[Opinions] Barbara and Patricia
Thoughts on these names?
too 1930s/40s?
too 1930s/40s?
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I like them. There is a little girl named Barbara at my church, and at first I was like wtf but then I got used to it. :)
Well, yes both are dated. There's no getting around that. But there may be people out there who either don't mind a dated name, or would actually rather use one than a name that isn't dated. So their being dated is a fact, but whether or not that's a negative is a matter of opinion.
Datedness aside, I dislike Barbara. It sounds very harsh to me. I don't like how it looks, either, the syllable "bar" repeated twice. I like Patricia, though. It really is soft and pretty. It was wildly popular at one point, and for a long time, so there are a lot of Patricias out there. But I can see why it was so popular. I don't like some of the nickname options for Patricia, but I do like Tricia and Trish.
Datedness aside, I dislike Barbara. It sounds very harsh to me. I don't like how it looks, either, the syllable "bar" repeated twice. I like Patricia, though. It really is soft and pretty. It was wildly popular at one point, and for a long time, so there are a lot of Patricias out there. But I can see why it was so popular. I don't like some of the nickname options for Patricia, but I do like Tricia and Trish.
This message was edited 8/26/2014, 6:15 AM
I don't like Barbara, never have, it just doesn't sound attractive. I do think Patricia is pretty, and Pat is kind of a cute nn, but not Patsy, Patty, or Trish. Tricia is okay but I'd rather just use it by itself.