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Alabama

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EllenDegenerate · 10/05/2016 17:56

I really like it.
DP is unsure.

Opinions?

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Mrsw28 · 10/05/2016 23:55

All I can hear is Forrest Gump saying he wants to go home to Greenbow, Alabama when I read it! Sorry, OP, I don't think it's particularly pretty and I think others will just say it in a southern accent and mock your DC.

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EllenDegenerate · 10/05/2016 23:54

Ha my niece is also named Georgia but obviously I hadn't bothered to read around the history of it, lazy of me really if anything.

Imply what? What's with the dear?

I asked what you alluded to by Alabama being a signal to 'like minded people'?

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AndTakeYourPenguinWithYou · 10/05/2016 23:54

The Carolina's, Virginia (and obv west Virginia), Louisiana, and Maryland are all named for Royals too. Not that anyone asked, but i think it interesting.

JassyRadlett · 10/05/2016 23:52

Trying to imply something, dear? It's my niece's name. I'd already read up on it.

But yes, I'm quite well read. And I do try to check my facts before making statements on the internet that might make me look a bit silly.

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EllenDegenerate · 10/05/2016 23:51

Like minded people?

I'm not being obtuse but are you alluding to racists or Tarantino fans?

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JassyRadlett · 10/05/2016 23:50

Here's the difference between Georgia and Alabama for me. It's about my impression of the parents.

A kid called Georgia - I can't tell much about the parents. They don't mind names that are quite popular. That's about it really. I imagine most people know at least one Georgia and will have their own ideas about what Georgias are like, but it's hard to know much about the kid's background from the name.

A kid called Alabama, my immediate reaction is to wonder whether the kid's parents are trying to send some kind of coded message to like-minded people. It's unfortunate but I think that's the connotation the name of the state carries in this country (and in my own home country), whatever the inherent beauty or otherwise of the word.

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EllenDegenerate · 10/05/2016 23:48

Wow, how impressive that you have such knowledge of the origin of those names.
Historical namesakes included.

That must come in really useful!

Good for you Smile

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JassyRadlett · 10/05/2016 23:43

Not kind at all; it was mostly knowledge I already had and I have a rooted dislike of seeing bollocks posted as fact. Keeps me busy. Grin

ManonCrempog · 10/05/2016 23:39

I think it's okay but sounds a bit crap with a British accent.

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EllenDegenerate · 10/05/2016 23:37

Yes I take that on board Penguin, I really do.

Although the name Georgia will always remind me of the state being that they share a name, rather than the King which it is a feminine derivative of.

I imagine it's the same for a fair proportion of people.

Names are imbued with different meanings and connotations for different people.

I suppose this goes some way to explaining why we have different tastes (socioeconomic snd other cultural factors notwithstanding)

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AndTakeYourPenguinWithYou · 10/05/2016 23:33

You get though that Georgia the state was named for George,the king? Its the Latinate feminine version of George. It was a name long before it was a state!

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EllenDegenerate · 10/05/2016 23:32

Your hilarious lulu.

I like you!

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EllenDegenerate · 10/05/2016 23:32

Thanks for that info Jassy.

Although it doesn't necessarily dissuade me from Alabama it's really kind of you to go to the trouble of finding the information and posting it here for my (our) perusal Smile

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lulucappuccino · 10/05/2016 23:29

No problem. Especially as I'm not called Alabama.

JassyRadlett · 10/05/2016 23:28

Just for the record, the name Georgia seriously predates the name of the state. Georgia of Clermont was a French nun/Saint who died in AD500; the Italian feminine for George (Giorgio) has always been Giorgia as far as I know.

The state was named after an (English) name, which was already accepted as a girl's name alongside Georgiana and Georgina (I think - not sure when the latter occurred). Whereas Alabama takes its name from a Choctaw word, and has connotations in the UK that an established and popular name like Georgia doesn't have. Quite different.

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EllenDegenerate · 10/05/2016 23:24

I don't dislike it,
I thanked you for making me laugh.

I asked for your opinion, I gave you a Star

What's your problem?

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lulucappuccino · 10/05/2016 23:20

Don't post asking for thoughts if you dislike honest opinions.

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EllenDegenerate · 10/05/2016 23:19

Calling me a dickhead won't change my mind lulu.

You did make me laugh though. Have a Star

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lulucappuccino · 10/05/2016 23:15

God, that's a horrible word to name a child.

I know a woman who named her baby Memphis, after some character in a film (Nicolas Cage?), and people always ask why, particularly as she's never even been to Memphis.

'Alabama' is dick-headed, try-hard and seriously naff. But then giving a child an "ironic" name is very cringe worthy.

Ankleswingers · 10/05/2016 23:08

Your other children have fantastic names. I adore the name Delilah!

I'm just not keen on Alabama. Not at all.

Mrsfrumble · 10/05/2016 23:04

I've also just remembered that the Alabama State University football team's nickname is "The Crimson Tide", which I swear is also a euphamism for period.
[declaring myself the official source of useless facts about the state of Alabama]

Mrsfrumble · 10/05/2016 23:01

It is very pleasing to say isn't it? But also kind of unnatural with an English accent, especially a southern one. I keep wanting to say Ala-bar-ma.

Also on the bright side, the Alabama coast has some really beautiful beaches.

GoofyIsACow · 10/05/2016 22:56

Alabama Balonz... It's the only answer!

I really disliked Alabama when i opened the thread but the more i say it it's growing on me! Blush

CocktailQueen · 10/05/2016 22:48

You know what? I usually hate any out-there names, but there's something pleasing about saying Alabama...

It's a nice word.

Having said that, I wouldn't use it for a child. Middle name, maybe?

RedOnHerHedd · 10/05/2016 22:47

Alabama slammer!
No.
Just no.