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HelpRe: Meeting someone with a name you hate
in reply to a message by gigibee
I guess I think "ugh, what an ugly name", but obviously I don't say it out loud! Often I actually start to like the name in question if I like the person.
For example, I used to think that Jasmine was a tacky and ugly name, but then I met the sweetest person called Yasmine, so now I don't find the name that horrible any longer.
Sadly it can be the other way around, too. Cecilia and Johanna have been a bit "blemished" to me.
BTW I had a very name-concious friend who, as a child, simply detested a playschool teacher because her name was MIRJAM. (Personally I think Mirjam is sweet.)
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
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For example, I used to think that Jasmine was a tacky and ugly name, but then I met the sweetest person called Yasmine, so now I don't find the name that horrible any longer.
Sadly it can be the other way around, too. Cecilia and Johanna have been a bit "blemished" to me.
BTW I had a very name-concious friend who, as a child, simply detested a playschool teacher because her name was MIRJAM. (Personally I think Mirjam is sweet.)
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
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