George or Elmer, my last name is Dean, which one fits in?
2007-03-19 10:10:01 · 12 answers · asked by Jacob S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Personally I like George Elmer Dean
2007-03-19 10:58:51 · answer #1 · answered by TiredOfUrWhining 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know why but Elmer Dean sounds like a good name for a more rural living situation and George Dean for an urban one.
2007-03-19 17:18:20 · answer #2 · answered by Dead 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Elmer Dean sounds much better .:
2007-03-23 10:33:10 · answer #3 · answered by Hope Summer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take both Elmer ,George Dean
2007-03-19 21:11:15 · answer #4 · answered by Baby 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that Tanner would sound nice, but not Elmer or George.
2007-03-19 22:59:03 · answer #5 · answered by roptor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live in the USA, I can guarantee you that if you name him "Elmer", his schoolmates will call him "Elmer Fudd" until he gets big enough to beat them to a pulp. I suffered "Teddy Roosevelt" (and being a 6'1" 145-pound weakling) until I made my escape to college.
President Roosevelt was an OK guy who spoke clearly and wasn't a cartoon character. I could live with it. Elmer Fudd was a cartoon character who hunted "wabbits".
Unless a great great uncle left a bequest of a million or two to the first male child to be named "Elmer", I wouldn't saddle a child with it.
2007-03-19 19:06:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My father's name was very old and very ethnic. There was no way I could have given it to my son. It's much like Elmer. But maybe you could use my solution. No kid bothers with another kid's middle name. I gave my son both of his grandfather's names for his middle names (so he has 2) and a nice, solid first name that gives him no problems. This way he honors everyone without being dishonored himself. He's very cool with it, too, now that he's 17 and can see I wasn't "burdening" him.
2007-03-20 07:38:01 · answer #7 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Dean sounds very clever.
2007-03-19 19:24:39 · answer #8 · answered by 4-Wondering 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sound likes Ted Pack has a pretty strong aurgument against using Elmer, and I have to agree.
However, I toss this idea out to you: use your wife's maiden name as your son's middle name. It will give him a connection to both families and isn't as clumsy as the hyphens used by certain folks.
Both of my children carry their mom's name, and I couldn't be prouder.
2007-03-19 19:17:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
george, elmer is kind of out there
cole or dylan or brian would be better
2007-03-19 21:05:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋