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Lacrimae Rerum
Grey Havens
Dec 1 2012, 12:46am
Views: 1026
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And a no to the poll question. Far too many silly children's names as it is - Apple, Princess, Suri, Brooklyn, Heavenly, Deckchair, Ambivalence and whatnot. Or should that be Whatnot? Probably, depressingly. LR
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Would you name your kids after Tolkien characters?
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CuriousG
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Nov 29 2012, 4:16pm
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Elanor
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imin
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Nov 29 2012, 4:26pm
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Middle names
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CuriousG
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Nov 29 2012, 4:38pm
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Love the name Elanor
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Ardamírë
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Nov 29 2012, 5:56pm
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Yeah,
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sherlock
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Dec 4 2012, 5:25pm
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Sure!
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Kassandros
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Nov 29 2012, 4:45pm
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Risky ones and nicknames
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CuriousG
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Nov 29 2012, 4:56pm
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Whenever I call someone "Sam" online, I always hear it in Frodo's voice.
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Kassandros
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Nov 29 2012, 5:13pm
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I've never met an Adric
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zarabia
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Nov 30 2012, 6:27am
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It certainly sounds fine so long as the child isn't teased for it..
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Radagast-Aiwendil
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Nov 29 2012, 5:46pm
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No.
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sador
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Nov 29 2012, 6:16pm
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No... as well
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Magpie
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Nov 30 2012, 2:03pm
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I don't see why not!
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DanielLB
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Nov 29 2012, 8:18pm
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The secret to success in relationships is
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CuriousG
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Nov 29 2012, 8:28pm
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We've mutually agreed on Sam
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DanielLB
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Nov 29 2012, 8:45pm
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Do you mind if I ask a question?
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Ardamírë
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Nov 29 2012, 8:50pm
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I'm offended!
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DanielLB
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Nov 29 2012, 9:36pm
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Didn't work!
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Ardamírë
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Nov 29 2012, 10:31pm
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I'll just have to try harder next time ;-) /
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DanielLB
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Nov 30 2012, 7:54am
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Kind of a moot point for me, but still a fun question
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zarabia
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Nov 30 2012, 6:23am
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Depends...
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Otaku-sempai
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Nov 30 2012, 5:41pm
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Peregrin would actually be a good name.
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Kassandros
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Nov 30 2012, 6:52pm
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I met a child named Peregrin...
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Magpie
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Nov 30 2012, 8:12pm
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That's great!
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Kassandros
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Nov 30 2012, 8:52pm
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It was 2007 ... so, after the LOTR films //
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Magpie
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Nov 30 2012, 9:54pm
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It's the same for me Magpie.
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DanielLB
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Nov 30 2012, 8:56pm
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My father was named after his mother.
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Kassandros
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Nov 30 2012, 9:02pm
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Nope, guess again.
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DanielLB
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Nov 30 2012, 9:12pm
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Loren?//
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Ardamírë
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Nov 30 2012, 9:38pm
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Leslie?
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Lacrimae Rerum
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Dec 1 2012, 12:46am
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do you remember...
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Magpie
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Dec 1 2012, 12:48am
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Talulah Does The Hula From Hawaii
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Starling
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Dec 1 2012, 1:08am
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There's a family down here who named their daughter
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Kelvarhin
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Dec 1 2012, 2:04am
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Oh dear, Kel
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Starling
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Dec 1 2012, 3:26am
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Pretty horrible
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Kelvarhin
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Dec 1 2012, 3:36am
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Ha ha
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Starling
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Dec 1 2012, 4:14am
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listen... I worked in a community where made up names were very common
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Magpie
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Dec 1 2012, 2:25am
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I know
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Starling
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Dec 1 2012, 3:09am
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Alas no
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Lacrimae Rerum
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Dec 1 2012, 1:15am
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lol //
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Magpie
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Dec 1 2012, 2:26am
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I remember
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sherlock
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Dec 4 2012, 6:10pm
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How much to keep you quiet? ;-) /
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DanielLB
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Dec 1 2012, 9:17am
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"Suri" and "Brooklyn" sound like lovely names to me. //
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Kassandros
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Dec 1 2012, 9:28pm
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I think
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imin
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Dec 2 2012, 12:37am
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Not that it works in the conetext of this thread, but that was voted the best joke at the Edinburgh Festival
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Lacrimae Rerum
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Dec 3 2012, 5:18pm
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Really?
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Kassandros
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Dec 3 2012, 5:23pm
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There can be a lack of bullying
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CuriousG
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Dec 3 2012, 6:58pm
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I think it just depends
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imin
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Dec 4 2012, 4:41pm
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The thing I don't understand...
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Kassandros
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Dec 4 2012, 10:27pm
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The curmudgeonly English answer would be
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Lacrimae Rerum
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Dec 4 2012, 11:01pm
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But they are names!
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Kassandros
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Dec 5 2012, 4:01pm
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No not at all.
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Lacrimae Rerum
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Dec 5 2012, 7:30pm
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to me
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imin
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Dec 5 2012, 11:10pm
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When I was pregnant & people asked us about
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sherlock
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Dec 4 2012, 6:01pm
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That hilarious!//
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Ardamírë
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Dec 4 2012, 6:17pm
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When we bought our house,
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Dec 4 2012, 6:21pm
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That's funny!
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sherlock
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Dec 4 2012, 6:26pm
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I once knew someone
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Ardamírë
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Dec 4 2012, 6:27pm
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I have a family member called ...
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DanielLB
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Dec 4 2012, 6:34pm
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Well, I hope his dad was named John so the surname will be true.//
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CuriousG
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Dec 4 2012, 7:03pm
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I don't understand why
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Ardamírë
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Dec 4 2012, 7:05pm
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Not a clue
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DanielLB
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Dec 4 2012, 7:12pm
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Hugh Hughes
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Ardamírë
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Dec 4 2012, 7:44pm
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By the way...
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Ardamírë
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Dec 4 2012, 7:10pm
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You're not actually missing much at all
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DanielLB
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Dec 4 2012, 7:13pm
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I'll summarise the forum for you:
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Ataahua
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Dec 4 2012, 7:29pm
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And it's just the beginning!
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Ardamírë
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Dec 4 2012, 7:46pm
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Not yet!
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Ataahua
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Dec 4 2012, 8:14pm
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Then...
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Ardamírë
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Dec 4 2012, 8:46pm
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They're unavoidable,
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Ataahua
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Dec 4 2012, 8:54pm
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I see I see
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Ardamírë
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Dec 4 2012, 9:15pm
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Stay strong!
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Kassandros
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Dec 4 2012, 10:22pm
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We need a group!
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Ardamírë
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Dec 4 2012, 10:49pm
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I was in school
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sherlock
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Dec 4 2012, 7:53pm
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Poor kids
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Ardamírë
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Dec 4 2012, 8:07pm
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Oh dear lord!
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DanielLB
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Dec 4 2012, 8:24pm
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I have hearrd of a
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Silverlode
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Dec 5 2012, 4:02am
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I have a dog named Pippin
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sherlock
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Dec 4 2012, 5:33pm
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Names from Middle-Earth
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Sam20
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Nov 30 2012, 8:45pm
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That's true of any name, though.
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Kassandros
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Nov 30 2012, 8:57pm
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That can certainly be true of any name, but
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Starling
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Nov 30 2012, 10:47pm
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I know someone who is named after Sauron
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Starling
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Nov 30 2012, 10:39pm
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Thirty years ago I suggested it to my husband, but he nixed it.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Dec 1 2012, 1:29am
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And isn't there someone with a son named
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sherlock
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Dec 4 2012, 6:21pm
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You'd think that maybe some of the later generations of the Tolkien family would pick up these names.
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CuriousG
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Dec 4 2012, 7:06pm
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Come to think of it...
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Eye's on Guard
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Dec 1 2012, 3:36am
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Rohan has been around a long time
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Starling
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Dec 1 2012, 5:06am
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Oh wow, never knew that
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Eye's on Guard
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Dec 1 2012, 5:25am
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I'm (very hopefuly) not going to have kids,
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alienorchid
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Dec 1 2012, 5:04am
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Well, having an unusual name myself, I wouldn't pick one that is too "out there".
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Dec 3 2012, 4:14pm
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Cats
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JWPlatt
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Dec 3 2012, 4:50pm
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I just remembered the name I had once thought would be nice for a girl
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zarabia
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Dec 4 2012, 7:10am
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I like that, too!//
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sherlock
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Dec 4 2012, 6:30pm
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I like Beren, Luthien,
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sherlock
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Dec 4 2012, 5:54pm
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Already did: "Strider" {NT}
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MrCere
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Dec 8 2012, 7:23am
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Your kid is the one that came to my mind.
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Dec 8 2012, 3:21pm
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I can't answer for myself, but
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Laerasëa
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Dec 12 2012, 3:04am
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After reading the Hobbit I thought Durin wasn't a bad choice. It's not too odd but, different.//
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Gimli'sBox
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Dec 16 2012, 6:22pm
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I wanted to back in the 90's
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Aethelwyne Bolger
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Dec 19 2012, 1:30am
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Yes!
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ScholarGipsy
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Jan 1 2013, 7:54pm
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While i love the idea of naming children after literary characters,
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sauget.diblosio
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Apr 2 2013, 1:24am
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