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WDYT of Echo? Could it ever work IRL?
I knew a girl who gave this name to her daughter, but it always seemed comical, to me.
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I knew a girl who gave this name to her daughter, but it always seemed comical, to me.
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It's interesting, but it has a sad background, and the Amazon Echo association is deterring.
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It just seems too weird of a sound wise and as a word to use in real life.
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I know a person named Ekho. It suits them.
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This is one of those names that people seem to think sounds kewl - and they apparently stop thinking. I used to be one of them - I used to think I liked it. Because I didn't think about it beyond how it sounded kewl, and my understanding of the myth was sixth grade level. It only "works" IRL, in the sense that *lots* of people seem to just not understand why Echo is Echo in the myth (used as a name, it refers always to the myth). That makes it seem painfully shallow IMO. It's a great name for a pathetic character in a satire, not for a daughter. I'm sure people who're named it, rationalize it somehow - it's basically just hippy dippy and has the benefit of being memorable - but for myself I'd rather have a cringey (imo) name like Apple or Piper or Lilith, than be identified as Echo.
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Agree.
That's my issue with the young male Echo I know. Does the mom not know the myth? Did she not care?
But: it's none of my business.
That's my issue with the young male Echo I know. Does the mom not know the myth? Did she not care?
But: it's none of my business.
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I think it's painfully (echoingly) empty and thoughtless, worse than Narcissa because at least that's a flower.
The first time I saw it outside of the myth was for the main character of a YA novel about 16 years ago, and at first, I had to suspend disbelief, but then she turned out to be a sulky, insomniac binge-eater with toxic family relationships, and I was like 'oh, nm, I guess that name choice by the author makes sense'.
But people use it IRL, so it's gotta work. It's more palatable to me as a MN, because then it's easier for me to imagine as a poetic expression: if my name were Marisol Echo "sea and sun echo", I think I'd be okay with that.
The first time I saw it outside of the myth was for the main character of a YA novel about 16 years ago, and at first, I had to suspend disbelief, but then she turned out to be a sulky, insomniac binge-eater with toxic family relationships, and I was like 'oh, nm, I guess that name choice by the author makes sense'.
But people use it IRL, so it's gotta work. It's more palatable to me as a MN, because then it's easier for me to imagine as a poetic expression: if my name were Marisol Echo "sea and sun echo", I think I'd be okay with that.
This message was edited 1/20/2020, 1:56 PM
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I like it. I've only seen one person IRL named Echo and it worked on her, but I don't think it would work on an average person.
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I like it in a vacuum, but on a real person it seems kind of mean. Like, you’re only an echo of a person, or you’re only an echo of the kid we wanted. Maybe that’s just me.
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I've known 2. Both in their 30s. Unexpected and okay.
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