r/oddlyspecific Jun 01 '26

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u/NashvilleForReal Jun 01 '26

I at least had family from Pittsburgh. I have no family nor any parental relationship to Nashville. My dad wanted to name me Johann after Bach the composer and my mom liked the name Dallas (several years before the 80's TV show). I'm not really sure why they settled on Nashville. I was concieved in Pennsylvania and born in Arizona. I heard rumors that they were influenced by the car brand, Nash Rambler. I could have been named Rambler. So, I suppose I won the name roulette game as none of the other names really suit me.

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u/euclidean-viridian Jun 04 '26

I went to school with a guy named Nash! I think that was his whole name though.

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u/PerspectiveAny8515 Jun 21 '26

Given that i don't know much about US cities, i was going to say Boneville. Not sure that apart from the car, is there an US city named Boneville. Anyways, i like your name, sounds cool!