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Re: Names I'm currently digging
Melody - I like it. It's a little too ... you know. But I like it.
Melanie - is dated but I like it a lot too. It's one of those rare names that ends in -ie without seeming either too French, or too casual. It's happy and fun, but also dressy in a way.Megara / Meg - I need unconventional ideas for getting to "Meg." I am loving Megara / Megaera but it's basically like naming a girl Jezebel, right?
No. Naming a girl Jezebel is like naming a boy Adolph. It's a name that should have been fine and normal, but was tarnished by a historical twist. Naming a girl Megaera is like naming a boy Hades, Loki, or Poseidon - it's a cruel deity name, and not anything else. I wouldn't mind being named Megaera but ymmv. I think Meg for Marguerite is fine. Hell, Meg for Marjorie. If Ada for Adelaide works, right?Ellison - too Allison-y, not distinctive enough.
Ellery - particularly loving this for some reason. - It's like a Valerie/Ella/Emily smush. The Hilary is lost from it and it just seems like a phonebook surname. I want to like it, but I'm afraid I don't really. Not for real life anyway. However, if enough people use this, it will be plenty namey enough in 20 years. It has that potential.
Starling - cheesy as hell. Starling and her sister Fairlight. I'm not totally opposed! but it is cheesy
Glenna - sweet.Bright - either gender, but this is actress Georgia Engel's middle name. - it's interesting as a virtue name - comes across as a virtue name, more than as an English translation of Clara. Ok as a middle name. Sort of severe, like using Right as a name (which has been done) Vaguely suggests political atheism to me because of having heard of the "brights movement" Jolyon - hard to pronounce and I don't like the look of it, but seems like a decent name.
Wesley - I met a man named this recently, so it's more likable now than it used to be. But, I only like it if he goes by Wes. Wesley still seems mousy to me. Jory
Dari (rhyme sari)
Jamie
Marjorie
Carolee
Meridy
Jolie
Coralie
Channary
Melinoe (submitted name)
Meleri
Merilee
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As for Megaera, I'm mostly worried about this Wikipedia note that I found "In modern French (mégère), Portuguese (megera), Modern Greek (μέγαιρα), Italian (megera) and Russian (мегера), this name denotes a jealous or spiteful woman - Google translates all five as "shrew"."I'd hate for my kids name to directly translate to "shrew" in so many languages- or at least the idea of a shrew being a spiteful woman. Meg for Marguerite is great! ThanksI like Wes and Wesley both. They do sort of encompass two different images, and that's my favorite kind of nickname ;)
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Hm, yeah, I would not name a child Megaera because of that.
I might change my own name to it, though!

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