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Alaric is okay. I like Alan or Eric more, though, because the pronunciation of Alaric never seems quite right to me, or it's not intuitive for me. I always want to say a-LAHR-ic or a-LAIR-ic. Charle "sharl" seems feminine. Who took his S? But since it's a middle name, I am not really criticizing that too much. I have to wonder where the need for flair comes from though - why not Alan Charles? I know that Alan Charles is not as interesting to post but it's a darn good name and for me, Alaric Charle isn't particularly better. Well actually, Alaric is more memorable than Alan, and sounds more modern, so that's a thing.

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Roque looks spiffy with the Q, but then I try to say it out loud. It seems about equally likely to be like croquet, rocky, rock, like broke, or like pokey. I am afraid to make a guess, but none of those sounds is appealing to me anyway. (oh but I saw it's linked and I guess it's like croquet / Enrique? lol well, I would not have guessed it right... more a critique of me, than of the name, there) It looks nice on paper, that's about it. I think Edsel is an okay middle name though. I wish it didn't have any negative associations because I like the sound and look of it more than I do Edward. Anyway I'd probably name my son Edward Rochie, if I were determined to honor those names.

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- mirfak

This message was edited 10/14/2014, 1:11 PM