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[Opinions] Re: Sterling
by aquanoun
7/31/2006, 9:30 AM
in reply to a message by Mommy2B
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".
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- 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.
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- 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. :-(
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- 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?
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- 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. :-)
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- 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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