Comments on: Name of the Day: Clayton http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/02/name-of-the-day-clayton/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: appellationmountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/02/name-of-the-day-clayton/#comment-1977 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:28:03 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=759#comment-1977 I used to work for a Clayton who went by the name Clayt. A thoroughly upstanding citizen, and I always rather liked the extra “t” on the nickname.

And my first Big Crush was a Clayton, too. (If memory serves, he was Clayton III.) So it’s an appealing choice from my perspective.

Lola, LOL at your analysis of Clay Aiken – I agree completely! Crispin Glover makes me like Crispin more, but Clay Aiken does give me pause. :)

And Kayt, you might be right about the fact that it just feels done.

]]> By: Allison http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/02/name-of-the-day-clayton/#comment-1955 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:50:27 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=759#comment-1955 Clay, maybe. Clayton? No. It just sounds too country bumpkin to me, and Aiken (guess I have to stop calling him “the Gaykin” now) doesn’t help.

]]> By: coolteamblt http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/02/name-of-the-day-clayton/#comment-1913 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:36:04 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=759#comment-1913 One of my best friends in middle school was named Clayton. I too, am surprized that it’s declining. It’s perfectly in sync. I think the fact that it was most popular in the early 90′s makes it feel a bit dated, like Corey or Cody. It’s not that it doesn’t fit the trends, it’s that it’s been done already.

]]> By: Lola http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/02/name-of-the-day-clayton/#comment-1904 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:31:00 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=759#comment-1904 Huzzah for Clayton, a legitimate name in the Payton/Hayden mess that abounds. I have to admit, Clay as a nickname isn’t for me, but he should be appealing to all those crunchy moms out there, I would think. You know, the ones who already profess love for Reed& River for boys & Cinnamon & Tangerine for a girl. Clayton feels substantial next to those, kind of heavy & solid. While Henry Clay as an assocation is pretty cool, Clay Aiken does indeed kill it. Geeky and odd, he strikes even me who generally likes Geeky & odd as creepy.

All in all, I’m almost as surprised as you are that Clayton’s falling. He’s pretty cool (despite creepy Clay Aiken)

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