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[Opinions] Ziggy?
I've been really loving the name Ziggy lately. I think it's far enough removed from the 70s that people won't think of a short round bald guy in a cartoon... I'm not a big fan of Zigmund or Zigfried... what about as a nick for Isaac?
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Only if you kept it as a nickname. Good for Isaac. Just imagine the different stages in his life...
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I wasn't alive in the 70's, or even the 80's, and it still makes me think of the comic. Reminds of premade salads too. Like Ziggy's potato salad?Isaac is nice though, and I can see it as an occasional nn.
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It reminds me of Ziggy Marley, rather than the cartoon.
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I guess it could work as a nickname. It still makes me think of the comic
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Aside from Ziggy Stardust, I always think of the chimpanzee at the local zoo, who was named Ziggy. I also think of Sam's computer from "Quantum Leap" and the little cartoon guy who looks like Evan Handler. It's a cute NN, though, and it could work for Isaac. Why not?
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Ziggy reminds me of Ziggy Marley (actually David Nesta Marley), whom I love! So, my connotations are really positive, but I think Ziggy sounds odd in a really funny way and a little frumpy, too.I would not name my kid Ziggy but I think it is okay to call your kid sometimes Ziggy if his name is Isaac (wonderful name!).
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Stardust?I'm quite the fan of Zelig personally, but I think Isaac is probably too far removed.
Maybe go for Izaak is you want to use the Z nn.
Other ideas:
Izidor, Aziz, Kazimir, Zion.
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I recently met a 5 year old boy whose full name was Ziggy. It's kind of cute but nms. I like it more as a nn for Isaac, I think that works.
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy StardustZigmund and Zigfried are okay, but Isaac is pretty far from Ziggy.
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I don't know, I still think of the comic strip.
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me too... and it was still popular in the 80s and 90sso it really isn't that far removed... a lot of adults in N. Am will think of the comic strip dude.
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