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Re: Names I've decided against

by Fiammetta (lady murasaki)

11/26/2015, 4:39 AM

I like Ophelia, but I wouldn't name a child after a girl who goes crazy and drowns herself.

I like Belle in a GP-ish kind of way, but to me it's more suited to a pet than a person. I'm also not keen on the idea of using names obviously linked to beauty.

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- Ottilie +2

11/26/2015, 5:03 AM

Ah, but did Ophelia drown herself, or did Gertrude do it? But I completely agree with what you've said on both names.

- Fiammetta (lady murasaki) +1

11/26/2015, 6:28 AM

Drowned herself or was drowned, still not great :-/

- Ottilie

11/26/2015, 6:42 AM

No, I know, I just think it's an interesting question from a literary perspective. I'm doing some work on Shakespeare as we speak is all :)

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