From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Wed Apr 29 10:36:25 2009 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:36:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LzDho-0007Lp-N2 for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:36:25 -0700 Received: from qw-out-1920.google.com ([74.125.92.145]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LzDhj-0007L6-QI for lojban-list@lojban.org; Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:36:24 -0700 Received: by qw-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 5so996162qwc.58 for ; Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:36:18 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=Uvu3aPInAIom6M2qF1jNXu1Co2OgqmWQsYzGeJj+wEQ=; b=ScWLvRCgxEZHXcWLs6nVd6yE9nKzKpwwif8xTHUFt6fJzmNZxDg4izMUn7aQPccXDu HpPhlaE1/ObI4GSyB0EZ3LXxucmrMdL7IvZQ6Sx+CG46IttKXZ5K5pefp4XaGSV/lByG LVkSnt6vFu8v0Skp5bSQ5KTZGO9ExucVXu0v4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=p97krUrmRFxR6ww8GgttMFLVaDsmTBfgBnDsgxUqkaIC1xd+eZnKFG2ZncgEe3l7UQ iYMKTDqvZAHPPcf1ScPn4gg+TNA8jHazO7t13cA7qEGaUY+5o3TBlfdRuel5wI0AMxfc zSSaqWj5pS/Sf0qfwltMVF+bFXvQQHDjQ5vz4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.87.1 with SMTP id u1mr1211168vcl.2.1241026578634; Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:36:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:36:18 -0400 Message-ID: <5715b9300904291036v7031d05fre70d654b57924313@mail.gmail.com> Subject: [lojban] Re: Logical Naming Conventions From: Luke Bergen To: lojban-list@lojban.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6469c046062bf0468b5046e X-archive-position: 15533 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lukeabergen@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --0016e6469c046062bf0468b5046e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit One thing I've thought about in the past, if you know a bunch of people with the same name as you who have certain personality traits, are you more likely to pick up those traits yourself? For instance, "I've never met a ____ who wasn't a jerk" is a phrase I've heard some times. Do you think there could be any truth to that? - Luke Bergen On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Danny Piccirillo < danny.piccirillo@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, but to me and most people it's just another name that has no meaning. > I don't know any off the top of my head, but there are many names with no > meaning. Although my name has a history, it's meaning has mostly been lost, > so i put it in the same category as the many completely meaningless names > out there. So, do they all qualify as nonsense? > > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 13:00, wrote: > >> In a message dated 4/29/2009 12:52:15 Eastern Daylight Time, >> danny.piccirillo@gmail.com writes: >> >> >> Well, my name is Danny, and that to me has no meaning. Does this qualify >> as a "nonsense" name? I'm just asking to make sure we're talking about the >> same thing. >> >> >> >> I would say it's not a nonsense name. While "Danny" itself may have no >> meaning, at least to you, it is part of a large network of associations. >> It's the usual nickname for "Daniel", which has a long and Biblical >> history. It's not a made-up name, like the one I suggested. >> >> stevo > > > --0016e6469c046062bf0468b5046e Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One thing I've thought about in the past, if you know a bunch of people= with the same name as you who have certain personality traits, are you mor= e likely to pick up those traits yourself?=A0 For instance, "I've = never met a ____ who wasn't a jerk" is a phrase I've heard som= e times.=A0 Do you think there could be any truth to that?

- Luke Bergen


On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Danny P= iccirillo <danny.piccirillo@gmail.com> wrote:
Yes, but to me and most people it's just another name that has no meani= ng. I don't know any off the top of my head, but there are many names w= ith no meaning. Although my name has a history, it's meaning has mostly= been lost, so i put it in the same category as the many completely meaning= less names out there. So, do they all qualify as nonsense?=A0


On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 13:00, <MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com> wrote:
In a message dated 4/2= 9/2009 12:52:15 Eastern Daylight Time, danny.piccirillo@gmail.com writes:


Well, my name i= s Danny, and that to me has no meaning. Does this qualify as a "nonsen= se" name? I'm just asking to make sure we're talking about the= same thing.


I would say it's not a nonsense name. =A0While "Danny" it= self may have no meaning, at least to you, it is part of a large network of= associations. =A0It's the usual nickname for "Daniel", which= has a long and Biblical history. =A0It's not a made-up name, like the = one I suggested.

stevo


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