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[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

What do you guys think of the name Brandish, for a boy?

ETA: This is NOT my idea. This is the name someone is planning to name their child. It apparently used to be a last name -- but not the name of the parents, or a family name.

Comments

[thunderofsins.livejournal.com]

I can't stand it! I don't like "ish" names at all, and Brandish just sounds horrible to me.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Like to brandish a sword? :)

No.

Brandish, definitions from Merriam-Webster

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

1 : to shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly
2 : to exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner

Like I said - no thanks :)

[neroli.livejournal.com]

Yes, I thought of the verb too. One of the problems with names like this is that they cast doubt on the extent of the parents' vocabulary...

[thunderofsins.livejournal.com]

I knew it sounded familiar and not a name!

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

LOL. I say things like this:

I don't like to wear clothes from the same store all the time because I don't want people to think I'm super, brandish, or something.

Like "into brands".

No way Jose.

[auntieda.livejournal.com]

I'm not feeling it.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

It's like their saying he's Brand-ish.
Like, I'll arrive at Elevenish.

[ghost-dance.livejournal.com]

not good

[k-t-bug.livejournal.com]

I think I don't like it. If it was absolutely necessary that they use it, it could be a never-used middle name.

I wonder whose last name it was?

[tigress-oils.livejournal.com]

i can't get past the verb. nice sounds.

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

Uhm. Well it kind of reminds me of "Standish".

I would be okay with "Brand," even though it makes me think of David Eddings.

Brandish just doesn't sit well with me.

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

Yeah... brandishing weapons is what comes to mind.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Ewww.

[wildirishgypsy.livejournal.com]

maybe Brandis without the H but thats about all. other than that.. ew