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I don't think Ive ever heard the name Layton, but I like it. With Edmund I think of a very smart kid, with glasses and polo shirts :)
I think the biggest one for Layton would be Jack Layton.... (although that's canadian so if you don't live here then it's probably not a big deal!)
I've never met anyone of either name so I have nothing really to associate with them!
The name Theresa or Teresa I've always associated with mean, manipulative, hurtful people. I've know 3 or 4 of them and they all seem to be the same. I only know ONE that is really great but I met her much later in life than the others so the name is still sort of tainted.
I'm far too much of a wimp to get involved in this post but I have my opinions on names and sterotypes :D *runs back to corner*
@UK Bride: We are using Edmund as a middle name if we have boy. (currently preggo). This is a family name for me, My Grandfather and Uncle.
Bostongrl25: My Uncle is exactly the way you describe. He is easily the smartest man I know, he's an engineer, and designed airplanes, before retiring. He has glasses and always wears polo shirts too lol
@mwitter80: Haha I knew it!! It's so funny how you can picture someone just from a name
@skyeatnight: lol. fair enough. :)
@mtwitter: yay for Edmund! That was my choice. I think it's classy and uncommon. DH says if we name our kid Edmund, he'll get pantsed on the playground. He likes Layton because it's a character in one of his favourite childhood video games. *sigh*
To me, Layton sounds as if he would be modern and sleek, chiseled and extremely handsome, with dark hair, like a young Pierce Brosnon (who, even at his current age, is still chiseled and handsome, lol.) Edmund sounds to me similar to what other PPs have described, highly intelligent, professorial, wealthy, with glasses -- but also handsome and strong, and perhaps wearing tweed! lol The great thing about Edmund is that he could go by the nickname Eddie as a boy, and Ed as an adult. For those not using it as a family name, you could even vary the spelling to Edmond, which I think has a more modern feel.
Edmund is an awesome name. Very strong and sophisticated, and Eddie is an adorable nickname for a little boy. Layton is kinda... too trendy sounding for me. It reminds me of the name Payton, or the word latent.
@Brielle: It's funny because Eddie gives me a totally different idea. I think of a sporty, outgoing type of guy.
Interesting thread :)
@Moja Milosc: yes, thank you! It sounds alright as a name by itself, but it's way to close to the bazillion other -ton names that are flying off the baby name shelves these days. DH says that the -ton craze never quite made it to the UK, though, so he thinks it sounds really unique. Again, *sigh*.
@Bostongrl25: yep, I think of that too when I hear Eddie. Like on "How To Lose a Guy In 10 Days."
@UK Bride: Edmund is actually the first name of my younger brother's VERY talented and high-powered and well respected orthopaedic surgeon. Dr. Edmund Campion is one of the most highly paid and most intelligent ortho surgeons on the east coast and we've always felt privledged that my brother is one of his patients. 'Edmund' has a really great and intelligent connotation for me!!
Honestly Layton sounds like a rich white girl and Edmund sounds like his parents were too into the twilight movies. Lol sorry! Just my small opinion though.
@Bostongrl25: Good point! I agree with you about the nickname Eddie! Fun, sporty, outgoing. :)
@singlemom: Ha ha! Yeah, I can see those... not a Twilight fan--I liked Edmund from Narnia-- but I can totally see it.
I haven't read anyone else's responses yet. This is what comes to mind for me:
Layton - he's probably a little less educated, since his name sounds like a made-up name, and for whatever reason I associate made-up names with less education. Now, if it was spelled Leighton, I would imagine the kid as well-to-do and sort of stuck up.
Edmund - I imagine a reserved, serious boy who dresses nicely and is very polite.
Layton, to me, would be subject to bullying. When kids get older, they might say something like, "Oh, Layton just wants to get LAID..." and other play-on-words. Kids are so cruel, though!
Layton - I think of a girl. Like Leighton Meester from Gossip Girl or Leyla.
Edmund -Old fat guy with a beer belly, a beard, and a pipe sitting at badly lit a desk writing boring novels and yelling at the neighborhood kids or an uptight snot who thinks he's superior to the rest of his peers, is always telling on the other kids in class, and dresses like he's going to a polo match.
But I'd pick Layton of the 2.
I think I Narnia when I hear the name Edmund. Layton makes me think of a cute little kid I used to watch. So sweet. I have only known the one, though he was a Leighton.
To answer your other question: As a teacher, I have learned that names tend to associate with behaviors in some cases, which is why I will never name one of my kids Devin... Too many troublemakers with that name.
@UK Bride: Layton makes me think of someone from the inner city. Edmund is a bit stuffy to me. For whatever reason, though, Edmond is not.
Ditto on Jack Layton for me.
Edmund also made me think of Narnia, I immediately thought of the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. It sounds old fashioned and British.
My favorite college professor/friend's name is Edmund. In addition to being one of the smartest people I know, he's also one of the coolest. He doesn't go by Edmund or Eddie though--he uses his middle name for non-professional/academic things.
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Okay, so DH and I aren't having kids anytime soon, and neither of these are serious front-runners for future name choices (because we don't agree on them!), but we got into a discussion the other night about kids' names, and now I need the bee to help settle a difference of opinion on stereotypes! What sort of kid would you think of with each of the following names:
1. Layton
2. Edmund
Also, do you have certain names that you generally associate with specific traits?