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HelpRe: What's the appeal of Romilly?
in reply to a message by zizi
I have an easy time saying why I think a name lacks appeal, but doing the opposite is like trying to describe the appeal of sushi or coffee to someone who just doesn't share my tastes--not so easy! :)
- I like the way Romilly looks.
- I like the way it sounds. If I stop and think about some of my other favorites, like Rose, Rosalind, Millicent, Camilla, Molly, and Bonnie, Romilly is a natural fit.
- Doesn't feel overly fussy or frilly to me (something that keeps me from liking many longer names).
- It has a number of appealing nicknames.
- When I look at its history as a place and surname, I'm able to draw positive associations.
I guess these are basically the same reasons why any name appeals to me.
Emma Thompson used Romilly as her daughter's mn, and I've heard there's a British news broadcaster named Romilly Something, but neither she nor Thompson inspired my love for the name. For me, I met a woman online with a daughter named Romilly about 6 years ago. I thought it was cute, but didn't think of it much beyond that. Years later, it occurred to me that it would make an adorable nn for my top combo Rose Millicent. Rose has become unusable for me, but I still love Romilly, and I'd now use it as a standalone.
Romilly seems to be a name that a lot of people talk about, but few people use (there were 0-4 born in the US last year--not enough to even make the extended Beyond the Top 1000 list), so I don't know if it's worth keeping an eye on unless you have a real interest in the name.
- I like the way Romilly looks.
- I like the way it sounds. If I stop and think about some of my other favorites, like Rose, Rosalind, Millicent, Camilla, Molly, and Bonnie, Romilly is a natural fit.
- Doesn't feel overly fussy or frilly to me (something that keeps me from liking many longer names).
- It has a number of appealing nicknames.
- When I look at its history as a place and surname, I'm able to draw positive associations.
I guess these are basically the same reasons why any name appeals to me.
Emma Thompson used Romilly as her daughter's mn, and I've heard there's a British news broadcaster named Romilly Something, but neither she nor Thompson inspired my love for the name. For me, I met a woman online with a daughter named Romilly about 6 years ago. I thought it was cute, but didn't think of it much beyond that. Years later, it occurred to me that it would make an adorable nn for my top combo Rose Millicent. Rose has become unusable for me, but I still love Romilly, and I'd now use it as a standalone.
Romilly seems to be a name that a lot of people talk about, but few people use (there were 0-4 born in the US last year--not enough to even make the extended Beyond the Top 1000 list), so I don't know if it's worth keeping an eye on unless you have a real interest in the name.
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