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Help[Opinions] Re: Rosemary
in reply to a message by Pickles
I've only met two, and they were both millennials. I'm somehow surprised by how much I like it (in a way that reminds me of names like Ginger and Charity) yet simultaneously I don't quite like it as much as I'd expect. There's something cold or preppy seeming about it like Margot (which sounds like a socialite and verges on annoying to me), but in a way that seems poised and upbeat maybe like Beatrice or Rebecca (I lowkey like those).
It reminds me of Marigold, Mary + a color. I think I'd like it more if it reminded me of the plant, but it doesn't. It's pink, rose-tinted. I do associate remembrance, theoretically. There's something vaguely witchy about it, too, like Hazel, but with a vibe more like Glenda.
I prefer it to Olive but not to Ethel.
I prefer it to Honor but not to Patience.
I prefer it to Primrose and Saffron but not to Angelica.
I prefer it to Rosalie but not to Esther.
I might pick it over Rose, Mary, Sage, Opal, or Violet. Maybe.
Yeah, so stylewise I would put it somewhere in this group: Olive, Honor, Primrose, Saffron, Rosalie, Margot, Glenda, Marigold, Sage, Opal, Ginger, Charity, Patience, Mary, Angelica, Esther, Rebecca, Beatrice, Hazel, Violet, Ethel, Rose
It reminds me of Marigold, Mary + a color. I think I'd like it more if it reminded me of the plant, but it doesn't. It's pink, rose-tinted. I do associate remembrance, theoretically. There's something vaguely witchy about it, too, like Hazel, but with a vibe more like Glenda.
I prefer it to Olive but not to Ethel.
I prefer it to Honor but not to Patience.
I prefer it to Primrose and Saffron but not to Angelica.
I prefer it to Rosalie but not to Esther.
I might pick it over Rose, Mary, Sage, Opal, or Violet. Maybe.
Yeah, so stylewise I would put it somewhere in this group: Olive, Honor, Primrose, Saffron, Rosalie, Margot, Glenda, Marigold, Sage, Opal, Ginger, Charity, Patience, Mary, Angelica, Esther, Rebecca, Beatrice, Hazel, Violet, Ethel, Rose
This message was edited 3/10/2023, 8:59 PM
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Not really. It only seems different to me in that it's more image conscious or dumbed down (ETA: I guess it should potentially seem more practical or unpretentious, but it's not how *I'd* intuitively spell it, and I'd expect the people I know are aware how Margot is pronounced, so for me it'd just mean dropping a letter for the convenience of people I don't even know because I'd be expectating ignorance); it doesn't strike me as more approachable or warmer.
Maybe Margaux / Margeaux is more approachable but in a trendy way like Emerson or Juneau or Chanel / Chantelle.
...I used to think I liked Margot, until I met one. I liked her. She was born in the 90s. But I didn't like saying her name; it just clashed. Then she told me about her snobby grandmother from Boston, and I thought...oh, that's Margot-style imv. I think it's an attractively short and stylish classic name still, but it's rare that names annoy me IRL on a likable person.
Maybe Margaux / Margeaux is more approachable but in a trendy way like Emerson or Juneau or Chanel / Chantelle.
...I used to think I liked Margot, until I met one. I liked her. She was born in the 90s. But I didn't like saying her name; it just clashed. Then she told me about her snobby grandmother from Boston, and I thought...oh, that's Margot-style imv. I think it's an attractively short and stylish classic name still, but it's rare that names annoy me IRL on a likable person.
This message was edited 3/11/2023, 1:24 AM
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