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HelpWhy do so many people like Huckleberry? (m)
I'm sorry, but I think this is one of THE worst names I have ever heard. I picture a dorky, slow-witted, awkward kid with buckteeth when I hear it, so I can't figure out why people are attracted to it. Is it because of Huckleberry Finn? If so, I'm still puzzled, because there are so many literary names that sound better than this. Hell, I'd use Atticus before I'd use Huckleberry, and that's saying something because I hate the name Atticus. Just...WHY? Enlighten me, here. :P
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I have no idea. It's a fruit, and a long-named one at that. -
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I have no idea. I don't think Huckleberry comes close to even being a name.
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Do that many people really like it? It's not in the top thousand.
Do that many people really like it? It's not in the top thousand.
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I asked this question because it seemed to me like a fair number of people on the board like it. I wasn't thinking about real life.
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" I picture a dorky, slow-witted, awkward kid with buckteeth when I hear it, "
My thoughts exactly. Sounds like a name that would belong to some backwards kid living in the deep south. "Come'on y'all want some grits and corn fer dinner?" Lol!!
Honestly though, I see Huckleberry more as a surname than anything else
Finn is great
My thoughts exactly. Sounds like a name that would belong to some backwards kid living in the deep south. "Come'on y'all want some grits and corn fer dinner?" Lol!!
Honestly though, I see Huckleberry more as a surname than anything else
Finn is great
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I think Huckleberry Finn is an enduring character that resounds with many people. Particularly when I'm in the middle of exams or stressed out with work, the idea of floating down a river in a raft and taking on whatever adventure comes my way is very appealing. Sometimes people want to forget about societal expectations and regulations and follow the river. I wouldn't use the name myself, but there is something fresh and optimistic about Huckleberry/Huck that has a lot to do with the character. Also, despite or perhaps because of his simple child outlook, Huck Finn had a way of looking at things for what they truly were no matter how people tried to convince him otherwise and a pragmatic manner of reacting that wasn't slow-witted.
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I know the character wasn't slow-witted, but the image I have of a modern kid with the name makes me think they would be slow-witted. I know that's not fair, but that's the impression it gives me.
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I think "Huck" is cute...
But I don't particularly like Huckleberry.
But I don't particularly like Huckleberry.
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I think it's terrible! I don't get the "appeal" of it either. Atticus sounds like a prison to me so I very much dislike it too.
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I don't get it, either. Huckleberry sounds like a food, not a person, like Atticus. They both strike me as being part of an idealized picture of the south. Huck Finn is the free childhood, no responsibilities, just skipping school, floating on the Mississippi. Atticus is Scout's childhood memories about when her dad took a case where he had a client who the community hated, and now he appears to be racist like everyone else. (I haven't read Go Set a Watchman, but from the reviews, he isn't the man Scout recalled.
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I agree. I'm going to pretend that book doesn't exist.
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I have no ties to the south, so maybe that's why I'm not getting it. I agree, idealized picture. :P
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I'm not into it, personally. I also have never read Huckleberry Finn.
The name Mayberry appears on men in my family tree a few times. I think that's kind of fun in a weird way.
The name Mayberry appears on men in my family tree a few times. I think that's kind of fun in a weird way.
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...I don't?
I can't take it seriously, and I also find it very 'tries too hard' on a person - at least Atticus sounds like a name. Having said that, I strongly dislike literary names on people as a rule.
I can't take it seriously, and I also find it very 'tries too hard' on a person - at least Atticus sounds like a name. Having said that, I strongly dislike literary names on people as a rule.
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This is the only positive thing it reminds me of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Bh3xpSJwmk4#t=75
(scene from "Tombstone" with Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday.
Ringo: Wretched slugs. Don't any of you have the guts to play for blood?
Doc Holliday: I'm your huckleberry. That's just my game.
It used to be a thing, the expression "I'm your huckleberry."
But mostly I think it's like Finn only more so. I agree with you, it's one of the worst names I've ever imagined, and I laughed out loud in agreement with Puck's "Show me the men who like Huckleberry." Exactly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Bh3xpSJwmk4#t=75
(scene from "Tombstone" with Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday.
Ringo: Wretched slugs. Don't any of you have the guts to play for blood?
Doc Holliday: I'm your huckleberry. That's just my game.
It used to be a thing, the expression "I'm your huckleberry."
But mostly I think it's like Finn only more so. I agree with you, it's one of the worst names I've ever imagined, and I laughed out loud in agreement with Puck's "Show me the men who like Huckleberry." Exactly!
This message was edited 7/21/2015, 11:01 AM
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I suppose this was (partly) inspired by me posting the combo Roger Huckleberry Shaw, so I feel compelled to answer...
Honestly, I can't say why I like Huckleberry. I wouldn't say it's my style, exactly. Maybe it's because of Huckleberry Finn. But it's not just that. I like the nickname Huck. The reason I used it in a combo, and why I started thinking about it, was because the last name Huckle has a special meaning to me. Of course that doesn't explain all of it.
I would never use it as a first name, but as a middle name I think it's spunky and kind of cool.
Honestly, I can't say why I like Huckleberry. I wouldn't say it's my style, exactly. Maybe it's because of Huckleberry Finn. But it's not just that. I like the nickname Huck. The reason I used it in a combo, and why I started thinking about it, was because the last name Huckle has a special meaning to me. Of course that doesn't explain all of it.
I would never use it as a first name, but as a middle name I think it's spunky and kind of cool.
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It is pretty horrid. By all means, use it for a pet, but a person? I couldn't imagine on a real person. Show me the men who like Huckleberry.
People on this website are not very practical, but this is more of an outlet for creativity rather than actual child naming, and I understand that. Many of the female names listed on the "six daughters" thread sounded like swarms of witches; they were interesting and entertaining to read, but certainly not practical nor imaginable on a real child.
People on this website are not very practical, but this is more of an outlet for creativity rather than actual child naming, and I understand that. Many of the female names listed on the "six daughters" thread sounded like swarms of witches; they were interesting and entertaining to read, but certainly not practical nor imaginable on a real child.
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I'm sure there are plenty of people who didn't like my "six daughters" answer, but I'd use any one of those names on an actual child. Unless the poll ask for otherwise, I typically only answer with names I'd actually use.
So I guess I disagree that the names aren't practical. I think most people tend to answer with names they'd actually consider. While you might not imagine them on a child, doesn't mean that someone else can't. Even when I don't care for a name, at the very least, I can appreciate that most people on this site are at least picking legitimate names. Instead of the mispelled, made up, well, junk, that I see on so many other sites and irl.
So I guess I disagree that the names aren't practical. I think most people tend to answer with names they'd actually consider. While you might not imagine them on a child, doesn't mean that someone else can't. Even when I don't care for a name, at the very least, I can appreciate that most people on this site are at least picking legitimate names. Instead of the mispelled, made up, well, junk, that I see on so many other sites and irl.
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Very well said :)
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How do you define "practical" exactly?
I think I'd like if my daughters sounded like a coven, to be honest, but maybe I've been watching too much Charmed.
I think I'd like if my daughters sounded like a coven, to be honest, but maybe I've been watching too much Charmed.
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I think we're practical when we need to be, but there are plenty of regulars here who like being able to use GPs in combos or for 'what if.....' questions.
To me, practical is real life usage. Would you give a child this name?
For the what if's, like "Name six sisters", we'd go for the themey sibsets that we wouldn't really give to kids. There are writers who come here, too, and are more used to using lots of varied names for characters.
To me, practical is real life usage. Would you give a child this name?
For the what if's, like "Name six sisters", we'd go for the themey sibsets that we wouldn't really give to kids. There are writers who come here, too, and are more used to using lots of varied names for characters.
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Argh, I can never make hypothetical combos. I'm an extremely literal person, so if someone asks this it would always have to be something that I would consider in real life.
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It can be hard for me, too. Maybe my brain just goes 'I just named a group of cousins for my story. Do I really need to do this, too?' But it's something that isn't necessarily taken seriously.
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Ditto, pretty much!
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I suppose it's about Huckleberry Finn.I'd never, never call a child that. Heck, supposing I had a baby boy tomorrow, I'd call him Four,(seeing as he'd be my fourth child) before I'd call him Huckleberry.
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I love it as a middle name (like the combo below of Roger Huckleberry Shaw? Swoon), but I'd never use it as a first name.
To be honest, I'm not entirely sure myself where the appeal lies. I suppose I like it because it's a quirky name that's so admittedly ridiculous it somehow loops back around to being amazing. Huckleberry was once used as a term of endearment, and I think that's sweet, and not quite as obvious as naming a child, say, Pumpkin or Sugar Bear.
Honestly, Huckleberry seems like the kind of name I should harp against, but something about it keeps me from doing so. Maybe it is the literary connection or my old love of Huckleberry Hound, but I do love the name (as a middle name). It casts a strange spell, it seems. :P
To be honest, I'm not entirely sure myself where the appeal lies. I suppose I like it because it's a quirky name that's so admittedly ridiculous it somehow loops back around to being amazing. Huckleberry was once used as a term of endearment, and I think that's sweet, and not quite as obvious as naming a child, say, Pumpkin or Sugar Bear.
Honestly, Huckleberry seems like the kind of name I should harp against, but something about it keeps me from doing so. Maybe it is the literary connection or my old love of Huckleberry Hound, but I do love the name (as a middle name). It casts a strange spell, it seems. :P
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I'm glad you like my combo ;-)
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For me, it has a lot to do with Huckleberry Finn. Sure, there are a lot of literary names but that doesn't mean I love the characters and that's kind of the difference with Huckleberry. Dorian is a nice name but the character isn't. When I hear Huckleberry I think of a simple but brave, imaginative little boy with a lot of spunk. I also just like the way it sounds and looks, personally. Mostly it is the character, not just the fact that it's a literary name, that makes me love it.
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haha I'm with you there!
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