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[lojban] Re: Logical Naming Conventions



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, <MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com> 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