New Post
Search
Help[Opinions] Re: Linda, Sandra, Carol, Susan, Donna, Brenda?
in reply to a message by )(
Sandra, basically. Sandra was my first favorite-name and I have not really stopped enjoying it despite "Sandra Dee" and it having become too dated to consider as a baby name (at least while I was doing that, dunno about now). I like it as a full name, a nick for Alexandra, and with nn Sandy too. It just sort of hits a spot for me. I think it sounds very intelligent, and vaguely outdoorsy/breezy, and pretty in a natural, modest way.
I have three of them on my favorites. Carol, Donna, and Sandra. I like Carol, Sandra, and Linda more than Donna though. Also Suzan. Not sure how I feel about Susan, it seems a tad prissy and plain.
Linda is lovely and I've known many nice Lindas, but the sound of it is missing something for me, kinda of like with Andrea - and I like Melinda and Belinda a bit better. Linda mostly makes me think of linden / lime trees, for some reason, when it should make me think of the word for pretty. It's green. It secretly verges on hippie tree-name while sounding both Latin and Germanic and neither. And it's minimalist. Good name. Maybe feels a bit too Lynda Carter right now ... but but ... Fiorentino, and Ronstadt.
The character of Carol seems really strong to me - like it's got a lot of color and warble and sass. A young Carol Burnett comes to mind. I went off of Carol because it's got a certain insular midcentury-America aspect, for me ... television and wonder-bread and jello. I might prefer Carole sometimes, it seems more hippie-ish and understated somehow.
Donna is probably good and dead because of the origin making it seem weird today, and because of Madonna Ciccone. But I like the sound of it, and have liked the people named it who I've met. I like Deonna, Deanna, and Dana a bit better.
Brenda is the only one I don't like. I've known 3 Brendas and they were each notably weak and unreliable, the sort of people who were casually cruel and may not have even realized it. Too much coincidence. Also, I typically don't care for many Br-names. I'd rather see Brynna or even Brenna or Brandy.
- mirfak
I have three of them on my favorites. Carol, Donna, and Sandra. I like Carol, Sandra, and Linda more than Donna though. Also Suzan. Not sure how I feel about Susan, it seems a tad prissy and plain.
Linda is lovely and I've known many nice Lindas, but the sound of it is missing something for me, kinda of like with Andrea - and I like Melinda and Belinda a bit better. Linda mostly makes me think of linden / lime trees, for some reason, when it should make me think of the word for pretty. It's green. It secretly verges on hippie tree-name while sounding both Latin and Germanic and neither. And it's minimalist. Good name. Maybe feels a bit too Lynda Carter right now ... but but ... Fiorentino, and Ronstadt.
The character of Carol seems really strong to me - like it's got a lot of color and warble and sass. A young Carol Burnett comes to mind. I went off of Carol because it's got a certain insular midcentury-America aspect, for me ... television and wonder-bread and jello. I might prefer Carole sometimes, it seems more hippie-ish and understated somehow.
Donna is probably good and dead because of the origin making it seem weird today, and because of Madonna Ciccone. But I like the sound of it, and have liked the people named it who I've met. I like Deonna, Deanna, and Dana a bit better.
Brenda is the only one I don't like. I've known 3 Brendas and they were each notably weak and unreliable, the sort of people who were casually cruel and may not have even realized it. Too much coincidence. Also, I typically don't care for many Br-names. I'd rather see Brynna or even Brenna or Brandy.
- mirfak
This message was edited 4/16/2024, 10:56 PM
