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Re: Make a favorite alphabet (and a least favorite, if you want to)
Tanaquil? That sounds like cough syrup!Favorites:Ashley and Andrew
Brianna and Benjamin
Christina and Charles
Dawn and David
Ellen
Gloria
Hailey
Irene
Jessica and James
Kayla
Lauren and Levi
Makayla and Michael
Natalie and Noah
Opal and Owen
Pamela and Phillip
Robin and Robert
Stephanie
Tiffany and Timothy
Valerie and Vincent
Whitney and William
Yvonneleast favorites:
Alice and Archie
Bella and Brody
Cora and Chester
Destiny and Dilbert
Emma and Ethan
Frances and Fin
Greer and Guy
Hilda and Homer
Ida and Ian
Jane and Justin
Kaylee and Kai
Lily and Logan
Mia and Matthew (God, how I hate the name Matthew!)
Nora and Norman
Olive and Orion
Piper and Phineas
Riley and either Ralph or Ryan
Sophie and Scott
Trinity and Tyler
Unique and Ulysses
Vera and Vinnie
Wilma and Willie
Xander
Zoe and Zane
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TanaquilTanaquil was the wife of Tarquinius Priscus, fifth king of Rome. She was of Etruscan origin.
I found the name on a painting and thought it was beautiful. When I read about Tanaquil LeClercq and her sad fate, I started to like it even more.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaquil_LeClercq
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I know we've discussed before how vastly different our naming styles are, but here is what I do like/love* from your first list:
Ellen
James*
Michael
Opal -Okay, I actually don't like this, but it's so similiar to Mabel that I wonder how you can like it but call Mabel a "servant name. Or old, obese chain-smoking gum-snapping greasy-spoon waitress." Surely that image is brought to mind with Opal as well then.
Phillip -Sometimes I like Phillip and sometimes I don't and I don't know why, but today it's okay. Not excited about it, but it's okay.
Robin
William
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Opal and Mabel?I don't see how they're similar. I mean, they end in the same ul sound but that's all I can see.Anyway, Opal didn't get a silly jump-rope rhyme like Mabel, Mabel, set the table. And Opal doesn't show up as the stereotypical frozy old lady name like Mabel does.
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It does to me, but to each their own..-and though they say it's possible to me, i don't see how it's probable-

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