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Help[Opinions] Eugenie
This is a name that I like. Do you think it's too stuffy? Does it remind you of an older woman with a bust sticking out like a prow, dressed in lace, and staring through a lorgnette? That's what my brother-in-law said.
I can't think of any nicknames for it, though, and it does seem like a bit of a mouthful to say all of the time. I wonder if Princess Eugenie is always called Eugenie.
I always thought she was much luckier than her sister, by the way, as I despise Beatrice.
Thoughts on Eugenie?
I can't think of any nicknames for it, though, and it does seem like a bit of a mouthful to say all of the time. I wonder if Princess Eugenie is always called Eugenie.
I always thought she was much luckier than her sister, by the way, as I despise Beatrice.
Thoughts on Eugenie?
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I like it - I like Eugenia too but hate Eugene - go figure. My idea of it don't match your brother-in-law's - the only Eugenie I knew(she died) was tall and blonde, very pretty and sweet and painfully naive and a little dumb. I think of the Empress too - not necessarily a good thing.
I'd use Gen and Genie for nick names.
I'd use Gen and Genie for nick names.
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I wish that's what it reminded me of! What an awesome description.
I won't say that I dislike it, but something about it sounds really dorky. Like, braces and a haircut with terrible bangs kind of dorky.
I do like Eugenia, though. The little flip of a -ia at the end gives it a touch of something that makes it pretty. I don't automatically default to -ia or other frills as an attractive ending--you know, I'm not a "Lilia over Lily" kind of person--but in this case it really does improve it to me. It just gives it a smoother exit.
I am absolutely not a fan of Beatrice either. It comes out of your mouth so flat and ugly, like spitting out tobacco.
I won't say that I dislike it, but something about it sounds really dorky. Like, braces and a haircut with terrible bangs kind of dorky.
I do like Eugenia, though. The little flip of a -ia at the end gives it a touch of something that makes it pretty. I don't automatically default to -ia or other frills as an attractive ending--you know, I'm not a "Lilia over Lily" kind of person--but in this case it really does improve it to me. It just gives it a smoother exit.
I am absolutely not a fan of Beatrice either. It comes out of your mouth so flat and ugly, like spitting out tobacco.
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I like it. It's cute, and yet also empress-y.
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I really like Eugenie. It sounds feminine but not overly so. You could use Genie, Gennie, or Gen as nicknames.
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GROSS!!! HORRID.
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I love Eugenie. I pronounce it "yoo-JEE-nee". I like the nickname Genie.
The princess pronounced her name more like "YOU-jenny" and apparently is nicknamed "yooj" by her friends. I read an interview in some fashion mag a while back.
The princess pronounced her name more like "YOU-jenny" and apparently is nicknamed "yooj" by her friends. I read an interview in some fashion mag a while back.
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It's nice enough, but not great. I find it a bit monotonous, for lack of a better word, soundwise, but I don't think it's stuffy or old-ladyish. Overall, I prefer Eugenia.
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Eugenie's elegant. It reminds me of the lovely Empress Eugenie of France. I prn it YOO-jih-nee. That sounds less stuffy to me than oo-zhay-NEE.
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I love love love Eugenie, and the description you offered is woefully incompatible with the name.
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I agree that Eugenie is younger and fresher than Eugenia.
My husbands doesn't agree, however, and won't let me use it.
My husbands doesn't agree, however, and won't let me use it.
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I think Eugenia is a tad on the stuffy side, but Eugenie is quite cute, youthful, and bouncy. I really like both of them, and go back and forth on which one I prefer.
Oh, there are very cute nicknames for Eugenie - Gin/Ginny and Genie. I guess they make more sense if you pronounce it in English, but meh.
Oh, there are very cute nicknames for Eugenie - Gin/Ginny and Genie. I guess they make more sense if you pronounce it in English, but meh.
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