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[Opinions] Ivy
What are your thought on this name? Help with middle names would be great.
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I just started loving this name. I don't know what triggered it but here are some mns that I like with it.In no order:
Ivy Ruth
Ivy Cecile
Ivy Cecilia
Ivy Emmeline
Ivy Marguerite
Ivy Ellen
Ivy Beatrice
Ivy Catharine
Ivy Daniela
Ivy Mabel
Ivy Christine
Ivy Elizabeth
Ivy Antoinette
Ivy Serafina
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Love the name Ivy! Was going to be my sons name if he was a girl..lol
My combo then was Ivy Jane.
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I think Ivy is youthful, fresh, and very pretty. It's not over-done, and it's not too common (well, at least not where I live), so it works.Ivy Helena
Ivy Elisabeth
Ivy Samantha
Ivy Genevieve
Ivy Sophia
Ivy Clementine
Ivy Priscilla
Ivy Alexandra
Ivy Alexa
Ivy Katherine/Catherine
Ivy Nicole
Ivy Michelle
Ivy Annabel
Ivy Therese
Ivy Zoraida
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I also like Ivy Nicole, Ivy Nicolette, Ivy Michelle, and Ivy Theresa (the names you picked made me think of these combos)
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i love Ivy!c
combos;Ivy Louisa
Ivy Eleanor
Ivy Serena
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I think Ivy is a great name. It's not one I'd consider, but I love the images I get with it. When I hear it I picture a red-haired woman in a long tan wool coat, fur hat, and mittens holding a hot drink, standing in the snow outside the door of a dark ivy-covered building in a city (a toy store, I believe, because it's Christmastime), but through the door you can see it's bright and warm inside. Funny how I can get all of that from three letters. :)Oh, combos:
Ivy Claire
Ivy Fenella
Ivy Genevieve (ooh, nice colors!)
Ivy Georgina
Ivy Harriet
Ivy Honora
Ivy Imogen
Ivy Katherine
Ivy Louise
Ivy Margaret
Ivy Matilda (I really like this!)
Ivy Maureen
Ivy VirginiaI can't really find anything that is also warm and hot-chocolatey. I'm not sure if such another name exists!

This message was edited 10/29/2009, 4:08 AM

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A question, LlewellaYour comment "nice colours" made me wonder whether you see letters, words and names in colour like I do. For me, the word/name is the colour of the letter it begains with. Ivy is therefore an icy whitey-grey and Genevieve is a warm yellow. Llewella is lemon yellow, and Jonquil (despite the flower!)a burnished orange!
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I do that, too.Letters, words, and numbers are different colors to me. Weird, but kind of cool at the same time.I've tried describing this to someone who doesn't see things the same way, and they just look at me like I'm insane.
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I don't see colors in letters but I see genders in letters and words in English even though English doesn't have gender in grammar. It's more prevalent with letters than whole words though.A-f
B-M
C-f
D-m
E-m
F-f
G-m
H-m
I-m
J-m
K-f
L-f
M-f
N-m
O-m
P-f
Q-m
R-f (i think...hard to decide)
S-f
T-m
U-m
V-f
W-f
X-m
Y-f
Z-m
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Same here! I thought everyone did it until I read about Sheena Mackay. It was only then that I started asking around!

This message was edited 10/29/2009, 10:05 AM

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SometimesNot all names have colors for me, and I can't think of any words that do. But some names definitely do. Like Genevieve is a deep emerald green. Some letter combinations have colors, like Viv is purple (therefore Vivian is purple) and Mar is red (so any Mar- names are red). Olwen is white, Juliet is burgundy, Penelope is orange. So I guess I have like semi-synesthesia?
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Me toobut only with names, for some reason. Jasmine is pink, Katharine is pink and purple and Catherine is white. Ivy is mint green.
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Interesting!
All M names are pinky-red for me!
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I know this wasn't directed at me, but I can't help but butting in... I agree 100%. And, strangely enough, I see exactly the same colours as you do for those names. (Although I'd probably say Genevieve is more orangey-yellow) Freaky.
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For me Genevieve is beautiful pink/purple, totally lush
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I'd never heard of synaesthia until I read that British novelist Sheena Mackay has it - she also sees words in colour, depending on the colour of the first letter. I was afterwards told by a Welshman that Celtic literature is full of synaesthetic references. Don't know how true that is.
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My Mum wanted to name me Ivy. For a long time I was irritated with my Dad for vetoing it (Poison Ivy, pah!) as I wished I had a less common name than Sarah.
I can't actually think of many nice combos at the moment, but depending on how long your surname is, you might want to go for something longer:Ivy Elizabeth
Ivy Andromeda (perhaps a bit out there)
Ivy Desdemona
Ivy Dorothea
Ivy Margaret
Ivy Persephone
Ivy WinifredHope some of these help!
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My last name is eight letters.
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Yeah, maybe not so much with the long middle name then.
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My combosIvy Annabelle
Ivy Eleanor
Ivy Victoria
Ivy Adele
Ivy Athena
Ivy Leonora
Ivy Louise
Ivy Cordelia
Ivy Alessandra
Ivy Amelia
Ivy Bettina
Ivy Cordelia
Ivy Indigo
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Ivy Leonora - gorgeous!
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I like it a lot, but don't think DH is too keen on it unfortunately. Combos I think are pretty are:Ivy Ruth
Ivy Jemima
Ivy Jane
Ivy Clara
Ivy Tegan
Ivy Megan
Ivy Elise
Ivy Emma
Ivy Alice
Ivy Mabel
Ivy Sarah
Ivy Della
Ivy Laura
Ivy Kate
Ivy Zara
Ivy Belle
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I'm actually suprised DH likes Ivy and as a first name.
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It's sweet and pretty. I love nature names. But two reservations re possible teasing: "Poison Ivy" and "IVF".
I like:
Ivy Aurelia
Ivy Helena
Ivy Katherine
Ivy Mireille
Ivy Simone
Ivy Winifred
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