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Help[Opinions] Darla, Darlene and Dawn
Sometimes I really like them and then again I find them super trashy. Sometimes Dawn brings up a nice nature image, but sometimes it's just so silly.
So what do you think? Darlene was really common, could it make a comeback?
Darla
Darlene
Dawn
Do you think -een -ene names in general could make a comeback? Maybe the new hip ending in a few years they used to be so common:
Arlene
Eileen
Maureen
Janine
Comeback or dated forever?
So what do you think? Darlene was really common, could it make a comeback?
Darla
Darlene
Dawn
Do you think -een -ene names in general could make a comeback? Maybe the new hip ending in a few years they used to be so common:
Arlene
Eileen
Maureen
Janine
Comeback or dated forever?
This message was edited 9/9/2011, 9:20 AM
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I don't like Dawn. I feel like without the meaning it would sound like a masculine name (similar to Don or Shawn).
In the future -ene/-een names might get revived, but only once the people who perceive the names as stereotypical of a certain group of people die out (ex. once there are no more people who think Darlene is an "old lady" name).
Additionally, I've heard of a possibly modern variant of Darla/Darlene! Darley, which is also probably a nickname for Darla/Darlene.
In the future -ene/-een names might get revived, but only once the people who perceive the names as stereotypical of a certain group of people die out (ex. once there are no more people who think Darlene is an "old lady" name).
Additionally, I've heard of a possibly modern variant of Darla/Darlene! Darley, which is also probably a nickname for Darla/Darlene.
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I like the name Dawn. I think most nature names are pretty
Darla sounds out-dated to me, and Darlene sounds way too Southern for my taste (a lot of names ending in -leen or -lene do)
I like the names Eileen and Maureen. Not too keen on the others. If they do make a comeback it won't be any time soon.
Darla sounds out-dated to me, and Darlene sounds way too Southern for my taste (a lot of names ending in -leen or -lene do)
I like the names Eileen and Maureen. Not too keen on the others. If they do make a comeback it won't be any time soon.
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Personally, I like Dawn. I also think -een names are nice (particularly Arlene) and don't care much about the datedness factor. Perhaps because every woman I've ever known whose name ends in -een has been very pleasant. I think it'll be a while before these names begin to see use again with the general public (the 100-year cycle comes to mind). Of course, there'll be the oddball like me who'd name a daughter Arlette or Arlena.
Image depends quite a bit on the person who wears the name. If you know a Dawn who's at the local bar every night with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth and chugging a couple of six-packs while flirting with every guy in the joint, then you'll probably see Dawn as a trashy name. :-D
Image depends quite a bit on the person who wears the name. If you know a Dawn who's at the local bar every night with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth and chugging a couple of six-packs while flirting with every guy in the joint, then you'll probably see Dawn as a trashy name. :-D
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In my limited experience, Dawn is a name that was chosen 30-odd-yrs ago by the same stratum of parents now drawn to Jayden (etc.) type names. I've never known anyone named Darla--wasn't it recommended here just awhile ago for an author's fictional lunch acquaintance?
The others--Darlene, Arlene, Eileen, Maureen, and Janine are working class names from the 40's and 50's. Even the 30's. I think names with the same sounding ending have been in use for awhile, names like Justine and Maxine , but somehow these have a different, classier feel. Of this list, I think maybe only Eileen/Elaine could make a comeback anytime soon.
The others--Darlene, Arlene, Eileen, Maureen, and Janine are working class names from the 40's and 50's. Even the 30's. I think names with the same sounding ending have been in use for awhile, names like Justine and Maxine , but somehow these have a different, classier feel. Of this list, I think maybe only Eileen/Elaine could make a comeback anytime soon.
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No. I believe the names you listed were trendy and are now outdated, and if they come back, it won't be for a few more generations. (sorry this was addressed to the OP).
This message was edited 9/9/2011, 11:42 AM
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I quite like Dawn, and I think it would fit in pretty well with all the nature names which are around at the moment (Summer, Willow, Lily etc.)
I don't like Darla or Darlene at all and I feel that "ene" names are really trashy and unattractive. I fine the "een" sound quite whiny sounding and when I see most of those names (apart from Maureen) I think of the character "Lurleen" from the Simpsons and that's the image I get.
I don't like Darla or Darlene at all and I feel that "ene" names are really trashy and unattractive. I fine the "een" sound quite whiny sounding and when I see most of those names (apart from Maureen) I think of the character "Lurleen" from the Simpsons and that's the image I get.
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