Our Man is a Grand Dad

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:10 am

Thanks for letting me know "Nope."

~ Lizzy

tomsakic · Post by **tomsakic** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:14 pm

It's ancient Roman name, that's what I can tell.

In old Rome, there was a historian of that name, and also a rebell against Caesar. Maybe there are clues at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassius ?

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:41 pm

Thanks for the link, Tom.

His name has received pretty broad-based application, hasn't it

?

~ Lizzy

Young dr. Freud · Post by **Young dr. Freud** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:12 pm

O, do you not remember? Have you not known?

Muhammad Ali (a.k.a. Cassius Clay) is the person Leonard most admires. "Takes a licking but keeps on ticking." But they could hardly name the little tyke, Muhammad.

Muhammad Cohen. It has a ring.

YdF

John K. · Post by **John K.** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:26 pm

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lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:35 pm

I actually do remember that. Not sure that this preference would necessarily have been passed on through Adam to his own son, though... though, he may have offered Leonard a choice in all of this; or they may have studied together [seems likely] to determine the best of all possibles for this beloved newborn. Time will tell, if and when they decide to share their details.

~ Lizzy

Young dr. Freud · Post by **Young dr. Freud** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:56 pm

The nick-name will be Ali. Ali Asher. Perfect.

YdF

Byron · Post by **Byron** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:56 am

Young dr. Freud wrote:

Muhammad Cohen. It has a ring.

YdF

Yep, and they'll have to be very 'circumspect' about how they bring him up.

Tchocolatl · Post by **Tchocolatl** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:09 am

"and if you want a boxer?"

For now, I'm sure the baby himself doesn't mind about all this. Completely in peace with the world like babies are.

Geoffrey · Post by **Geoffrey** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:38 pm

Teratogen wrote about Leonard's grandson:
>Sometimes some things skip generations, so perhaps this young man will take after his grandfather someday.

Your father must have been a talented man.

Dem · Post by **Dem** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:21 pm

The tradition in Greece is the first male grandchild
to take the name of the paternal grandfather.

(Talk about patriarchy!)

So, we'd have a Leonard Cohen Jr.

Dem

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:39 pm

In Greece, would it be the equivalent of Leonard Cohen, Jr. or Leonard Cohen II ?

The latter always looks better in print.

~ Lizzy

Dem · Post by **Dem** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:11 pm

Lizzy
in Greece very seldom a son would take the name of his father.

So we don't have Jrs here.

And yes, Leonard Cohen II is better.

Like J.Paul Getty II

Dem

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:25 pm

You're right, Dem... for either Jr. or II in such a circumstance as this, we'd have had to skip a generation in the first place, which would leave us with a Leonard Cohen III, without there having been a Jr. or a II, and a Jr. or II not being applicable. Sticky-wicket, indeed.

~ Lizzy

Fljotsdale · Post by **Fljotsdale** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:58 pm

Congratulations to Mom, Dad and Granddad!

Asher has to be my favourite bible name...

And Cassius is ok. But... Cassius Cohen? Hm. Gimme Asher Cohen any day. I hope he's a chip off the old granddad block - only happier.