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[Opinions] Re: Mariposa
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Mariposa isn't a good idea in the US, as we have a store named Mariposa. It sells teen clothes and prom dresses.
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I live in the USand I've never heard of it. I'd think the biggest obstacle of Mariposa would be that the namers and recipient of the name perhaps wouldn't speak any Spanish.

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Mariposa is in the midwest and west mostly in malls.
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We've also got a store named Claire's...(m)And Victoria('s Secret), Charlotte (Russe), Gloria (Jean's), and Libby (Lu).People by those names aren't scarred for life, and I don't see why a Mariposa would be that different.Array

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I don't think the store by itself should discourage anyone from naming a child Mariposa. However, in Mexico, mariposa is a negative slang term for a gay man, and so I would think twice before giving it to a child on the western side of the Atlantic. :)
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