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[Opinions] Kynareth
I've liked this name for a while and coming across it in the user-submitted database (http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/kynareth) I was reminded how much I love it.Do you guys think it's usable though, or is it too strange? Any combo ideas come to mind?
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Yeah, it's usable, not too strange! Arwen is no less strange.
I like the TH ending and the AR spelling much more than I like Kineret / Kinneret, which makes me think of spiders and their spinnerets. EW.
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I hadn't even thought of the spider association! Makes me like Kynareth over Kinneret even more lol
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I actually really like the sound. I don't see it as too unusual, in this world of kreatyve spellings of everything.
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ngl I'm not a fan of most creative spellings but I was hoping their popularity made Kynareth a bit less unusual :P
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I like it! I don't know how usable it is but I definitely like it. I could see it as a plausible middle name, or a first name with a shorter nickname.
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Awesome :) I do like the idea of Kyne as a nn.
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I like the sound, and I don't think it's totally unusable. I do prefer the name it's based on more, though - Kinneret - which I think is amazing.
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I like Kineret tooalso listed is the super cool word not name, (but when has that stopped anyone! haha) Kinnor which sounds more like a boy's name to me - prn. kin-OR?Kynareth looks cooler, though. I also like the "th" sound on the end. Like Gareth over Garrett. So Kynareth would probably get my vote based on the sound and spelling. Kyn isn't a bad nn either (but I wouldn't use Kyne because it's too much like kine - the OE plural for cows!)The only real obstacle I see to it is possible pronunciation confusion. I want to prn. it KIN-uhr-eth, but I can also see others wanting to say kin-AHR-uth or even KINE-uh-reth or kine-AHR-eth. haha so many ways to mispronounce things!

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But would many people know that about Kyne? I admit I didn't until I added Kyne here. And I didn't think of the mispronunciation problems... hm.
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no, I'm just a nerd. haha. -
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Kinneret is cool too! I think I just prefer the 'th' ending, probably cause I heard it so much while playing The Elder Scrolls! They make it sound so pretty lol
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