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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 9564053, member: 36"]Blanket was a nickname, given because Michael often covered his head with a blanket to keep the photographers from getting a shot. Apple isn't horrible. I had a great-uncle named Elmer; admittedly he predated the glue but I'd rather Apple than to be named for a cow! Worse, one of grandma's best friends was named Elsie, for real. They were all born in the 1890s and Victorian names ..yeahwell. </p><p><br /></p><p>In some parts of the US, a girl named Middleburg wouldn't have been too unusual in times past. A kid would be given Mom's maiden name as a middle name, and if Mom had the same first name or an auntie did there ya' go. Now they're just skipping the vanilla first name.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 9564053, member: 36"]Blanket was a nickname, given because Michael often covered his head with a blanket to keep the photographers from getting a shot. Apple isn't horrible. I had a great-uncle named Elmer; admittedly he predated the glue but I'd rather Apple than to be named for a cow! Worse, one of grandma's best friends was named Elsie, for real. They were all born in the 1890s and Victorian names ..yeahwell. In some parts of the US, a girl named Middleburg wouldn't have been too unusual in times past. A kid would be given Mom's maiden name as a middle name, and if Mom had the same first name or an auntie did there ya' go. Now they're just skipping the vanilla first name.[/QUOTE]
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