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[Opinions] Re: Awful! (m)
by Manipura (glaucous)
10/2/2020, 2:17 AM
in reply to a message by Wordsmith
Because they have some appreciation for nuance? It's not that different from Temperance, really (self-governed, self-restraint)...except it is, in interesting ways.
It implies personal power the way Victor / Victoria or something like Queen might, but it's not even necessarily competitive/superior the way those can come across.

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- Wordsmith   +2
10/2/2020, 9:19 AM
Nah, "Sovereign" is way more supercilious than Victor / Victoria.ETA: I immediately think of a monarch, and now's not the best time geopolitically to be exalting sovereign rulers...

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- PrincessZ
10/3/2020, 8:37 AM
Not saying you're wrong, but I actually forgot the meaning of the word as I'm so used to it being used in relation to money. I immediately put it in the same bag as "Tuppence" being used as a name. (because apparently Tuppence was used as a name recently)I had inherited my great-great grandfather's collection of old and foreign coins as a child and I've had an interest in old money ever since.While I can't think past the gold coin, I do agree it's leaps and bounds above Victoria / Victor
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- Manipura (glaucous)
10/2/2020, 10:36 AM
Sure, I understood you thought so. I felt like answering your question, though....also, I'm a Victoria, and I've always felt the name's a bit haughty.
But I do think Victory is probably more ambiguous than Queen (victory over what? queen of what?).

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