*blinks*

[conuly]

Aside from the absurdity of "OMG! SOMEBODY MIGHT STEAL MY NAME!!!" I have this to ask...

She named her daughter Sonnet? What was going through her head? She named the kid after a friggin' type of POEM. What's next, Limerick? Haiku? Five bucks says she can't quote from a single sonnet.

Sonnet.

Other names I object to, on principle:

Regan/Reagan: this either commemorates King Lear's ungrateful daughter, or one of the worst presidents we've ever had. I do not see the logic in giving this name to your little girl.
Dymphna: Yes, yes, patron saint of Belgium. Yes, yes, patron saint of the insane. Do you really want to give the "insane" name to a little girl?
Robert: This is my dad's name. I can't let anybody have this name, because if I ever have a little boy, that's what I'll call him. So don't steal it from me!

Honestly, why would you want to steal that name? It's not a name. It's a type of poem!

*sighs*

Of course, I think Magrat is perfectly fine, so maybe I'm not the best judge :)

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[conuly]

I know people who have done just that. It's become a stunningly popular (if stupid) name. Regan. The girl was DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE for an entire friggin' tragedy, she lied, she was ungrateful - and parents name their girls that.

Name your daughter Cordelia. SHE, at least, wasn't an ungrateful daughter.

[ladyshrew.livejournal.com]

Eh. But what I meant is that I might be sick enough to do it on purpose, knowing full-well the connotations.

But in general, yes, I think it's rather stupid that parents do that, because I don't think most people want their kids to have names with those connotations. Seriously, if/when I teach, if I ever get a kid in my class named Regan, I'd probably ask her, "So you like gouging out eyes, eh?"

I'm so mean! Sorry!