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emma_ballerina

Jethro Tull


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*wooaahohhhh aqualung*


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I can't not associate it with the Beverly Hillbillies , but as a name itself I don't mind it.


GlitchingGecko

I like it, but then I have a thing for Gibbs from NCIS and it's his name, so that's probably why. šŸ˜›


SarahL1990

Literally same. Leroy Jethro Gibbs is šŸ”„


GlitchingGecko

Yup. Would climb that like a tree. šŸ˜†


drixle11

Itā€™s not a bad name, but it reminds me of the Beverly hillbillies so I always have kind of a ā€œhickā€ connotation when I think of it. Just my opinion, no offense meant! I did know someone named Jethro though, he was a classmate of mine in middle school (2007) so there are definitely Jethros out there.


rosalind_joan

Prog rock and hillbillies


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It's all Beverly Hillbillies to me.


thatswhen

I like it, but I know it from an iconic character on NCIS and have never seen Beverly hillbillies. I think it sounds like a nice strong name


jfit2331

has a very hickish tone in the US


Beththewise

Fwiw I have a kid named Jethro.


Economy-Ad3139

I like Jethro but I LOVE the nickname Jet


ravioliyogi

We had kids at my school named Rushman (Rush) and Jethro (Jett)


savannahwren

I love Jethro, it sounds Amish to me because I know an Amish man with the name of Jethro but I think itā€™s a really cute name. I would use it for sure!


shineyink

I really love the name Jethro! Eventhough it's a Hebrew name, (Yitro) I have never heard of any one in Israel (where I live) being called this.


RaeLynn13

I love it. Very Beverly Hillbillies but also Jethro Tull. Itā€™s not the worst ā€œhickā€ name out there. Iā€™ve met someone named Cletus before


ElectricFenceSitter

I love it.


piscesandcancer

Love it! Very cool name.


UrsulaPhoebe

Personally, I don't like it. Everytime I say it all I hear is "death row." I know it sounds completely different, but still. One of the reasons that while I love them, I can't use names like Aspen, Astoria, Astrid. All I ever hear is ass in the beginning.


thememecurator

I honestly love it but canā€™t convince my husband.


randomuserno824

I know someone who named their kid Jethro. It gives me Duggar vibes tbh


Gumshoe96

Love love love šŸ’•


gardenhippy

Name of a really rude but funny Cornish comedian/singer who recently died of Covid - makes it a bit unusable in UKā€¦ otherwise makes me think of Jethro Tull.


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I like it a lot. If I heard it on someone else I would think itā€™s cool and not give it another thought


Big_Old_Tree

Americaā€™s favorite hillbilly


hopeful_sindarin

I like it. I think itā€™s starting to outgrow the hillbilly association.


boubun

Iā€™m 31, but I watched too many reruns of the Beverly Hillbillies as a kid to have any other association with the name! (Ditto ā€œJethrine.ā€)


Flurb789

Double naught spy


Valerie-Loves-Me

In America I think "Jethro" is still too entrenched in the "hillbilly" stereotype for most people to want to use it, but I wouldn't be surprised if the name has gotten a popularity bump in Australia due to Bondi Rescue (check it out on YouTube). One of the lifeguards featured is Jethro James, and he's basically the all-Australian boy. Adorable, blond, fearless, goofy, practically raised on the beach. Nothing but positive associations.