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Help[Opinions] Future BA: Clotilde Eupraxia Roxana
My ex recently told me that an ex of his boyfriend plans to name her daughter Clotilde Eupraxia Roxana. I love it, obviously! I asked if this woman is Orthodox Christian and/or a medieval historian—she’s neither, is in fact Jewish, and just has baroque taste in names. Thrilling!
What do you think?
What do you think?
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It's pretty epic.
I didn't like Clotilde at all because of 'clot' until I encountered a Cleotilde, and now I mostly feel like it's Chloe / Cleo + Mathilde but more singular. Eupraxia Roxana is a badass MN, although I'm not sold on Eupraxia because I'm not sure I can overlook that it's a medical term even though it doesn't mean anything bad.
I didn't like Clotilde at all because of 'clot' until I encountered a Cleotilde, and now I mostly feel like it's Chloe / Cleo + Mathilde but more singular. Eupraxia Roxana is a badass MN, although I'm not sold on Eupraxia because I'm not sure I can overlook that it's a medical term even though it doesn't mean anything bad.
This message was edited 2/12/2024, 3:03 PM
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In theory it's cool, but in real life I wouldn't want my name to start with "clot".
Roxana sticks out here. Clotilde and Eupraxia make sense as coming from the same style.
I'd almost prefer Eupraxia as the first name but I don't know what I'd go by if that was my name. Pax? Xia?
Roxana sticks out here. Clotilde and Eupraxia make sense as coming from the same style.
I'd almost prefer Eupraxia as the first name but I don't know what I'd go by if that was my name. Pax? Xia?
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Eh, Clotilde stands out most to me as Germanic/French. Eupraxia seems the weirdest but closer to Roxana to me because of the X and looking more Greek.
This message was edited 2/12/2024, 6:53 PM
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Realistically, if I had this name I would change it as soon as I was legally permitted.
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Don't like it at all
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Wow, amazing! I love it too. If anything changes in that BA you'll have to let us know! I find Clotilde really cute, it's like Chloe meets Matilda.
It's funny how the historians I know don't seem to give their kids names that relate to their passions at all. In fact the ones I've met seem to have positively mainstream taste! Usually I assume they have a non-academic spouse who puts their foot down.... But I know of two highly eccentric professors who were married: one was a Hungarian expert in art from the Bauhaus, and the other was an East Indian expert of Romantic Occultism and Theosophy, and they named their kid Devin. DEVIN!
It's funny how the historians I know don't seem to give their kids names that relate to their passions at all. In fact the ones I've met seem to have positively mainstream taste! Usually I assume they have a non-academic spouse who puts their foot down.... But I know of two highly eccentric professors who were married: one was a Hungarian expert in art from the Bauhaus, and the other was an East Indian expert of Romantic Occultism and Theosophy, and they named their kid Devin. DEVIN!
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I feel like Devin totally works for those, though. The etymology means calf (sacred) or dark one (like Kali?) or "divine, seer" plus Dev / Devi is Sanskrit for god/goddess. And it's modern and minimalist, like Bauhaus?
But it's definitely understated as far as occult names go! Lol.
But it's definitely understated as far as occult names go! Lol.
This message was edited 2/12/2024, 3:58 PM
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Devin must be the ultimate in missed opportunities.
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