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Help[Opinions] Fuschia/Fuchsia
Alright, it's in my SN, but it's not my actual name. I'm a Johanna. It's on my name list at babynames.com, but weird names don't fare so well over there, so it's got something like 8 thumbs up, 82 thumbs down. Haha. It's the name of Sting's daughter, and quite a few people on facebook (I did a search. Haha.) I first heard the name in Mervyn Peake's gormenghast novels (thought that Fuschia spells it "Fuchsia") and there used to a webcomic with a character named Fuchsia.
Anyway, it's been my number one (with the middle name Nicole, obviously, given my SN) since about seventh grade. I won't be offended if you all don't like it, I just like hearing opinions. Am I really that delusional?
Anyway, it's been my number one (with the middle name Nicole, obviously, given my SN) since about seventh grade. I won't be offended if you all don't like it, I just like hearing opinions. Am I really that delusional?
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Fuschia is horrible ...
it is wrong! And this is why (from wiki):
While the original pronunciation from the word's German origin is "fook-sya" /ˈfʊksja/, most English speakers tend to say "fyew'sha" /ˈfjuːʃə/. As a result, the word is often subjected to misspellings such as "fushcia" or "fuschia". In English, the other acceptable pronunciation is "fyewk'see-ah", which is somewhat truer to the word's origin.
I dunno if you care for it, but I really wouldn't use a wrongly spelled word as a name. By the way, Fuchs means "fox" in German.
But I do like Fuchsia :) I think it works better as a middle name though, so Nicole Fuchsia. Then it's really beautiful. As a first name it's too much of a word to me, since it doesn't seem to be as well established as Scarlet or Violet. Also it seems to be an easy-to-make-fun-of-name, as others mentioned already.
it is wrong! And this is why (from wiki):
While the original pronunciation from the word's German origin is "fook-sya" /ˈfʊksja/, most English speakers tend to say "fyew'sha" /ˈfjuːʃə/. As a result, the word is often subjected to misspellings such as "fushcia" or "fuschia". In English, the other acceptable pronunciation is "fyewk'see-ah", which is somewhat truer to the word's origin.
I dunno if you care for it, but I really wouldn't use a wrongly spelled word as a name. By the way, Fuchs means "fox" in German.
But I do like Fuchsia :) I think it works better as a middle name though, so Nicole Fuchsia. Then it's really beautiful. As a first name it's too much of a word to me, since it doesn't seem to be as well established as Scarlet or Violet. Also it seems to be an easy-to-make-fun-of-name, as others mentioned already.
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I assumed that the spelling was variable because of my dictionary, which lists both spellings, but apparently I was wrong. Whoops. I think -sch looks betters than -chs, though, still, because fuchsia begins with fuc and then a h which, with sloppy handwriting, could easily look like a k, so I always preferred the fuschia spelling. But you are right in that mispelled named are horrible. It's a dilemma.
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fuschia is always a misspelling
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I understand Fuchsia hasn't been established as a "name" (I don't believe Scarlet and Violet are established names they are a color and flower they were before it was used and is still after) but maybe if people starting using it it would. I'm sure the first Scarlets and Violets were "odd".
This message was edited 2/7/2008, 10:30 AM
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I don't like it, but then I dislike most word names. I should also warn you, fuschia is supposed to be the "gay color" (or so I heard in high school). That doesn't bother me, but it might bother your future daughter.
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I like the flowers of the same name and love the colour fuchsia, so I quite like it for a name. My only problem with it is that the first three letters are the first three letters of a less than nice word that unfortunatly you hear too much of! I do prefer the Fuchsia spelling, as it's the correct one, but I'd prefer the name as a mn.
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I like it a lot actually. I really like the sound of it and I like the color Fuschia a lot. I think it would be a bit difficult to bear as a FN though.
I really like it with Nicole, too, though I usually dislike Nicole especially as a MN.
I really like it with Nicole, too, though I usually dislike Nicole especially as a MN.
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funny you should mention it [m]
I was thinking of this the other day. I like it a lot.
I don't see it as any different then Scarlet, Indigo, Silver, and others go for it.
I was thinking of this the other day. I like it a lot.
I don't see it as any different then Scarlet, Indigo, Silver, and others go for it.
This message was edited 2/6/2008, 6:01 PM
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I dislike it, but it's the complete opposite of my style. I feel like it wouldn't work as an adult, should the woman end up in a conservative business environment.
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The reason most of those people are Fuchsias rather than Fuschias is because Fuschia is incorrectly spelled.
I love fuchsia plants and like the colour fuchsia, but it doesn't appeal to me as a name. The sound doesn't strike me as particularly pleasing, and the spelling isn't entirely intuitive.
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I love fuchsia plants and like the colour fuchsia, but it doesn't appeal to me as a name. The sound doesn't strike me as particularly pleasing, and the spelling isn't entirely intuitive.
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