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in reply to a message by Cait
Thanks for the well-articulated advice, Cait. And I'm sorry about the user name change. Thanks for clarifying. I'll only use Tana, as this is what my password is linked to.
I had noticed that this site doesn't give the meaning of "marshy white blossom" too. I had wondered if it was an oversight, but perhaps this site is more of an authority on verifiying name origins than I had thought. I'm quite willing to believe that the other name books and web references may be mistaken, but I wonder, where then does this marshy white blossom thing come from? I had wondered if the flower was a water lily.
Your point about peer-pressure is well-taken. I think for me if Elodie had been my 1st choice name and I'd always loved it, then I wouldn't care what others think. But there are so many names I loved that DH didn't love, that I think I may have compromised a bit too much in the end. That said, I do think Elodie is a pretty name and while it may take some Americans a while to get used to the sound of it, a few have really liked it. (Not that it should matter so much what they think, but I don't want my daughter to, as you say, be inconvenienced by it.)
Cheers!
I had noticed that this site doesn't give the meaning of "marshy white blossom" too. I had wondered if it was an oversight, but perhaps this site is more of an authority on verifiying name origins than I had thought. I'm quite willing to believe that the other name books and web references may be mistaken, but I wonder, where then does this marshy white blossom thing come from? I had wondered if the flower was a water lily.
Your point about peer-pressure is well-taken. I think for me if Elodie had been my 1st choice name and I'd always loved it, then I wouldn't care what others think. But there are so many names I loved that DH didn't love, that I think I may have compromised a bit too much in the end. That said, I do think Elodie is a pretty name and while it may take some Americans a while to get used to the sound of it, a few have really liked it. (Not that it should matter so much what they think, but I don't want my daughter to, as you say, be inconvenienced by it.)
Cheers!
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