I have a confusing number of Johns (no, not that kind) in my ancestry, plus a Herman and a Ruben. AFAIK, neither Herman nor Ruben are in danger of becoming trendy. (My grandfather's brother Rube was christened Emanuel Ruben, but had his name changed to Ruben Emanuel. My grandfather was named Frank Edward, but changed his name to Edward Frank. I do not have a clue why.)
Mal: Can I come in? Inara: No. Mal: See? That's why I usually don't ask.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Apr 09, 2014 2:03:55 pm PDT #24785 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
§ ita § - Apr 09, 2014 2:07:02 pm PDT #24786 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We have a Julian, a dead Marlon, a Peter, a Paul, a Herschel, a self-chosen Kaleb, a Lascelles, ...we aren't big on the n names and I'm forgetting a few guys, aren't I? Ah, Kenneth. See, I'm not appalling.
-t - Apr 09, 2014 2:17:00 pm PDT #24787 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm wrong, my nephew and one cousin end in N. And my sister's father-in-law, is he officially kin to me? I don't think there are any others among my in-laws, but I wouldn't swear to that as I'm not sure I could run down all those names. There might be some further up (or would that be down? I'm not sure about the metaphor now) the family tree, but not that I'm remembering.
My Box o' Produce came while I was at work, hooray!
Juliebird - Apr 09, 2014 2:17:47 pm PDT #24788 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
New hire was almost fired this morning. I'm willing to accept her misunderstanding of the schedule. Was not looming forward to doing without and looking for someone else.
-t - Apr 09, 2014 2:21:04 pm PDT #24789 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And now that I've read the article, nephew maybe fits the trend. His name doesn't rhyme with Aidan, but it is probably linguistically related.
Also also, nice to see vw, though I'm guessing I've missed her. Love to you if you read this, bug!
sj - Apr 09, 2014 2:33:49 pm PDT #24790 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Hi, vw! Your father-in-law sounds like a wonderful man, and I'm so glad to hear that he is doing so well.
amych - Apr 09, 2014 2:53:47 pm PDT #24791 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I married a Stephen, and my cousin's partner is a Jonathan. Apparently we don't birth the ends-in-n-names, but we hitch 'em.
(Edit: totally not counting Eugene, because it really ends in "e", it's a totally different phonetic pattern, and anyway he was a huge asshole.)
Sheryl - Apr 09, 2014 2:57:15 pm PDT #24792 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Both my nephews have names that end in n. (So does my niece. All three of the names are considered unisex these days, or at least I know of both male and female bearers of these names)
Sophia Brooks - Apr 09, 2014 3:12:48 pm PDT #24793 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have a Warren and a Glen, but there are really no young people in my family.
Beverly - Apr 09, 2014 3:14:34 pm PDT #24794 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
A son and a FiL whose names end in 'n', neither of them a variant or a soundalike of Aidan.