Question about Brooklyn post...

Kellie815

I do live in New York, but still think Brooklyn is quite pretty...but definitely understand what some of you are saying.

My question is, would you consider "Charlotte" naming your daughter after the city or falling under this category?  I've never been there and never even thought about it, but this got me thinking...(it's one of my top names).

lovinfall

Charlotte I believe is French and was a name way before it was a city. I would not automatically associate that name with the location. 

krissyh21

There are 1001 names that have been names for centuries. You can not avoid all city/state names. Charlotte, Virginia, Georgia, the list could run a mile long.

j_luvs_r

lovinfall:

Charlotte I believe is French and was a name way before it was a city. I would not automatically associate that name with the location. 

And Brooklyn is Dutch:

Brooklyn, New York/USA A borough of New York City settled in 1645 and named by a Dutch farmer who named it after his home village of Breukelen in the Netherlands. It experienced many different spellings before the present version was adopted towards the end of the 18th century. (https://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Brooklyn.html)

Every name comes from somewhere, whether it be a place, an occupation, etc., so I say just go with what you like and don't worry about the associations that other might make.

 

MWoodside

I don't think of the city.  I agree that the name came first.  Cute name btw.

FutureMrs.Steen

I definitely think of the city and I've never been to New York before. Charlotte doesn't make me think of the city.

mlf625

No, because Charlotte is a well known, classic name.

Brooklyn is a trendy, new name.?

wheelenl

j_luvs_r:

lovinfall:

Charlotte I believe is French and was a name way before it was a city. I would not automatically associate that name with the location. 

And Brooklyn is Dutch:

Brooklyn, New York/USA A borough of New York City settled in 1645 and named by a Dutch farmer who named it after his home village of Breukelen in the Netherlands. It experienced many different spellings before the present version was adopted towards the end of the 18th century. (https://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Brooklyn.html)

Every name comes from somewhere, whether it be a place, an occupation, etc., so I say just go with what you like and don't worry about the associations that other might make.

 

But it's still named after a place. So, I consider it a place name. Whereas Charlotte has been a first name for centuries. Not the same. 

magsugar13

 A borough of New York City settled in 1645 and named by a Dutch farmer who named it after his home village of Breukelen in the Netherlands

He named the city after his city not after his name!

PunkyBooster

The name Charlotte is a lot classier than Brooklyn, IMO.

JellyJam

The city of Charlotte was named for someone, I think a king's daughter, so it was a real person name before being a city.

hersheykiss

The city of Charlotte was named for Queen Charlotte. That is what they call it the Queen City. There is an ugly statue of Charlotte outside the airport.

anna7602

I would not put Charlotte in the same category as Brooklyn. That's like saying Francisco or Diego are "place" names because of the two cities in California named after saints. Not comparable.

GettinNervous

They are both place names to me, and I don't like any of them.

Fierylocks

Charlotte is a pretty small city and I never heard much about it until DH and I worked for a company that its headquarters there.  I think most people probably have a pretty low awareness of it, too.  In general, I would not consider naming a girl Charlotte to be naming it after the city since it's always been a classic name.  

For us, though, we wouldn't name a girl Charlotte because I now think of the city first before I think of the name. When DH says he has to go to Charlotte, I'm always bummed.  My apologies to those who live there and/or love it, but it's not exactly Paris.  I do think it is a beautiful name, though.