Haha. Oh dear. Cardigans are a staple piece of clothing here and ‘cardie’ is the abbreviated term. It’s never going to work as name.
Cardigan is a sweater, not a name for a person.
I think Cardigan is a wonderful word which would make a fine name.
Can’t say I would seek Cardie out, but why not let the nickname take care of itself?
I suppose it could be any gender really.
I also love [name_m]Argyle[/name_m] and Argyll.
Also, I think folks need to take a big chill pill when it comes to pronouncing what is a name and what is not. We all have our opinions but this topic is highly subjective.
One person’s word is another person’s name. Not exactly earth-shattering!
And it totally makes me want to rush out and name ten children:
Harvest
[name_m]Davenport[/name_m]
[name_m]Argyle[/name_m]
Chandolier
Cardigan
[name_f]Merrigan[/name_f]
Credenza
Marchpane
[name_f]Claret[/name_f]
and
Veranda!
Nope. Cardigan is a sweater, not a name.
But that is the beauty (of the United States anyway), because if someone here names their baby Cardigan then poof! It is a name.
It might be a name some people do not like or approve of. Many would still not consider it a name.
But it would be – legally, on the birth certificate - a name for that human being.
And this freedom makes me love my country.
You can do that here…
Unfortunately, cardigan is a word in the same way that lampshade or trousers are words. It’s just never going to enter into ‘non weird’ name territory; here, people are always going to react with shock, confusion or amusement. A cardigan is never going to stop being a cardigan.
I believe you (not sure where your here is though). I just spoke for the US b/c it is the only country I’ve lived in and thus really the only country whose naming freedoms I know.
I’m reading and teaching Brave [name_m]New[/name_m] World for the first time and it too is making me value my freedom of speech all the more. Iceland sounds like a really cool place, but I don’t want my naming rights to be controlled, even in the name of beauty and history.
And I find I don’t even want to be told what is a name and what isn’t.
If we were talking about Diarrhea or Toilet, I would get the concern more, but a cardigan (whether it be a sweater, a cute dog, or a possible name) seems to me not the same thing at all.
I mean, why get riled up over a cardigan or Cardigan? Catniss bothers me a lot more than Cardigan.
Why don’t you just name your kid Hoodie or Shirt?
I’m glad this is at least causing interest, with vary varying opinions. Yes, a cardigan is a garment, it’s also a place in [name_m]Wales[/name_m]. But more to the point, lots of names have meanings, not just flowers and gemstones!
Yes, names have meanings. Real meanings, not ones that equate with “sweater”. Its true meaning is “Ceredig’s land”, which is an anglicisation of the Welsh Ceredigion.
I think if it wan’t associated with the sweater, the sound by itself would work as a boy’s name. It sounds like [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]. But the sweater thing totally makes this not a name for me. I do know somebody who said a couple of years ago that she would like to name her son Cardigan (she didn’t).
Like the sweater? Nnnnnoope.
Sorry, I think of the sweater, as well. If I did happen to hear it I would assume girl. Not a fan of it, though.
Definitely makes me think of the sweater… and where I live cardie is a very common abbreviation for said item of clothing.