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These are names I've been thinking of, what are your opinions?
Dennis - This one is growing on me. Quite an underrated gem in my opinion. Also a good alternative to stale and uninspiring Daniel.
Margaret - I'm considering the combo Margaret Naamah
Preston
Price - know a nice little boy with this name.
My Favorites: Josephine and Gabriel
My Most Hated: Lyric and Zayden
Dennis - This one is growing on me. Quite an underrated gem in my opinion. Also a good alternative to stale and uninspiring Daniel.
Margaret - I'm considering the combo Margaret Naamah
Preston
Price - know a nice little boy with this name.
My Favorites: Josephine and Gabriel
My Most Hated: Lyric and Zayden
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Dennis - i hate. It just sounds so slippery and old-manish
Margaret - I love all of its nicknames but I'm not so enamored with Margaret itself. I prefer Margaux and Greta, personally
Preston - I have flashes of loving it that fade quickly to admiring it from afar. It sounds like old money to me, but also sort of softly boyish.
Price - I actually really like it. I prefer Pryce because it looks more like a name and less like a word. I like the antiquated vibe I get. I feel like it's one I've seen on more than one old tombstone and historical document. It's creepingly modern sounding though, in an inherently self conscious way
Margaret - I love all of its nicknames but I'm not so enamored with Margaret itself. I prefer Margaux and Greta, personally
Preston - I have flashes of loving it that fade quickly to admiring it from afar. It sounds like old money to me, but also sort of softly boyish.
Price - I actually really like it. I prefer Pryce because it looks more like a name and less like a word. I like the antiquated vibe I get. I feel like it's one I've seen on more than one old tombstone and historical document. It's creepingly modern sounding though, in an inherently self conscious way
This message was edited 3/12/2015, 11:19 PM
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Dennis is fun and different. A bit dated, but totally underrated, I agree. How about Denholm, Denton, Denzel, or Denver?
Margaret is growing on me. It's not as easily loved as Elizabeth, but still a classic.
Preston - Feels more trendy and hip and a bit pretentious, but better than Presley. :)
Price - BLech!
Margaret is growing on me. It's not as easily loved as Elizabeth, but still a classic.
Preston - Feels more trendy and hip and a bit pretentious, but better than Presley. :)
Price - BLech!
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Specifically Preston
It seems that Americans perceive Preston as a particularly snobbish name. (Probably not you, Qasim!) I think of urban decay, unemployment, children living in poverty.
Is Preston used as a given name in the US? If so, is there a prominent American who bears or bore the name and might have inspired upwardly mobile parents to use it? Or is the snobbish association a result of people's reactions to surnames being used as given names - that this is done by families conscious of their own distinguished history?
It seems that Americans perceive Preston as a particularly snobbish name. (Probably not you, Qasim!) I think of urban decay, unemployment, children living in poverty.
Is Preston used as a given name in the US? If so, is there a prominent American who bears or bore the name and might have inspired upwardly mobile parents to use it? Or is the snobbish association a result of people's reactions to surnames being used as given names - that this is done by families conscious of their own distinguished history?
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Yes, it is a given name used here in the US. My nephew's name is Preston. His brothers are Trevor and Cameron. I think that it is seen as "snobbish" because of its origins as a surname. It seems like here in the US surname names tend to be associated with pretentiousness.
If you're curious about the sort of sibset a Preston would fit into in real life, here are the names of my three nephews:
Preston Cory
Trevor James
Cameron Bentley
If you're curious about the sort of sibset a Preston would fit into in real life, here are the names of my three nephews:
Preston Cory
Trevor James
Cameron Bentley
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I know three Prestons. All of them are American, under the age of 5 and from rural NY (but middle class).
The one I know best is the son of a co-worker about my age. Her daughter is Priya.
As far as I know, Preston has been used for a while. I remember it in the 90s movie She's All That . It also was the name of a doctor on Grey's Anatomy for a while.
Most of the hype for the name seems to be because of some hockey player who gave it to his son (cannot remember which, but likely a Sabres player).... that is where my co-worker got the name.
I also remember Britney Spears using it for her son.
The one I know best is the son of a co-worker about my age. Her daughter is Priya.
As far as I know, Preston has been used for a while. I remember it in the 90s movie She's All That . It also was the name of a doctor on Grey's Anatomy for a while.
Most of the hype for the name seems to be because of some hockey player who gave it to his son (cannot remember which, but likely a Sabres player).... that is where my co-worker got the name.
I also remember Britney Spears using it for her son.
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Yes, Preston is used in the US as a given name. I've known three. Not because of any prominent American, it's just a name that became mildly popular. It's not particularly upwardly mobile. I don't perceive it as upwardly mobile or snobbish at all. It's just a somewhat popular name, that's all.
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^ This.
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I don't get the idea of Preston as being snobby. It's not uncommon in Australia and its not used by the upper class at all.
I think it sounds like someone is trying to name their kid something 'classy' but it falls short.
I think it sounds like someone is trying to name their kid something 'classy' but it falls short.
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I'm not really sure where this association comes from, but I know I think of Preston as a snobby name as well. It doesn't have so much to do with last names as first names, it's really just Preston in particular seems snobbish to me. Britney Spears did name her son Preston, but I considered the name to be hoity toity before that. To me it seems like a better name for a French bulldog or some other small purse dog than it does for a person.
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Preston
When I went to elementary school, one of the kids in my class's name was Preston. He was a pretty well liked kid.. If I remember correctly, Britney Spears named her son Preston, probably causing it to become more popular.
Edit: Holy Crap! Here he is, The kid from my elementary school: https://m.facebook.com/SJCadets/photos/a.745994005424898.1073741832.114120111945627/815241701833461/
When I went to elementary school, one of the kids in my class's name was Preston. He was a pretty well liked kid.. If I remember correctly, Britney Spears named her son Preston, probably causing it to become more popular.
Edit: Holy Crap! Here he is, The kid from my elementary school: https://m.facebook.com/SJCadets/photos/a.745994005424898.1073741832.114120111945627/815241701833461/
This message was edited 3/11/2015, 8:26 AM
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Probably not a good idea to post pictures of other people without their permission.
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Agree, definitely not a good idea
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I've noticed the same thing about American users' perception of Preston and it's so strange to me as, I have to say, I agree entirely with your perception of the name.
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Dennis - Makes me think of Dennis from it's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Who's kind of a jerk and his D.E.N.N.I.S system. And Dennis is such a doofy, jerk without the ASIP reference.
Margaret - I've never liked Margaret and I ususally like other names with the same kind of style (Edith, Eleanor) but I can't get behind Margaret. Especially Maggie. Maggie is a dog's name.
Preston - Pretensious Preston who goes to boarding school and wears sweater vests and his daddy takes him horse riding every summer.
Price - Not terrible but I can't really see it as a first name. Like with most names like Price (names that are a more word-y than name-y), it would make a cool middle.
Margaret - I've never liked Margaret and I ususally like other names with the same kind of style (Edith, Eleanor) but I can't get behind Margaret. Especially Maggie. Maggie is a dog's name.
Preston - Pretensious Preston who goes to boarding school and wears sweater vests and his daddy takes him horse riding every summer.
Price - Not terrible but I can't really see it as a first name. Like with most names like Price (names that are a more word-y than name-y), it would make a cool middle.
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Dennis - I've never liked it, it's always felt super doofy to me.
Margaret - Love, of course. It's my daughter's name. :) I love the combo Margaret Naamah! I don't see Naamah around here like ever. Pretty name.
Preston - Not a fan, feels stuck up and annoying to me.
Price - I kinda dig this. It has a cool Southern thing going on.
Margaret - Love, of course. It's my daughter's name. :) I love the combo Margaret Naamah! I don't see Naamah around here like ever. Pretty name.
Preston - Not a fan, feels stuck up and annoying to me.
Price - I kinda dig this. It has a cool Southern thing going on.
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I like Dennis, but prefer the Denis spelling. And Dennys, which I seem to remember from the Madeleine L'Engle books, is awful!
Preston; Preston North End football club; post-industrial rust belt. No. Fine as a mn if it's a family ln or even if it isn't, but not for daily use.
Margaret is beautiful! I like it with Helen or Ruth or Eve, but just about anything goes - except for relatives of mine who named their daughter Margaret Rose after the then cute little princess. Yuck.
Price is too much of a dictionary word. And if he did something funny, he couldn't be priceless.
Preston; Preston North End football club; post-industrial rust belt. No. Fine as a mn if it's a family ln or even if it isn't, but not for daily use.
Margaret is beautiful! I like it with Helen or Ruth or Eve, but just about anything goes - except for relatives of mine who named their daughter Margaret Rose after the then cute little princess. Yuck.
Price is too much of a dictionary word. And if he did something funny, he couldn't be priceless.
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Margaret is the only one I really like. It's such a classic and with so many different nickname options, I think it could fit any little girl.
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