View Message

Desiree, Mahalia, Isidore, Xandinho
What do you think of these names individually?Desiree
MahaliaIsidore
Xandinho
Archived Thread - replies disabled
vote up1

Replies

I like Mahalia and Isidore.I find Desiree to be at least somewhat tacky.Xandinho is a new one for me. I don't know if I really care for the way it looks, but perhaps it could grow on me.

This message was edited 10/7/2012, 7:33 AM

vote up1
I don't like any of these, sorry.
vote up1
I like Desiree. I think it's probably best left to French speakers, but it's a sweet name.Mahalia seems stern and old-fashioned but makes a cool middle name.Isidore annoys me, seems whiny.Xandinho. Hm, never seen that. I have no idea how to say it. It's just a foreign name to me, so I don't really have an opinion.
vote up1
Isidore's my dad's name. I love it for that reason, but I would love it even if that weren't the case. It's just a classy, interesting name which isn't too uncommon. I can't help but think the nickname 'Sid' is cute, somewhat silly and somewhat spunky and would suit the right person.
Xandinho is really interesting, but it's not my style and it makes me think of Xanadu, because my brain is lame.I dislike both girls' names. Mahalia doesn't appeal and I don't like the meaning. Desiree seems tacky and makes me think of potatoes. Potatoes. Weirdly, I like Mahlah and Mahalath better than Mahalia. They're odd, but they're not over-frilly and trying to be pretty and girly, which the is the vibe I get from Mahalia. I particularly like Mahalath's odd look. I mean, I'd never use it on a person, but it's tempting to use it on a character. Oooh, and Maala. Yes, in my view, all three of those are more interesting and cool than the related Mahalia... but that's just me.

This message was edited 10/6/2012, 7:34 AM

vote up1
I love Isidore and really like Mahalia. Xandinho intrigues me, but Desiree sounds a tad down-market to my ears.
vote up1
I love, love Isidore. It's in my top three of names I would use in real life. I love the sound and the look of it is very aesthetically appealing to me. I realise it's a soft name and I have a thing for soft masculine names but it still annoys me when people claim it's a unisex name (or even worse a feminine name).Xandinho - not quite sure how to pronounce it correctly. Just by the look of it, it looks like a Portuguese nickname. Desiree (prefer Desirée) - I don't like the sound of it at all. Mahalia - there's something about it that I like but I can't really figure out what. I've got a feeling the sound of it would bother me in the long run though.
vote up1