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ArchivesRe: Now for a boys name! Also: Note to Mike C
in reply to a message by V
Lessee V,
Nanaea has proclaimed Toby to be a dog's name; I said it's a parakeet's. At least one of us is right, so I wouldn't use it for a human child. Besides, it's a nickname, for Tobias.
Levi will remind most people of the jeans. It reminds me of the town drunk of that name (200+ arrests) where I used to live. In either case, I don't like it.
Elliot has no particular associations here but I've never liked it either (these are just sposed to be opinions, right?). Sounds like a friend of a Woody Allen character.
That leaves Brice and Dexter. Brice is okay, but if so, go with Cooper, not Brolin. Dexter I once would've thought dorky, but it brings to mind Dexter Holland of my favorite punk band The Offspring (which was on my car CD player as of yesterday).
Dexter goes better with Brolin, since the duplicated -er ending with Cooper is unpleasant. (Is Cooper a family name or are you into barrel-making?)
Your last name and how the whole mess rolls off the tongue must be the final determinant, but ceteris paribus, I think I'd vote for Dexter by a slight margin.
Note to Mike C: You cite an English term for "dyer" as one origin of the male name Dexter. I always thought the -ster occupational names indicated female practitioners (Webster f.=Weaver m., Brewster f.=Brewer m., spinster f.=aging gay guy m.). Am I wrong?
Nanaea has proclaimed Toby to be a dog's name; I said it's a parakeet's. At least one of us is right, so I wouldn't use it for a human child. Besides, it's a nickname, for Tobias.
Levi will remind most people of the jeans. It reminds me of the town drunk of that name (200+ arrests) where I used to live. In either case, I don't like it.
Elliot has no particular associations here but I've never liked it either (these are just sposed to be opinions, right?). Sounds like a friend of a Woody Allen character.
That leaves Brice and Dexter. Brice is okay, but if so, go with Cooper, not Brolin. Dexter I once would've thought dorky, but it brings to mind Dexter Holland of my favorite punk band The Offspring (which was on my car CD player as of yesterday).
Dexter goes better with Brolin, since the duplicated -er ending with Cooper is unpleasant. (Is Cooper a family name or are you into barrel-making?)
Your last name and how the whole mess rolls off the tongue must be the final determinant, but ceteris paribus, I think I'd vote for Dexter by a slight margin.
Note to Mike C: You cite an English term for "dyer" as one origin of the male name Dexter. I always thought the -ster occupational names indicated female practitioners (Webster f.=Weaver m., Brewster f.=Brewer m., spinster f.=aging gay guy m.). Am I wrong?
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It's the name game
Well, my cousin hates the name Dexter, with a passion, so I doubt if the child is a boy he will be named that. So, her husband said "Why not Cooper Brolin?", then she said "Brolin Cooper." I thought to myself "Only seven more months of this!" (I know I should be compassionate, but.....) So, which should it be Cooper Brolin or Brolin Cooper, if at all? (If push comes to shove, I'll suggest Michael, Jr.)
Well, my cousin hates the name Dexter, with a passion, so I doubt if the child is a boy he will be named that. So, her husband said "Why not Cooper Brolin?", then she said "Brolin Cooper." I thought to myself "Only seven more months of this!" (I know I should be compassionate, but.....) So, which should it be Cooper Brolin or Brolin Cooper, if at all? (If push comes to shove, I'll suggest Michael, Jr.)
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I', looking for a list of names for a parakeet so i can name my parakeet. Please can you help me out
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Mike C. must've been quoting Hanks & Hodges
"Note to Mike C: You cite an English term for "dyer" as one origin of the male name Dexter. I always thought the -ster occupational names indicated female practitioners (Webster f.=Weaver m., Brewster f.=Brewer m., spinster f.=aging gay guy m.). Am I wrong?"
No, you're not wrong, Daividh. I'm pretty sure Mike C. must've used Hanks & Hodges for that English origin of "Dexter", as Mike C. recommends their reference work here on his website. (And a marvellous tome it is, too. You really need to consider adding that to your personal library, with your interest in name origins. It's pricey, but worth it.)
In the book, the complete entry for "Dyer" reads:
"Variations: Dyster, Dexter (originally these were feminine forms, but from an early period they are used also of men)."
Personally, I prefer the Latin Dexter's Evil Twin, "Sinister". ;)
-- Nanaea
"Note to Mike C: You cite an English term for "dyer" as one origin of the male name Dexter. I always thought the -ster occupational names indicated female practitioners (Webster f.=Weaver m., Brewster f.=Brewer m., spinster f.=aging gay guy m.). Am I wrong?"
No, you're not wrong, Daividh. I'm pretty sure Mike C. must've used Hanks & Hodges for that English origin of "Dexter", as Mike C. recommends their reference work here on his website. (And a marvellous tome it is, too. You really need to consider adding that to your personal library, with your interest in name origins. It's pricey, but worth it.)
In the book, the complete entry for "Dyer" reads:
"Variations: Dyster, Dexter (originally these were feminine forms, but from an early period they are used also of men)."
Personally, I prefer the Latin Dexter's Evil Twin, "Sinister". ;)
-- Nanaea
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