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[Opinions] Re: Blythe
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after so long being "blythe" online, it feels more like a persona than a real name to me- but seeing it here is making me rethink that position. I particularly like Blythe Winifred (sounds less like a description than many others do). Still, for my own hypothetical daughter I think i'd use it as a self-honouring (doesn't that sound narcissistic? and yet men get to do it all the time) middle name. anyhow, if you're feeling that i'm encroaching on "your" name, I can change it for around here. maybe to Gilbertine :)
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Blythe doesn't belong to me at all. I did five polls on Sunday asking for the best mn for the following names: Fleur, Anne, Blythe, Pearl and Wren. The people who do those polls, at least the people who write them, tend to be pretty young. I like to expose them to the idea that a fn can be one syllable and still be beautiful -- less is more. I was sorry that I couldn't also put up a poll for Nell and Tess. Blythe is terrific, but I'd never in a million years think I had any rights over it. I'd love to see it become more popular. That said, Gilbertine is the bees knees! Unless you have a copyright to it, I plan on using it in future threads when asked for combinations. Thanks!

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Oh, nice going on exposing the young'uns to unfussy names :) Oddly you have my RL name on there too (it's Anne), and my g-grandma (Pearl). I'll stick to Blythe around here, just thought I'd ask as folks can get territorial about names, and I'm not really bothered. Take Gilbertine and have fun!
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