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Daria or Madison
Which girl name do you like better? Suggestions are welcome for the character. She is a mer-goddess. She has black hair, hazel eyes and a blue fish tail.

This message was edited 9/17/2008, 10:04 AM

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Daria..why on Earth would you name a mermaid 'son of Maud'?
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Daria. Madison was already taken by Ron Howard for "Splash".

This message was edited 9/17/2008, 1:35 PM

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Daria, though i prefer Madisoni don't care if i get lectured (as usual) on why i shouldn't like Madison, i'm going to defend it. Madison is a great name!
Although to be honest with the character you need the name for i'd use Daria (although personally I much prefer Dahlia, which is quite similar) as Madison is the name of the mermaid from movie splash.

This message was edited 9/17/2008, 12:58 PM

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Definitely Daria. Madison's too reminiscent of the film "Splash".
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Darya
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DariaMadison is a boys name.
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Thank youAlso, it's incredibly overused and has the word "mad" in it. It also sounds like "medicine". (It's my dad's middle name. He's always thought the same.)

This message was edited 9/17/2008, 1:08 PM

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Quite trueAnd not fit for a merman either.
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but...Christian used to be a popular girls name in the Middle Ages. Nobody is complaining when people use Christian for a boy but everybody always complains when Madison or Mackenzie are used for girls. I dislike both Madison and Mackenzie and prefer them for boys. I just think it's annoying how people always say "it's a boys name" whenever people ask opinions on names such as Meredith and Madison. They originally were boys names, sure, but now they are unisex like it or not. Christian is not even listed as "masculine and feminine" anymore in the database.

This message was edited 9/17/2008, 10:19 AM

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That's because...Madison and Mackenzie mean "Son of..." This argument would be valid for any name that doesn't mean that.
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I dunnoI have been thinking about this and realizing that any argument I have on this subject is disturbingly groundless.David: beloved
Albert: noble and bright
Peter: stoneNothing inherently feminine or masculine about them except for common use. What about these names on girls?
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It would bother me to see those names on girls too. But at least you have the legitimate argument of a gender-neutral meaning. There's nothing gender-neutral about a name meaning son of someone though. So those names in particular bother me to see on girls.
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I hate to admit it but not considering popularity I actually think that Madison sounds a lot better than Darya. If it was between Daria and Madison I'd go with Daria but I think that Darya doesn't sound very nice at all.
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Darya.
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Big ditto.s
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tritto
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