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HelpThe most hated names on my list
Two or more votes, two or less stars, from least popular to most. The ones I'm particularly fond of are in bold. I should probably remove others from my list.
(f)
Innogen
Hebe
Bronagh
Holiday
Roberta
Françoise
Olga
Imelda
Grace
Aelita
Artemis
Dulcie
Bridie
Tempest
Kinneret
Frances
Milena
Nephele
(m)
Dickon
Amaury
Israel
Linus
Reynard
Raleigh
Quincey
Didier
Arlington
Acton
Douglas
Albany
Sparrow
Schuyler
Robert
Raoul
Gilbert
Currer
Audley
Damon
Leolin
Yannick
Fingal
Alfred
Herbert
Victor
Thoughts? Any you particularly agree or disagree with?
Much obliged!
Ottilie
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/116467
(f)
Innogen
Hebe
Bronagh
Holiday
Roberta
Françoise
Olga
Imelda
Grace
Aelita
Artemis
Dulcie
Bridie
Tempest
Kinneret
Frances
Milena
Nephele
(m)
Dickon
Amaury
Israel
Linus
Reynard
Raleigh
Quincey
Didier
Arlington
Acton
Douglas
Albany
Sparrow
Schuyler
Robert
Raoul
Gilbert
Currer
Audley
Damon
Leolin
Yannick
Fingal
Alfred
Herbert
Victor
Thoughts? Any you particularly agree or disagree with?
Much obliged!
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/116467
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I see you have Yannick on there. I approve. (No, really; I love this name more than I should).
As for the others: I like Roberta, Aelita, Dulcie (as a nickname), Amaury (never heard it before but I really like it), Arlington (although it sounds too "trendy" to be used on anything other than a fictional character in my opinion), Robert, Audley (again, only on a fictional character), Leolin (though I prefer Llewelyn), Yannick (of course), and Fingal.
As for the others: I like Roberta, Aelita, Dulcie (as a nickname), Amaury (never heard it before but I really like it), Arlington (although it sounds too "trendy" to be used on anything other than a fictional character in my opinion), Robert, Audley (again, only on a fictional character), Leolin (though I prefer Llewelyn), Yannick (of course), and Fingal.
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Innogen - not a fan, it sounds like a tech company. Imogen is better but not a huge fan of that either.
Hebe - I love it. I can understand why its not popular, it's more of a GP for me.
Bronagh - It's ok.
Holiday - Meh. It's a nice-sounding word, but nms
Roberta - Dislike, generally don't like feminized names
Françoise - nms
Olga - It's ok
Imelda - It's ok
Grace - Boring
Aelita - Interesting, never seen it before.
Artemis - I like it, but it's more GP for me
Dulcie - nms
Bridie - It's ok
Tempest - Dislike, but I like Temperance
Kinneret - I'm intrigued, never seen it before
Frances - Dislike, it's dull
Milena - It's ok, a bit frilly
Nephele - Love it
(m)
Dickon -Bleh
Amaury - Meh
Israel - Meh, it's a conflict-embroiled state..
Linus - It's ok
Reynard - Nah
Raleigh - Nah
Quincey - No
Didier - Nope
Arlington - Nms
Acton - No
Douglas - No
Albany - Eh, it's ok, but I prefer Alban
Sparrow - Maybe as a mn, but cutesy
Schuyler - Bit tired of this name
Robert - Boring
Raoul - Dislike
Gilbert - Nah
Currer - Nope
Audley - Nope
Damon - Nah
Leolin - No
Yannick - No
Fingal - No
Alfred - Meh
Herbert - No
Victor - Meh
Hebe - I love it. I can understand why its not popular, it's more of a GP for me.
Bronagh - It's ok.
Holiday - Meh. It's a nice-sounding word, but nms
Roberta - Dislike, generally don't like feminized names
Françoise - nms
Olga - It's ok
Imelda - It's ok
Grace - Boring
Aelita - Interesting, never seen it before.
Artemis - I like it, but it's more GP for me
Dulcie - nms
Bridie - It's ok
Tempest - Dislike, but I like Temperance
Kinneret - I'm intrigued, never seen it before
Frances - Dislike, it's dull
Milena - It's ok, a bit frilly
Nephele - Love it
(m)
Dickon -Bleh
Amaury - Meh
Israel - Meh, it's a conflict-embroiled state..
Linus - It's ok
Reynard - Nah
Raleigh - Nah
Quincey - No
Didier - Nope
Arlington - Nms
Acton - No
Douglas - No
Albany - Eh, it's ok, but I prefer Alban
Sparrow - Maybe as a mn, but cutesy
Schuyler - Bit tired of this name
Robert - Boring
Raoul - Dislike
Gilbert - Nah
Currer - Nope
Audley - Nope
Damon - Nah
Leolin - No
Yannick - No
Fingal - No
Alfred - Meh
Herbert - No
Victor - Meh
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Innogen - not a favorite, but I don't find it ugly.
Hebe - makes me think of the word "hebephrenic".
Bronagh - a bit too harsh and I don't like the meaning.
Holiday - sounds like a hotel compartment.
Roberta - too harsh.
Françoise - it's nice.
Olga - kind of ugly-cute. Has some charm.
Imelda - Marcos. No thanks.
Grace - should be used as a first name more often.
Aelita - sounds like "elite"; nmsaa.
Artemis - love it.
Dulcie - dulcimer.
Bridie - nmsaa.
Tempest - nah.
Kinneret - nice, I like it.
Frances - a bit boring, but OK.
Milena - nms
Nephele - sorry, but it sounds like a disease.
(m)
Dickon - makes me giggle (I know, I'm childish).
Amaury - nah.
Israel - too political.
Linus - I only think of that irritating kid from "Peanuts".
Reynard - a fox.
Raleigh - sounds like a boarding school.
Quincey - nmsaa.
Didier - nms.
Arlington - isn't that a churchyard?
Acton - acetone.
Douglas - nms.
Albany - a town.
Sparrow - like it for a girl.
Schuyler - to surname-ish.
Robert - OK.
Raoul - ick! Phantom forever!
Gilbert - kinda nice in a frumpy way.
Currer - ah, you're a Brontë fan, too? :) Sorry, but it sounds like curry.
Audley - sounds too feminine.
Damon - demon.
Leolin - sounds like a kind of fabric.
Yannick - no.
Fingal - cute for a dog.
Alfred - too harsh with the English pr., but I like the sweeter Scandinavian pr.
Herbert - ick.
Victor - nice.
Hebe - makes me think of the word "hebephrenic".
Bronagh - a bit too harsh and I don't like the meaning.
Holiday - sounds like a hotel compartment.
Roberta - too harsh.
Françoise - it's nice.
Olga - kind of ugly-cute. Has some charm.
Imelda - Marcos. No thanks.
Grace - should be used as a first name more often.
Aelita - sounds like "elite"; nmsaa.
Artemis - love it.
Dulcie - dulcimer.
Bridie - nmsaa.
Tempest - nah.
Kinneret - nice, I like it.
Frances - a bit boring, but OK.
Milena - nms
Nephele - sorry, but it sounds like a disease.
(m)
Dickon - makes me giggle (I know, I'm childish).
Amaury - nah.
Israel - too political.
Linus - I only think of that irritating kid from "Peanuts".
Reynard - a fox.
Raleigh - sounds like a boarding school.
Quincey - nmsaa.
Didier - nms.
Arlington - isn't that a churchyard?
Acton - acetone.
Douglas - nms.
Albany - a town.
Sparrow - like it for a girl.
Schuyler - to surname-ish.
Robert - OK.
Raoul - ick! Phantom forever!
Gilbert - kinda nice in a frumpy way.
Currer - ah, you're a Brontë fan, too? :) Sorry, but it sounds like curry.
Audley - sounds too feminine.
Damon - demon.
Leolin - sounds like a kind of fabric.
Yannick - no.
Fingal - cute for a dog.
Alfred - too harsh with the English pr., but I like the sweeter Scandinavian pr.
Herbert - ick.
Victor - nice.
This message was edited 3/30/2015, 8:21 AM
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We'll I absolutely love Artemis, Roberta, Tempest, Frances, and Nephele. I like Imelda and Dulcie too, and Aelita's interesting too. I don't think any of them are awful tbh. From the boys, I really like Raleigh and Alfred. I'm not a big fan of surname names in general (although I do like some) so I do agree with Arlington, and Currer, but I see the appeal of Albany.
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I like:
Hebe (when pronounced correctly)
Holiday. I used to dislike it, but I've been watching The Borgias and there's an actress called Holliday Grainger. Somehow I came to like it.
Nephele
Amaury
Israel
Reynard. I absolutely adore Reynard.
Didier. Though it's more of an old man's name where I live.
Arlington
Sparrow
Fingal
Victor
Hebe (when pronounced correctly)
Holiday. I used to dislike it, but I've been watching The Borgias and there's an actress called Holliday Grainger. Somehow I came to like it.
Nephele
Amaury
Israel
Reynard. I absolutely adore Reynard.
Didier. Though it's more of an old man's name where I live.
Arlington
Sparrow
Fingal
Victor
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I really like
Grace
Milena - very nice
Dulcie is sweet but it is a bit old fashioned in my opinion.
Francoise I prefer as a male name.
I like those names referring to Greek myths, like Artemis and Hebe.
Alfred is one of my favourite names.
Robert: nothing wrong with it, but a very common name which might be why its low rated
Quincey is sweet.
Gilbert is also sweet.
I don't like Douglas one of my least favourite names sorry. The others are all right but probably wouldn't use them.
Grace
Milena - very nice
Dulcie is sweet but it is a bit old fashioned in my opinion.
Francoise I prefer as a male name.
I like those names referring to Greek myths, like Artemis and Hebe.
Alfred is one of my favourite names.
Robert: nothing wrong with it, but a very common name which might be why its low rated
Quincey is sweet.
Gilbert is also sweet.
I don't like Douglas one of my least favourite names sorry. The others are all right but probably wouldn't use them.
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Favorites:
Grace
Kinneret (LOVE)
Milena
Nephele
I definitely would have expected Grace and Milena to rate higher. Same with Frances -- I hate the name but it seems to be pretty popular on BtN.
I'm not particularly fond of any of those boys' names, but I wouldn't rate Robert that low. It's a decent, inoffensive name.
Grace
Kinneret (LOVE)
Milena
Nephele
I definitely would have expected Grace and Milena to rate higher. Same with Frances -- I hate the name but it seems to be pretty popular on BtN.
I'm not particularly fond of any of those boys' names, but I wouldn't rate Robert that low. It's a decent, inoffensive name.
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Thanks! I was definitely surprised by Milena.
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Innogen - not drawn to it (or Imogen), but don't mind it
Hebe - just doesn't sound like something to call a person formally; middle or nickname ok; "jeebies" does come to mind
Bronagh - sound is nice enough; not wild about the look
Holiday - bold choice for a first; delightfully unexpected in the middle
Roberta - went through a Roberta phase about 5th grade; sound doesn't suit me now
Françoise - nice enough exotic name; doesn't draw me
Olga - never have cared for it
Imelda - ditto
Grace - lovely despite popular use
Aelita - pronunciation?
Artemis - have come around to it slightly
Dulcie - love it as a middle
Bridie - can enjoy it as a middle
Tempest - this one bugs; like storm imagery but not this particular word for it; prefer Storm or Gale
Kinneret - pretty; for me, feels best as a middle
Frances - definitely enjoy in the middle; an occasional combo makes me love it as a first
Milena - sound/feel is a big off-putting for me but nothing truly wrong with it
Nephele - sound doesn't draw me; think of kidneys - blame nursing school
Dickon - brings Dickens to mind but doesn't draw me
Amaury - very exotic; maybe posh
Israel - neutral
Linus - love it
Reynard - handsome exotic
Raleigh - Prefer sound/look of Rollo but this does invoke a sense of adventure
Quincey - prefer Quince but enjoy the friendly spunkiness of this too
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Hehe, thank you :)
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Hebe and Bronagh look really masculine to me. Hebe literally is comprised of "he be," even if that isn't the etymological breakdown. They sound less so. Kinneret does a bit as well.
Françoise and Olga have always sounded really ugly to me. :\
Imelda is really unattractive to me as well.
Artemis seems like quite a name to carry. This coming from the person who loved Persephone for a number of years and is still very fond of it. I don't plan on using it but that kind of comes down to the fact that it doesn't go with any of my other favorites. I'm not sure why I see one as usable and the other as not so much.
Holiday I kind of like in a GP sort of way. I feel like it would be really hard to pull off if you weren't some glamorous star in old Hollywood, because that's the image it evokes for me. It could work as a middle name maybe.
Bridie is cute, but I wouldn't want it as my given name. It's more nickname material. That said, I kind of really dislike Bridget, although part of that is down to a personal association.
Tempest is in the GP zone, I think. I kind of want to like it, but I also kind of find it ridiculous. Also, it doesn't really nick very well, and it's got "pest" right in it.
Kinneret has a pretty meaning, but it looks a bit masculine to me, and when you say it quickly, it ends up sounding pretty much like "Ken Rhett."
Grace I'm surprised to see on this list! I know lots of people are over it as a middle name, but it's still a classic first name, right?
Dulcie is one I keep meaning to add to my list as a middle name! It's maybe a bit too cute as a first name, but I do really like it. In fact, I came up with a few combos the other day that I still need to post about.
Françoise and Olga have always sounded really ugly to me. :\
Imelda is really unattractive to me as well.
Artemis seems like quite a name to carry. This coming from the person who loved Persephone for a number of years and is still very fond of it. I don't plan on using it but that kind of comes down to the fact that it doesn't go with any of my other favorites. I'm not sure why I see one as usable and the other as not so much.
Holiday I kind of like in a GP sort of way. I feel like it would be really hard to pull off if you weren't some glamorous star in old Hollywood, because that's the image it evokes for me. It could work as a middle name maybe.
Bridie is cute, but I wouldn't want it as my given name. It's more nickname material. That said, I kind of really dislike Bridget, although part of that is down to a personal association.
Tempest is in the GP zone, I think. I kind of want to like it, but I also kind of find it ridiculous. Also, it doesn't really nick very well, and it's got "pest" right in it.
Kinneret has a pretty meaning, but it looks a bit masculine to me, and when you say it quickly, it ends up sounding pretty much like "Ken Rhett."
Grace I'm surprised to see on this list! I know lots of people are over it as a middle name, but it's still a classic first name, right?
Dulcie is one I keep meaning to add to my list as a middle name! It's maybe a bit too cute as a first name, but I do really like it. In fact, I came up with a few combos the other day that I still need to post about.
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These both come down to accent, so don't really bother me much.
:)
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I really like a lot of these names, but I can understand how I might be in the minority. Names like Olga and Linus, you have to be the sort of person that sees the beauty in an ugly-duckling name. My favorites from your list are:
Innogen
Bronagh
Holiday (although I really like the way Holliday Grainger spells it)
Françoise
Olga
Artemis
Tempest
Kinneret
Frances (this consistently makes my top ten, especially since it makes such a nice middle, balancing out a frillier first name)
Dickon (loved this since I was five and my mum read The Secret Garden to me)
Amaury
Linus
Quincey (prefer the Quincy spelling)
Schuyler (only this spelling, not Skyler)
Raoul (one of my very favorites)
Gilbert
Alfred
Currer & Acton (probably wouldn't use either, but I love the subtle Brontë nod here, without using Charlotte, Emily, Anne, or actual Brontë)
The only ones I absolutely don't like on here are Hebe and Roberta. Roberta is solid and stodgy to me, whilst I absolutely cannot get heebie-jeebie out of my mind with Hebe.
Innogen
Bronagh
Holiday (although I really like the way Holliday Grainger spells it)
Françoise
Olga
Artemis
Tempest
Kinneret
Frances (this consistently makes my top ten, especially since it makes such a nice middle, balancing out a frillier first name)
Dickon (loved this since I was five and my mum read The Secret Garden to me)
Amaury
Linus
Quincey (prefer the Quincy spelling)
Schuyler (only this spelling, not Skyler)
Raoul (one of my very favorites)
Gilbert
Alfred
Currer & Acton (probably wouldn't use either, but I love the subtle Brontë nod here, without using Charlotte, Emily, Anne, or actual Brontë)
The only ones I absolutely don't like on here are Hebe and Roberta. Roberta is solid and stodgy to me, whilst I absolutely cannot get heebie-jeebie out of my mind with Hebe.
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Quincey is a nod to the character in Dracula, hence the spelling :)
That was exactly the idea.
That was exactly the idea.
This message was edited 3/29/2015, 8:05 AM
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Interesting!
(f)
Innogen - prefer Imogen, which I wouldn't shorten; but I much prefer Immie to Innie.
Hebe - heebie-jeebies? Goddess of youth? Nope.
Bronagh - love it!
Holiday - yuck in spades. Worse than ln Day, fn Holly, and that's saying something.
Roberta - fine as a mn, but of the two I've known well, one was Robbie and the other was Bert, which don't appeal.
Françoise - nice, but too French for me to use. Funny - Francois is well used for guys where I live, but Francoise not at all. Wonder why.
Olga - heavy, elderly heiress with too many rings on arthritic fingers
Imelda - closet full of shoes, nation full of poverty and corruption
Grace - hackneyed; much prefer Anne
Aelita - unfamiliar with this one; don't like Alida much
Artemis - what a life sentence!
Dulcie - a plump actress doing laundry-soap commercials (where I live)
Bridie - unpleasant and unfeminist: a mini-bride. Bridget is lovely, though.
Tempest - too silly even for Hollywood, I hope. When I was growing up I knew a boy called Storm and had to battle not to smile whenever I (or anyone) used his name
Kinneret - sounds commercial, perhaps a firelighter with a synthetic smell
Frances - beautiful, especially for badger-fanciers
Milena - unfamiliar with this one; would it shorten to Miley? Don't find it pleasing even if it doesn't ...
Nephele - great if you're Greek. If not, there'd be pronunciation issues daily for maybe 90 years
(f)
Innogen - prefer Imogen, which I wouldn't shorten; but I much prefer Immie to Innie.
Hebe - heebie-jeebies? Goddess of youth? Nope.
Bronagh - love it!
Holiday - yuck in spades. Worse than ln Day, fn Holly, and that's saying something.
Roberta - fine as a mn, but of the two I've known well, one was Robbie and the other was Bert, which don't appeal.
Françoise - nice, but too French for me to use. Funny - Francois is well used for guys where I live, but Francoise not at all. Wonder why.
Olga - heavy, elderly heiress with too many rings on arthritic fingers
Imelda - closet full of shoes, nation full of poverty and corruption
Grace - hackneyed; much prefer Anne
Aelita - unfamiliar with this one; don't like Alida much
Artemis - what a life sentence!
Dulcie - a plump actress doing laundry-soap commercials (where I live)
Bridie - unpleasant and unfeminist: a mini-bride. Bridget is lovely, though.
Tempest - too silly even for Hollywood, I hope. When I was growing up I knew a boy called Storm and had to battle not to smile whenever I (or anyone) used his name
Kinneret - sounds commercial, perhaps a firelighter with a synthetic smell
Frances - beautiful, especially for badger-fanciers
Milena - unfamiliar with this one; would it shorten to Miley? Don't find it pleasing even if it doesn't ...
Nephele - great if you're Greek. If not, there'd be pronunciation issues daily for maybe 90 years
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Can't explain the duplication - sorry!
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Interesting!
(f)
Innogen - prefer Imogen, which I wouldn't shorten; but I much prefer Immie to Innie.
Hebe - heebie-jeebies? Goddess of youth? Nope.
Bronagh - love it!
Holiday - yuck in spades. Worse than ln Day, fn Holly, and that's saying something.
Roberta - fine as a mn, but of the two I've known well, one was Robbie and the other was Bert, which don't appeal.
Françoise - nice, but too French for me to use. Funny - Francois is well used for guys where I live, but Francoise not at all. Wonder why.
Olga - heavy, elderly heiress with too many rings on arthritic fingers
Imelda - closet full of shoes, nation full of poverty and corruption
Grace - hackneyed; much prefer Anne
Aelita - unfamiliar with this one; don't like Alida much
Artemis - what a life sentence!
Dulcie - a plump actress doing laundry-soap commercials (where I live)
Bridie - unpleasant and unfeminist: a mini-bride. Bridget is lovely, though.
Tempest - too silly even for Hollywood, I hope. When I was growing up I knew a boy called Storm and had to battle not to smile whenever I (or anyone) used his name
Kinneret - sounds commercial, perhaps a firelighter with a synthetic smell
Frances - beautiful, especially for badger-fanciers
Milena - unfamiliar with this one; would it shorten to Miley? Don't find it pleasing even if it doesn't ...
Nephele - great if you're Greek. If not, there'd be pronunciation issues daily for maybe 90 years
(f)
Innogen - prefer Imogen, which I wouldn't shorten; but I much prefer Immie to Innie.
Hebe - heebie-jeebies? Goddess of youth? Nope.
Bronagh - love it!
Holiday - yuck in spades. Worse than ln Day, fn Holly, and that's saying something.
Roberta - fine as a mn, but of the two I've known well, one was Robbie and the other was Bert, which don't appeal.
Françoise - nice, but too French for me to use. Funny - Francois is well used for guys where I live, but Francoise not at all. Wonder why.
Olga - heavy, elderly heiress with too many rings on arthritic fingers
Imelda - closet full of shoes, nation full of poverty and corruption
Grace - hackneyed; much prefer Anne
Aelita - unfamiliar with this one; don't like Alida much
Artemis - what a life sentence!
Dulcie - a plump actress doing laundry-soap commercials (where I live)
Bridie - unpleasant and unfeminist: a mini-bride. Bridget is lovely, though.
Tempest - too silly even for Hollywood, I hope. When I was growing up I knew a boy called Storm and had to battle not to smile whenever I (or anyone) used his name
Kinneret - sounds commercial, perhaps a firelighter with a synthetic smell
Frances - beautiful, especially for badger-fanciers
Milena - unfamiliar with this one; would it shorten to Miley? Don't find it pleasing even if it doesn't ...
Nephele - great if you're Greek. If not, there'd be pronunciation issues daily for maybe 90 years
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Haha, I love this response!
If I were ever to bestow Roberta upon a child, it would most likely be as a middle name, and I would do so in order to achieve the nickname Bobbie.
Interesting. I find Bridget sticky and uncomfortable, whereas I find Bridie to be... well, quite gliding.
Milena would shorten to Mila.
The Peanuts association with Linus baffled me for some time as I had no idea it existed. I'm a youngster in the UK, so I wonder if it's a regional or generational thing?
Is this the point where I admit my favourite boys' name became such when I saw it numerous times in Langemark Cemetery in Belgium? Having said that, I don't think I was aware of Arlington being a cemetery, so thank you for enlightening me.
If I were ever to bestow Roberta upon a child, it would most likely be as a middle name, and I would do so in order to achieve the nickname Bobbie.
Interesting. I find Bridget sticky and uncomfortable, whereas I find Bridie to be... well, quite gliding.
Milena would shorten to Mila.
The Peanuts association with Linus baffled me for some time as I had no idea it existed. I'm a youngster in the UK, so I wonder if it's a regional or generational thing?
Is this the point where I admit my favourite boys' name became such when I saw it numerous times in Langemark Cemetery in Belgium? Having said that, I don't think I was aware of Arlington being a cemetery, so thank you for enlightening me.
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So. That's awesome.
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Hehe, yes, when I was eight I had a fascination with Greek Mythology (I still do, to be honest) and asked my parents if I could have Artemis as a second middle name. Them being very kind and obliging, we went to officially change my name a few weeks later! :) Awesome parents.
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Oh my goodness! Definitely awesome parents. I love that.
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