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I really love Draco Christian... but does the o on the end of Draco sound a bit... precious? thats the only word I can think of..
any thoughts?
any thoughts?
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Malfoy, Draco the lawgiver, draconian... Not a good idea imo.
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I love Draco! It's one of my top two names right now.
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I do not read HP or see the movies, so of the character I have no clue. I do realize I am a minority on that one, and most people will probably quickly make the connection.
However, I do think of the judge from ancient times, the one RoxStar and Akis mentioned previously. I also tend to think Dracula. Needless to say, with these two connections, I don't like the name. The look, sound and connections combine make me wonder why anyone (not just you, I've seen it on the boards before) find it appealing.
However, I do think of the judge from ancient times, the one RoxStar and Akis mentioned previously. I also tend to think Dracula. Needless to say, with these two connections, I don't like the name. The look, sound and connections combine make me wonder why anyone (not just you, I've seen it on the boards before) find it appealing.
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Actually, the fact that he didn't turn out to be pure evil is one of the things that gets on my nerves the most about Draco. He wasn't good or evil; he was just a git. A snivelling, self-serving, cowardly git, which is disappointing, because as a character he could have been so much more complex than that. I really think J.K. could have done a lot more with his character.
And although you may not be bothered by associations with Harry Potter, I can't help but feel that while the name remains so tied to the character, it isn't especially viable as a name for a real person. Perhaps with time that could change.
And although you may not be bothered by associations with Harry Potter, I can't help but feel that while the name remains so tied to the character, it isn't especially viable as a name for a real person. Perhaps with time that could change.
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I'd say Draco is unusable for the next few years, until the Harry Potter craze dies out. And while the character may be judged "cool" and "hot" by some because of the actor who plays him in the HP movies, in the books he comes across as a horrid snobbish bully, definitely not a great namesake.
Independently from HP, the other association I make is not so much with the Spartan Draco of the draconian laws but with the Latin for "dragon", possibly as symbol of evil (which might be the reason why Rowling picked it). So overall, a name I'd avoid.
Independently from HP, the other association I make is not so much with the Spartan Draco of the draconian laws but with the Latin for "dragon", possibly as symbol of evil (which might be the reason why Rowling picked it). So overall, a name I'd avoid.
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precious ain't the problem
The problem is that Draco is so obviously a Harry Potter name. I mean, who had ever heard it before Malfoy came around? And the character isn't even a nice one. Some girls think he is sexy and all that from the actor who plays him, but anybody who read the books or looked beyond the actor's good looks knows Draco Malfoy is a horrible and obnoxious character.
So if somebody meets a boy named Drco, they'll know automatically the parent was a big Harry Potter fan and that he/she didn't pay as much attention to the character as to the actor.
Also, the term draconian, meaning very harsh or unforgiving, comes from an ancient judge named Draco, who was known for his brutality.
The problem is that Draco is so obviously a Harry Potter name. I mean, who had ever heard it before Malfoy came around? And the character isn't even a nice one. Some girls think he is sexy and all that from the actor who plays him, but anybody who read the books or looked beyond the actor's good looks knows Draco Malfoy is a horrible and obnoxious character.
So if somebody meets a boy named Drco, they'll know automatically the parent was a big Harry Potter fan and that he/she didn't pay as much attention to the character as to the actor.
Also, the term draconian, meaning very harsh or unforgiving, comes from an ancient judge named Draco, who was known for his brutality.
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Which judge is this?
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yes, that's the one, I think
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This message was edited 9/25/2007, 9:54 AM
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Thank you
The reason I asked was because I have met people who conflated or confused the history of Draco and draconian law with the scant fact and much larger fiction of Dracula, mistakenly thinking that Vlad the Impaler was the author of so-called draconian law.
I merely wished to confirm you had your facts straight, not that I necessarily assumed you didn't.
The reason I asked was because I have met people who conflated or confused the history of Draco and draconian law with the scant fact and much larger fiction of Dracula, mistakenly thinking that Vlad the Impaler was the author of so-called draconian law.
I merely wished to confirm you had your facts straight, not that I necessarily assumed you didn't.
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*blinks*
I hadn't even thought of Dracula! I can sort of see how some people might connect him with Draco, but I usually think of him as good old Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad Tepes on his tax forms. :)
I hadn't even thought of Dracula! I can sort of see how some people might connect him with Draco, but I usually think of him as good old Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad Tepes on his tax forms. :)
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Well, that's fascinating, and I thank you for that. But I would appreciate RoxStar confirming that that's who she meant.
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You're right, she could have been referring to OTHER ancient Draco from whose name we get the modern term draconian. I get them mixed up sometimes.
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Akis
There's no call to be snotty. Of course I am aware of that Draco. She could have some other idea. It is possible. I wanted to verify. And I was asking her.
There's no call to be snotty. Of course I am aware of that Draco. She could have some other idea. It is possible. I wanted to verify. And I was asking her.
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I think it is fine.
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To me it's not that Draco sounds "precious," but that Draco and Christian seem vaguely oppositional to one another: the serpent and the Christian. I'm not sayin it's bad, exactly, I can even see a certain philosophical appeal, but it's probably a choice I wouldn't make.
I dunno, perhaps it could be viewed as a statement on balance, as a yin yang. Maybe Christian could be seen as redemptive of Draco, for those who may feel Draco needs redemption.
Maybe I'm babbling.
I dunno, perhaps it could be viewed as a statement on balance, as a yin yang. Maybe Christian could be seen as redemptive of Draco, for those who may feel Draco needs redemption.
Maybe I'm babbling.
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