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About 95% sure I will name my son Quenton, as spelled in OAR.
I also like the name Andrea, but would that be weird to have a son named Quenton and a daughter named Andrea (you know, since they dated?)
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About 95% sure I will name my son Quenton, as spelled in OAR.
I also like the name Andrea, but would that be weird to have a son named Quenton and a daughter named Andrea (you know, since they dated?)
Hahahaha... I am having a son in about 2 months and my buddies and I were running this weekend and joking about how f***ing stupid it would be to name your kid Quenton, especially since the book is poorly written and cheesy.
He will hate you. Do not do it.
Andrea is a pretty name.
DocLove wrote:
What about Quentin Crisp for the older and more liberal generation?
Oh man, that guy was as queer as a $3 bill, and I am a gay man. Naming your son after that guy is asking for a serious queen.
I really don't understand why a lot of people have such negative feelings toward the name. And the book is not poorly written. if it was, it would not be the popular book that it has become
Killer Quads wrote:
Hahahaha... I am having a son in about 2 months and my buddies and I were running this weekend and joking about how f***ing stupid it would be to name your kid Quenton, especially since the book is poorly written and cheesy.
He will hate you. Do not do it.
Andrea is a pretty name.
If it is poorly written then why is it a cult classic. Never mind, I forgot shitting all over Once a Runner was what all the cool kids did. Carry on
clearing the bs up wrote:
Killer Quads wrote:Hahahaha... I am having a son in about 2 months and my buddies and I were running this weekend and joking about how f***ing stupid it would be to name your kid Quenton, especially since the book is poorly written and cheesy.
He will hate you. Do not do it.
Andrea is a pretty name.
If it is poorly written then why is it a cult classic. Never mind, I forgot shitting all over Once a Runner was what all the cool kids did. Carry on
THANK YOU.
DocLove wrote:
'Personally, I really like the name Quentin. Most people will associate it with Tarantino.'
What about Quentin Crisp for the older and more liberal generation?
He is who I think of when I think of Quentin.
His real name was Denis Pratt, which is just as bad, Prat being British for butt.
He renamed himself Quentin as it sounded more "queer".
I have a lot of respect for the man.
Concerned Citizen wrote:
Groucho wrote:Peter Paul Andmary, obviously
Nice try. Paul wasn't an apostle, just in case you didn't know.
Actually, Paul was an apostle. He just wasn't one of the original twelve.
do you think in like 10 years when i have kids, people will still think of quentin crisp or quentin taratino?
some random object wrote:
I really don't understand why a lot of people have such negative feelings toward the name. And the book is not poorly written. if it was, it would not be the popular book that it has become
Yeah, real popular. For a while they stopped printing it b/c it sold like 3 copies a quarter.
It is "popular" among running geeks b/c it is the only novel about distance running. Get a clue.
It is actually pretty mediocre writing, but I still enjoy reading it. I'd never name my child after a character though.
For shits and giggles, here is what the baby name book says about Quenton (with the "O"):
"There is no way around it: The impact of this name depends on the color of your skin. Quenton has remained a perfectly normal, strong name for black men, whereas white Quentons are out of luck."
why the hell would i care about what a baby book says about a name? if it means something to the parents, then i don't see a problem with it.
and out of curiosity, since you would never name your child after a book character, what would you use to find a name that you like?
and about the only being popular among runner geeks, this doesn't bother me at all. i don't expect it to be popular among non-runners. they just don't understand. i'm okay with that
Lollersauce wrote:
Yeah, real popular. For a while they stopped printing it b/c it sold like 3 copies a quarter.
It is "popular" among running geeks b/c it is the only novel about distance running. Get a clue.
It is actually pretty mediocre writing, but I still enjoy reading it. I'd never name my child after a character though.
For shits and giggles, here is what the baby name book says about Quenton (with the "O"):
"There is no way around it: The impact of this name depends on the color of your skin. Quenton has remained a perfectly normal, strong name for black men, whereas white Quentons are out of luck."
Of course it is popular among runners, that is what it is about, the story of a runner trying to reach the top.... and it isn't mediocre if people love it so much. And seriously, you're quoting some baby book?
what about naming a son seppo?
I knew a guy who was one tough ass son of a bitch. We called him Chucky V, after the triathlete in the mid-90's. Guy was a training animal. Once ran 20 miles to a road race, ran the 8k in under 25 minutes, then ran 20 miles home. Picked up 500 Marlboro miles in that one day. Some kind of financial genius.
Long story short, Once a Runner is his favorite book. He named his child Quenton. The kid runs 5 miles a day as an 8 year old. Crazy.