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Help[Opinions] Re: Paisley
in reply to a message by lusia
1: What are opinions of the name for a girl
- It's nms, has a mealy feel in my mouth and I think after the fad for it passes, it'll be just an old fad name like Brittany, Amber, Kaylee - not very graceful on a grown woman, really. But I don't really disapprove of the name. I like some names that I think are worse, lol.
2: What characteristics do you think are associated with this name. If any
It's a "popular" sort of name ... paisley fabric, surname name, imagey and kinda empty. It's a lot like the name Lindsay IMO. So I would expect a Paisley to be from a mediocre background, with parents creative and confident enough to use the name but shallow enough to choose a "novel" name mainly for its style. Which isn't all negative as far as I'm concerned, but I'm not sure I'd want such a name myself.
3: Could it work in a modern day setting or more fantasy.
Well, I predict it'll reach the top 50 next year or the next. So it would work in modern day settings. In fantasy, it does not seem to belong. It's too mundane, what with the immediate image of the pattern that it brings to mind.
4: Any books or stories that have used the name
Not that I know of.
- mirfak
- It's nms, has a mealy feel in my mouth and I think after the fad for it passes, it'll be just an old fad name like Brittany, Amber, Kaylee - not very graceful on a grown woman, really. But I don't really disapprove of the name. I like some names that I think are worse, lol.
2: What characteristics do you think are associated with this name. If any
It's a "popular" sort of name ... paisley fabric, surname name, imagey and kinda empty. It's a lot like the name Lindsay IMO. So I would expect a Paisley to be from a mediocre background, with parents creative and confident enough to use the name but shallow enough to choose a "novel" name mainly for its style. Which isn't all negative as far as I'm concerned, but I'm not sure I'd want such a name myself.
3: Could it work in a modern day setting or more fantasy.
Well, I predict it'll reach the top 50 next year or the next. So it would work in modern day settings. In fantasy, it does not seem to belong. It's too mundane, what with the immediate image of the pattern that it brings to mind.
4: Any books or stories that have used the name
Not that I know of.
- mirfak
This message was edited 4/8/2015, 8:51 PM
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That's very true, I never thought it was a bad name but it does immediately give the idea of a pattern or colour.
Though the meaning of it is apparently Scottish and may relate to the Latin for Church which is why a thought it could work as a fantasy name. But it would need a good surname.
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/151224 please vote.
Though the meaning of it is apparently Scottish and may relate to the Latin for Church which is why a thought it could work as a fantasy name. But it would need a good surname.
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/151224 please vote.
This message was edited 4/8/2015, 11:23 PM
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