Tuesday, January 4, 2011

What's in a name?

The first issue I'd like to tackle is the name.  What do we call ourselves and our Geographic area?  I tell people I live in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, but that can be a mouthful.  Some other options:

Mount Vernon - It is our most historic landmark and home of the father of our country, but this seems to leave out the people at the North end.

Hybla Valley - It is smack in the middle and the commercial hub of the region, but I think it has negative associations with the old run down shopping center and strip malls.

SoFoNiFi - We could name it like they do in New York.  This stands for South of Four Ninety Five.  Alternatively, we could use NoFoBel, for North of Fort Belvoir.

I'm sure I will revisit this issue.  Send me your suggesstions. 

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