Message: "Sterling" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Sterling

by Mommy2B

7/31/2006, 9:28 AM

My SO and I both love the name Sterling...

What do you think of it with our last name.

Sterling Nicoll ("nickle")

#Sterling

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- sarah lee

7/31/2006, 10:14 AM

I don't really like the name, but it goes with your ln well. But it is a little weird with prn. nickle with Sterling.

--Sarah Katherine

Un nome è qualcosa che dura per sempre

- aquanoun +5

7/31/2006, 9:30 AM

I like the name well enough (know a kid with this name), but it might not jive with your last name, esp. with the pronunciation of "nickel". That's like saying "Golden Quarter" or "Guilded Copper".

- Mommy2B +4

7/31/2006, 9:31 AM

Thanks, that's the reason we probably won't use it. I was just wondering if others also thought it sounded funny.

- aquanoun +3

7/31/2006, 9:42 AM

Yeah, I have a last name that can be problematic in the same way as yours, so I know how you feel. Sorry. :-(

- Mommy2B +2

7/31/2006, 9:46 AM

What if the baby's name was hyphenated? Do you think Dashiell Bertrand-Nicoll / Holden Bertrand-Nicoll / Sterling Bertrand-Nicoll eliminate the problems?

- rainbow_Maya

7/31/2006, 11:52 AM

I think Sterling Bertrand-Nicoll would be ok. Hardly anyone would get it. I love Sterling btw. :-)

- aquanoun

7/31/2006, 10:00 AM

To a degree, certainly. It actually breaks it up and makes it sound "cool", a la William Carlos Williams. However, I don't know how I feel about hyphenated names... what is the reason behind the hyphenation?

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