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[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

What do you guys think of the name Andrew with the nickname Ender?
I love the Ender's Game association, as that is my favorite book, but I wouldn't want to name a kid AFTER Andrew "Ender" Wiggin (but again, I don't plan on having kids any time soon).
I love the name Andrew without any nicknames, but I dislike the nicknames Andy and Drew, and I wonder if those names would come naturally from the name Andrew. I do like Ender though. My association isn't with the word at all, like, I don't think "Finisher", I think Ender's Game.

Also, do you think Andrew will be dated in 10 years? It's always been a pretty popular name, in the top 100 for as long as the SSA list goes back, but its spiked to the top 10 in the last 20 years.

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[lneef.livejournal.com]

I'm going to disagree. Ender's Game (which I have read, a while back, and I don't even remember Ender was an Andrew) isn't one of those books everyone has read. I think best case, 10% of people will get where it comes from.

And you can pre-empt all you like, but when you say "Ender" people will likely think you said "Andrew" anyway. And someone will do Andy or Drew sooner or later, probably sooner, and if you really dislike those names, you'll get annoyed on a regular basis. Just not worth it.