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[Opinions] WDYTO Jarvis?

by Aine (poetic_freedom)

4/17/2009, 3:56 PM

It has been on my PNL for ages but I have recently been looking after a little boy named Jarvis at work and he is beyond adorable and saying it all day has made me really think seriously about it, but I am still not quite sure.

WDYT of Jarvis?

#Jarvis

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- iolite

4/18/2009, 11:14 AM

I have the complete opposite image of the name than queenv. I see Jarvis as a good name for a snooty butler.

I don't care for it at all. It's very harsh.

- Bex

4/18/2009, 12:08 AM

Love it!

I really love it, its such a handsome and under used name :)

- Lovely (vomiting)

4/17/2009, 11:32 PM

It makes me think of Jarvis Cocker, the musician. He's gorgeous, in that indie way.

It sounds upperclass to me.

- brilliantblue +2

4/17/2009, 7:55 PM

Jarring...

I really dislike it. It feels retro in a bad way, like Clem and Otis. Something I really hope doesn't come back in. What could you use as a nickname for it?

- Kate

4/17/2009, 9:19 PM

Ditto.

- Aine (poetic_freedom)

4/17/2009, 8:08 PM

We call the little boy at my work Jarv, Jarvs or Jarvy...none of which I really like. Most of the time he is called just Jarvis though. The lack of nn possibilities is a problem actually...

- MoonAgeDaydreamer

4/17/2009, 6:54 PM

Tale of Two Cities! The only place I've heard it. So I can't really separate the association. But it's an excellent book, and the character, Jarvis Lorry, is a wonderful one.

- Tassiegirl

4/17/2009, 6:21 PM

I like it. A good name. I'd certainly use it.

- Dracotorix +1

4/17/2009, 4:44 PM

I like it, but I wouldn't use it myself. To me it just doesn't sound like a kid. It sounds good as a teenager or an adult, but I can't really see it on a kid... "Hey Jarvis, want to play tag... Give the barbie back to your sister, Jarvis.... Hey Jarvis, let's go get ice cream..." Nah. He would need a nicname while he was little in my opinion.

- HeidiB317

4/17/2009, 5:11 PM

I agree, but...

Seeing as how a person is a teenager/adult for the majority of their life, I find it refreshing to hear a strong sounding name that would age well.

And to answer the OP I do like Jarvis. Not enough to use myself but it's definitely a name that would grow on me. I think it's something about the "jar" sound that throws me off. I would be happy to meet a little Jarvis though.

- queenv +1

4/17/2009, 4:33 PM

It sounds really redneck to me. "Hey, my name is Jarvis. I'm an unemployed tobacco picker. I'm a God-fearin' gun-toter. Someday I'll fix that ole pickup that's been sittin' in my yard for the last three years. Want some chaw?"

- Aine (poetic_freedom)

4/17/2009, 7:53 PM

Hehe, that is interesting! It is funny how different people's perspectives and associations can be. I was just thinking that perhaps Jarvis was too pompous sounding. To me it is almost too spoilt private school boy.

- number1212

4/17/2009, 4:17 PM

I kind of like it

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