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ArishMell · 70-79, M
Not really. I hated it when young: it is not very common and seemed a bit fey.
Worse, it was one of various names used in those days as stereotypes by lower-grade playwrights and comedians to indicate weak, simple-minded or "toff" characters.
Slowly I started to discover there were people in the world with the same name, finding fame in entirely positive ways. The first I heard of, was a radio-drama actor.
I learnt to accept the name eventually.
In my twenties I joined a small, local club that never had more than a couple of dozen members, yet there were now three of us with the same Christian name, often at the same events!
Worse, it was one of various names used in those days as stereotypes by lower-grade playwrights and comedians to indicate weak, simple-minded or "toff" characters.
Slowly I started to discover there were people in the world with the same name, finding fame in entirely positive ways. The first I heard of, was a radio-drama actor.
I learnt to accept the name eventually.
In my twenties I joined a small, local club that never had more than a couple of dozen members, yet there were now three of us with the same Christian name, often at the same events!
