When I was little, a lot of dogs were named after planets…Two of my aunts had dogs named Neptune…. One neighbor’s dog was Jupiter, another’s Mars; even Mickey Mouse had Pluto, and so did a family friend.So I asked my Dad why I never met a dog named Saturn, or Uranus or Mercury. (The answer was on the order of “Go away, kid, yer bothering me.”)
A lot of people, ladies especially, have flower, jewel, or month names.
In the seventies, a few that had been unused became new and modern names….
Why are Ruby, Pearl, and Emerald and Opal, e.g., old-fashioned names, while Amber and Jet are “newer”… and Crystal and Sapphire sound “hippe-ish” to people. I’ve never met a Diamond, say, or a Peridot or Turquoise.
Why are Rose, Iris, or Violet OK…. but poor little Daffodil and Tulip would get laughed out of kindergarten?
And why are June and May women’s names… but August and March for men?
Midnight rambling…. only halfway off-topic….
When I was little, a lot of dogs were named after planets…Two of my aunts had dogs named Neptune…. One neighbor’s dog was Jupiter, another’s Mars; even Mickey Mouse had Pluto, and so did a family friend.So I asked my Dad why I never met a dog named Saturn, or Uranus or Mercury. (The answer was on the order of “Go away, kid, yer bothering me.”)
A lot of people, ladies especially, have flower, jewel, or month names.
In the seventies, a few that had been unused became new and modern names….
Why are Ruby, Pearl, and Emerald and Opal, e.g., old-fashioned names, while Amber and Jet are “newer”… and Crystal and Sapphire sound “hippe-ish” to people. I’ve never met a Diamond, say, or a Peridot or Turquoise.
Why are Rose, Iris, or Violet OK…. but poor little Daffodil and Tulip would get laughed out of kindergarten?
And why are June and May women’s names… but August and March for men?
And come to think of it…
“Trout??”