I have a cousin named Brooklyn born in the early 90s.

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Anonymous wrote:For context, a teacher in HS was completely against the name Lisa. She told us it was trashy. There were three girls named Lisa in our class (it was the late 80s). She refused to call any of the girls Lisa. She called all of them Elizabeth, even the girl whose name was not a derivative of Elizabeth.

She also thought Susan was trashy and completely flew off the rails when a student pointed out the Biblical origins.

There are other girls’ names she thought were trashy (Jamie, Karen), that we don’t blink at today. Trashy is in the eye of the beholder.

But technically Brooklyn isn't actually a name for a person. The names you mentioned are real names for humans so I really don't think it's comparable.

Brooklyn is absolutely a name for a person, as evidenced by the fact that lots of people have the name. That's how something becomes a name. Furthermore, using place names for people, and creating names by putting together two other names (e.g. Anne-Marie) have long histories within American culture.

I can name my kid fireplace if I want. Or plate. Or France. It doesn't make it a name for a person. Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you should.

If you named your kid fireplace, lowercase letter and all, then that would be their name, so it would be a person's name. Not a good one, I will grant you that. France, on the other hand has a long history as a name in France. It's often combined as Marie-France (see that thing about taking 2 names and putting them together).

I laughed at the "France" comment, too. It's a female name in Francophone countries and a male name in Slovenia.

At this point, Brooklyn is well established as a name. It might not be a name you like, which is fine. But it's not like naming your kid "plate." People have been naming their kids after places, plants, virtues, and other inanimate objects for a long time. Florence Nightingale was named after the city in Italy (where she was born). This is not a new thing.

Anonymous wrote:I know someone who named her daughter Liberty!

I taught a Liberty when I was in grad school over a decade ago. She went by Libby. (She was a good student, BTW, so my only association with that name is positive.)

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Anonymous wrote:Aspirational white trash name. Dumb trendy. Madison used to be the Brooklyn.

+1 classy people do not give their children these names.

How do you measure class based on someone giving their child these names? I know quite a few people who have used both these names for no other reason than that they liked the sound of them. They are all highly educated, have great jobs(I know an architect and an engineer that both have a child named Brooklyn and my own pediatrician has a girl named Madison), are well liked and kind. So how are these people not classy? These are just common names now.

Names have always been a signifier of class and status. Always. Last names indicate both your social class, and/or profession, in almost every country around the world.

First name choices are both a measure of class AND taste. But I don't think anyone can successfully argue that the name Brooklyn is anything but low class, I don't care how rich you are. There are plenty of rich white trash out there.

Naming your kids after streets/towns/cars/colleges just because you "like the sound of it" is always 100% a bad decision. The same way it is always a bad idea to buy a green car. Green is the color that changes the most with trends. Remember all those hunter green sofas and avocado green refrigerators. Trends. what seems like a good idea now is going to seem dated and irrelevant in 20 years. Names identify you forever and serve as the first level of identification of your social position. Parents who chose trendy nonsense names have bad taste.

Of course we all know wonderful people who have shitty names, but as a parent, why would you levy that burden on your kid? They just have to work that much harder to prove they aren't a stripper.

I'm 50 and know two women named Brooklyn. It's nothing new.

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Anonymous wrote:Aspirational white trash name. Dumb trendy. Madison used to be the Brooklyn.

+1 classy people do not give their children these names.

How do you measure class based on someone giving their child these names? I know quite a few people who have used both these names for no other reason than that they liked the sound of them. They are all highly educated, have great jobs(I know an architect and an engineer that both have a child named Brooklyn and my own pediatrician has a girl named Madison), are well liked and kind. So how are these people not classy? These are just common names now.

Anonymous wrote:Aspirational white trash name. Dumb trendy. Madison used to be the Brooklyn.

+1 classy people do not give their children these names.

Brooklyn and Hudson. Bless your little heart.

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Anonymous wrote:Brooklyn is cute and strong, Brook is a great nickname, I had a friend named Brook back in the 60s so it's been around for awhile. I do, however, draw the line at naming kids Queens or Staten Island.

Bronx?

No thonx!

There is a child out there with the unfortunate name of Bronx Mowgli (Ashlee Simpson's kid)

I taught a kid named Bronx a few years ago. He’s now a HS drop out trying to get famous on YouTube.

That seems about right.

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Anonymous wrote:Brooklyn is cute and strong, Brook is a great nickname, I had a friend named Brook back in the 60s so it's been around for awhile. I do, however, draw the line at naming kids Queens or Staten Island.

Bronx?

No thonx!

There is a child out there with the unfortunate name of Bronx Mowgli (Ashlee Simpson's kid)

I taught a kid named Bronx a few years ago. He’s now a HS drop out trying to get famous on YouTube.

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Anonymous wrote:For context, a teacher in HS was completely against the name Lisa. She told us it was trashy. There were three girls named Lisa in our class (it was the late 80s). She refused to call any of the girls Lisa. She called all of them Elizabeth, even the girl whose name was not a derivative of Elizabeth.

She also thought Susan was trashy and completely flew off the rails when a student pointed out the Biblical origins.

There are other girls’ names she thought were trashy (Jamie, Karen), that we don’t blink at today. Trashy is in the eye of the beholder.

But technically Brooklyn isn't actually a name for a person. The names you mentioned are real names for humans so I really don't think it's comparable.

Brooklyn is absolutely a name for a person, as evidenced by the fact that lots of people have the name. That's how something becomes a name. Furthermore, using place names for people, and creating names by putting together two other names (e.g. Anne-Marie) have long histories within American culture.

I can name my kid fireplace if I want. Or plate. Or France. It doesn't make it a name for a person. Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you should.

Hon, you don't get to decide what is or isn't "a name for a person".

I'd be curious how many of the people bashing the name Brooklyn have kids (not "dc"... if we're talking about real words etc) with names like Kaiden, Brayden, Jayedeyn etc

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Anonymous wrote:Brooklyn is cute and strong, Brook is a great nickname, I had a friend named Brook back in the 60s so it's been around for awhile. I do, however, draw the line at naming kids Queens or Staten Island.

Bronx?

No thonx!

There is a child out there with the unfortunate name of Bronx Mowgli (Ashlee Simpson's kid)

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Anonymous wrote:Brooklyn is cute and strong, Brook is a great nickname, I had a friend named Brook back in the 60s so it's been around for awhile. I do, however, draw the line at naming kids Queens or Staten Island.

Bronx?

No thonx!

Anonymous wrote:Brooklyn sure beats Dumbo as a name.

I'm fond of Stuyvesant myself. Stuy is a cute nickname.

Brooklyn sure beats Dumbo as a name.