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Help[Opinions] One more angle (OK, two)
in reply to a message by anxiolytics
My dh and I don't have any children. But there was a time when it might be possible and so we threw a few names around.
Some of his choices were not my style at all, nor were some of the family honoring names from his side. At the time I told myself that even if I didn't love the name I loved my dh. Giving him the opportunity to use a name he loved pleased me just as much as if I had free reign.
Well, that's what I told myself at the time. I'm not sure I could have lived up to it. But it might help you in getting used to the name your dh loves (or at least the only one he could live with).
I know, I know. Easy for me to say. I just thought it might help to look at the name from a different angle. For what it's worth, I think she'll thank you one day for such a pretty name. :-)
Oh, also. Remind yourself that French names ending in an "ee" sound aren't nns. Marie is the French form of Maria, Valerie for Valeria, Sophie for Sophia, etc. [In poetry and sounds you can hear a slight "uh" sound at the end, like the vowel sound in good/wood/hood.] If the French wish to make a nn they are more likely to use just an "i" on the end, like Mimi, Gigi, etc. You probably already know that. Again, I'm just trying to find ways to perhaps see Rosalie in a more dignified, formal light.
Glad you liked Flower Pot. :-P
Some of his choices were not my style at all, nor were some of the family honoring names from his side. At the time I told myself that even if I didn't love the name I loved my dh. Giving him the opportunity to use a name he loved pleased me just as much as if I had free reign.
Well, that's what I told myself at the time. I'm not sure I could have lived up to it. But it might help you in getting used to the name your dh loves (or at least the only one he could live with).
I know, I know. Easy for me to say. I just thought it might help to look at the name from a different angle. For what it's worth, I think she'll thank you one day for such a pretty name. :-)
Oh, also. Remind yourself that French names ending in an "ee" sound aren't nns. Marie is the French form of Maria, Valerie for Valeria, Sophie for Sophia, etc. [In poetry and sounds you can hear a slight "uh" sound at the end, like the vowel sound in good/wood/hood.] If the French wish to make a nn they are more likely to use just an "i" on the end, like Mimi, Gigi, etc. You probably already know that. Again, I'm just trying to find ways to perhaps see Rosalie in a more dignified, formal light.
Glad you liked Flower Pot. :-P
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