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Help[Opinions] Re: Valentine
in reply to a message by Perrine
Well ... Valentine rhyme fine is a primarily male name to me. St Valentine, Valentinus. I think the ending like fine is very "strong" - even in Caroline and Clementine it seems so. To me the better feminine name is Valentina, or Valentine rhyme queen.
Also Valentine rhyme fine on a woman brings to mind Valentine's Day, flowery pink-romancey images, in a way it just doesn't when it's a man's name. Like, if not for Valentine's Day, it would not work at all for a girl - it'd seem more like Constantine or Augustine would. So it seems just a little bit too imagey and unlikely, like a name for a book character.
All that said, I don't hate it. It just doesn't suit my taste genderwise and I prefer Valentina or Valentine rhyme queen.
6/10, about as good as Evelyn, better than Evangeline. Not as good as Vivian f or Caroline.
- mirfak
Also Valentine rhyme fine on a woman brings to mind Valentine's Day, flowery pink-romancey images, in a way it just doesn't when it's a man's name. Like, if not for Valentine's Day, it would not work at all for a girl - it'd seem more like Constantine or Augustine would. So it seems just a little bit too imagey and unlikely, like a name for a book character.
All that said, I don't hate it. It just doesn't suit my taste genderwise and I prefer Valentina or Valentine rhyme queen.
6/10, about as good as Evelyn, better than Evangeline. Not as good as Vivian f or Caroline.
- mirfak
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Thank you for your reply! I actually love the image Valentine gives me. I think of beautiful, colorful flowers. Unlike you I have the exact same association when I hear the name on a man.
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