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Help[Opinions] Re: Article from British newspaper on 'bizarre' names
in reply to a message by crazygal
Some are weirder than others, but I find I can tolerate the boys' names better than the girls'.
Boys:
Ely- Alright, but it sounds like Ellie.
Tudor- Not bad if your a British history buff fascinated by an admittedly interesting monarchy, but I would have used it as a mn.
Finchley- It sounds like a cross between Finch and Finley.
Roman- Isn't that Russian?
Red- Skelton! Random... :P
Rivers- It would be considerably better without the "s".
Moet- The first image that came to mind was a poet with a mullet. Hmm...
Rocky- So would he grow up to by a boxer? :P
Wilberforce- Maybe it was after William Wilberforce. That wouldn't be bad. Still, I'd use it as a mn.
Girls:
Tiger- imo, this only works a the nn of a famous golfer, and one that I don't care for much.
Fire-Lily- Oh my...
Caramel- Was the middle name Apple?
Bambi- *shudders*
Paprica- It sounds like the parents were trying for exotic, and they resorted to looking for ideas in their spice cupboard.
Apricot- NMSAA
Clover- Sounds like a cow.
Levi- Maybe she was expected to be a boy?
Sunshine- This only works for me as a nn for a small child.
Tame- Those parents are just asking for trouble.
Skylark- That really doesn't even sound like a human name to me.
~*|Bethany|*~
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"To thine own self be true; and it must follow, as the night the day, thou can'st not then be false to any man"
Hamlet, Act i, Sc.3
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Boys:
Ely- Alright, but it sounds like Ellie.
Tudor- Not bad if your a British history buff fascinated by an admittedly interesting monarchy, but I would have used it as a mn.
Finchley- It sounds like a cross between Finch and Finley.
Roman- Isn't that Russian?
Red- Skelton! Random... :P
Rivers- It would be considerably better without the "s".
Moet- The first image that came to mind was a poet with a mullet. Hmm...
Rocky- So would he grow up to by a boxer? :P
Wilberforce- Maybe it was after William Wilberforce. That wouldn't be bad. Still, I'd use it as a mn.
Girls:
Tiger- imo, this only works a the nn of a famous golfer, and one that I don't care for much.
Fire-Lily- Oh my...
Caramel- Was the middle name Apple?
Bambi- *shudders*
Paprica- It sounds like the parents were trying for exotic, and they resorted to looking for ideas in their spice cupboard.
Apricot- NMSAA
Clover- Sounds like a cow.
Levi- Maybe she was expected to be a boy?
Sunshine- This only works for me as a nn for a small child.
Tame- Those parents are just asking for trouble.
Skylark- That really doesn't even sound like a human name to me.
~*|Bethany|*~
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"To thine own self be true; and it must follow, as the night the day, thou can'st not then be false to any man"
Hamlet, Act i, Sc.3
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