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[Opinions] Re: Shenandoah
Was it "Country Roads?"...I'm more likely to think of "Appalachian Hills" by Driftwood Fire in relation to it.I like Shenandoah as a GP. It seems appealing like Shiloh, Quanah, Shannon, Noah are to me, but tinged with more grandiosity like Napoleon or Sequoia would have. It's quiet and strong but not at all subtle.The place is beautiful and plain, and I love it. The name's got a romanticized (and potentially tragic or kitschy) hometown vibe. I like that it's a river: I think river names are my favorite geographical names.It'd be interesting to see, and I'd prefer to see it as masculine.

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It was Country Roads! I also think of the sappy song by Tennessee Ernie Ford when I think of it.I agree that Shenandoah has a slightly kitschy-tragic frontier vibe to it, I think that's what draws me to it. And you're right, it has a kind of pseudo-Biblical gravitas to it that is really satisfying.I like the idea of it being unisex, it does have a lovely poetic feeling as masculine name.
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