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HelpDid you ever like a name...
Did you ever like a name and now think "What was I thinking?" and I mean recently.
It happened to me. I liked the name Leah and then I heard it says to a person in real life.
It happened to me. I liked the name Leah and then I heard it says to a person in real life.
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Well, this one isn't recent, but when I was a teenager I LOVED Clarissa. I thought it was such a classy, sophisticated name... until the first time I saw "Cruel Intentions." Ryan Philippe meets a girl at the mall in the beginning of the movie named Clarissa (closed captioning confirmed this spelling). The way she told him her name... it sounded almost like "Chlorissa." It sounded terrible!
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Yes violet
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I liked Ezra, Jasper, and Rafferty until pretty recently, but now they get on my nerves.
Years ago I liked Alaric, Lucien, Mariposa, and Harlow, but now I think they're stupid and/or pretentious.
I used to like several places names, and now I consider all places names awkward and usable.
Years ago I liked Alaric, Lucien, Mariposa, and Harlow, but now I think they're stupid and/or pretentious.
I used to like several places names, and now I consider all places names awkward and usable.
This message was edited 10/12/2015, 11:47 AM
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I remember when I was little I really liked the name Arnold.
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Unfortunately, I hate the way my mother says "Nadine". It almost ruins the name, but I am slowly getting past it.
I used to love the name Felice, and my husband kept saying it like "fleece" and I can't get it out of my head. Seems like such an annoying name now.
Also used to be obsessed with Emer. I look at it now and it is "eh" but not the greatest name. I can't remember what made me think it was just the prettiest name ever.
I used to love the name Felice, and my husband kept saying it like "fleece" and I can't get it out of my head. Seems like such an annoying name now.
Also used to be obsessed with Emer. I look at it now and it is "eh" but not the greatest name. I can't remember what made me think it was just the prettiest name ever.
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Similarly to what other people have said, hearing other people say a name has made me dislike several of my previous favourites.
I really liked Pascal, but I taught one a few years ago and in my local accent people say pa-SKULL. Ick.
I also really liked Lucian and Lucius until I heard people say it with the LOOSH sound, I still like Lucien since it doesn't have that sound.
I really liked Pascal, but I taught one a few years ago and in my local accent people say pa-SKULL. Ick.
I also really liked Lucian and Lucius until I heard people say it with the LOOSH sound, I still like Lucien since it doesn't have that sound.
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I was JUST about to make a post about this. Same dilemma.
I used to think Claudia was the bees knees, and now that I've met one in the last week I think it's kind of.. yucky. Nice enough girl but I really underestimated how much I do not like the "claw" sound, esp. in a NJ accent.
It looks so pretty though :'(
I used to think Claudia was the bees knees, and now that I've met one in the last week I think it's kind of.. yucky. Nice enough girl but I really underestimated how much I do not like the "claw" sound, esp. in a NJ accent.
It looks so pretty though :'(
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I knew a Claudia in high school (1974-1978) and I'm from NJ so I've known for many years what it sounds like in a NJ accent. I love the name. Sounds better in NJ!
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It's a new coworker, so maybe I just don't like the sound of my boss's voice yelling it across a store. :)
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What was annoying......
was the pretentious teacher who insisted on saying "Clau-JA".
was the pretentious teacher who insisted on saying "Clau-JA".
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I did go through this phase (like a few months back) where I felt compelled to choose favourite names from the top 100 and I decided that Naomi was actually really awesome. Then I forgot about Naomi for a while and saw it again and was like, no. There is something upsetting about it. I think it upset me because it's got a hard luck vibe to it, and that hits too close to home.
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I used to adore Boaz. Then I heard someone call to their child who had the name. The way they said it was so nasally and annoying that it ruined it for me.
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That's what happened to me when I heard my mother in law say "Ada"
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I liked Annabel until I encountered a girl called Annabelle and had to say it aloud several times. It sounds so prissy.
I thought Landon and Piper weren't so awful, until I heard someone calling children by those names and felt like laughing out loud.
I know a girl named Leah who pronounces it Leh-(y)a. I think it's pretty.
I thought Landon and Piper weren't so awful, until I heard someone calling children by those names and felt like laughing out loud.
I know a girl named Leah who pronounces it Leh-(y)a. I think it's pretty.
This message was edited 10/11/2015, 11:18 AM
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