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Help[Opinions] Warhol?
How would you feel about Warhol as a middle name for a boy? I must confess that it wouldn't be for Andy Warhol--though since I don't know his work very well, it could come to be for him--so much as for David Bowie's "Andy Warhol," off his Hunky-Dory album.
The reason it appeals to me (besides its neat sound) is because I haven't been able to find any other Bowie-related names that I really like. David is boring, Bowie is violent and too trendy-sounding. I like Ziggy, but nothing it could be short for--and I like Iggy better. Beyond those, there's...what? Aladdin? No, thanks. So while the connection is tenuous, to me the name means "Andy Warhol looks a scream/Have him on my wall" rather than "In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes."
Would it need to be paired with something rather dull, like James or Christopher? I rather like Cornelius with it, but Cornelius Warhol Surname seems pretentious, so I don't know.
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ETA: I've been thinking about it, and if Warhol is utterly painful, I suppose Stardust probably would be, too, ha! (I rather like it, though; Nico Stardust is one of those combos that I don't mention but really, really like.) Would Freecloud (as in The Wild-Eyed Boy From...) be equally awful? It also reminds me of my father, who likes the song.
A second ETA: If you absolutely hate Warhol and have ideas for a nice, Bowie-riffic name, I'd love to hear them. I'm working through the albums in order and am only up to Ziggy Stardust right now (I have Space Oddity, Hunky-Dory, Ziggy, and Best of Bowie, and am in the process of finding a copy of The Man Who Sold The World). So any references from his work outside of those albums and the movie Labyrinth could very well fly over my head, heh.
I've seen the needle and the damage done
A little part of it in everyone
But every junkie's like a settin' sun.
The reason it appeals to me (besides its neat sound) is because I haven't been able to find any other Bowie-related names that I really like. David is boring, Bowie is violent and too trendy-sounding. I like Ziggy, but nothing it could be short for--and I like Iggy better. Beyond those, there's...what? Aladdin? No, thanks. So while the connection is tenuous, to me the name means "Andy Warhol looks a scream/Have him on my wall" rather than "In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes."
Would it need to be paired with something rather dull, like James or Christopher? I rather like Cornelius with it, but Cornelius Warhol Surname seems pretentious, so I don't know.
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ETA: I've been thinking about it, and if Warhol is utterly painful, I suppose Stardust probably would be, too, ha! (I rather like it, though; Nico Stardust is one of those combos that I don't mention but really, really like.) Would Freecloud (as in The Wild-Eyed Boy From...) be equally awful? It also reminds me of my father, who likes the song.
A second ETA: If you absolutely hate Warhol and have ideas for a nice, Bowie-riffic name, I'd love to hear them. I'm working through the albums in order and am only up to Ziggy Stardust right now (I have Space Oddity, Hunky-Dory, Ziggy, and Best of Bowie, and am in the process of finding a copy of The Man Who Sold The World). So any references from his work outside of those albums and the movie Labyrinth could very well fly over my head, heh.
I've seen the needle and the damage done
A little part of it in everyone
But every junkie's like a settin' sun.
This message was edited 1/22/2006, 8:51 PM
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