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I think it's gorgeous, and I know several young Lornas.
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I love it! Lorna Edmé is my current Lorna combo, but I'm not too sure. It's a beautiful name.
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I like it. Everyone says it's dated but I know a few Lornas my age (16). It could make a comeback.
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It's very popular here, or was when I was growing up (I'm 21 now). I always liked it but now I have a psychotic flatmate with the name and have gone right off it.
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Yummy shortbread.
I always want to end it with Doone and get a nice cookie afterwards. The name itself sounds dated and old-lady-ish. I really dislike it. Much prefer Leora or Liora, although that is my Hebrew name, so I'm a bit biased. I think you would be better using it as a middle name, since it would become a subject of teasing in school.
I always want to end it with Doone and get a nice cookie afterwards. The name itself sounds dated and old-lady-ish. I really dislike it. Much prefer Leora or Liora, although that is my Hebrew name, so I'm a bit biased. I think you would be better using it as a middle name, since it would become a subject of teasing in school.
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I assume you think the name would invite teasing because of the cookie. This is another example of "Don't name your child Mercedes because it's a car, Reuben because it's a sandwich, Lorna because it's a cookie." I know we're all aware that these were names before they were used to identify cars or foods. I think it would be a shame if these names fell out of use for this reason.
If by chance Lorna did invite teasing, this would be confined to childhood, and is not even a severe insult. "Ha, ha, your name is a cookie" is nothing compared to "You're fat, ugly, stupid" etc. I still think it's no reason to avoid using Lorna as a first name.
This kind of nonsense ends in adulthood. I work with a Mercedes, and nobody makes fun of her name. Maybe she got a little teasing in childhood, I don't know, but even if she did, now in adulthood she has a beautiful name that would make a little childhood teasing insignificant.
If by chance Lorna did invite teasing, this would be confined to childhood, and is not even a severe insult. "Ha, ha, your name is a cookie" is nothing compared to "You're fat, ugly, stupid" etc. I still think it's no reason to avoid using Lorna as a first name.
This kind of nonsense ends in adulthood. I work with a Mercedes, and nobody makes fun of her name. Maybe she got a little teasing in childhood, I don't know, but even if she did, now in adulthood she has a beautiful name that would make a little childhood teasing insignificant.
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Not to mention the fact that Lorna Doone cookies are a fairly regional treat (in popularity, if not in distribution), from what I can tell. I didn't even know that they were cookies until someone mentioned them elsewhere online.
My first association is always to the character. I think Lorna is beautiful, and the idea of it being an obvious pick for teasing really kind of boggles me.
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My first association is always to the character. I think Lorna is beautiful, and the idea of it being an obvious pick for teasing really kind of boggles me.
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Ditto
Although I know Lorna Doone cookies exist, I've never had one, so my first association is with the character.
Although I know Lorna Doone cookies exist, I've never had one, so my first association is with the character.
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I've known Lorna Doone cookies all my life. I grew up in New Jersey. I didn't know they weren't available everywhere.
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They're available here, I think--but I don't think they're as popular in the Midwest. At least, not in my area. :)
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Really?
That's actually where I first heard of them... the Midwest. Funny. Everyone was nuts about them.
That's actually where I first heard of them... the Midwest. Funny. Everyone was nuts about them.
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Well, good for her.
But I know a Perri who's been teased her entire life about being Perri the Pear, and she's graduating from high school now. This has gone on since she was in preschool.
I also know a Mercedes who was teased mercilessly about her name until she got in a fistfight to solve the problem. Now she's avoided because people think she's violent and unstable.
I realize the names were names before they were products, but they will inevitably invite teasing and that is something every parent must take into account before saddling the child with a name.
But I know a Perri who's been teased her entire life about being Perri the Pear, and she's graduating from high school now. This has gone on since she was in preschool.
I also know a Mercedes who was teased mercilessly about her name until she got in a fistfight to solve the problem. Now she's avoided because people think she's violent and unstable.
I realize the names were names before they were products, but they will inevitably invite teasing and that is something every parent must take into account before saddling the child with a name.
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Every kid gets teased. It's in the kid contract somewhere.
My fn didn't lend itself very well so they went after my surname. Big deal. I survived. Well adjusted children always do. If they aren't well adjusted, then they have bigger problems than their name.
My fn didn't lend itself very well so they went after my surname. Big deal. I survived. Well adjusted children always do. If they aren't well adjusted, then they have bigger problems than their name.
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Actually, I disagree that they will "inevitably" invite teasing. I think if a Mercedes, Lorna, or Reuben are happy, well-adjusted, reasonably attractive kids who fit in well with their peers that there would be little to no teasing. If someone is being teased about their name, it's because there's something else about them that invites teasing. Especially Perri? That's a perfectly normal name. If other kids wanted to call Perri Perri Pear, they had deeper reasons for doing so.
Just the fact that the Mercedes you know solved the teasing problem with physical violence indicates that there were deeper issues that induced her peers to be cruel to her. I'm not saying she deserved it, by the way.
I knew a few kids in high school with strange or unattractive names who were never teased about them because they fit the description above.
Just the fact that the Mercedes you know solved the teasing problem with physical violence indicates that there were deeper issues that induced her peers to be cruel to her. I'm not saying she deserved it, by the way.
I knew a few kids in high school with strange or unattractive names who were never teased about them because they fit the description above.
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I love Lorna! I think it's just lovely.
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I like it well enough, though I prefer Laura.
I once knew a girl named Lona, (lone-a), which I'm not fond of.
I once knew a girl named Lona, (lone-a), which I'm not fond of.
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I love it! I would have seriously considered it if I had ever had a second daughter. It's so underused. I'd love to see some little Lornas. I have never met anyone with the name. There's definitely no problem with overpopularity or trendiness with this name.
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Love it.
Do you have any combos in mind?
Do you have any combos in mind?
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