Message: "Bristol" - Behind the Name

Bristol

by The Flying Dutchman (guest)

10/6/2008, 4:16 AM

Sarah Palin's daughter is called Bristol.

In England, Bristols have a humorous connotation because of rhyming slang.

Is Bristol a common name in America? :-)

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- Megan (ClementineFox7) +1

10/7/2008, 3:15 PM

I wouldn't say Bristol is common, but it is becoming more popular for babies. A trendy name per say.

- The Flying Dutchman (guest)

10/8/2008, 4:59 AM

Thanks, Megan - if Sarah becomes VP it may become *very* popular! :-D

- The LP (arrowhead909) +2

10/7/2008, 12:14 PM

Eww, no. It's a kind of paper here.

- The Flying Dutchman (guest) +1

10/8/2008, 4:53 AM

LOL - great icon! :-)

- The LP (arrowhead909)

10/8/2008, 7:53 PM

Thanks! Handsome Squidward is my hero.

- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans) +1

10/6/2008, 11:46 AM

It is not common, but Bristol Palin is not the only one.

For example, there was a girl named Bristol born in the state of Nebraska in 2007, according to official records.

There is a dentist in the Atlanta, Georgia area named Dr. Bristol Williams (probably a man) who has donated money to the Barack Obama campaign, according to the Huffington Post online donor registry. :)

- The Flying Dutchman (guest)

10/8/2008, 4:56 AM

Thanks, Cleveland. :-)

In England Bristol is short for rhyming slang for Bristol City so it's unlikely to catch on here.

- Sofia +2

10/6/2008, 5:34 AM

I believe Sarah Palin's Bristol was named after Bristol Bay in Alaska, where her family has a house.

Otherwise, I've never seen it before.

- The Flying Dutchman (guest) +1

10/8/2008, 4:58 AM

Interesting - thanks, Sofia. :-)

- RooRoo

10/15/2008, 4:48 PM

Sofia is corect. Bristol was named for a city in Alaska. I believe Sarah Palin's daughter Willow was also named for an Alaskan city.

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