Animal Names?
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babynamesWhat do you think of naming a baby a name that is also the name of a species of animal?
I am thinking specifically of the name "Kestrel", (for a boy).
By the way, Kestrels are a type of falcon. Is it weird to name a child after an animal? I first thought of this name without knowing if it even existed on any level, and was surprised that is was bird, and more surprised that I may have even seen an American Kestrel, since there are plenty of birds like that around here.
What do you think of the name Kestrel? Does it make a difference that it is an animal name? (I don't know of any humans being named Kestrel.)
I am thinking specifically of the name "Kestrel", (for a boy).
By the way, Kestrels are a type of falcon. Is it weird to name a child after an animal? I first thought of this name without knowing if it even existed on any level, and was surprised that is was bird, and more surprised that I may have even seen an American Kestrel, since there are plenty of birds like that around here.
What do you think of the name Kestrel? Does it make a difference that it is an animal name? (I don't know of any humans being named Kestrel.)
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Date: 2009-09-05 01:43 am (UTC)Kestrel is nice
and I wouldn't have known it was a species(I've been to many zoos, wildlife sanctuaries, etc. and have never come across that bird)