What would be your thoughts on the name Corinthian? The parents?
I personally like it. Of the name I think…That’s unique. Of the parent’s I think…They wanted something from the bible but didn’t want the normal [name]James[/name], [name]David[/name], [name]Jonathan[/name], [name]Adam[/name]. They wanted it to stand out.
I went to school with a guy named Corinthian. I like the name as well.
Sorry, when I hear Corinthian I think of Corinthian leather from that old car commercial. [name]Ricardo[/name] Montaban saying “Corinthian leather”. Evidently, I’m not the only one that makes that connection. There was a racehorse by the name of Corinthian. His first crop of foals are now 2 years old and sure enough, one is named Corinthian Leather.
To me , it seems like a name from parents that are trying to hard to be different.
I like it a lot. As a mn it would be even better, because it is a little strong.
Haha, I never really thought about the leather.
I would think they must like that part of the bible.
I don’t really like Corinthian, but I’ve seen Corinthia for a girl and I think that’s really pretty.
I’d be impressed. I know it’s from the Bible but I think it’s a good name regardless.
…I think of Corinthian columns! I don’t like this name. It sounds so haughty and pretentious to me, and I’d think their parents to be that way…
The only thing I can think of is that Corinthian is another name for a Dandy (effeminate man) used in the Regency era. Besides that I think it’s kind of nice and has an popular nickname, [name]Corey[/name].
I would associate with a time way back when people would pick random words from the bible as names
I would think the parents were very religious and wonder if Corinthian had siblings named Thessalonian or Revelation.
I also think of parents who want to name their kids unusual Biblical names that perhaps also mean something to them (1st Corinthians, for example, has the great passage about love and also discusses the spiritual gifts). However, it’s also an adjective, like the now infamous “Morrocan,” so it’s like naming your child “American” or “Mexican” or something. Corinth might be interesting, since it’s the actual place.
(And for agirlinred, I knew a guy who wanted to name his children Revelation and [name]Epiphany[/name], so…)
I would think their parents were religious nutters. Sorry, but it’s just TOO biblical for me.
Basically this. I’m [name]Christian[/name] and love a lot of Biblical names but Corinthian is way, way too much. It would be like naming your child Ephesians or Galatians.
I think of the Corinthian Order (architecture reference) I think it’s a nice sounding word but associated with too many things, plus, people from Corinth were called Cotinthians so it would be a little like naming your kid Georgian.
You might like the name [name]Corentin[/name], it’s not pronounced like Corinthians but it’s a nice similar name!
My first association is a bad one:
[name]Neil[/name] Gaiman (a very famous and brilliant wirter) wrote a series of graphic novels called Sandman about 20? years back, and they featured a very memorable character called ‘the Corinthian’. He always wore sunglasses because he had mouths full of sharp teeth instead of eyes, and we are first introduced to him as a participant in a convention for serial killers (disguised as something else of course). He is a nightmare incarnate, literally. It gives me the chills.
Picture:
Of course, I think of this because I read the graphic novels and found the beyond magnificent, and it’s a connection most people won’t make, but I thought you should know about it.
I also support switching it to Corinth, [name]Corentin[/name] or Corinthia for a girl, since Corinthian sounds best as ‘the Corinthian’, as a title rather than a name. (Corinthia is on my own list, and I’m thinking of adding Corinth)
Semi off-topic how do you pronounce the Norse name “[name]Signy[/name]”? Is it “[name]Sig[/name]-nee”?
Yes, it is [name]Sig[/name]-nee.
I agree with previous posters. I can just see their kids: Corinthian, Galatian, [name]Roman[/name]. Yikes!