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Help[Opinions] Esther
I am suddenly finding this name to be extremely pretty. So sleek. I also like Hester, which is sleek in another way, but Esther is so unexpected. It's rising significantly in my favor.
I'm weary of making combos and averse to middle names at present, so it's just Esther for your consideration today.
I'm weary of making combos and averse to middle names at present, so it's just Esther for your consideration today.
This message was edited 6/1/2014, 9:24 AM
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I would name a little girl Esther (nn Essie) is a heart beat. I think it's gorgeous, spunky, and underrated.
Sadly my Mormor's (danish grandmothers) name is Esther, so it'll have to be a middle name only for me. Sigh :( I could happily use Esther as a fn otherwise, but it's important to me that she has her own name so my pick for a first girl is Xanthe Opal Esther (Opal after my grandmother).
So someone else loving it gets two thumbs up from me.
Sadly my Mormor's (danish grandmothers) name is Esther, so it'll have to be a middle name only for me. Sigh :( I could happily use Esther as a fn otherwise, but it's important to me that she has her own name so my pick for a first girl is Xanthe Opal Esther (Opal after my grandmother).
So someone else loving it gets two thumbs up from me.
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I like Esther, it's on my list. Really dislike Hester though.
I probably wouldn't use Esther though, even though I really like it. It's both the name of a second great aunt (spelled Ester), a great-grandmother, and a third cousin (Esther Shoshana, fwiw) and I'm not big on repetition.
I probably wouldn't use Esther though, even though I really like it. It's both the name of a second great aunt (spelled Ester), a great-grandmother, and a third cousin (Esther Shoshana, fwiw) and I'm not big on repetition.
This message was edited 6/1/2014, 1:05 PM
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I like it and I think it is very pretty, I wish it were used more often.
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What are some names that you consider sleek? What qualities constitute sleekness?
For me, sleek represents a stripping down -- like Coco Chanel doing away with all of the unwanted florid, fussy frills in the fading fashions of her era.
In terms of names, needlessly pretentious ruffles are done away with in favor of succinct, minimalist balance. Straight-forward; to-the-point. This pleases my soul. Both Esther and Hester succeed in doing this.
For me, sleek represents a stripping down -- like Coco Chanel doing away with all of the unwanted florid, fussy frills in the fading fashions of her era.
In terms of names, needlessly pretentious ruffles are done away with in favor of succinct, minimalist balance. Straight-forward; to-the-point. This pleases my soul. Both Esther and Hester succeed in doing this.
This message was edited 6/1/2014, 10:21 AM
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True that neither Esther nor Hester have ruffles. Whether or not ruffles are needless and pretentious is a matter of opinion--in your opinion, they are. In mine, they're not, but then sleek names are not a favorite with me anyway. But in your opinion, an absence of them is a requirement for sleekness, so Esther and Hester would meet your criteria for sleekness in that way. I don't find either one succinct or minimalist, though. No two-syllable name is succinct or minimalist. Those two qualities require brevity. A succinct, minimalist name to me would be Joan, Anne, Jean, or Lynn.
Then there's the question of whether or not "succinct and minimalist" equals "sleek." In your opinion, they do. In my opinion, they do not. A sleek name is straight, smooth and repeats the same vowel sounds, or the almost the same vowel sounds with just a slight change. Phoebe (though I dislike it) and Sarah are sleek names, as are Mimi and Mara.
What constitutes "sleek" is, of course, subjective and a matter of opinion, as is the question of whether or not sleekness is even desirable.
Then there's the question of whether or not "succinct and minimalist" equals "sleek." In your opinion, they do. In my opinion, they do not. A sleek name is straight, smooth and repeats the same vowel sounds, or the almost the same vowel sounds with just a slight change. Phoebe (though I dislike it) and Sarah are sleek names, as are Mimi and Mara.
What constitutes "sleek" is, of course, subjective and a matter of opinion, as is the question of whether or not sleekness is even desirable.
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I don't really like this name. I don't think it sounds pretty.
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