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[Opinions] Re: Symphony

by BBH (guest)

2/18/2009, 9:11 AM

I don't think it would make a very classy name. It reminds me of people who use names like Diamond, Mercedes, etc. Some classier, more subtle music names for you to consider:

Allegra
Chantal
Harper
Lyra
Melody
Vesper
Viola

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- abbasdaughter

2/18/2009, 9:48 PM

I do find Harper tacky though

It's fine as a surname, but really don't like it as a given name... It just seems so rough and clunky... esp. on a girl... not at all classy. Symphony would be FAR better on a girl than Harper any day.

- abbasdaughter +2

2/18/2009, 9:41 PM

Mercedes was a ligit name before the cars

I believe Mercedes was a ligit name before the car company and it's actually kind of pretty.

- Tammy (guest)

2/18/2009, 10:21 PM

I think the guy who founded the company named the car for his daughter. ;) In any case, María de las Mercedes has been a popular name in Spanish-speaking countries for a long, long time.

- Aileena

2/18/2009, 10:05 PM

Yes, Edmond Dantes' betrothed in "The Count of Monte Cristo" was named Mercedes, and that book was written before cars were even invented.

- Rachel (rachypiesheepbaa) +8

2/18/2009, 9:45 AM

Chantal is classy???

- abbasdaughter

2/18/2009, 9:42 PM

may depend on the culture... It's standard in Fr... was even in our textbooks at school

- BBH (guest) +6

2/18/2009, 10:09 AM

Chantal

Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece...

- Rachel (rachypiesheepbaa) +5

2/18/2009, 10:24 AM

And how do they pronounce it in Greece? It probably is the Elizabeth of there, as they obviously don't pronounce it like us.

Chantal, Chantel and all varients are horrible, modern names.

Just like Nevaeh.

- abbasdaughter

2/18/2009, 9:45 PM

Nevaeh's a strange comparison

It's in no way like Nevaeh... The concept is completely different.

- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)

2/18/2009, 12:45 PM

What's your definition of "modern"?

As a given name, Chantal is about 240 years old. Its use in France originally honored St. Jeanne de Chantal, and she was canonized in 1767:

http://saints.sqpn.com/saintj22.htm

- lac

2/18/2009, 10:47 AM

Is it horrible because it's modern?

- BBH (guest) +1

2/18/2009, 10:28 AM

I disagree. I have always found Chantal to be a pretty French name, and the musical meaning makes it even more appealing.

- Rachel (rachypiesheepbaa)

2/18/2009, 10:44 AM

Chantal to me will always be to do with chavvy English girls (no offence to anyone!!)

I'm sorry, I just can't bring myself to like it.

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