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HelpRe: names I've come across and a question
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I love Tabitha, but I'm not sure how much of a name nerd I am and how it flies with the general public. I kind of think the general public thinks it's too much of a cat name.
Reuben -- ethnic? What, Jewish? I don't see it that way, though I can't say that I like it, but perhaps non-name nerds would see it that way. Although I'm not as much of a name-nerd as most people here, I think that I am more than most people, and maybe most would see it that way. I also think a lot of people would say, "It's a sandwich."
I like Priscilla but not the rest. Desmond is very nerdy to me.
Reuben -- ethnic? What, Jewish? I don't see it that way, though I can't say that I like it, but perhaps non-name nerds would see it that way. Although I'm not as much of a name-nerd as most people here, I think that I am more than most people, and maybe most would see it that way. I also think a lot of people would say, "It's a sandwich."
I like Priscilla but not the rest. Desmond is very nerdy to me.
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I always see this here, re: Tabitha. As a Tabitha I've legit never gotten the "it's a cat name!" thing. Tabby cat is a nickname, but I've never gotten "that's a cat name".
Witch, on the hand... get that a lot. Not as often as I did as a kid in the 80s/90s when Bewitched was still on tv all of the time, but I still get it often enough.
I've been subbing these last few years as well and a lot of the teens I've been subbing have complimented me on the name and told me it sounds like the name of a character in a fantasy/historical book (I've actually had several different girls, in different classes say something along these lines this past year! so weird!). I'm not as up on YA as I used to be, but now I'm wondering if Tabitha is coming around in YA fiction lately.
eta: this is in IL btw, Chicagoland area. I've gotten the witch comment all over the US. When I was in England I just had folks telling me it was old fashioned.
Witch, on the hand... get that a lot. Not as often as I did as a kid in the 80s/90s when Bewitched was still on tv all of the time, but I still get it often enough.
I've been subbing these last few years as well and a lot of the teens I've been subbing have complimented me on the name and told me it sounds like the name of a character in a fantasy/historical book (I've actually had several different girls, in different classes say something along these lines this past year! so weird!). I'm not as up on YA as I used to be, but now I'm wondering if Tabitha is coming around in YA fiction lately.
eta: this is in IL btw, Chicagoland area. I've gotten the witch comment all over the US. When I was in England I just had folks telling me it was old fashioned.
This message was edited 2/25/2015, 1:40 PM
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"Annoying" with a captial 'A' can't be good, LOL.
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My phone capatalizes anything after a period.
Angel is a good person, just very opinionated.
Angel is a good person, just very opinionated.
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