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[Opinions] Query

by Anneza

11/3/2011, 11:17 PM

in reply to a message by MackenzieLovesYou

I'm no fan of seasonal names, and luckily for me they don't seem to happen where I live; but it's just occurred to me that although Summer, Autumn (though not Fall, luckily!) and Winter all seem to get used, I haven't heard of a Spring. There's always April or May in the northern hemisphere, of course, though they're autumn names where I live.

So, are there little Springs running around anywhere:)?

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- Flare En Kuldes (arwentroi) +2

11/4/2011, 2:12 PM

I named a Barbie doll Spring when I was little. I also had a Summer, a June, a May, and an Augusta.

I never understood the appeal of Winter as a name. Winter is harsh, and cold, and nasty. Shoveling! Black ice! Frostbite!

- Ismene (Madyson) +1

11/5/2011, 11:47 AM

Oh but Winter can also be beautiful! I love the snow! I have a holly tree in my front yard that's absolutely gorgeous when draped with white snow. Ice cycles are pretty too. Winter also harkens Christmas, snowmen, sledding and cozy fires

- Flare En Kuldes (arwentroi)

11/6/2011, 8:12 AM

Well, that is true... those are all fun, happy things. I don't hate everything about winter. I have lots of memories of playing in the snow with my younger sister that make me smile. I just hate driving in it. The first time I did that, I got stuck and my dad had to come and dig me out. I've also had my car get iced to the ground, literally. That was when my husband (then boyfriend) was still at university, and the whole campus was a giant sheet of ice. I was stuck there for a few days. :)

- humblebee

11/4/2011, 8:38 AM

I know a Spring. It had a small burst of semi-popularity in the mid-seventies, reaching the 600s in 1976. There was also actress Spring Byington, who died in the early 70s. I know her best as Marmee in the 1930s version of Little Women, but she had many, many roles.

I know Summers, Autumns, and one Season, but I've never met a RL Winter.

- beethoven (blaaarg)

11/4/2011, 7:55 AM

Actually, I don't know any Summer, Autumns, or Winters, but I do know a girl whose middle name is Spring.

- Ismene (Madyson) +2

11/3/2011, 11:50 PM

I've met a Spring before. She worked at the post office and is likely in her 50s by now.

I think the fact that "spring" is also a word deters people from it - the same reason you don't see "fall"

I love Aviva and Rabia for their meanings, which are "spring" and "springtime"

- insane romantic

11/4/2011, 7:04 AM

Yes I think the word "spring" probably puts people off. Spring the season wouldn't be my first assocation: I'd think of a spring and/or spring rolls.

- Llewella (penguiny7)

11/4/2011, 5:56 AM

I agree that's probably why spring isn't used as a name the way other seasonal names are. But I love it as a name, I think it's so bright and fresh. I would be very excited to meet one in real life!

- sambchop

11/3/2011, 11:30 PM

I play soccer with a girl named Spring. She's the only Spring I've ever met or heard of though.

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