Something that I’ve noticed in my name preferences is that however much I love an actor or actress, that liking rarely seems to extend to their name.
I’ve always loved old movies, so many of my examples come from that era.
[name_u]Gary[/name_u] [name_m]Cooper[/name_m], gorgeous. Some Hollywood wit once slyly remarked that no one had ever seen [name_m]Cooper[/name_m] and [name_f]Garbo[/name_f] in the same room. But the name [name_u]Gary[/name_u]? Probably the male name I would least want for my own.
And [name_m]Cooper[/name_m] is nice, but I think of a beloved cat we had.
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] [name_m]Olivier[/name_m]/[name_m]Larry[/name_m], no.
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]Gable[/name_m], not really.
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Powell[/name_m], so-so.
[name_m]Paul[/name_m] [name_m]Newman[/name_m], eh.
Now, [name_m]Basil[/name_m] Rathbone, that’s a great name! For a cat anyway.
So, I am curious to know if others find that the glory of their favorite actors, old or new, make them like their names. I’m particularly eager to see how this works or doesn’t with the younger generation of actors, most of whom I am sorry to say all look alike to me.
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Law[/name_m] is one example of that working for me. [name_u]Jude[/name_u] used to remind me of the bummer [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Hardy[/name_m] character and [name_m]Judas[/name_m] Iscariot and now it reminds me of that delectable actor.