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Baby names reveal parents' political ideology
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| 6/7/13
| Stephanie Pappas
Posted on 06/07/2013 4:13:47 PM PDT by workerbee
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As I've always had a fascination with names and naming trends, I found this article quite interesting.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:13:48 PM PDT
by
workerbee
To: workerbee
Hmmm. I have a Roman and an Evelyn, and we’re searching for a name for baby girl #2. I’m leaning toward Cecelia or Sylvia, but my husband likes neither. Apparently my first two have conservatives names but the names I like for my unborn are liberal!
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:17:58 PM PDT
by
goodwithagun
(My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
To: workerbee
The liberal Obamas named their daughters Sasha and Malia I don't like the name "Sasha" for a girl--in Russia, it's a boys name, the counterpart of "Alex" in English. However, I do like the name Malia.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:21:21 PM PDT
by
Fiji Hill
(Io Triumphe!)
To: goodwithagun
>>Apparently my first two have conservatives names but the names I like for my unborn are liberal!<<
“Sarah” is good. I have always liked “Tory.” Maybe “FMCDH” (FemCadish)?
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:22:41 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(To attempt to have intercourse with a hornet's nest is a very bad idea)
To: goodwithagun
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:25:17 PM PDT
by
workerbee
(The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
To: workerbee
Frank Zappa, who considers himself a conservative, named his kids Dweezil and Moon Unit. Discuss.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:25:56 PM PDT
by
al_c
(http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
To: goodwithagun
As I grow older, I find I am liking the old names. Ezekiel and other Biblical names, like Mary, are just grand.
I also like old-fashioned Southern names, like Bess and, yes Rhett.
I also like Alice and Max. And Christie.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:28:15 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
To: al_c
Well, he did stick to the hard consonants.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:36:23 PM PDT
by
workerbee
(The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
To: goodwithagun
I have a Roman and an Evelyn I assume Roman is a boy and Evelyn is a girl, although in England, Evelyn is a boy's name.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:36:51 PM PDT
by
Fiji Hill
(Io Triumphe!)
To: workerbee
The main difference seems to be in the vocal stops vs. aspirants and other “soft” consonants. Stops include the sounds P, B, T, D, CH, J, and K (or C depending on how it’s pronounced). Aspirants are F, V, S, Z, Th, and Sh, and the soft consonants L, R, W, and Y. Vowels shouldn’t matter since they’re required in both cases. I’m not sure where the nazals M, N, and Ng fit. It seems like that to me, anyway.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:37:10 PM PDT
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
To: workerbee
It’s BS.
I myself was named after my father, and I know why he was named-—for a priest at my grandmothers parish.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:37:29 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: Fiji Hill
I don’t think Evelyn has been fashionable as a male name for the past century.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:42:52 PM PDT
by
workerbee
(The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
To: Venturer
Of course there will be individual cases, but as a trend, I think this article is spot on. Your name history follows a conservative pattern, but there are few parents today (of either political persuasion) who would repeat it.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:46:35 PM PDT
by
workerbee
(The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
To: Fiji Hill
I have mixed feelings about "Roman" as a first name. In the 1970's and 1980's, there was a guy named Roman (pronounced "ro-MAHN") who was organizing collegiate Republicans in the LA area to support liberal causes. Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) alumni from Southern California will remember him--and not too fondly.
On the other hand, I was a big fan of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:47:07 PM PDT
by
Fiji Hill
(Io Triumphe!)
To: Fiji Hill
I hear the odd Russian name now and again. Nikita always gets me. On the one hand, sultry assassin. On the other, grumpy Soviet premier.
To: Fiji Hill
Notably, the kinds of uncommon names chosen by upper-class liberals differed from the unusual names picked by people of lower socioeconomic status, Oliver said. Lower-status moms tend to invent names or pick unusual spellings of common names (Andruw instead of Andrew, for example). A nod to Antwaan and D'Queshiaya.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:54:08 PM PDT
by
workerbee
(The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
To: Fiji Hill
I think Roman is a cool name. Not common at all.
I have a very common first name, and it always made me crazy that I would have 3 or 4 kids in my class with the same.
So when my son was born, I made sure to look at the top 100 names for that year, but not use any of them. And his name is distinct, masculine, and no argument on how it's pronounced.
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posted on
06/07/2013 4:57:08 PM PDT
by
boop
("You don't look so bad, here's another")
To: workerbee
yep, what about the unusual names used by black people nowadays?
It’s probably politically incorrect to make any observations of such names. we can talk about liberal/conservative splits on names, but never say anything about the made up names used by black parents in recent years.
To: Viennacon
Nikita DOES remind me of some sultry russian. I hardly ever think of that bald little elf, Kruschev.
Let me see if I can ruin "Leonid" for you:
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posted on
06/07/2013 5:03:31 PM PDT
by
boop
("You don't look so bad, here's another")
To: boop
Thanks for that, you just ruined my coming weekend.
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