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Help[Opinions] Re: Rate 20 names
in reply to a message by karenina19
Selma - far prefer Thelma
Pernila - prefer Pernell or Priscilla
Petra - better than Peta, not as good as Petrina
Vera - prefer Verity
Fanny - pity about the body part; prefer Francis for a boy
Amalie - far prefer Emily, somewhat prefer Amelia
Lorraine - it's all right. I once met a male Lorraine, who was named after the part of France that someone in the family had fought in during one or other World War. He went by Lorrie.
Zelda - trying too hard to be startlingly different
Elvira - OK for someone else. I wouldn't use it, but it would be a good way of achieving something like Vera as a nn.
Maude - I like it; so much better than Claud. I don't think the -e helps: Maud is fine.
Lionel - King of beasts? Rather pretentious!
Maurice - very nice if pronounced like Morris. The French pronunciation is awkward in English.
Peter - excellent; timeless classic; has worked very well for my son!
Roscoe - gorgeous etymology, but I don't like lnfns
Eben - a nn, and I really don't enjoy Ebenezer. Frequently used in Afrikaans, where it works pretty well
Horatio - a one-owner name, best left to Nelson. Too easy to change it to Horrid, Horrible etc. Fine as a mn, and so is Horatia.
Saul - much prefer Paul
Frankie - awful. Stick to beautiful, restrained Francis or, if necessary, Frank.
Ferdinand - the Bull. Good for domestic animals - Furry Ferdy?
Lonnie or Lonny - Lonnie, because of Lonnie Donegan - anyone who can make the charts with a song called Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour is worth commemorating. He took his name from a blues musician named Alonzo; he was actually Anthony James. Great man!
Pernila - prefer Pernell or Priscilla
Petra - better than Peta, not as good as Petrina
Vera - prefer Verity
Fanny - pity about the body part; prefer Francis for a boy
Amalie - far prefer Emily, somewhat prefer Amelia
Lorraine - it's all right. I once met a male Lorraine, who was named after the part of France that someone in the family had fought in during one or other World War. He went by Lorrie.
Zelda - trying too hard to be startlingly different
Elvira - OK for someone else. I wouldn't use it, but it would be a good way of achieving something like Vera as a nn.
Maude - I like it; so much better than Claud. I don't think the -e helps: Maud is fine.
Lionel - King of beasts? Rather pretentious!
Maurice - very nice if pronounced like Morris. The French pronunciation is awkward in English.
Peter - excellent; timeless classic; has worked very well for my son!
Roscoe - gorgeous etymology, but I don't like lnfns
Eben - a nn, and I really don't enjoy Ebenezer. Frequently used in Afrikaans, where it works pretty well
Horatio - a one-owner name, best left to Nelson. Too easy to change it to Horrid, Horrible etc. Fine as a mn, and so is Horatia.
Saul - much prefer Paul
Frankie - awful. Stick to beautiful, restrained Francis or, if necessary, Frank.
Ferdinand - the Bull. Good for domestic animals - Furry Ferdy?
Lonnie or Lonny - Lonnie, because of Lonnie Donegan - anyone who can make the charts with a song called Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour is worth commemorating. He took his name from a blues musician named Alonzo; he was actually Anthony James. Great man!
This message was edited 9/22/2024, 12:57 AM
