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HelpRandom names from a book
Random names I found could be interesting to comment on. From The Travel Book by Lonely Planet.
Valeria
Lidia
Mitzi
Miranda
Mercedes
Aziza
Bunty
Rosario
Celestino
Rufus
Cesaria
Alpha
Pelagia
Smilla
Arvo
Raoul
Gustave
Ute
Maryse
Dulce
Imre
Levente
Emiliana
Lata
Sinead
Sarit
Meryl
Comfort
Antanas
Sascha
Lucius
Gailbraith
Rozina
Bernadette
Randall
Leonora
Joris
Reuben
Jostein
Ailu (Saami male name, pr. EYE-loo)
Eyal
Hugo
Thornton
Roman
Amalia
Cecile
Probyn
Lino
Compton
Bozena
Vita
France
Tobias
Johanna
Romulo
Ofra
Valeria
Lidia
Mitzi
Miranda
Mercedes
Aziza
Bunty
Rosario
Celestino
Rufus
Cesaria
Alpha
Pelagia
Smilla
Arvo
Raoul
Gustave
Ute
Maryse
Dulce
Imre
Levente
Emiliana
Lata
Sinead
Sarit
Meryl
Comfort
Antanas
Sascha
Lucius
Gailbraith
Rozina
Bernadette
Randall
Leonora
Joris
Reuben
Jostein
Ailu (Saami male name, pr. EYE-loo)
Eyal
Hugo
Thornton
Roman
Amalia
Cecile
Probyn
Lino
Compton
Bozena
Vita
France
Tobias
Johanna
Romulo
Ofra
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Valeria - nice
Lidia - not my style
Mitzi - ick
Miranda - nice
Mercedes - if you're Hispanic, it sounds fine. If you're not Hispanic, stay away from this name!
Aziza - beautiful
Bunty - I almost read it as Bounty. It sounds stereotypically Australian, even though obviously I've never heard of one
Rosario - like on a girl
Celestino - nice
Rufus - ick
Cesaria - reminds me of caesarian sections
Alpha - don't like it
Pelagia - pretty
Smilla - reminds me of Smilodon, the prehistoric saber-toothed tiger
Arvo - ???
Raoul - not my style
Gustave - nice
Ute - don't like it
Maryse - not my style
Dulce - it sounds nice in theory, but expect to get a lot of Dolce & Gabbana jokes unless you live in a Hispanic country. I know a Dulce of Portugese background and she gets tons of these.
Imre - nice
Levente - ???
Emiliana - nice
Lata - ???
Sinead - not my style
Sarit - not my style
Meryl - sounds like the name of a mean middle-aged woman
Comfort - ick.
Antanas - don't like it
Sascha - don't like it
Lucius - sounds kinda snooty, and the kid will probably get a ton of "Oh, like the Harry Potter character?"
Gailbraith - ???
Rozina - prefer Rosina
Bernadette - pretty
Randall - okay, as long as you don't go by Randy
Lidia - not my style
Mitzi - ick
Miranda - nice
Mercedes - if you're Hispanic, it sounds fine. If you're not Hispanic, stay away from this name!
Aziza - beautiful
Bunty - I almost read it as Bounty. It sounds stereotypically Australian, even though obviously I've never heard of one
Rosario - like on a girl
Celestino - nice
Rufus - ick
Cesaria - reminds me of caesarian sections
Alpha - don't like it
Pelagia - pretty
Smilla - reminds me of Smilodon, the prehistoric saber-toothed tiger
Arvo - ???
Raoul - not my style
Gustave - nice
Ute - don't like it
Maryse - not my style
Dulce - it sounds nice in theory, but expect to get a lot of Dolce & Gabbana jokes unless you live in a Hispanic country. I know a Dulce of Portugese background and she gets tons of these.
Imre - nice
Levente - ???
Emiliana - nice
Lata - ???
Sinead - not my style
Sarit - not my style
Meryl - sounds like the name of a mean middle-aged woman
Comfort - ick.
Antanas - don't like it
Sascha - don't like it
Lucius - sounds kinda snooty, and the kid will probably get a ton of "Oh, like the Harry Potter character?"
Gailbraith - ???
Rozina - prefer Rosina
Bernadette - pretty
Randall - okay, as long as you don't go by Randy
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Valeria - I always think this sounds like a disease and reminds me Malaria.
Lidia- Looks like a mispelling of Lydia.
Mitzi- Don't like
Miranda- Nice, but dated.
Mercedes- Meh.
Aziza- I prefer Aviva
Bunty- Too similar to Bundy, as in Ted Bundy
Rosario- Reminds me of the actress. I prefer Rosaria. The "o" seems to masculine, imo.
Celestino- dislike
Rufus- Sewell
Cesaria- Dislike
Alpha- ...male
Pelagia- Dislike
Smilla- Dislike
Arvo- Arvo is meh. I prefer Arlo
Raoul- Nice
Gustave- Nice
Ute- How is this even said?
Maryse- Dislike
Dulce- Cute, but nms
Imre- Nms
Levente- Meh
Emiliana- Very pretty
Lata- Lot of!
Sinead- ...O'Connor!
Sarit- Dislike
Meryl- Streep
Comfort = I knew a girl named this. Interesting name.
Antanas- Ant + pirhanas
Sascha - Meh
Lucius- Malfoy!
Gailbraith- Huh?
Rozina- Dislike
Bernadette- Peters! I like this one.
Randall- Meh
Leonora- Pretty
Joris- Doris got hit with a "j"
Reuben- Studdard! And the sandwich.
Jostein- Uh...no
Ailu (Saami male name, pr. EYE-loo)- No
Lidia- Looks like a mispelling of Lydia.
Mitzi- Don't like
Miranda- Nice, but dated.
Mercedes- Meh.
Aziza- I prefer Aviva
Bunty- Too similar to Bundy, as in Ted Bundy
Rosario- Reminds me of the actress. I prefer Rosaria. The "o" seems to masculine, imo.
Celestino- dislike
Rufus- Sewell
Cesaria- Dislike
Alpha- ...male
Pelagia- Dislike
Smilla- Dislike
Arvo- Arvo is meh. I prefer Arlo
Raoul- Nice
Gustave- Nice
Ute- How is this even said?
Maryse- Dislike
Dulce- Cute, but nms
Imre- Nms
Levente- Meh
Emiliana- Very pretty
Lata- Lot of!
Sinead- ...O'Connor!
Sarit- Dislike
Meryl- Streep
Comfort = I knew a girl named this. Interesting name.
Antanas- Ant + pirhanas
Sascha - Meh
Lucius- Malfoy!
Gailbraith- Huh?
Rozina- Dislike
Bernadette- Peters! I like this one.
Randall- Meh
Leonora- Pretty
Joris- Doris got hit with a "j"
Reuben- Studdard! And the sandwich.
Jostein- Uh...no
Ailu (Saami male name, pr. EYE-loo)- No
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I like these:
Miranda
Rosario
Rufus (on a red cat)
Cesaria
Pelagia
Smilla
Ute
Maryse
Emiliana
Sascha
Rozina
Bernadette
Hugo
Johanna
Miranda
Rosario
Rufus (on a red cat)
Cesaria
Pelagia
Smilla
Ute
Maryse
Emiliana
Sascha
Rozina
Bernadette
Hugo
Johanna
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I like:
Lidia
Miranda
Rosario
Rufus
Pelagia
Gustave
Emiliana
Antanas
Reuben
Hugo
Roman
Cecile
Tobias
France is kind of interesting, but not all that useable. I have my tried and tested 'ew, country name!' reaction, but it also has a history beyond the country name, so...
Probyn just makes me think of probes. Heh.
Lidia
Miranda
Rosario
Rufus
Pelagia
Gustave
Emiliana
Antanas
Reuben
Hugo
Roman
Cecile
Tobias
France is kind of interesting, but not all that useable. I have my tried and tested 'ew, country name!' reaction, but it also has a history beyond the country name, so...
Probyn just makes me think of probes. Heh.
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France
I think (from the other names around it) that in this case France is a male Slovenian name (variation of Franz) pronounced 'frahn-TZEH' (http://bs.forvo.com/search-sl/france/).
France Prešeren is the most well know Slovenian poet: http://www.preseren.net/ang/default.asp
I could be mistaken, since I haven't seen the book.
I think (from the other names around it) that in this case France is a male Slovenian name (variation of Franz) pronounced 'frahn-TZEH' (http://bs.forvo.com/search-sl/france/).
France Prešeren is the most well know Slovenian poet: http://www.preseren.net/ang/default.asp
I could be mistaken, since I haven't seen the book.
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No, France was Swazi gospel singer France Dlamini. But there was a Slovenian poet called France Preseren, right?
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Yes, I wrote about the poet in my above post.
I guess in this case it would be pronounced like the country then, but in French?
I guess in this case it would be pronounced like the country then, but in French?
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Hmm, I think the speak English in Swaziland, but maybe the singer pronounces his name in French anyway.
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Probyn & Gailbraith
Probyn is a Welsh surname (from ap Robin - son of Robin), pronounced PROB in. It's not used as a first name in Wales.
Galbraith is a Scottish surname with many variants, of which Gailbraith is likely one.
Apparently "it originated as a nickname for a member of the Briton tribe of Strathclyde who settled amongst the Gaels in the 7th century. In Gaelic the name is written Mac galle Bhreathnach, from "mac", meaning son of, "gall", a stranger, and "Breathnach", a Briton."
Probyn is a Welsh surname (from ap Robin - son of Robin), pronounced PROB in. It's not used as a first name in Wales.
Galbraith is a Scottish surname with many variants, of which Gailbraith is likely one.
Apparently "it originated as a nickname for a member of the Briton tribe of Strathclyde who settled amongst the Gaels in the 7th century. In Gaelic the name is written Mac galle Bhreathnach, from "mac", meaning son of, "gall", a stranger, and "Breathnach", a Briton."
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Levente
Levente is a very popular male name in Hungary. More here: http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/levente
Levente is a very popular male name in Hungary. More here: http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/levente
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