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in reply to a message by New_Chloe
I've really warmed to Raquel lately- I think it could fit sooo any different people. And the idea of it organically becoming "Rocky" is kind of adorable.
You hit Nadine and Parrish right on the head. The mouth-feel.... That is exactly why I can't get myself to trade Parrish out for Paris.... Something about it just isn't as satisfying
Gladden - not sure how to feel about it. I can see it working I'm just not sure I want it to
Murrain - I'm very intrigued. Where'd you pick this one up?
Spring - meh. I've seen it in real life but it doesn't make it any more usable to me
Idony - I have the same problem, grasping at pronunciation. I always say like "Eden-ee" sort of, but I'm sure that's all kinda of wrong. I read somewhere once that is meant "to renew nature" (which I LOVED). Not sure of the truth in that but I suppose it does make sense when you consider the meaning of Idun
Jadis - I like it but can only think of the evil witch in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Where did you find your info on it?
Esme - awkward and little too "try hard posh"
Tansy - adorable! Wish I could take it more seriously
Dee - like as a nickname. I like Deedee too, particularly for Deirdre
Reginald - I just can't see this on a real person under the age of like, 80. Reggie is adorbs but.... How do I get there without going through Reginald?
Archibald - see Reginald
Zeke - very "farmhand" but maybe that's just due to The Wizard of Oz. It's ok. I think it works ok on its own and know a few families who have used it as so.
Cody - ugh, so twee and comically unserious. I CAN actually see this aging ok I just don't want to. I actually prefer Kodi on a girl....
Pal - as in "old buddy old..." ? Works ok as a nickname. Weird on its own
Kirby - pink video game character. Kirby seems so babyish and fluff. Curtis is a hundred times better IMO, if you're going for a "ker-" sounds
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“All generalizations are false, including this one.”
my names list:
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/111261
**currently my keyboard.... sucks. So please forgive my likely spelling errors**
You hit Nadine and Parrish right on the head. The mouth-feel.... That is exactly why I can't get myself to trade Parrish out for Paris.... Something about it just isn't as satisfying
Gladden - not sure how to feel about it. I can see it working I'm just not sure I want it to
Murrain - I'm very intrigued. Where'd you pick this one up?
Spring - meh. I've seen it in real life but it doesn't make it any more usable to me
Idony - I have the same problem, grasping at pronunciation. I always say like "Eden-ee" sort of, but I'm sure that's all kinda of wrong. I read somewhere once that is meant "to renew nature" (which I LOVED). Not sure of the truth in that but I suppose it does make sense when you consider the meaning of Idun
Jadis - I like it but can only think of the evil witch in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Where did you find your info on it?
Esme - awkward and little too "try hard posh"
Tansy - adorable! Wish I could take it more seriously
Dee - like as a nickname. I like Deedee too, particularly for Deirdre
Reginald - I just can't see this on a real person under the age of like, 80. Reggie is adorbs but.... How do I get there without going through Reginald?
Archibald - see Reginald
Zeke - very "farmhand" but maybe that's just due to The Wizard of Oz. It's ok. I think it works ok on its own and know a few families who have used it as so.
Cody - ugh, so twee and comically unserious. I CAN actually see this aging ok I just don't want to. I actually prefer Kodi on a girl....
Pal - as in "old buddy old..." ? Works ok as a nickname. Weird on its own
Kirby - pink video game character. Kirby seems so babyish and fluff. Curtis is a hundred times better IMO, if you're going for a "ker-" sounds
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“All generalizations are false, including this one.”
my names list:
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/111261
**currently my keyboard.... sucks. So please forgive my likely spelling errors**
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I found Murrain while browsing Wikipedia articles on curses. It's an archaic word meaning "death" and was applied as a broad term for plagues afflicting crops and cattle that were thought to have otherworldly origins. Maybe not a good name for a real person, but I think it has a fun sort of malevolence to it.
The Jadis info was from wikipedia too, from an entry on The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe :)
The Jadis info was from wikipedia too, from an entry on The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe :)
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