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Help[Opinions] Sistine and Sylvester
Wdyt of Sistine? I think of a ceiling. It is Sylvester Stallone’s daughter’s name. Wdyt of Sylvester? I think of Rambo.
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I actually used to really be into Sistine when I was in Middle School. I like the idea of sissy as a nickname. I like Sylvester a lot in the present. Sylvestra possibly even moreso.
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I like both names, but they sound too similar to be the names of people who live together.
I wouldn't use either name in real life because they sound very dramatic and ostentatious, but that's what makes them attractive.
I wouldn't use either name in real life because they sound very dramatic and ostentatious, but that's what makes them attractive.
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I knew a Sistine back in high school. It's considered a feminine form of Sixtus in the Roman Catholic church. So I immediately have the image of a woman from a very devout Catholic background.
It's probably nearly impossible for most people in the USA not to think of the cartoon cat when they hear Sylvester. It used to be that fan magazines regularly referred to Mr. Stallone by the nickname Sly, probably because Sylvester just didn't seem to fit his seemingly tough rugged image.
It's probably nearly impossible for most people in the USA not to think of the cartoon cat when they hear Sylvester. It used to be that fan magazines regularly referred to Mr. Stallone by the nickname Sly, probably because Sylvester just didn't seem to fit his seemingly tough rugged image.
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i wonder ...
What Stallone went by growing up, before he had the Rocky or Rambo image. I believe his real first name is Michael, which is so common it doesn't clash with any image he might have. (But he probably had a million Mikes and Michaels around him growing up too.)
I also wonder if Sly of the Family Stone was really Sylvester. And which came first, the singer or the actor?
Also, I just realized how easy it is to mistype Sylvester as Slyvester.
What Stallone went by growing up, before he had the Rocky or Rambo image. I believe his real first name is Michael, which is so common it doesn't clash with any image he might have. (But he probably had a million Mikes and Michaels around him growing up too.)
I also wonder if Sly of the Family Stone was really Sylvester. And which came first, the singer or the actor?
Also, I just realized how easy it is to mistype Sylvester as Slyvester.
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Sistine is weird because it sounds like the word “sister”
Sylvester is dated and too fancy. It will always be a cat.
Sylvester is dated and too fancy. It will always be a cat.
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I don’t hate Sistine but it just makes me think of the Sistine Chapel. Sylvester makes me think of the Looney Tunes character.
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I know we're supposed to think of the Sistine Chapel, but all I hear is cyst. Cystine might mean a bladder cyst. Also system.
Sylvester? All I think of is a puddy-tat.
Sylvester? All I think of is a puddy-tat.
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Sistine is twee and self-consciously "look! I've heard of one of the world's most famous chapel!" It does feel very much like something a celebrity would name their daughter, and lends itself rather unfortunately to the nickname Sissy.
I like Sylvester. Very debonair and grinning and moustache-twirling. It would make an amazing name for a cat.
I like Sylvester. Very debonair and grinning and moustache-twirling. It would make an amazing name for a cat.
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I want to like Sistine, because I love art and the sound should please me, but for whatever reason I never think of the chapel or the art when I hear this - I think of a cistern. Which just ruins it for me.
I like Sylvester, it's a fun, fancy eccentric name. I'd use it.
I like Sylvester, it's a fun, fancy eccentric name. I'd use it.
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I'll go against the grain and say that Sistine isn't bad - far from my favorite, but not a bad name. Like a weird cross between Christine and Cicely / Cecily.
Sylvester will always be a cat to me, imo, even though it was actually the name of my great-grandfather. (Well, his Americanized name. He was originally Silvestro.) I do, however, think Silvestra / Sylvestra is highly intriguing as a feminine name, though I'd still more likely opt for Sylvana.
Sylvester will always be a cat to me, imo, even though it was actually the name of my great-grandfather. (Well, his Americanized name. He was originally Silvestro.) I do, however, think Silvestra / Sylvestra is highly intriguing as a feminine name, though I'd still more likely opt for Sylvana.
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I don't care for Sistine at all. It's very much Sistine chapel, and doesn't even sound like a name. (Sistine Sylvester sounds horrible, to say the least.) Sylvester is okay, but more suitable as a surname, although I suppose Sylvester Stallone has managed to pull it off. It also brings to mind Sylvester the cat, and the surname of two of my cousins.
This message was edited 8/31/2022, 11:15 AM
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