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| 332.1 | NIC | ESOCTS::THIBODEAU | | Thu Jan 12 1989 09:28 | 6 |
| I like the name. How about trying a reversal as well
Forrest Clayton ... They're both very attractive.
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| 332.2 | MEANINGS | SALEM::FORTIN | | Wed Jan 18 1989 09:02 | 6 |
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Clayton - From the town on the clay bed - Tuetonic
Forrest - Woodland dweller - Anglo-Latin
I hope this helps.
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| 332.3 | sounds good | BALBOA::STARK | amanaplanacanalpanama | Wed Jan 18 1989 09:11 | 2 |
| re: -1
thanks for the input.
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| 332.4 | Interesting | ATLAST::ANDERSON | Give me a U, give me a T... | Mon Feb 13 1989 22:18 | 21 |
| Both of these names were originally surnames. Clayton
seems to have passed the line from surname to given name
(like Douglas, Howard, Clifford, etc.) pretty well. I'm
not too sure about Forrest however. In general, I would
shy away from using surnames as given names unless they're
real popular, or have some particular association for you.
Do you have Forrests in your family tree? Interestingly,
I once considered Forrest as a middle name -- after Nathan
Bedford Forrest, a famous Confederate cavalry officer. I
don't know if you're a Civil War buff (and a Southerner)
like me tho. My dictionary (Dunkling and Gosling) says he
helped popularize Forrest as a given name. It also mentions
Forrest Tucker as a more recent source.
Not real crazy about the combination -- kinda sounda like a
subdivision.
BTW, where does Hayden come from?
-- Clifford (who has been called Clayton once or
twice)
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| 332.5 | i can see forrests in their backyard | BALBOA::STARK | of a NCAA playoff berth... | Tue Feb 14 1989 02:54 | 11 |
| hayden, bestowed to me from a great grandfather (hayden). i
do not know the derivation of the word. however, my middle name
scott is scottish, and means the hedge. the last name stark is
german and translates to "strong".
i also like the sound of cliff, it has a strong masculine sound
to it.
p.s. cliff, does your book say anything about the name "caleb"
or how about "excaliber"?
thanks, HSS
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| 332.6 | Excalibur ?!?! | ATLAST::ANDERSON | Give me a U, give me a T... | Fri Feb 17 1989 16:53 | 20 |
| Haydn, Hayden, Haydon: place name, surname ... popular with
the Welsh, who it reminds of Aidan ... also some links with
the composer ... my guess it means someting like "the hay
farm," "hay town," etc.
Scott: surname ... one from Scotland, a Scot ... given names
probably outnumber family names 100 to 1 ... originally
popularized by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Clifford: surname ... one who lives by a ford near a cliff
(not too hard, that one) ... a famous English family
Caleb: Old Testament character ... means "dog" or "bold"
... popular with the Puritans
Excalibur: the name of King Arthur's sword ... means "hard"
... not a name for a human being (I got the defintion from
Webster's, not my name dictionary)!
-- Cliff
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| 332.7 | it is final | BALBOA::STARK | amanaplanacanalpanama | Wed Feb 22 1989 06:01 | 4 |
| ITS a BOY! the Johnsons have a new addition to their family,
Clayton Forrest Johnson, a healthy 8lbs 2oz. blond haired,
blue eyed baby.
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| 332.8 | | VLNVAX::OSTIGUY | | Thu Feb 23 1989 13:02 | 4 |
| Congratulations! There's nothing sweeter than a baby boy!!
Anna, (mother to a baby boy)
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| 332.9 | Nickname: Forry | ATLAST::MARYJO | OASSETS Support | Fri Mar 03 1989 12:54 | 13 |
| Congrats on the arrival & I really like your little boy's name!
If you're ever looking for a nickname, I have an old friend whose name
is Forrest Smith, but he has always been called Forry Smith.
He's an interesting guy.... a ex-PRO football player, school teacher
and actor. You might even see the name on your TV credits some
day as I occasionally see him in a supporting role on a TV show.
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