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WDYT? Do you think this is actually a name or just a pathetic attempt to give their child a creative name?
Nobody sings a love song quite like you do
And nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel
That things are right when I know they're wrong
Nobody sings a love song quite like you do
And nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel
That things are right when I know they're wrong
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I like but would never use it myself. Would be cute on a dog though.
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My aunt has a dog named that after Tennesee Williams. It's nms for people really.
¡VIVA ESPAÑA!
¡VIVA ESPAÑA!
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LOVE It!
It actually made the short go when I was trying to come up with a name for Hollis? maybe it was Logan? Anywhooo... I loved Tennessee Louise Wright "Tess". Russell vetoed it because he didn't want to struggle everytime he went to spell her name... I laughed!
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It actually made the short go when I was trying to come up with a name for Hollis? maybe it was Logan? Anywhooo... I loved Tennessee Louise Wright "Tess". Russell vetoed it because he didn't want to struggle everytime he went to spell her name... I laughed!
xoxo
Mo6
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I knew a little girl
in New Zealand who was named Tennesse.
in New Zealand who was named Tennesse.
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I like it, for either sex--I think of Tennessee Williams--but I'd never use it. As my sister so eloquently put it when I brought the name up once:
"Are you from Tennessee? Because you're the only ten I see!"
And even if not everyone would do that, my sister would. So it's a no-go for me. But I think it's great--much better than Tennyson.
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I need the smell of summer--
I need its noises in my ears.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
"Are you from Tennessee? Because you're the only ten I see!"
And even if not everyone would do that, my sister would. So it's a no-go for me. But I think it's great--much better than Tennyson.
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I need the smell of summer--
I need its noises in my ears.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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As far as place names go...
this is one I don't mind. I think it sounds rather snappy, and since my first thought was Tennessee Williams, I can see it as a name.
It also probably helps that I know a rather smart, funny, attractive boy from Tennessee. So I think of him, too. ;-)
I could see it as a masculine or feminine name, really. Either's good.
They say the devil's water, it ain't so sweet;
You don't have to drink right now.
But you can dip your feet
Every once in a little while.
this is one I don't mind. I think it sounds rather snappy, and since my first thought was Tennessee Williams, I can see it as a name.
It also probably helps that I know a rather smart, funny, attractive boy from Tennessee. So I think of him, too. ;-)
I could see it as a masculine or feminine name, really. Either's good.
You don't have to drink right now.
But you can dip your feet
Every once in a little while.
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I spent one night in Tennessee!
Nasty jokes.
Not a girl's name. Not a name. It's a state where people live.
Nasty jokes.
Not a girl's name. Not a name. It's a state where people live.
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I ADORE Tennessee for a girl
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"Suddenly I heard a tapping, as of someone gently rapping...at my chamber door" & "It can't rain all the time" - Eric Draven
R.I.P. Steve Irwin
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Tennesse Jane Bunny Thomas
now how is that for a name?
Tennesse (Thomas) is the name of the drummer from the band The Like.
http://www.ilikethelike.com/html/index.htm
I like it. I think it's interesting and good for either gender. I prefer it on a girl.
I think it needs a name thats feminine, folksy and unpretentious. although I have to admit Tennessee Jane Bunny is pretty good. here are some other ideas:
Tennessee Jean
Tennessee Gemma
Tennessee Roxane
Tennessee Nova
Tennessee Svea
Tennessee Wilda
Tennessee Honora
Tennessee Rexanne
Tennessee Axelle
Tennessee Ginger
Junia Tennessee
Exie Tennessee
Jem Tennessee
Maisie Tennessee
Ila Tennessee
Luella Tennessee
now how is that for a name?
Tennesse (Thomas) is the name of the drummer from the band The Like.
http://www.ilikethelike.com/html/index.htm
I like it. I think it's interesting and good for either gender. I prefer it on a girl.
I think it needs a name thats feminine, folksy and unpretentious. although I have to admit Tennessee Jane Bunny is pretty good. here are some other ideas:
Tennessee Jean
Tennessee Gemma
Tennessee Roxane
Tennessee Nova
Tennessee Svea
Tennessee Wilda
Tennessee Honora
Tennessee Rexanne
Tennessee Axelle
Tennessee Ginger
Junia Tennessee
Exie Tennessee
Jem Tennessee
Maisie Tennessee
Ila Tennessee
Luella Tennessee
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Of course it's actually a name. The names of all the US states have been given to children from time to time. The most famous person named Tennessee was probably Tennessee Claflin, younger sister of the even better known feminist Victoria Woodhull:
http://www.carondelet.pvt.k12.ca.us/Rossmoor2/tennessee_claflin.htm
http://www.carondelet.pvt.k12.ca.us/Rossmoor2/tennessee_claflin.htm
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Never heard of Tennessee Claflin...
I would have to argue more people know Tennessee Williams
~~Kris~~
I would have to argue more people know Tennessee Williams
~~Kris~~
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Yes, more people know of Tennessee Williams, but I also think most people know that was originally his nickname, not his given name. His birth certificate name was Thomas Lanier Williams.
http://www.etsu.edu/haleyd/twbio.html
http://www.etsu.edu/haleyd/twbio.html
This message was edited 9/20/2006, 6:09 PM
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Hmm, I don't know, I think it's ok, but only because of Tennessee Williams.
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I agree - Tennessee Williams makes the name alright...
In my opinion, anyway. It's just like naming a child after a beloved book character, movie characters, author, actor, etc... it just happens to be more unique.
If I ran into a child with this name I certainly wouldn't think their parents are high-school drop-out hillbillies - I'd think they were fairly well educated, degree carrying, literary loving people.
"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"
Capt. Malcolm Reynolds - Half of writing history is hiding the truth.
- Serenity
In my opinion, anyway. It's just like naming a child after a beloved book character, movie characters, author, actor, etc... it just happens to be more unique.
If I ran into a child with this name I certainly wouldn't think their parents are high-school drop-out hillbillies - I'd think they were fairly well educated, degree carrying, literary loving people.
- Serenity
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Well, not exactly...
...since that wasn't his real name. He was born Thomas Lanier Williams.
DH :-)
...since that wasn't his real name. He was born Thomas Lanier Williams.
DH :-)
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It's a state.
It's the name of a US State is the South, and so it's a place name. Don't worry, that doesn't automatically make me hate it. There are some place names that are guilty pleasures of mine, like Dakota and Montana. Nevada too!
But Tennessee doesn't sound very good as a name, in my opinion. Trendy, because of the ee's (though that is the legitimate spelling), and trendy because it is a place name. I don't like it, personally.
Julia Keelan
"I don't mean to be rude-" he began in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often."
~ From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Vernon Dursley to Albus Dumbledore.
It's the name of a US State is the South, and so it's a place name. Don't worry, that doesn't automatically make me hate it. There are some place names that are guilty pleasures of mine, like Dakota and Montana. Nevada too!
But Tennessee doesn't sound very good as a name, in my opinion. Trendy, because of the ee's (though that is the legitimate spelling), and trendy because it is a place name. I don't like it, personally.
"I don't mean to be rude-" he began in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often."
~ From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Vernon Dursley to Albus Dumbledore.
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I don't like it either.
Loving Theodore and Chloe!
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I agree
Even though I would never use them myself because I couldnt bring myself to (I loathe word, season, state, place, and all other such names). However, I do have a few guilty pleasures I like to see on other people children (the ones you mentioned - Dakota, Montana and Nevada).
Tennessee is not really one of them, although it could be worse. I think I am not loathing it because a song I like "For a girl called Tennessee"...anyway, I dont loathe it, but I also dont really like it either
~~Kris~~
Even though I would never use them myself because I couldnt bring myself to (I loathe word, season, state, place, and all other such names). However, I do have a few guilty pleasures I like to see on other people children (the ones you mentioned - Dakota, Montana and Nevada).
Tennessee is not really one of them, although it could be worse. I think I am not loathing it because a song I like "For a girl called Tennessee"...anyway, I dont loathe it, but I also dont really like it either
~~Kris~~
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Yeah, I Know, I live in the U.S.
Nobody sings a love song quite like you do
And nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel
That things are right when I know they're wrong
Nobody sings a love song quite like you do
And nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel
That things are right when I know they're wrong
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Oh, okay!
I wasn't sure, hehe.
I think I just don't like it because I don't especially like the sound, or the ee's. The fact that it's a state doens't bother me. But when i hear it, I do think of primarily a state, while with Dakota, I think of an actress!
Julia Keelan
"I don't mean to be rude-" he began in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often."
~ From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Vernon Dursley to Albus Dumbledore.
I wasn't sure, hehe.
I think I just don't like it because I don't especially like the sound, or the ee's. The fact that it's a state doens't bother me. But when i hear it, I do think of primarily a state, while with Dakota, I think of an actress!
"I don't mean to be rude-" he began in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often."
~ From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Vernon Dursley to Albus Dumbledore.
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Lol, yeah. I think part of my attraction towards it is because one of my favorite bands, Sugarland, has a song called Tennessee, which is about a girl called Tennessee, lol.
Nobody sings a love song quite like you do
And nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel
That things are right when I know they're wrong
Nobody sings a love song quite like you do
And nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel
That things are right when I know they're wrong
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L:ol =)
Nobody sings a love song quite like you do
And nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel
That things are right when I know they're wrong
Nobody sings a love song quite like you do
And nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel
That things are right when I know they're wrong
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