State Names
While driving home tonight, that "Carolina" country song by Parmalee came on, where he rattles off those state names. I like that song for the most part, except for the fact that he doesn’t specify North or South Carolina – which got me thinking: which state names can also double as names for people (mainly girls)?
After committing some thought, here is my proposed list:
Acceptable (and Even Pretty) Names:
- Carolina
- Georgia
- Virginia
- Dakota
Borderline, but still acceptable
- Arizona
- California (in the form of "Cali")
Barely Acceptable
- Florida
- Montana
- Nevada
Can’t Be Considered
- Any state that starts with "New" (New Mexico, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire)
- Any state that doesn’t end in "a"
Do you know anyone who has a name from the above list (or perhaps even someone whose name wasn’t made the list)?