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Help[Opinions] Tripoli for a girl????
A good friend wishes to name her soon to be daughter this! The middle name is a tasteful Elisabeth.
What do you think (I hate it!)?
Please give reasons why not? (She wont listen to mine)
What are some similar sounding alternatives?
Thanks.
What do you think (I hate it!)?
Please give reasons why not? (She wont listen to mine)
What are some similar sounding alternatives?
Thanks.
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No, because it's a World War Two battle site (I think). Does your friend really want her kid to be associated with a conflict in which millions of people were killed? Because let me tell you, her history teachers will make references to it.
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I like it alot
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It's in Lebanon....
And we're now at war with them. We're bombing them, and we are being bombed right back. They're the reason for being stuck at home all the time, the ruining of my summer vacation, and the constant booms and sirens (there was one just now). Very bad association. VERY bad. Where did she hear it - on the news? It would be so fun for her daughter to know she was named because of a war.
I don't know about similar sounding names. She can't use Tripoli, though. Shouldn't, anyway.
And btw, I don't really think Elisabeth is so tasteful with an S. It takes away the some snaz that Elizabeth has. And it looks misspelled and weak, to me. But it is wonderful compared with Tripoli.
And we're now at war with them. We're bombing them, and we are being bombed right back. They're the reason for being stuck at home all the time, the ruining of my summer vacation, and the constant booms and sirens (there was one just now). Very bad association. VERY bad. Where did she hear it - on the news? It would be so fun for her daughter to know she was named because of a war.
I don't know about similar sounding names. She can't use Tripoli, though. Shouldn't, anyway.
And btw, I don't really think Elisabeth is so tasteful with an S. It takes away the some snaz that Elizabeth has. And it looks misspelled and weak, to me. But it is wonderful compared with Tripoli.
This message was edited 7/22/2006, 2:01 AM
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Correction....
There may be a small town or area in Lebanon called Tripoli (but I'm not aware of one), but the real Tripoli you are thinking of is in Libya. It's the capital city on the barbary coast.
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There may be a small town or area in Lebanon called Tripoli (but I'm not aware of one), but the real Tripoli you are thinking of is in Libya. It's the capital city on the barbary coast.
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No, if you check your atlas, it *is* a city in Lebanon . . .
There is also a Tripoli in Libya, but since the Lebanese city of Tripoli has been in the news, that's the relevant one here.
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There is also a Tripoli in Libya, but since the Lebanese city of Tripoli has been in the news, that's the relevant one here.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Yes there are two.
However, the important thing is that most of your replies are completely anti this as a name which is what I wanted to hear. Thank you!
I will show these to my girlfriend and hopefully this and my insistence on another name will make her see sense.
However, the important thing is that most of your replies are completely anti this as a name which is what I wanted to hear. Thank you!
I will show these to my girlfriend and hopefully this and my insistence on another name will make her see sense.
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It is a city in Lebanon.
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That is fine and dandy. Elisabeth is the older of the two spellings period.
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Lol . . .
I envision a scenario, in oh, 8 or 9 years time.
Little Tripoli Elisabeth comes home from school abuzz with excitement.
"Hey, Mum!" she says, "This is so cool! I saw my name in the atlas at school today! It's a city in a country called Lebanon! Wow!".
"Oh, yeah, I knew it was something like that," says Mum.
"Why did you name me Tripoli, Mum? Is it an awesome city?"
"No," replies Mum. "I don't really know anything about it, but Israel was bombing Lebanon when I was pregnant with you, and Tripoli was one of the cities under attack, and I thought it sounded cool so I named you after it."
Personally I'd be pretty let down to know I'd been named after a war site that my mother had seen on the news! And I have no doubt at all that that's where your friend heard it.
Tell her to try one of these instead:
Tria
Tricia
Trina
Trini
Trinity
Trista
Apolline
Apollonia
Polina
Anneli
Araceli
Elli
Lili
Magali
Marsaili
Nayeli
Valli
Or maybe Roseli (Rosalie)?
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
I envision a scenario, in oh, 8 or 9 years time.
Little Tripoli Elisabeth comes home from school abuzz with excitement.
"Hey, Mum!" she says, "This is so cool! I saw my name in the atlas at school today! It's a city in a country called Lebanon! Wow!".
"Oh, yeah, I knew it was something like that," says Mum.
"Why did you name me Tripoli, Mum? Is it an awesome city?"
"No," replies Mum. "I don't really know anything about it, but Israel was bombing Lebanon when I was pregnant with you, and Tripoli was one of the cities under attack, and I thought it sounded cool so I named you after it."
Personally I'd be pretty let down to know I'd been named after a war site that my mother had seen on the news! And I have no doubt at all that that's where your friend heard it.
Tell her to try one of these instead:
Tria
Tricia
Trina
Trini
Trinity
Trista
Apolline
Apollonia
Polina
Anneli
Araceli
Elli
Lili
Magali
Marsaili
Nayeli
Valli
Or maybe Roseli (Rosalie)?
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
This message was edited 7/21/2006, 11:57 PM
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Yes the name is a disaster.
Thanks for the suggestions. I am thinking she may well like Araceli. Infinitely better choice!
Thanks for the suggestions. I am thinking she may well like Araceli. Infinitely better choice!
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Is she aware of the Tripolitan war? Ask her about the gun boats. The history of that place, saturated with pirates and such, doens't make it a good namesake for me! (Note: I may be passing on any biases my history teacher pounded into my brain. It's how I'm programmed.)
The sound of it isn't half bad, but the country, and the reputation it has in history with relation to the US makes it unsuitable for me.
What about Thea? Tara? Thalia? Or even the popular alternate spelling, Talia? Theadora? Pippa, short for Phillipa tradionally, buy maybe just suggest Pippa? Tricia? Trinidad? Trina?
Tell her it sounds trendy, That it's just another name with a -ly ending, with the y replaces with an i. Or something of the sort...
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The sound of it isn't half bad, but the country, and the reputation it has in history with relation to the US makes it unsuitable for me.
What about Thea? Tara? Thalia? Or even the popular alternate spelling, Talia? Theadora? Pippa, short for Phillipa tradionally, buy maybe just suggest Pippa? Tricia? Trinidad? Trina?
Tell her it sounds trendy, That it's just another name with a -ly ending, with the y replaces with an i. Or something of the sort...
;-)
"I don't mean to be rude-" he began in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often."
~ From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Vernon Dursley to Albus Dumbledore.
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Yeah... I don't like place names to begin with, but this is not feminine at all. It is clumsy and tacky.
What about Penelope? It has a similar sound.
Paula?
Polina?
Polona?
Tria?
Trina?
Trista?
Savitri? - it's "exotic," but much prettier
These are all pretty and similar. I don't especially like Tria/Trina/Trista, but even those are better than Tripoli!
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What about Penelope? It has a similar sound.
Paula?
Polina?
Polona?
Tria?
Trina?
Trista?
Savitri? - it's "exotic," but much prettier
These are all pretty and similar. I don't especially like Tria/Trina/Trista, but even those are better than Tripoli!
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This message was edited 7/21/2006, 10:47 PM
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If worst comes to worst, she could always go by Polly? Tripoli does sound like a kind of noodle, and the trip- part isn't very flattering. Everyone goes through some sort of clumsy stage in life, and it'd make it even worse if your name started off with "trip".
What about any of these: http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=tr* ?
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What about any of these: http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=tr* ?
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Thanks I will pass some of those on. I did suggest the wonderful Theodora at one point, as she seems fond of many T names. It was too "clunky" and "old" apparently. And the "trip" in Tripoli is attractive??
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Theodora doesn't start with the same sound as Tripoli.
I don't think that Tripoli is that outrageous myself, but if you want to think of names that sound like it you should pick names that start with Tr-. Such as Trista, Tristana, Trina, Triona, Trixie, Trilby, Treva, Tryphena, Tryphosa, Tressa, or Trega. Tivoli is a similar sounding place name that I've seen given to girls several times.
I don't think that Tripoli is that outrageous myself, but if you want to think of names that sound like it you should pick names that start with Tr-. Such as Trista, Tristana, Trina, Triona, Trixie, Trilby, Treva, Tryphena, Tryphosa, Tressa, or Trega. Tivoli is a similar sounding place name that I've seen given to girls several times.
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Gasp.
I lived on a military base as a kid. Every day at school, we used to have to sing "From the halls of Montezuma". The next line, of course, is "to the shores of Tripoli".
The only name I can think of remotely similar is Trinity, but I don't care for that one much either.
I lived on a military base as a kid. Every day at school, we used to have to sing "From the halls of Montezuma". The next line, of course, is "to the shores of Tripoli".
The only name I can think of remotely similar is Trinity, but I don't care for that one much either.
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What do you think (I hate it!)? I think Hopefully she isn't clumbsy when she's older. (nn Trip)
Please give reasons why not? (She wont listen to mine) ^See above. Also it sounds like a pasta.
What are some similar sounding alternatives? I dunno... sorry.
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Please give reasons why not? (She wont listen to mine) ^See above. Also it sounds like a pasta.
What are some similar sounding alternatives? I dunno... sorry.
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Take this from some one married to a marine don't name her this all I can think of is the marine hymn!!!!
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God no it is not my child. My friend is the one keen on this name for her upcoming daughter.
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