s/o Brooklyn

Helenahhandbasket

I have to say I don't mind place names in general.  I actually like quite a few of them

I love names like Savannah, Catalina and Carolina (wouldn't use, but appreciate), but I seriously cringe everytime someone either talks about using this name or mentions someone they know with the name.  Like, my eyes roll so hard out of my head that I get dizzy.

I think the main reason is because I am a native Brooklynite-- and I wonder if other people have the same reaction to the place names from their own home towns.  Don't get me wrong, I loved growing up there, but it just seems so GD silly to me to name your child this.

So my question is--if you are from a particular place that has a "namey" name-- does it make you hate just that "place name" or are you a general "place name" hater? 

I am genuinely curious, and I do apologize if I offend anyone that has a LO named Brooklyn.  I am sure your child is lovely.

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BlueRidge8

*raises hand*

My kid is named after a place - albeit one not well known - and Brooklyn always makes me cringe. Perhaps because, unlike many "place names" like Charlotte or Georgia - it was not a name first.

I'm in NC and don't bat an eye i

Helenahhandbasket

BlueRidge8:

*raises hand*

My kid is named after a place - albeit one not well known - and Brooklyn always makes me cring

Empireceo

I know it's fairly common, but I've always disliked Austin as a name.  

Helenahhandbasket

Empireceo:

I know it's fairly common, but I've always disliked Austin as a name.  

 

janneann1127

I live in Los Angeles, and Carson is a nearby city. Every time I hear that name, I dislike it immediately because of the city association. It's not a particularly nice place either.

trudibell

My husband REALLY loves the name Georgia for a girl, and that's where he grew up....and where we live now.  I like the name too.  

Some place names are ok, I don't mind Savannah, but I do kind of roll my eyes at little Brooklyn.  D

queenbone

I dislike place names in general, but I do like a few like Lorraine and Chelsea.

I used to joke about giving a daughter the MN Portlandia, which is a famous statue in my city. Now since there is a tv show that adopted the name it would be incredi

benmel31

I strongly dislike Camden.  It is a bad city in Jersey across the river from Philly.

I also dislike Easton, a town not far from me now.  I have nothing against the town, the name is just nms. 

SRK128

My daughter is Brooklyn but goes by Brooke. It is after a family member and is a family name as well. 

brooklynesque

I live in Brooklyn . . . and no one I've run into here has named their kid this.  'Cause it would be silly.

kcooper1986

I don't tend to side eye most place names, unless one uses that name BECAUSE it is their hometown....then it seems a little silly to me. But the place names are a bit over used....

magsugar13

im not a fan of place names

and also being from brooklyn think its a crappy name....same goes for camden

i think being close to the place makes it worse...

imagine someone from camden using it as a first name? lol

June18Bride05

We are expecting baby #3 (DD is Keira and DS is Cameron) and will be naming her Brooklyn.  I obviously know of the city name, but it had no impact on my decision to choose the name.  I like the name, I am not going to not use a name because of a