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Help[Opinions] Re: Shakespearean Girl Names
in reply to a message by MasterCiaraXo
It's been about 10 years since I was made to read all the Shakespeare plays in school so I'm rusty in remembering characterization for about 70% of them so this is mostly on names alone for the most part.
Titania is the "strongest" imo, of course, though Cordelia is almost natoriously strong. (In name)
Ophelia is Cordelia's softer and more gentile cousin. Slightly awkward in presentation & nicknames but my preference between the two.
I dislike Portia because of my dislike of car names on women (or men) it just seems tacky.
Gertrude is still too elderly to be usable yet. I don't mind Trudy legally though.
Jessica and Olivia are too overused still for me to like them again yet. But I do sometimes like Olivia as a middle name presently.
Celia always reminds me of a southern US woman. But in a good way not like a negative connotation or anything. Not necessarily a "southern belle" kind of vibe but more like a prairie girl vibe. I prefer it to Cecelia generally.
Claribel is too much a cow name here.
I don't hate Viola but I don't love it, the frompy sister to Violet.
Imogen always makes me think either very old woman or Bratty little girl circa "The Best Christmas pageant ever" cute story, but rotten kid.
Miranda I quite like. It's one of my back up ideas of conservative names if all else fails for favor with a partner. It'd probably break my top 50 of all time if I attempted it even if it is a little bit 80s 90s dated right now.
My favorites overall are Rosaline, Ophelia, Cressida, Juliet, Cordelia, Desdemona & Bianca
I also like Perdita, Helena, Nerissa, Octavia, Margery, Hermione, Beatrice, Adriana, Angelica. Katerina, Cleopatra, Not to mention: Lavinia of course though this character isn't the reason I like the name that would be incredibly morbid. Honestly Shakespearean names are a hot bed of examples of my style overall. If I had my arm bend into using only Shakespearean names for my children I'd be just fine
Please rate my "Names I would Use" list. Feel free to rate some of my other lists too if you want.
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/223226/138473
Titania is the "strongest" imo, of course, though Cordelia is almost natoriously strong. (In name)
Ophelia is Cordelia's softer and more gentile cousin. Slightly awkward in presentation & nicknames but my preference between the two.
I dislike Portia because of my dislike of car names on women (or men) it just seems tacky.
Gertrude is still too elderly to be usable yet. I don't mind Trudy legally though.
Jessica and Olivia are too overused still for me to like them again yet. But I do sometimes like Olivia as a middle name presently.
Celia always reminds me of a southern US woman. But in a good way not like a negative connotation or anything. Not necessarily a "southern belle" kind of vibe but more like a prairie girl vibe. I prefer it to Cecelia generally.
Claribel is too much a cow name here.
I don't hate Viola but I don't love it, the frompy sister to Violet.
Imogen always makes me think either very old woman or Bratty little girl circa "The Best Christmas pageant ever" cute story, but rotten kid.
Miranda I quite like. It's one of my back up ideas of conservative names if all else fails for favor with a partner. It'd probably break my top 50 of all time if I attempted it even if it is a little bit 80s 90s dated right now.
My favorites overall are Rosaline, Ophelia, Cressida, Juliet, Cordelia, Desdemona & Bianca
I also like Perdita, Helena, Nerissa, Octavia, Margery, Hermione, Beatrice, Adriana, Angelica. Katerina, Cleopatra, Not to mention: Lavinia of course though this character isn't the reason I like the name that would be incredibly morbid. Honestly Shakespearean names are a hot bed of examples of my style overall. If I had my arm bend into using only Shakespearean names for my children I'd be just fine
Please rate my "Names I would Use" list. Feel free to rate some of my other lists too if you want.
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/223226/138473
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