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November 1st, 2011, 03:18 PM
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wdyt of Gatsby?
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November 1st, 2011, 11:51 PM
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I think Gatsby is... great. Gatsby the Great, or the Great Gatsby.
I took an AP Lit class in high school and I had to do summer homework as a pre-requisite, one of the five books I was supposed to read was in fact F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." I think it sounds like the name of a private detective in some Edward G. Robinson gangster film noir.
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November 2nd, 2011, 08:09 AM
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All that comes to mind is The Great Gatsby, hated the book, dislike the name...
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November 2nd, 2011, 01:48 PM
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Not a fan
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November 3rd, 2011, 04:56 PM
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Yes, its out there! But when you've been a name nerd for 10 years you start reaching for anything new! No, I'd never name my kid Gatsby....maybe as a mn if I loved the novel??
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November 3rd, 2011, 07:08 PM
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Not sure how I feel about it...I kinda like it and I kinda don't.
I'd probably love it on an actual child - just not mine!
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November 4th, 2011, 05:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ImagineOctober
Not sure how I feel about it...I kinda like it and I kinda don't.
I'd probably love it on an actual child - just not mine!
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I agree, I would love to meet a little Gatsby!
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November 7th, 2011, 09:44 PM
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The Great Gatsby
I don't even know what that's from but that's what immediately comes to mind.
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November 7th, 2011, 09:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aillidh
All that comes to mind is The Great Gatsby, hated the book, dislike the name...
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That book was a yawn. I remember my 12th grade teacher picked that as our main essay topic... he used to live in the States for a short time and fell in love with it.
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November 9th, 2011, 10:42 PM
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I actually liked the book, but enough people hate it that I'd never use it as a name. I wouldn't want to name my kid after high school required reading anyway.
I also find the sound very unattractive.
If I loved the book so much I wanted to name my kid after it, I'd call him James, nn Jay, which was the character's first name. Gatsby wasn't his real surname anyway, he changed it from Gatz, I think.
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November 14th, 2011, 02:52 AM
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Really cool and unique name... I say go for it!
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November 16th, 2011, 10:36 AM
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I think it's super cute. Some others that come to mind with the same vibe...Ashby and Gable.
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January 10th, 2012, 07:11 AM
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I've never heard of it and not sure whether I like it or not, sorry for not being of any help!
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January 10th, 2012, 08:21 AM
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I thought the book was just alright. I read it in 9th grade and didn't love it... Just like the name.. It is alright but I don't love it... and the more I think about it the more I think it would fit as an older man's name than a baby. I just can't see it.
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February 8th, 2012, 12:52 PM
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loved the book and love the name!! Go for it!! 
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February 8th, 2012, 12:54 PM
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I can't think past the book!!
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February 8th, 2012, 04:50 PM
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I think it would be a good name for a dog/cat.. thats about it.
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