Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 14 January, 2025

Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Mine is from Hyacinthus, the lover of Apollo, killed by a discus to the head. Possibly by accident, or possibly by a jealous Zephyrus (the west wind) who was upset Hyacinthus didn’t love him and preferred Apollo.

  Also makes me laugh because I loved Keeping up Appearances

  “It’s pronounced Bouquet” 😂

  I’ve already doxxed myself here a few times so I’m not fussed sharing my etymology.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    That show was so fucking underrated.

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I think people overdo the doxxing fear thing. I understand there are many genuine concerns if in the past someone’s had issues w/ it though.

    Anyway my first name means ‘Twin’. That’s it heh.

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I only fear my ex finding me, but I suspect they don’t know this place exists so idc too much.

      They know my username on Reddit, which is how they contact me to reel me back in. Little do they know that, in comparison to them, I’m thriving. They’re just rotting away in their parents one room, no bathroom, no kitchen, backyard bungalow 😂 not even allowed to have their old bedroom back because it’s stocked full of MLM merch. Love that for them.

      Twin! Twin Racer?

      Bottom Twin has a ring to it but also certain connotations 😂

      Mine is just the female version of a male name derived from Hyacinthus. Common in Spain and South America.

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You are? Gracious, would never have guessed.

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  George Foreman named 4 of his sons George. One daughter’s name is Georgette and I think a couple of his girls have George as their middle name. This makes me laugh.

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I would call that narcissism. Would be different if other people chose to call their kids after him, but to do that to all your kids - guess who wants little copies of himself? Even the girls.

    Ick.

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Agreed. It’s bizarre but it still makes me laugh.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  My real name is the Arabic word for noble. Yay me i suppose lol

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Gibson, derived from ol’ english Gilbert, meaning bright pledge or shining hostage. Somehow I don’t believe Gibson is the hostage in this situation.

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Send help!

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      often the meanings of names are themselves archaic

      in modern usage I would say gibson would mean holy promise, prayer, a dedication, a holy act of kindness

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      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I patiently await the acts of kindness lol /jk

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I too am noble.

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• SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I think there’s still a few with literal meanings, but they’ve gone out of fashion. Eg Dawn, Sage, Ruby, Victor.

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Also celeb culture. I’m named after a great-great-aunt, who was named after one Queen Victoria’s daughters cos g-g-a-aunt was born in the same year as said daughter.

    I’m hoping no-one, I say no-one, will name their unfortunate girlchild Karen in the foreseeable future.

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Mine means: From/of the Ocean. (My dad was a diehard surfer until his reconstructed hips gave out on him at around 68 y.o)

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