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Odd that the name Abraham has not become popular - Juan Marrero - 05-11-2015 03:35 PM
There's a list of 10 dumb things to ask, one of them being "why don't people name their boys Adolf anymore?"
But on the other end of the ethics spectrum is Abraham Lincoln and it is curious that it is an "old fashioned" name that has not had a revival. But come to think of it I can cite very few other Abrahams ever: Fortas and, I think, the current head of the ADL
Is Abraham Lincoln so revered that it would seem presumptuous to name a mere infant after him? Even his tragically short-lived grandson went by "Jack." Or perhaps it just has too many syllables.
(Moses, Isaac, Ishmael seem to have been retired too--maybe it's a patriarch thing.)
RE: Odd that the name Abraham has not become popular - LincolnToddFan - 05-11-2015 05:20 PM
My grandfather's middle name was "Lincoln". He was born early in the 20th century and was named for the 16th president.
RE: Odd that the name Abraham has not become popular - Donna McCreary - 05-12-2015 11:28 AM
There is a gentleman in our community named Lincoln. He is the only man I know with the name. For some reason, the name Lincoln has become a popular name for little girls in the mid-west. I have met several young ladies with the name. Kennedy is also becoming a popular name for little girls. However, I have not yet heard of anyone naming their daughter Kennedy Lincoln or Lincoln Kennedy. With a name such as that, perhaps the lady would be destined for politics.
RE: Odd that the name Abraham has not become popular - Juan Marrero - 05-12-2015 11:45 AM
(05-12-2015 11:28 AM)Donna McCreary Wrote: There is a gentleman in our community named Lincoln. He is the only man I know with the name. For some reason, the name Lincoln has become a popular name for little girls in the mid-west. I have met several young ladies with the name. Kennedy is also becoming a popular name for little girls. However, I have not yet heard of anyone naming their daughter Kennedy Lincoln or Lincoln Kennedy. With a name such as that, perhaps the lady would be destined for politics.
Madison and even Chase have become relatively popular for girls too.
RE: Odd that the name Abraham has not become popular - HerbS - 05-13-2015 08:30 AM
I met a family in Cleveland,Ohio,that named thier son Lincoln after Lincoln!
RE: Odd that the name Abraham has not become popular - STS Lincolnite - 05-13-2015 08:35 AM
(05-12-2015 11:28 AM)Donna McCreary Wrote: Kennedy Lincoln or Lincoln Kennedy. With a name such as that, perhaps the lady would be destined for politics.
Or, unfortunately, assassination?!
(05-13-2015 08:30 AM)HerbS Wrote: I met a family in Cleveland,Ohio,that named thier son Lincoln after Lincoln!
One of my best friends gave one of his sons the first name Lincoln, after the 16th President.
RE: Odd that the name Abraham has not become popular - LincolnMan - 05-13-2015 08:18 PM
Looking back now, I would have loved to have named one of my sons "Lincoln." This did not happen. Now in my later years I've named our newest puppy "Lincoln." Oh well...
RE: Odd that the name Abraham has not become popular - LincolnMan - 05-14-2015 05:34 AM
The great artist Gutzon Borglum named his son Lincoln. In fact, his son finished what is probably considered his greatest work. Gutzon died before it was completed. What masterpiece am I referring to?
RE: Odd that the name Abraham has not become popular - RJNorton - 05-14-2015 06:22 AM
(05-14-2015 05:34 AM)LincolnMan Wrote: The great artist Gutzon Borglum named his son Lincoln. In fact, his son finished what is probably considered his greatest work. Gutzon died before it was completed. What masterpiece am I referring to?
Hi Bill. Mount Rushmore. (Thank you to Eva who once asked a trivia question about Gutzon Borglum.)
RE: Odd that the name Abraham has not become popular - LincolnMan - 05-14-2015 06:58 AM
Absolutely correct Roger. Borglum also created the Lincoln bust in front of the Lincoln Tomb- the one that tourists love to rub on Lincoln's nose.