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Helpmy cousin's baby
Often when I post about a name I have a general feeling about how the masses here will feel about it. This time I have no idea at all.
My cousin's baby arrived last week and her name is Carleen Elsie. Elsie is honouring.
Thoughts on either name or on the combo, please.
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
To peruse my non-name musings: http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/
My cousin's baby arrived last week and her name is Carleen Elsie. Elsie is honouring.
Thoughts on either name or on the combo, please.
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
To peruse my non-name musings: http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/
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I like it - it's unexpected!
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That's the part - and I think the only part- that I like about it. It is most certainly unexpected!
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Carleen is a bit harsh indeed. Charlene is softer, though also really dated. Caroline would have been nice.
I haven't asked her how they choose it, but I know she and her husband had a lot of trouble agreeing on names. I wonder if they like Carly, but wanted a longer name. I'll have to ask when I see her.
I haven't asked her how they choose it, but I know she and her husband had a lot of trouble agreeing on names. I wonder if they like Carly, but wanted a longer name. I'll have to ask when I see her.
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Yikes! Elsie has a certain retro charm, but Carleen isn't retro enough, if you know what I mean. It sounds 1920s-1950s at best, with all the Maureen, Doreen, Christine, Eileen people. I suppose they must genuinely enjoy it, or they could have gone mainstream and opted for timeless Caroline.
Come to think of it, the only -een or -ine name I can face on an empty stomach would be Justine. Though I dislike Justin for a boy. Go figure.
Come to think of it, the only -een or -ine name I can face on an empty stomach would be Justine. Though I dislike Justin for a boy. Go figure.
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Sorry but I can't imagine Carleen on a baby. I've only ever heard it on people over 40...
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I think it's horrible. Carleen is just plain ugly. And Elsie is ok, but it doesn't fit.
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Carleen, as others have said, is kind of country-and -western, but not a bad name. I know a woman named Carleen.
Elsie-it's a name in my mother's family. Certainly old-lady-ish, I'm not sure why.
I tend to pronounce it "Elt-sie", don't know where the "t" comes from.
Elsie-it's a name in my mother's family. Certainly old-lady-ish, I'm not sure why.
I tend to pronounce it "Elt-sie", don't know where the "t" comes from.
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I love the name Elsie, but Carleen is nms.
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I don't really like Carleen. It makes me think of a hill billy or something. Elsie is okay.
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Carleen is very country-western. Phil Vassar even has a song called "Carlene." Or maybe it's spelled Carleen, I forget. It's not terrible but I like Carla and Carly better.
Elsie is awful and sounds weird as a middle name. The whole combo has the feel of a Cabbage Patch doll, whose names were evidently chosen by a computer.
Elsie is awful and sounds weird as a middle name. The whole combo has the feel of a Cabbage Patch doll, whose names were evidently chosen by a computer.
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My husband's first response was also that Carleen has a country-western feel. And he wouldn't even know that reference.
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Cute name!
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I'm not digging Carleen. There's just something about it that both looks and sounds off. I think the two elements just somehow seem too distinct from eachother, making the "car" stick out and not flow into the "leen" part at all (not sure if I'm making much sense here). I'd much prefer Colleen, Carla, Carmen, etc. Oh well, Carleen isn't terrible, just really NMS. Elsie is sweet. I'd prefer Elsa, but since it's honoring I can understand.
As a combo, it's just okay. They're both disyllabic, and I normally prefer combos to be made up of alternating syllables, but that's not a must. I don't really care for the double "ee" sounds so close together, though; makes them seem a little too rhyme-y. Maybe the combo balances better with the surname, but as is I don't think it's outstanding, but not horrible. Just...okay.
As a combo, it's just okay. They're both disyllabic, and I normally prefer combos to be made up of alternating syllables, but that's not a must. I don't really care for the double "ee" sounds so close together, though; makes them seem a little too rhyme-y. Maybe the combo balances better with the surname, but as is I don't think it's outstanding, but not horrible. Just...okay.
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I agree with the assessment of not outstanding, not horrible, just okay.
Oddly, I do know what you mean about the two elements being distinct from each other. Much more distinct than any of the similar examples you cited. Weird.
Oddly, I do know what you mean about the two elements being distinct from each other. Much more distinct than any of the similar examples you cited. Weird.
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There was a Karleen a couple years behind me in school, so it me, it's dated. (She was named after her dad Karl.) Elsie is my cousin's daughter's name. She's two, but part of me still doesn't know why they'd chose Elsie. It still feels dated to an older generation than mine.
This message was edited 7/21/2014, 12:30 PM
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Carleen feels dated to me too. In a bit of a negative way. Elsie is dated too, but it's somehow older and sweeter.
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I'm not keen on the combination or Carleen but I love Elsie. It's beautiful.
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Interestingly, the Elsie who is being honoured has never liked her name. :) Go figure.
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I'd assume Carleen is honouring, is it not?
I dislike Carleen. Elsie is lovely
I dislike Carleen. Elsie is lovely
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Nope, Carleen is not honouring.
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