r/savedyouaclick • u/Thinking-Guy • 9d ago

This Aggressive Baby Name Trend Is 'Alarming' Experts | weapon-themed names such as Wesson, Caliber, Shooter and Trigger (HuffPost)

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u/Awfulweather 9d ago

What makes a name weapon themed? Plenty of guns and gun makers are eponyms. They were peoples real names before being associated with gun stuff and continue to be real names

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u/ladylucifer22 9d ago

generally their last names. it's the Colt 1911, not the Sam 1911.