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Help[Opinions] Spurgeon
That's the name this chick gave her baby. I don't quite know who she is, one of the Duggars? Anyway, here is an article:
http://www.people.com/article/jessa-duggar-seewald-baby-spurgeon-elliot-seewald
Not my taste. Es muy mal. :P
Willoughby wolloughby willina, an elephant sat on Billina.
Willoughby wolloughby wirfak, an elephant sat on Mirfak.
http://www.people.com/article/jessa-duggar-seewald-baby-spurgeon-elliot-seewald
Not my taste. Es muy mal. :P
Willoughby wolloughby willina, an elephant sat on Billina.
Willoughby wolloughby wirfak, an elephant sat on Mirfak.
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Well she's famous what do you expect. It sounds like surgeon
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And sturgeon. Don't forget sturgeon.
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lmao
I kept skipping this thread because Spurgeon is ugly and forgot to google 'duggar' this last week. lmao. This is hideous. I'm glad they're calling him Quincy. Spurgeon Seewald. jfc.
I kept skipping this thread because Spurgeon is ugly and forgot to google 'duggar' this last week. lmao. This is hideous. I'm glad they're calling him Quincy. Spurgeon Seewald. jfc.
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For some reason, I never even thought of his last name. UGH. That is awful.
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I'm embarrassed to say...
I kind of like it. Spurgeon isn't really my style and I wouldn't use it but I am a fan of Charles Spurgeon. If I were going to honor him I'd definitely use Haddon, his middle name.
I kind of like it. Spurgeon isn't really my style and I wouldn't use it but I am a fan of Charles Spurgeon. If I were going to honor him I'd definitely use Haddon, his middle name.
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I've seen this on Free Jinger this morning and had to see if it was discussed here!
It's a terrible, terrible name. Not just weird but ugly sounding. If they wanted to honor this theologian, Charles is a perfectly decent name.
It's a terrible, terrible name. Not just weird but ugly sounding. If they wanted to honor this theologian, Charles is a perfectly decent name.
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They obviously wanted the honoring aspect to be more apparent. Charles could be for anyone, Spurgeon more quickly communicates who they're referencing.
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Somewhere between Sturgeon, Surgeon, Surge, Purge, Splurge..
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... and sperm. sperm dungeon.
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If this is true, then Quincy is only marginally better. I really don't understand the practice of naming a child one name and giving them a nn that is completely unrelated. My youngest, Anna, had a science teacher last year who is as old as my oldest dd (mid 20s). Her birth name is Berkley yet the parents had always planned to call her Teddy after a cartoon they'd seen while the mom was pregnant with her. I could understand modifying the fn to accommodate Teddy (Theodora, Dorothea) yet it has no relationship to her real name at all. That's kind of odd and confusing, imo.
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I understand it in the case of a son being named after his father, and then giving him a nickname to avoid confusion. This was why my father Joseph was called Bud.
My SO goes by a completely unrelated nickname. In his culture, this is extremely common. When I questioned someone more knowledgeable than I about why that is, I was told that it's because to have a street name is protection against the police. Sounds reasonable. But in my SO's case, he was called by his nickname from very early childhood. His nickname is that of a great-uncle. I'm not sure why it's not on his birth certificate. I mean, I think his nickname is ridiculous, but his mother thought it was good enough to call him by, so I don't know why she didn't think it was good enough to put on his birth certificate.
My SO goes by a completely unrelated nickname. In his culture, this is extremely common. When I questioned someone more knowledgeable than I about why that is, I was told that it's because to have a street name is protection against the police. Sounds reasonable. But in my SO's case, he was called by his nickname from very early childhood. His nickname is that of a great-uncle. I'm not sure why it's not on his birth certificate. I mean, I think his nickname is ridiculous, but his mother thought it was good enough to call him by, so I don't know why she didn't think it was good enough to put on his birth certificate.
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They should have just named the damn kid Quincy and been done with it.
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My thoughts exactly!
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So Agree.
This is two people trying to look smart and religious, and instead looking like morons.
This is two people trying to look smart and religious, and instead looking like morons.
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That's a relief. But why not Quincy Spurgeon?
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I don't have the words to convey how bad this is.
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All sturgeon to me! Very fishy!
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And not just the fishy sturgeon. I'm immediately struck by the fact that it rhymes with virgin (or close enough, anyway). Spurgeon the virgin sturgeon, lol.
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At least the way this kid will be brought up, homeschooled Spurgeon will be expected to be Spurgeon the Virgin until the day he is married.
He'll avoid the public school taunts anyway...a small mercy.
He'll avoid the public school taunts anyway...a small mercy.
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Ugh, it has such an ugly and unpleasant sound, like spurting and purging. Basically it sounds like projectile vomiting.
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All I hear is 'purge'
It sounds like an invasive fish species.
Cute kid though.
It sounds like an invasive fish species.
Cute kid though.
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Super ugly. Does it mean anything in English or is it just a surname?
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It doesn't mean anything. It's close to "surgeon" and "sturgeon" but it's not an English word. As a surname I can't think it's common. I've never known or heard of anyone with it as a last name, but if you Google it, you find it is one.
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I know. Isn't it awful? Hopefully, the poor tyke will have a nn. What I don't get is if the parents named their ds after Charles Spurgeon, why not call him Charles? Or why not put Elliot (after Jim and Elisabeth Elliot) in the fn position? So many other, much better options ...
ETA that I just read an article with comments on the Urban Dictionary meaning of Spurgeon. What an unfortunate name all the way around ... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=spurgeon
ETA that I just read an article with comments on the Urban Dictionary meaning of Spurgeon. What an unfortunate name all the way around ... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=spurgeon
This message was edited 11/12/2015, 4:16 AM
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Yes she is a (former) Duggar and while I wouldn't use the name myself, I understand the reason behind why they have. He is named for Charles Spurgeon, a preacher who still makes an impact to this day. Tbh, I like the fact that they gave their baby a name with meaning to them, rather than throwing a bunch of letters together to create a "unique" name, just for the sake of it.
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There is a place to use the surname of a person one wants to honor, when the surname makes for a horribly unattractive personal name. That place is the middle name slot. Therefore, I don't excuse.
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agree
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there are plenty of "horribly unattractive" names that have been regularly used as first names, though. It's all subjective. I happen to think the name Cleveland is horribly unattractive but if someone wanted to use it to honor Grover Cleveland who am I to say Cleveland should stay out of sight in the middle? Maybe they felt that Spurgeon wouldn't be prominent enough, and therefore wouldn't convey their want to honor, if they had relegated it to the middle. Maybe they planned to call him Spurgeon but once he arrived they couldn't part with Quincy
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It's my opinion I was asked for and was giving, so I get to decide what's horribly unattractive and what should stay in the middle. For the purpose of my answer only.
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of course you get to decide what constitutes a horribly unattractive name, to you. I just find it curious that you would rebut someone else's acceptance of it, or else, reply to someone else's reply as such. I don't see where Pink Princess asked for your opinion...
This message was edited 11/13/2015, 7:10 PM
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Actually, Pink Princess stated a fact -- He is named for Charles Spurgeon, a preacher who still makes an impact to this day. -- and based her opinion on this fact. I was unaware of this fact when I made my answer, as I rarely read the responses of others before posting my own. So what I was doing was stating that knowledge of this fact has slightly modified my opinion (it would be okay as a middle name) but not fundamentally changed it (but still not as a first.) It was a statement of how knowledge of the fact has influenced or not influenced my opinion, not a rebuttal of her opinion.
If I'd happened to read her response before making my own and included this in my original response, I don't think you would have had a problem with it yet it still would have been based upon the knowledge I gained by reading Pink Princess' post.
If I'd happened to read her response before making my own and included this in my original response, I don't think you would have had a problem with it yet it still would have been based upon the knowledge I gained by reading Pink Princess' post.
This message was edited 11/14/2015, 5:26 AM
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I just don't know. A large reason why the name Cleveland baffles me
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He was the only President born in New Jersey. Reason enough for me!
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Ditto
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It's awful. Reminds me of surgeon. Then splurgin'. I've never found it to be an attractive name, period. :/
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It reminds me of: sturgeon (and thus, caviar), surgeon, turgid, splurge, purge.
The "urge" sound is really unappealing.
The "urge" sound is really unappealing.
This message was edited 11/12/2015, 12:41 AM
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Ick, all I can think of when I see this "name" is the word surgeon. That poor boy. :(
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God, it's hideous. It makes Bear Blue and Rocket Wild look downright amazing.
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