http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/30/name-of-the-day-romeo/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/30/name-of-the-day-romeo/#comment-23393 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:18:33 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=755#comment-23393 [...] and Isolde were Romeo and Juliet before there was Romeo and Juliet.  The ill-fated lovers’ tale appears in [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/30/name-of-the-day-romeo/#comment-22294 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:30:52 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=755#comment-22294 [...] Harper is a great name.  It works well with brothers Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz.  Plus Seven is completely daffy and stylish at once – very Beckham-esque.  It [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/30/name-of-the-day-romeo/#comment-21768 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:00:08 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=755#comment-21768 [...] marriage, but, as you’d expect, love conquers all.  Juliet is played by Ali Larter; her Romeo by Salman Khan, a big name in Hindi [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/30/name-of-the-day-romeo/#comment-19620 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:04:14 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=755#comment-19620 [...] the fair city of Romeo and his Juliet.  How would it wear as a daughter’s [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/30/name-of-the-day-romeo/#comment-19598 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:11:43 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=755#comment-19598 [...] leap tall buildings in a single bound.  Then again, names that once seemed outrageous – Romeo, anyone? – are now in more frequent use.  So never say never … but I’m not sure [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/30/name-of-the-day-romeo/#comment-17573 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:03:01 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=755#comment-17573 [...] Walter Scott’s 1819 novel The Bride of Lammermoor tells of Scotland’s answer to Romeo and Juliet.  Scott’s duo of star-crossed lovers are called Lucy and Edgar.  In [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/30/name-of-the-day-romeo/#comment-17473 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:20:41 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=755#comment-17473 [...] and poets have discussed the subject at length, right up to Shakespeare and beyond.  Think of Romeo calling out “I am fortune’s fool” when he discovers the family name of his [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/30/name-of-the-day-romeo/#comment-17043 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 13:29:09 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=755#comment-17043 I had a cat named Mercutio.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/30/name-of-the-day-romeo/#comment-17030 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:06:41 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=755#comment-17030 I love Shakespeare and unusual names, but don’t think I would ever give a child this one. That’s probably because I was never Romeo’s biggest fan. He never struck me as the brightest lightbulb in the bunch. And he’s too cliche’ed besides. Mercutio, however, I loved. I don’t think I would ever get away with naming a son that either, but if I could, I would!

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/30/name-of-the-day-romeo/#comment-1895 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:02:57 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=755#comment-1895 I don’t think he does, Mom only called Romeo out. She was looking about 4 or 5 months pregnant though, so next spring I’ll be keeping my ears open! I’m hoping for something other than Juliet, myself. You got what I meant by scrappirs though. Romeo’s one of those that seems to invite trouble, especially from other little boys. Having had to deal with the trouble Simon could provoke was enough for me. Thank goodness he had a terror of a brother to stand up for him. These days they’re formidable together… no one better mess! And poor little Josephine, she’s got these two hulking brothers to stand up to (and is doing a fantastic bullying job of her own these days)! I fear for schoolmates.

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