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Help[Opinions] Re: Arren?
in reply to a message by Chrisell
I think it'd make a great middle name.
I also have wondered, for my own sake, if it's really a good idea to use names that are "crushy" for oneself, on one's own son (or daughter). I mean, it's very unlikely that your (my) son will resemble the character I have in mind, in any significant way -- it was a fantasy, anyways! And when I imagine having an actual boy, who looks & acts like my own son naturally would, with that fab name on him representing my own girlhood fantasy ... I just dunno if it'd be all that great, if I weren't crazy about the name-as-a-name itself. I think you should only use it if you like the name itself - its sound, look, spelling - more than you like other, equally meaningful names you could use. Because once it's your son's (middle) name, it'll refer only to your son; the character will become like an etymology, academic, mechanically connected but not symbolically.
It looks very much like AW-ren to me, by the way; I'd have a tough time convincing my mouth to form the same pronunciation as Aaron. I like it as AW-ren better, actually.
I also have wondered, for my own sake, if it's really a good idea to use names that are "crushy" for oneself, on one's own son (or daughter). I mean, it's very unlikely that your (my) son will resemble the character I have in mind, in any significant way -- it was a fantasy, anyways! And when I imagine having an actual boy, who looks & acts like my own son naturally would, with that fab name on him representing my own girlhood fantasy ... I just dunno if it'd be all that great, if I weren't crazy about the name-as-a-name itself. I think you should only use it if you like the name itself - its sound, look, spelling - more than you like other, equally meaningful names you could use. Because once it's your son's (middle) name, it'll refer only to your son; the character will become like an etymology, academic, mechanically connected but not symbolically.
It looks very much like AW-ren to me, by the way; I'd have a tough time convincing my mouth to form the same pronunciation as Aaron. I like it as AW-ren better, actually.
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