Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agoOkay, but Mötley is a pretty awesome name.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square409fedilinkarrow-up1678arrow-down118
arrow-up1660arrow-down1imageOkay, but Mötley is a pretty awesome name.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square409fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 months agoRocklyn sounds too much like Brooklyn (which some people also name their kids unfortunately) and Brexley sounds like Brexit.
minus-squareCheesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoRocklin is also a popular neighborhood in Oakland
minus-squarekinkles@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoWhat’s wrong with the name Brooklyn?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoFor one thing, it means “broken land.”
minus-squareAquaTofana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 months agoHuh. I didn’t know Brooklyn meant that. 5 year old me was definitely a fan of naming my Barbies “Brook”, so I’ve suffered a lack of taste since the beginning it seems 😂
minus-squareturmacar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months ago/“marshland”, which would give a whole new relevance to getting “swampy”.
Rocklyn sounds too much like Brooklyn (which some people also name their kids unfortunately) and Brexley sounds like Brexit.
Rocklin is also a popular neighborhood in Oakland
What’s wrong with the name Brooklyn?
For one thing, it means “broken land.”
Huh. I didn’t know Brooklyn meant that. 5 year old me was definitely a fan of naming my Barbies “Brook”, so I’ve suffered a lack of taste since the beginning it seems 😂
/“marshland”, which would give a whole new relevance to getting “swampy”.