Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id PAA13337 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 7 Jun 2001 15:42:09 +0100 Message-ID: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745EE8@inchna.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: Children's names Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 15:36:17 +0100 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain X-Filter-Info: UoS MailScan 0.1 [D 1] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
<Sorry, I wrote AMERICAN names. That may not make much of a
difference, but
> the inspiration certainly comes from American movies, which working class
> people watch every day here.>
>
I know what you wrote, I meant in terms of the language, not the
nationality. In other words, the names may be drawn from American culture,
but they are English names, if you see what I mean.
In Hong Kong, where duel names are frequently used, there is a
tendency for people to pick English words as names- not English names, just
English words as names. For example, there's a person at the British
Council there called 'Checkie'; one of our students was called 'Queenie';
and an acquaintance of mine who lives out there once told me a few more
examples including (IIRC) 'Stone', and 'Daffodil'.
Vincent
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