I'm in love with Tennessee Williams the poet + playwrite (A Streetcar Named Desire, A Glass Menagerie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof etc)
and was wondering what you all thought of Tennessee as a name?
What about a middle name?
2007-05-03 09:20:23 · 34 answers · asked by xenon 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
I think it's really unique. A different feel from the usual Dakota, Austin buzz for place names. Go for it. But assuming you have a mid to long last night, go for a shorter middle name. Tennessee Jordan, Tennessee Caleb, Tennessee Adam.
2007-05-03 09:32:40 · answer #1 · answered by sammy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like it. It can have a number of cute nicknames. I feel like you should go with your heart. I named my son Indiana, and although older people go "Indiana??" and kind of show their dislike of it, most people have been very positive about it. Their reaction is neither here nor there for us, I was just reporting what has happened. If you love a name, you should use it. Just be prepared to say it twice when people go "what?"!
Let me also add that people say your child will get picked on... I don't beleive that a child gets picked on for a name alone. if a child has no confidence, personality and umph to him, and a different name, then I can see him getting picked on. But if you instill confidence and normal self-esteem in a kid, a different name will make them cool. They won't be the prey. I am a teacher and I see it everyday. The weaker kids get picked on for any reason under the sun, and if there is nothing to make fun of, other kids will make something up. The stronger kids don't, no matter what weird stuff fthey have going on. So a name is just a name. Name your kid a normal name and the other kids will just find something else to say, that's all.
2007-05-03 11:39:20 · answer #2 · answered by In Luv w/ 2 B, 1 G + 1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think i would go with Tennessee for the middle name..maybe William for a first name that way its not too overbearing and still maintains the same effect a Tennessee Williams. Willilam Tennessee...i do like that one
2007-05-03 11:59:29 · answer #3 · answered by wonder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I don't think I like it for a first name but maybe a middle name. Also what is your last name you have to take into consideration that Tennessee is a long name and if you have a long last name to that gets hard for kids to do. I know my last name is Dorumsgaard. Luckly, my parents opted for a short first name so I wouldn't struggle learning how to write my name.
2007-05-03 09:27:50 · answer #4 · answered by anna 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love the name Tennessee but not for a boy maybe a girl but not a boy to feminine
2007-05-03 13:06:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't like Tennessee as a name, but consider a character from one of TW's works?
I'm named after the wife of the detective of my moms favorite criminal novels.
2007-05-03 10:41:18 · answer #6 · answered by Camilla H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The playwright's real name was Thomas Lanier Williams. Why not use that? Tennessee is going to be a burden on your son for life.
2007-05-03 09:28:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think it's an awesome name for a boy. Very strong, yet romantic, because of the connotation with Williams. I don't think the kid will get picked on, it's a nice name,
2007-05-03 10:37:16 · answer #8 · answered by Altice 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that Tennessee would make a perfectly acceptable (and cute) middle name for your child, especially based on your reasoning.
2007-05-03 10:29:35 · answer #9 · answered by pierceandtattoome 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a middle name sounds fine. Give him a first name that fits with the middle and last name, sounds good together.
2007-05-03 09:27:21 · answer #10 · answered by Rawbert 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋