future woman from being named it. Nice going.
I've run across several Orions actually. So yeah, kinda popular!
To me it's like the logical next version of Brian & Ryan, and it sounds just like O'Ryan... these things really make it far namier than something like Sirius or Jupiter. Just like Andrea makes Andromeda namey. So I don't think it's really as far out there as it might seem.
Personally what I like about it is the heroic vibe, and the references to bowhunting, mythology, and astronomy.
Piper is so bad. Maybe you've saved a future woman from being named it. Nice going.
This message was edited 12/16/2014, 9:54 AM
1
I like star names. I really like them. Orion has a familiar feeling, but it is just a touch different. I like it.
1
I like it. I don't really think it's too out there given it's similar sound to Ryan.
1
I know two Orions. One in his late forties, and one in his early twenties. I don't really like it, it kind of has a pretentious feel - but maybe that's just because of the ones I know!
1
I don't mind Orion. It has risen a lot and maybe that's why it doesn't seem too out there to me. It's more that I kind of like the sound but not really the mythological aspect. That's not a group of names that really gets me excited, typically.
How was your speech received? How does it generally go over?
How was your speech received? How does it generally go over?
1
She didn't have much of a reaction. Just nodded.
1