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Wayne Jul 26th 2011, 08:14 2010 quote ← Older revision Revision as of 08:14, 26 July 2011 Line 11: Line 11: # {{surname|from=Middle English}} # {{surname|from=Middle English}} - # {{given name|male|from=surnames}}, transferred from the surname. + # {{given name|male|from=surnames}} transferred from the surname.   + #* '''1988''' [[w:Elmore Leonard|Elmore Leonard]], ''Killshot'', Arbor House 1989, ISBN 1557100411, page 145:   + #*: "My Dad wanted to name me Mats." "But your Mom won," Carmen said, "and named you after a movie star. Moms get away with murder. Mine, you probably think, named me after the girl in the opera." "Tell you the truth," '''Wayne''' said, "I never thought about it."   + #* '''2010''' [[w:Sophie Hannah|Sophie Hannah]], ''A Room Swept White'', Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 978-0-340-98062-0, page 102:   + #*: Marcella and Nathaniel. Now I know their names. I haven't thought much about having children, but if I did, I wouldn't give them names like that. They're the sort of names you choose if you think you're someone to be reckoned with. I wonder if this is my Reverse L'Oréal Syndrome kicking in again; what would I call my kids, '''Wayne''' and Tracey? ''Because I'm not worth it''. - ====Quotations====   - * '''1988''' [[w:Elmore Leonard|Elmore Leonard]], ''Killshot'', Arbor House 1989, ISBN 1557100411, page 145:   - *: "My Dad wanted to name me Mats."   - *: "But your Mom won," Carmen said, "and named you after a movie star. Moms get away with murder. Mine, you probably think, named me after the girl in the opera."   - *: "Tell you the truth," '''Wayne''' said, "I never thought about it."   [[de:Wayne]] [[de:Wayne]]

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