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[Opinions] Scarlett
What do you think of this name?
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I like it in theory...(m)But in practice it's too flashy and sassy and almost trashy. I wouldn't be able to take one seriously.
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nt.
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I love it, but prefer it with one T.
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It's pretty. Sounds quite feminine, but strong.:)
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It's a personal favorite--I love it.
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The 'scar' at the beginning puts me off, it just doesnt look or sound attractive to me
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I'm not a huge fan, not because of the popularity, but it always reminds me of harlot.
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What do I think of it? Not much. I'm a big fan of "Gone with the Wind," both novel and movie. But I can't take the name Scarlett seriously, anymore than I could take Rhett or Prissie. (And yes, I know Rhett is a real name.) They are all so closely identified to the characters I can't see them as anything else.Also, that extra "t" on the end of Scarlett is particularly annoying.

This message was edited 1/10/2008, 12:33 PM

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But it's not an extra TThat's how the surname is spelled. Yes, I know it derives from the color. But the TT spelling has been a surname for centuries. Totally legitimate.
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I quite like it, although I don't think I'd ever use it. I know a girl called Scarlett Elsa, which I think is a nice comboS xx
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I think it's getting *much* too trendy, so obviously because of Scarlett Johansson. And while I like SJ more than I like Keira Knightley (Keira also experienced a surge recently), I just think these names are going to be dated 20 years down the line.Anyway, part of Scarlett's charm lay in its edginess, which it will lose when there are several Scarletts in a school.
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I don't think it will loose its edginess- I don't know why we are so obsessed with our children never meeting another child with the same name. Why does a name become disliked just because many start to like it? There are plenty of names that experience surges because of pop-culture- I don't think this makes them bad names. I also think more people notice when names such as Scarlett rise in popularity because they are interesting and memorable names-
just my opinion:)
edited: I also don't know why a name that is #297 on the SSA list is considered over-used and trendy- Yes it has gone up on the list but a child with this name is unlikely to meet another- it's not even top 100.

This message was edited 1/10/2008, 1:16 PM

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Can you think of any "edgy" names in the top 20, though? I can't. Names aren't interesting anymore when there's used that often.Scarlett is well into top 100 in the UK, where I live, so perhaps that's why it seems more popular to me :)
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IMO - It's not that I wouldn't want them to never meet another XXXX, but that they are individual enough to not be called by their first name only. When I was growing up, I was the only Olivia in the whole school/town (hard to imagine now, i know). But I liked having a recognizable, but individual name. I knew that if I heard my name being called in a grocery store, it was for me. I'm sad that is no longer the case.I know that some people like having a common and strong name. But that is not what i like.
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I love the name Scarlett. I also much prefer this spelling then Scarlet.
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My favourite name of all time- it's my DD's name and I love it:) I find it vivacious, lively, and elegant.
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dittoDitto the daughter, ditto the loving, ditto the sentiments. :-)
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I dislike it. I've just always found it an unattractive name, in part because of the "scar" in it.
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Very pretty :)
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