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Help[Opinions] Re: Valaida?
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In response to your side note: I'm very disappointed I didn't learn about ANY jazz musicians in my music history classes! :o( It's unthinkable, really. We studied neo-classical & modern composers like Cage and Copeland, but we totally skipped vaudeville, jazz, folk, blues...I realize there's only so much you can fit in, but truly, these remarkable musicians helped shape American popular music so much, they deserved at least a cursory mention. :o(
Now, on to Valaida! I love Val- names, for one, so it's got that going for it. ;o) I'm generally drawn to classier sounding names, like Corisande or Belrose, but I'm also discovering the beauty in the less-polished, less-refined, homespun, folksy names, like Jeanna (to me, it doesn't sound classy but very down-to-earth), Moselle or Liliola. Valaida falls squarely into the homespun, folksy category; I can almost picture a woman piecing together the syllables from names of beloved friends or family members to make a one-of-a-kind work of art. It's just got that hand-crafted feel to it. I'm really starting to love the name (especially so, the more I'm learning about Valaida Snow, myself), and if I'm not careful, Evangeline Belrose just might lose out to Evangeline Valaida. Granted, it's a messier combo than the former, but I like the recurring v's and the rhythm of the two names together. Very jazzy sounding, don't you think?
Now, on to Valaida! I love Val- names, for one, so it's got that going for it. ;o) I'm generally drawn to classier sounding names, like Corisande or Belrose, but I'm also discovering the beauty in the less-polished, less-refined, homespun, folksy names, like Jeanna (to me, it doesn't sound classy but very down-to-earth), Moselle or Liliola. Valaida falls squarely into the homespun, folksy category; I can almost picture a woman piecing together the syllables from names of beloved friends or family members to make a one-of-a-kind work of art. It's just got that hand-crafted feel to it. I'm really starting to love the name (especially so, the more I'm learning about Valaida Snow, myself), and if I'm not careful, Evangeline Belrose just might lose out to Evangeline Valaida. Granted, it's a messier combo than the former, but I like the recurring v's and the rhythm of the two names together. Very jazzy sounding, don't you think?
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Jazz is America's music. I feel for anyone who hasn't had the opportunity to learn about it at length. Learning about it and how smushing together African and European influences changed the world forever is absolutely inspiring. :) Without jazz, where would we be? The genre just amazes me.
I love Val, names, too, and the nns Val and Vally, which helps the name out so much. And I think Evangeline Valaida sounds fabulous--though I still like Evangeline Belrose more. (Belrose falls into that homespun folksy category for me, and I really love it.) Evening Valaida would be pretty, too, I think. :D I love V's.
I think we may need to work on making a big list of down-home sounding names. Let's see...
Alzettie
Ardelia
Belrose
Florinda
Liliola
Lovella
Moselle (and Mose for a boy, of course)
Oradine
Valaida
Vandia
Vidalia
Array
...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
I love Val, names, too, and the nns Val and Vally, which helps the name out so much. And I think Evangeline Valaida sounds fabulous--though I still like Evangeline Belrose more. (Belrose falls into that homespun folksy category for me, and I really love it.) Evening Valaida would be pretty, too, I think. :D I love V's.
I think we may need to work on making a big list of down-home sounding names. Let's see...
Alzettie
Ardelia
Belrose
Florinda
Liliola
Lovella
Moselle (and Mose for a boy, of course)
Oradine
Valaida
Vandia
Vidalia
Array
...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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a few more from the family tree, lol
Fayrene
Mertice (could be prn either MER-tiss or mer-TEECE; I've no idea, really)
Vannie (from DH's family tree)
Evalina (from Ciarda's family tree - I'm really starting to love this one, too - I'm such a name whore, lol!)
Fayrene
Mertice (could be prn either MER-tiss or mer-TEECE; I've no idea, really)
Vannie (from DH's family tree)
Evalina (from Ciarda's family tree - I'm really starting to love this one, too - I'm such a name whore, lol!)
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