• Flying SquidOPM
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    96 months ago

    Rocklyn sounds too much like Brooklyn (which some people also name their kids unfortunately) and Brexley sounds like Brexit.

    • @Cheesus
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      46 months ago

      Rocklin is also a popular neighborhood in Oakland

      • Flying SquidOPM
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        76 months ago

        For one thing, it means “broken land.”

        • @AquaTofana
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          6 months ago

          Huh. I didn’t know Brooklyn meant that. 5 year old me was definitely a fan of naming my Barbies “Brook”, so I’ve suffered a lack of taste since the beginning it seems 😂

        • @turmacar
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          26 months ago

          /“marshland”, which would give a whole new relevance to getting “swampy”.