Comments on: Elsewhere Online: Dixon Willoughby

By: Name of the Day: Dixon « Appellation Mountain

Name of the Day: Dixon « Appellation Mountain — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:13:10 +0000

[...] of the Day: Dixon 27Jul08 Earlier this month, we picked up on a tale of parents naming their son after two radio show hosts in exchange for a $100 gas [...]

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:03:50 +0000

I do see Dixon’s appeal, and I love a three-syllable, ends-in-y name in the middle spot. It’s not a bad choice.

It’s just a cracked out tale to tell. I can hear a grown-up Dixon fielding polite inquiries, “Oh, is it a family name?” “Yes, actually. Only not my family …”

Elisabeth, is it possible to devote too much time to thinking about baby names? I’m always dazzled when someone says, “Oh, I’m six months along and we really haven’t thought about it yet.”

By: youcantcallitit

youcantcallitit — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:17:34 +0000

I think the name they are expected to use is “Dixon and Willoughby”, the “and” and all! You’d have to pay me a hell of a lot more than $100– What am I talking about? You couldn’t name my child for all the tea in China, but then again, I think about this WAY too much.

By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:44:51 +0000

Know what? I can see the appeal, Willoughby’s one of my hugest GP boy names. Has been for a good long while. Too surnamey and no family link for me to justify it’s use. Dixon feels like Dexter and Nixon got together, bit appealling to a lot of folks these days. All in all, it could have been a lot worse! and Another, baby name of my choice for golf clubs sounds like a good deal to me!

By: Another

Another — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:33:24 +0000

I know someone that agreed to name his daughter something he didn’t particularly like when promised a set of golf clubs. Mom got the name she wanted, Dad got the clubs. Strange.