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Help[Opinions] Name of the day: Belén
Belén is in my top 25 favorite names for girls list. I'm not religious at all but I find this name so pretty.
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List ↑ Rated: Henry and Zelda (main) / Idris & Elowen (GP) / James & Charlotte (top25)
List ↓ Rated: Ferran and Eivor (main) / Grayson & Valkyrie (GP) / Corvo & Deva (top25)
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My Top Favorites: Remy and Eseld
List ↑ Rated: Henry and Zelda (main) / Idris & Elowen (GP) / James & Charlotte (top25)
List ↓ Rated: Ferran and Eivor (main) / Grayson & Valkyrie (GP) / Corvo & Deva (top25)
This message was edited 8/30/2021, 7:57 AM
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I love this name, it sounds beautiful. I knew a Belén who really suited her name.
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It's a strong name, one of the reasons I like it so much is because it's so different from other Hispanic names in terms of sound.
I knew a Belén, she was a cool and smart lady.
Also recently a family friend's daughter gave the middle name Belém (honoring) to her daughter.
I knew a Belén, she was a cool and smart lady.
Also recently a family friend's daughter gave the middle name Belém (honoring) to her daughter.
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Belén is a very pretty name that I actually have seen used in real life (I live in a majority Hispanic / Latinx area). It's different (even among other Spanish names) enough to be noticed without being too "out there" in terms of look or sound.
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It's pretty, but in terms of Spanish names of biblical cities, my favourite one is Nazaret.
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Oh, this is a cool name.
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Certainly better than Bethlehem (though that could shorten to Beth ... hmmm) but the only time I've seen it used was as the name of a Portuguese bakery.
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Don't like it at all
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I like it a lot. It's so unexpected and self-contained. It's like a more exotic Helen.
And I only recently learned about the insult "bell end" (like, a few weeks ago) so where I come from, that wouldn't be an issue.
And I only recently learned about the insult "bell end" (like, a few weeks ago) so where I come from, that wouldn't be an issue.
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Until right at this moment I didn’t know it had any religious connotations at all. I think it’s pretty but unfortunately if you add an extra L, and put a D on the end it becomes a common English (and Scottish? possibly just British) insult, which it already sounds like anyway.
This message was edited 8/30/2021, 8:20 AM
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Eh, I find that to be reaching personally because it's not really said the same way as bell-end.
Anyway, I'm not British so it wouldn't be an issue for me.
Anyway, I'm not British so it wouldn't be an issue for me.
This message was edited 8/30/2021, 8:38 AM
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Hmm, the emphasis is on the second syllable in both, it’s just a dropped D. But if that’s not relevant to you it’s fine, it just is for me and affects my thoughts on the name :)
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