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I was findING these interestING this mornING. :)
What do you think of them? Best two? Worst two? Any you might actually use?
Channing
Erling
Flemming
Harding
Hemming
Henning
Irving
Kipling
Sterling / Stirling
Tenzing
I am really like Sterling and Flemming. Am I crazy to think Flemming nn Lemm is cute?
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
"My Inner Birthing Mother Paddles a Canoe" and other non-name musings
found on my blog: http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/2014/07/paddle-power.html
What do you think of them? Best two? Worst two? Any you might actually use?
Channing
Erling
Flemming
Harding
Hemming
Henning
Irving
Kipling
Sterling / Stirling
Tenzing
I am really like Sterling and Flemming. Am I crazy to think Flemming nn Lemm is cute?
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
"My Inner Birthing Mother Paddles a Canoe" and other non-name musings
found on my blog: http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/2014/07/paddle-power.html
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I like Sterling, sort of.
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I much prefer Fleming if you're going that route. Flemming looks like lemming with an F, like an unattractive rodent. Not a fan.
Out of the set, the most useable I think are Channing, Sterling, Irving, and Kipling. I'm not liking any of them enough to use though.
Hmm, actually, I like the quirkiness and the history of Tenzing.
Out of the set, the most useable I think are Channing, Sterling, Irving, and Kipling. I'm not liking any of them enough to use though.
Hmm, actually, I like the quirkiness and the history of Tenzing.
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Yup, Tenzing has spunk, I think!
Fleming does look better, doesn't it? Good point.
Fleming does look better, doesn't it? Good point.
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I know, the phlegm association is kind of gross. I really want it to disappear somehow. :)
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Channing - irrationally, this makes me think of meat, butchers and murderers. I could see it be the name of a serial killer in a horror film, or something horrid in a Clive Barker story. I know that's mean and irrational, and I don't know why I have this reaction to this name. It just sets off some half-forgotten memory of a similar name, I guess.
Erling - makes me think of the Erlking or Earl Grey tea... and it also has a slightly dorky vibe to it. Overall, I guess, it seems fragrant, creepy, sinister and socially awkward? Idk.
Flemming - phlegm. That is all.
Harding - Eh. The 'hard' bit is just asking for teasing when they hit puberty.
Hemming - Makes me think of Hemmingway, and you can make of that what you will. I don't hate it, though, and given Hemmingway's love of polydactyl cats, it would make such a good name for one. Or you could call him Hemmingway with Hemming as a nickname, I guess. Not that this scenario is likely to crop up, but... y'know...
Henning - makes me think of an old Nordic man - of the wild mountain man super-macho variety, or the story-telling sea-faring variety. Wise in his own way, but really not cultured or modern.
Irving - dorky. Another irrational connection my brain makes is - Hallowe'en. I think this is a very orange and black kinf of name.
Kipling - Rudyard. A staple of childhood libraries, and still well loved, but it does have imperialist connotations.
Sterling - £. I'm a Brit. It's currency to me. But I do like it's stark, silvery feel and have an almost ironic appreciation of its dual finery (silver sterling, and I think 'pound sterling' rather than just 'pound/British pound/GBP' sounds beautifully antiquated for some reason) connotation and ultra-masculine sound. But, as a Brit, I'd never use it. It might work as a middle name, but def. not as a first name, and here the meaning is inescapable, a bit like Cash.
Tenzing - odd.
I'm afraid I really dislike Flemming, "Lemm", but each to their own.
Erling - makes me think of the Erlking or Earl Grey tea... and it also has a slightly dorky vibe to it. Overall, I guess, it seems fragrant, creepy, sinister and socially awkward? Idk.
Flemming - phlegm. That is all.
Harding - Eh. The 'hard' bit is just asking for teasing when they hit puberty.
Hemming - Makes me think of Hemmingway, and you can make of that what you will. I don't hate it, though, and given Hemmingway's love of polydactyl cats, it would make such a good name for one. Or you could call him Hemmingway with Hemming as a nickname, I guess. Not that this scenario is likely to crop up, but... y'know...
Henning - makes me think of an old Nordic man - of the wild mountain man super-macho variety, or the story-telling sea-faring variety. Wise in his own way, but really not cultured or modern.
Irving - dorky. Another irrational connection my brain makes is - Hallowe'en. I think this is a very orange and black kinf of name.
Kipling - Rudyard. A staple of childhood libraries, and still well loved, but it does have imperialist connotations.
Sterling - £. I'm a Brit. It's currency to me. But I do like it's stark, silvery feel and have an almost ironic appreciation of its dual finery (silver sterling, and I think 'pound sterling' rather than just 'pound/British pound/GBP' sounds beautifully antiquated for some reason) connotation and ultra-masculine sound. But, as a Brit, I'd never use it. It might work as a middle name, but def. not as a first name, and here the meaning is inescapable, a bit like Cash.
Tenzing - odd.
I'm afraid I really dislike Flemming, "Lemm", but each to their own.
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Irving probably gives you a "Halloween" vibe because of Washington Irving and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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Haha!
I've worked out why Channing makes me think of horror things. It was driving me insane trying to work out the cause of my irrationality, but, eh, turns out that there's a villain in the Hellraiser franchise called Dr Channard. Ha. I think that passing similarity is what makes me have that reaction.
And yeah, I kind of like the vibe Henning gives me. It would make for a great character name too, of course, of a character of the macho mountain man variety. :)
I've worked out why Channing makes me think of horror things. It was driving me insane trying to work out the cause of my irrationality, but, eh, turns out that there's a villain in the Hellraiser franchise called Dr Channard. Ha. I think that passing similarity is what makes me have that reaction.
And yeah, I kind of like the vibe Henning gives me. It would make for a great character name too, of course, of a character of the macho mountain man variety. :)
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I looked up -ings today too. I was looking mostly at girls though (Aisling, Luningning ;))
I love Sterling / Stirling - and I wish I had the guts to use it. Silver I happen to have on my GP list though, so maybe it is just me.
Erling and Channing I could see as first names. The rest are too surname-y for me. Especially Kipling, though I would totally consider it for a pet (two hamsters named Rudyard and Kipling? Yes.)
I love Sterling / Stirling - and I wish I had the guts to use it. Silver I happen to have on my GP list though, so maybe it is just me.
Erling and Channing I could see as first names. The rest are too surname-y for me. Especially Kipling, though I would totally consider it for a pet (two hamsters named Rudyard and Kipling? Yes.)
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Ah, Well I grew up with a surname that is a common first name (Gioia) so I prefer that names stay in their designated line-up in most cases, but make exceptions for others.
It depends on how bold the result would be. Kipling would certainly make a statement but it's a bit too high-collar whatever the statement may be.
It depends on how bold the result would be. Kipling would certainly make a statement but it's a bit too high-collar whatever the statement may be.
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