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Help[Opinions] Re: Hamnet
in reply to a message by Dracotorix
I remember people sniggering at this name when we learned about Shakespeare in school.
Yeah, I find the ham part off-putting, and it's not just the meat association, although I don't like that; to be a ham in slang is to be incompetent/foolish/amateur.
Ham's also in Graham, though doesn't seem as prominent there. I'd probably be able to ignore that part if Hamnet were popular already.
William, Richard, Anne are all English royal names.
Was it actually pronounced like ham back then? Or is it more like Hamish?
~ song of the week: "Maid of Culmore" Rising Appalachia
Yeah, I find the ham part off-putting, and it's not just the meat association, although I don't like that; to be a ham in slang is to be incompetent/foolish/amateur.
Ham's also in Graham, though doesn't seem as prominent there. I'd probably be able to ignore that part if Hamnet were popular already.
William, Richard, Anne are all English royal names.
Was it actually pronounced like ham back then? Or is it more like Hamish?
~ song of the week: "Maid of Culmore" Rising Appalachia
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