[Opinions] Reign
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https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/220161
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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
sincerely, eva
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/220161
vote on my name list B)
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
sincerely, eva
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This has been discussed recently. I think it's absolutely awful. Makes me think of someone who reigns over others.
Rain is better.
Rain is better.
Awful
It sounds ugly, and the monarchical meaning/association is...unsavory.
It sounds ugly, and the monarchical meaning/association is...unsavory.
I think it's stupid and pretentious.
I know Kourtney Kardashian used this name for her son or something. It's not that bad.
It feels gaudily pretentious and therefore actually tacky. I'm fine with Rain, being more of a nature name. I think I prefer Raine most of all, though.
Best on a girl
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I kind of like it? It reminds me a bit of Reine or Regina. I wouldn’t use it but wouldn’t mind seeing it on someone else.
It's a little cringey to me. It sounds exactly like Rain so it seems like a respelling of Rain by people who would spell Ashley as Ashleigh and maybe don't understand that Reign is a verb and it's not about nobility per se but about domination ... for a limited time?? It's bizarrely not namey and the only thing that makes it namey is that it sounds like surname Rayne, which sounds like the word Rain ... and those aren't even namey imo, they're just trendy as names ... It's kind of like using Cruise as a name. If I'm being a jerk I want to say, "dude ... it's Cruz. Means cross. Did you know."
ETA maybe it refers to the "reign" of some spiritual force or god?? Maybe I just don't get it?
Anyway I'm not totally unable to suppress my cringe. It's a name now. Rayne, Rain, Raine, Reign, whatever.
It's not as good as Roman, Royal, and King; not as bad as Saint, Tru, Cohen, Creed, Crew, Knox, Blaze
ETA maybe it refers to the "reign" of some spiritual force or god?? Maybe I just don't get it?
Anyway I'm not totally unable to suppress my cringe. It's a name now. Rayne, Rain, Raine, Reign, whatever.
It's not as good as Roman, Royal, and King; not as bad as Saint, Tru, Cohen, Creed, Crew, Knox, Blaze
This message was edited 3/9/2021, 12:24 PM
Don't like
This message was edited 3/9/2021, 5:13 PM
No. I like Rayne for a girl and Rain as a middle name for both genders.