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Harry was Interesting local article on baby names
"Taniwha grrrl" wrote:
Vicki S wrote: On another note, I've always thought it hilarious that Harry's aunt Petunia deems "Harry" a "common" name - since Prince Harry is hardly a commoner. His real name is Henry though I think, not Harry, Harry is his nick name. Actually, I just reread the whole (so far) series of 5 books, and at least in the Americanized version, he is never called anything other than "Harry", whereas Ron, for example, gets called "Ronald" at least once (for the sorting hat, perhaps?). If you are right though, then there have been more British kings named "Henry" than "Harold", haven't there? So you're just proving my point even better. Or wait, did you mean Prince Charles' son is actually named "Henry"? (Light goes on - silly me). Here, I looked it up: "Henry Charles Albert David". Nonetheless, he goes by Harry (at least in public), so it isn't a "common name", it's a Prince's nickname. Good enough proof for me. -- -- Vicki Married DH May 21, 1995 Ima shel DS, born 11/16/99; and DD, born 5/19/02. "Stay-at-home" Ima since October 2002. An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. -Spanish proverb I may not currently be pregnant, but I look pregnant, does that count? |
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Another name column Interesting local article on baby names
http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/news_co...CA_646_2308444,
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Also, a news article on names Interesting local article on baby names
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Also, a news article on names Interesting local article on baby names
"robbed of her ethnicity"? As if inventing a name is an integral part of
being o african descent. I read this study, it was interesting but something I was well aware of. My mother works in a school thats mostly black and the kids have some weird names, the teachers (mostly black also) can hardly pronounce them. And teachers tend to think that kids with those names are stupuid, have stupiid undeducated parents and are low class. Sad, but true. "Donna Metler" wrote in message .. . http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/news/ar...306107,00.html |
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Also, a news article on names Interesting local article on baby names
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Nina wrote: *"robbed of her ethnicity"? As if inventing a name is an integral part of *being o african descent. I think it's funny that Naomi is considered a "neutral" name! It's a Hebrew name, it means "pleasant," also the biblical character was Ruth's mother in law. It sounds like a Jewish name to my ear. -- hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net "uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est." not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large |
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Harry was Interesting local article on baby names
Vicki S wrote:
Or wait, did you mean Prince Charles' son is actually named "Henry"? (Light goes on - silly me). Here, I looked it up: "Henry Charles Albert David". Nonetheless, he goes by Harry (at least in public), so it isn't a "common name", it's a Prince's nickname. Good enough proof for me. lol yes I meant the Prince not the book Character. You have to remember though that British society is very classist and often in the past comon folk would 'try' and elevate their status is society by naming their child an upper class name. Then this in turn would become a common name due to over use. Kind of like the sneeches with stars story....lol -- Andrea If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a horrible warning. |
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Harry was Interesting local article on baby names
Taniwha grrrl wrote:
lol yes I meant the Prince not the book Character. grin I actually read it the same way and was about to issue a call for reference on where the heck Rowling says Harry's name is Henry, when I figured out what you meant : ) -- iphigenia www.tristyn.net "i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. i do not think that they will sing to me." |
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