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in reply to a message by RDNZL
This is my #1 'name I like that everyone hates' name. I think it's cool, but everyone tells me it's ugly. Does anyone else like it?
*crickets*
"And by the way, dearie, your punctuation sucks canal water!"
-The Ghost of Vivian Vance
*crickets*
"And by the way, dearie, your punctuation sucks canal water!"
-The Ghost of Vivian Vance
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I like it. I do think it's ugly though. But, for some reason, it just works. I feel the same about Bridget.
This message was edited 5/6/2016, 8:57 AM
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I like it. There is a little Gretchen that goes to M's daycare.
I'd have it on my list if not for my husband.
I'd have it on my list if not for my husband.
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I like it!
I don't hear the gretch very strongly. It's Gre(t)shen and even the G is soft and nice.
Maybe the only name I like that has a sort of glottal stop in it. It maybe helps that I had a friend named Gretchen in high school who was a really cool person.
I don't hear the gretch very strongly. It's Gre(t)shen and even the G is soft and nice.
Maybe the only name I like that has a sort of glottal stop in it. It maybe helps that I had a friend named Gretchen in high school who was a really cool person.
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No. It's ugly. Gretch! I'm gonna start saying "Gretch!" when something is hideous. And I'll tell you every instance of it. You'll see what a great fit it is and stop liking this name. :P
And it's also like naming your kid Meglet, but people on here seem to not care about that.
And it's also like naming your kid Meglet, but people on here seem to not care about that.
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I don't care about Margaret's many nicknames and which ones work and which ones don't. It's all gravy to me.
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I love it!
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I like it actually. It's charmingly ugly rather than just ugly.
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Exactly.
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I love this name! I use to hate it. Mostly 'cause I thought it sounded too sandpaper-y, but I've come to appreciate it. I think it also sounds very old, that's not a bad thing to me but I can see how it would be for others.
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Ooh okay for me Gretchen is a horrible trust fund daughter buying a no foam chai while texting.
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I think it's okay, but I understand why people dislike it.
It includes the word "retch", which also sounds like "wretch".
The last syllable sounds like "chin", which might make some people think: double chin.
...plus I've noticed a lot of people think German girls' names in general are ugly/frumpy/old.
It includes the word "retch", which also sounds like "wretch".
The last syllable sounds like "chin", which might make some people think: double chin.
...plus I've noticed a lot of people think German girls' names in general are ugly/frumpy/old.
This message was edited 5/2/2016, 3:39 PM
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The "retch" sound has never bothered me. Maybe it's because my name has the -ch sound in the middle of it, so it doesn't stand out as much.
I never hear "chin" or think "double chin". Seems like a stretch, to me. :P
I never hear "chin" or think "double chin". Seems like a stretch, to me. :P
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...the chen sound also reminds me of "urchin".
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