Is this a problem?

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Is this a problem?
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Thu, 10-12-2006 - 10:32am

Okay, I'm sure by now most of you have heard my list of names a million times. But I was thinking yesterday about my top three is I wound up with G/B/B and I realized it would be:

Caroline Harper
John Beckett
Patrick Fitzgerald

Does anyone else see the connection there that leapt out at me? My kids (the girls at least) will probably go by their middle names at least part of the time, so that should alleviate a little of the connection in everyday life. (Though drawing attention to Fitzgerald as a middle name might actually make it worse, even though I've specifically not paired it with John.) But it still jumped right out at me. I'm curious to see if anyone/everyone else noticed it and if y'all think it's problematic.




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Thu, 10-12-2006 - 10:45am

I saw nothing wrong with your list even after reading it a couple times. It wasn't until I looked at it a third time that I realized the connection. I honestly don't think it's a big deal. The first names are common enough throughout history that even if they were all siblings, it wouldn't strike me as odd. Also, the middle names are all family names for you, right? So they have their own history in your family. The connection may be more noticeable to people who lived that period of history, but I don't think it would be an issue for our generation or for our kids.

JMO,
Stephanie

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Thu, 10-12-2006 - 10:45am

I don't think I see it. (maybe it's preggo brain!) All I see --after being asked to look -- is John and Caroline, wasn't Caroline John Kennedy jr.'s wife's name? If that's not it sorry. They seem fine to me either way.

Karen

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Thu, 10-12-2006 - 10:48am
You're close -- JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy's children were John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr., Caroline Bouvier and Patrick Bouvier. (Patrick died in infancy.)



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Thu, 10-12-2006 - 10:53am
Thanks, Stephanie. Actually, Caroline and Patrick are family names too, so I'm pretty attached to all of them. I was aware of this earlier -- because I originally wanted to pair John Fitzgerald -- and knew that would be too much, so I put it with Patrick instead and brought in Beckett. But I didn't really make the Caroline/John/Patrick connection until recently. I think they're common enough that even if people notice, it won't be a big deal. But I wanted to see what other people say.



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Thu, 10-12-2006 - 11:44am

Yes, I saw it. But since JFK, Jacqueline, and YOU have such fabulous taste, I wouldn't want to see you tamper with your choices.


The only thing about it that really bothers me is- using Patrick. Because the names do match and because you know his fate--- I know it sounds crazy, and I'm sure he'd be fine but IF you actually had three children and IF you named them accordingly, I'd be afraid Patrick was doomed...


Other than that, and if that doesn't concern you, I don't see it as an issue. Of course, every once in a while, someone will ask you if you idolize the Kennedys...


Later,


Ginger

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Thu, 10-12-2006 - 12:17pm

yeah, I noticed it immediately, think it would be somewhat odd

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Thu, 10-12-2006 - 12:25pm

I don't think I'd worry about it.

 
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Thu, 10-12-2006 - 3:03pm

Kennedys?

I know a family with two daughters named Jacqueline and Caroline, and although I've thought of the Kennedy conneciton I've never said anything. It could just as easily been that they liked the names. John, Patrick and Caroline are not so unusual that they are automatically associated with the Kennedys.

I have an older brother named William and my name is Mary. William & Mary... get it!

And my younger brother is named Joseph. Mary & Joseph!

No one gets those connections, though, unless I point them out to people.