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[Opinions] Re: people, this is a troll (m)

by RoxStar

1/18/2014, 7:12 AM

Courtney seems to have caught on in UK just as it was sort of falling out of fashion here.
And while Brittany started out as a fairly upscale name, it did rather quickly acquire a "trailer trash" vibe, which may or may not have had something to do with Britney Spears. But Courtney has, at least to me, carried a definite upper-class feel to it; all kinds of people are named Courtney, mind you, just as all types are named Brittany, but Courtney started out as a yuppie sort of name and while it gained a wider appeal, it never sank to the level that Brittany did.
I like both names though, and definitely like them more than Poppy.

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- queenv +2

1/18/2014, 7:15 AM

I actually like Brittany but not Courtney. Something about the first syllable of Courtney bugs me. I've definitely never considered Courtney "low-class", though.

- Billina +1

1/18/2014, 7:55 AM

If I had to choose between Brittany, Courtney, or Poppy...I'd choose Brittany. Courtney doesn't get on my nerves but it isn't a favorite, and Poppy is just dippy and childish. I can't help but hear it in a whiny, nasally voice: "HI! I'M POPPY!" UGH.

- queenv

1/18/2014, 8:03 AM

What doesn't help it for me is that it was a tradition in my mother's family to call the grandfathers Pop or Poppy. My grandfather was called Pop by his grandchildren, and his father was called Poppy Moore (his last name) by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, sometimes shortened to just Poppy. Poppy Moore died when I was four, and I have only one memory of him, but I still heard him referred to enough that I associate Poppy with a very elderly great-grandfather.

I really don't think I'd like Poppy anyway, it's just not an attractive sound at all. I'm really astonished that it's popular in England.

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