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Children names: Fair dues to Tiger Woods

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  • 30-12-2020 2:58am
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    byronbay2
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    I see that Tiger Woods's son Charlie is a good golfer. Not too surprising, I suppose, but I was so happy to see that he had been given a "normal" name, as was Tiger's daughter (with Elin Nordegren), Sam. The greatest golfer of all time didn't follow the celebrity path and give his children "unique" names.

    My question is: are there people on here who think that ordinary people/celebs should give their children outrageous/unique names so that they will be remembered or should they give them ordinary names that they can then rise from them?

    The reason I ask is that there was a boy in my secondary school class called Merlin and I always felt sorry for him that he was under extreme pressure to be something extraordinary. He could never "just" be a guard/teacher/accountant with a name like Merlin. What do you think?


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    Panthro
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    Please tell me merlin is the owner of Merlin Car Auctions.
    Cos if it is, he's gone Big time baby, big time.


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    ILoveYourVibes
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    Is tiger a run of the mil name?


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    dobman88
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    ILoveYourVibes wrote: »
    Is tiger a run of the mil name?

    Its a nickname. His real name is Eldrick


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    Pcgamer
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    Not every celebrity gives their children wierd names.

    I would say 99% of them don't.


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    ILoveYourVibes
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    dobman88 wrote: »
    Its a nickname. His real name is Eldrick
    :pac:


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    When trying to create a super race of people you need to give them names beginning with the first 10 letters of the alphabet, anything else and they will be overlooked.


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    byronbay2
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    Panthro wrote: »
    Please tell me merlin is the owner of Merlin Car Auctions.
    Cos if it is, he's gone Big time baby, big time.

    I have no idea what became of him!


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    byronbay2
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    I have to say I was a bit disappointed with Ed Sheeran (who I took to be a pretty ordinary guy) calling his baby Antartica. That name is fine if she turns out to be a "creative" but supposing she turns out to be a chiropodist/postperson?


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    byronbay2
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    Pcgamer wrote: »
    Not every celebrity gives their children wierd names.

    I would say 99% of them don't.

    I never said they gave their children "weird" names, they give them "unique" names and it's a LOT more than 1%!!


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    Idle Passerby
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    Why would anyone be the least bit concerned by what a stranger names their child?


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    Idle Passerby wrote: »
    Why would anyone be the least bit concerned by what a stranger names their child?


    No but if they choose a double barreled surname they should be restricted in ever forming a relationship with another double barreller.


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    Mrs OBumble
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    Unique vs not is culturally loaded.

    In Ireland, calling a kid Chuck would be unusual.

    Anywhere else, calling a kid Niamh, Nuala or Oisin would be unique.


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    Odyssey 2005
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    byronbay2 wrote: »
    I have no idea what became of him!

    He's disappeared :)


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