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[ellycopter.livejournal.com]

1] after reading the catcher in the rye, i really like the name HOLDEN for a boy.
2] i have a good friend by the name of FINDLEY [boy], wdyt?

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[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

I like Finley, but not Findley. Holden is one of those names like Atticus - I wish I could like them, but it seems like so many kids get named that because their parents read two books in high school and are trying to sound intellectual :P

[in-the-starlite.livejournal.com]

I completely agree. And that's what I always think of when I hear about kids named that.
They're both characters in books you read in high school, so unless you're popping out a kid between gym and chemistry, save the names for your "like but would never use" bank, because it makes me think that you haven't read a book since then.

I mean, why don't I just name my kids Hamelt and Gatsby and get it over with?

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely going to name a kid Ham-Melt. And maybe Gravy, instead of Gatsby. That way people will know I spent time in my high school cafeteria, too! :D

Seriously, though. Holden, Atticus, Scout, Gatsby... I wish other high school lit characters got named after, since these are so popular. Why not Hamlet, huh? Or Archer or Huckleberry or Tituba??

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

"Tituba not a witch!" That was the catch phrase among my friends in 11th grade. Oh the memories. =)

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

Amelia Bedelia!!! I just got all giddy!