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Help[Opinions] Re: Stephanie
in reply to a message by Billina
It doesn't have the sounds I like. I generally don't care for more than one crash/hiss/splash sound (sh, ch, ck, st, ft, soft th, sometimes j, sometimes t and s) per name. I feel the same about Stefan and Cynthia. And, it was pretty common in my peer group (born in the early 70s in California) and I didn't like any of the girls named it.
However, much like Tiffany and Cynthia and Stefan / Stephen etc, I think it's a really good dignified name and can't find a lot of fault with it outside my personal taste and experience. I think it's a far far better name than, say, Mattea or Hadley or Piper and if I were going to be born today I'd rather be named Stephanie than any name currently in the top 20 (counting the frequency of Emily and Sophia against them).
However, much like Tiffany and Cynthia and Stefan / Stephen etc, I think it's a really good dignified name and can't find a lot of fault with it outside my personal taste and experience. I think it's a far far better name than, say, Mattea or Hadley or Piper and if I were going to be born today I'd rather be named Stephanie than any name currently in the top 20 (counting the frequency of Emily and Sophia against them).
This message was edited 7/24/2012, 2:23 PM
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You don't have to answer this question if you don't want to, but where about in California did you grow up?
I also dislike Cynthia. I don't know, there is something about the name that just doesn't sound good to me.
I also dislike Cynthia. I don't know, there is something about the name that just doesn't sound good to me.
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In the south Bay Area. Most of the popular names among the people I went to school with, peaked on the national chart later, around 1980ish. I like to think it's because California is trendsetting. Probably not...
I guess if I think hard about it, I mostly like Cynthia because of Cindy. haha. Cynthia, Stephanie, and Tiffany all appeal to me greatly as classic names for women ... but their sounds don't hit me quite right.
I guess if I think hard about it, I mostly like Cynthia because of Cindy. haha. Cynthia, Stephanie, and Tiffany all appeal to me greatly as classic names for women ... but their sounds don't hit me quite right.
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I like Cindy. I wish it would make a comeback.
I kind of figured you grew up around there, because you seemed familiar with my area, which is...well, far enough away to be a drive, but not TOO far away. If I'm making any sense.
I kind of figured you grew up around there, because you seemed familiar with my area, which is...well, far enough away to be a drive, but not TOO far away. If I'm making any sense.
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