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Help[Opinions] Re: Veronica
in reply to a message by Lily
I love Veronica. I actually had it on my list in the "Choose one" thread, then remembered that I would like to put Jerusha and Jacinda on there, so I had to choose two to go, and Veronica was one. But I do love it. I tend to really like girls' names that start with a V, and I tend to like long names, and Veronica fits both of those.
I don't think it's dated because it's never been popular, at least not in the US. I've never known one of any age. But....I would never use it because, unlike yourself, I hate the nickname Roni or Ronnie on a girl. I keep thinking that no matter how much I tried to avoid it, if I named a daughter Veronica, she'd end up being called Roni\Ronnie. So that's why it's a name I would never actually use.
I far prefer Veronica to Heather. I don't like Heather at all. AT ALL. It doesn't have a history or a pedigree, it's flighty, the flower heather isn't really all that attractive, IMO, but most of all, I just don't think it sounds pretty. I hate the harsh TH sound in the middle. Its former massive popularity completely mystifies me. My niece's name is Heather, and several times my sister (her mom) mentioned what a beautiful name Heather is, and each time I had to bite my tongue to keep from saying, "Hell, no, it isn't."
Was it really that common back in the days? YES. I have known seven Heathers, now ranging in age from six to fifty. The six-year-old and the fifty-year-old are anomalies, one named before the name became popular and one named after it had lost popularity. The others are in their twenties and thirties. Once my niece Heather went to a party. The next day, my sister asked her who was at the party. What she heard was, "Heather So-and-So, Heather So-and-So, Heather So-and-So.."
As you can see, Heather is a name that I feel strongly about, but the feelings are negative. There's a reason there's a movie called "Heathers", because the name is so so typical of a certain age group. Name that came out of nowhere, unleashed a passel of Heathers on the world, who almost all are going to be dated to a time period, and is now sinking like a stone. I think it's a terrible name to ever have given one's daughter.
I don't think it's dated because it's never been popular, at least not in the US. I've never known one of any age. But....I would never use it because, unlike yourself, I hate the nickname Roni or Ronnie on a girl. I keep thinking that no matter how much I tried to avoid it, if I named a daughter Veronica, she'd end up being called Roni\Ronnie. So that's why it's a name I would never actually use.
I far prefer Veronica to Heather. I don't like Heather at all. AT ALL. It doesn't have a history or a pedigree, it's flighty, the flower heather isn't really all that attractive, IMO, but most of all, I just don't think it sounds pretty. I hate the harsh TH sound in the middle. Its former massive popularity completely mystifies me. My niece's name is Heather, and several times my sister (her mom) mentioned what a beautiful name Heather is, and each time I had to bite my tongue to keep from saying, "Hell, no, it isn't."
Was it really that common back in the days? YES. I have known seven Heathers, now ranging in age from six to fifty. The six-year-old and the fifty-year-old are anomalies, one named before the name became popular and one named after it had lost popularity. The others are in their twenties and thirties. Once my niece Heather went to a party. The next day, my sister asked her who was at the party. What she heard was, "Heather So-and-So, Heather So-and-So, Heather So-and-So.."
As you can see, Heather is a name that I feel strongly about, but the feelings are negative. There's a reason there's a movie called "Heathers", because the name is so so typical of a certain age group. Name that came out of nowhere, unleashed a passel of Heathers on the world, who almost all are going to be dated to a time period, and is now sinking like a stone. I think it's a terrible name to ever have given one's daughter.
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