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Conference oass::babynames

Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
Notice:BABYNAMES is now on-line and writable! Enjoy...
Moderator:OASS::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

332.0. "clayton forrest ?" by BALBOA::STARK (amanaplanacanalpanama) Fri Jan 06 1989 13:20

    i have a friend at work who's wife wants to name their child (if
    it's a boy) Clayton Forrest.  i've quickly searched this conference
    for these two names, w/o luck, and was hoping that someone out there
    might know any meaning/derivation of these names.  also some opinions
    on the like/dislike of them.  BTW the last name will be Johnson.
    if they happen to have a girl they are both in disagreement over
    this name; Olivia Paige, but that's o.k. because i believe both
    these names are in other notes...
    
    thanks
    hayden scott
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332.1NICESOCTS::THIBODEAUThu Jan 12 1989 12:286
    I like the name. How about trying a reversal as well 
    
    Forrest Clayton ... They're both very attractive.
    
    
    
332.2MEANINGSSALEM::FORTINWed Jan 18 1989 12:026
    
    Clayton - From the town on the clay bed - Tuetonic
    
    Forrest - Woodland dweller - Anglo-Latin
    
    I hope this helps.
332.3sounds goodBALBOA::STARKamanaplanacanalpanamaWed Jan 18 1989 12:112
    re: -1
    	thanks for the input.
332.4InterestingATLAST::ANDERSONGive me a U, give me a T...Tue Feb 14 1989 01:1821
	Both of these names were originally surnames.  Clayton
	seems to have passed the line from surname to given name
	(like Douglas, Howard, Clifford, etc.) pretty well.  I'm
	not too sure about Forrest however.  In general, I would
	shy away from using surnames as given names unless they're
	real popular, or have some particular association for you.
	Do you have Forrests in your family tree?  Interestingly,
	I once considered Forrest as a middle name -- after Nathan
	Bedford Forrest, a famous Confederate cavalry officer.  I
	don't know if you're a Civil War buff (and a Southerner)
	like me tho.  My dictionary (Dunkling and Gosling) says he
	helped popularize Forrest as a given name.  It also mentions
	Forrest Tucker as a more recent source.

	Not real crazy about the combination -- kinda sounda like a
	subdivision.

	BTW, where does Hayden come from?

		-- Clifford (who has been called Clayton once or
	           twice)
332.5i can see forrests in their backyardBALBOA::STARKof a NCAA playoff berth...Tue Feb 14 1989 05:5411
    	hayden, bestowed to me from a great grandfather (hayden).  i
    do not know the derivation of the word.  however, my middle name
    scott is scottish, and means the hedge.  the last name stark is
    german and translates to "strong".
    	i also like the sound of cliff, it has a strong masculine sound
    to it.
    
    	p.s. cliff, does your book say anything about the name "caleb"
    or how about "excaliber"?
    
    thanks, HSS
332.6Excalibur ?!?!ATLAST::ANDERSONGive me a U, give me a T...Fri Feb 17 1989 19:5320
	Haydn, Hayden, Haydon: place name, surname ... popular with
	the Welsh, who it reminds of Aidan ... also some links with
	the composer ... my guess it means someting like "the hay
	farm," "hay town," etc.

	Scott: surname ... one from Scotland, a Scot ... given names
	probably outnumber family names 100 to 1 ... originally 
	popularized by F. Scott Fitzgerald

	Clifford: surname ... one who lives by a ford near a cliff
	(not too hard, that one) ... a famous English family

	Caleb: Old Testament character ... means "dog" or "bold"
	... popular with the Puritans

	Excalibur: the name of King Arthur's sword ... means "hard"
	... not a name for a human being (I got the defintion from
	Webster's, not my name dictionary)!

		-- Cliff
332.7it is finalBALBOA::STARKamanaplanacanalpanamaWed Feb 22 1989 09:014
    ITS a BOY!  	the Johnsons have a new addition to their family,
    		Clayton Forrest Johnson, a healthy 8lbs 2oz. blond haired,
    		blue eyed baby.
    
332.8VLNVAX::OSTIGUYThu Feb 23 1989 16:024
    Congratulations!    There's nothing sweeter than a baby boy!!
    
    Anna, (mother to a baby boy)
    
332.9Nickname: ForryATLAST::MARYJOOASSETS SupportFri Mar 03 1989 15:5413
    Congrats on the arrival & I really like your little boy's name!
        
    If you're ever looking for a nickname, I have an old friend whose name
    is Forrest Smith, but he has always been called Forry Smith. 
    
    He's an interesting guy....  a ex-PRO football player, school teacher
    and actor.   You might even see the name on your TV credits some
    day as I occasionally see him in a supporting role on a TV show.