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Help[Opinions] Re: Fulvia
in reply to a message by Wordsmith
I think that in English it seems too similar to certain words. Vulva, fool, and ful-words like fulminant and fulsome. And that makes it seem a little "ugly."
If that's not actually the reason why it's uncommon in English - then, I'd think it only seems that way *because* it is uncommon, and if it were common to begin with, no one would notice the word thing ...
Anyway, I tend to notice it, and I think I do because it's not familiar, not because it's really bad. I just don't automatically perceive it as the name *of someone,* the way I recognize, say, Claudia. I perceive it as a curio, a name for people but no one I've heard of. I think I would dislike Claudia because of similar-words, too, if it were as unexpected to me as Fulvia is.
It's not bad, regardless. Just ... doesn't seem as appealing as it should.
Fulvia Diletta seems like a pretty awesome combo.
- mirfak
If that's not actually the reason why it's uncommon in English - then, I'd think it only seems that way *because* it is uncommon, and if it were common to begin with, no one would notice the word thing ...
Anyway, I tend to notice it, and I think I do because it's not familiar, not because it's really bad. I just don't automatically perceive it as the name *of someone,* the way I recognize, say, Claudia. I perceive it as a curio, a name for people but no one I've heard of. I think I would dislike Claudia because of similar-words, too, if it were as unexpected to me as Fulvia is.
It's not bad, regardless. Just ... doesn't seem as appealing as it should.
Fulvia Diletta seems like a pretty awesome combo.
- mirfak
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