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HelpRe: My PNL
in reply to a message by vigdis
Reuben: Not terrible, but it is a sandwich. And I'd hate the nn Rube.
Soren: Sore.
Stellan: Sounds like someone trying to masculinize Stella.
Johan (family name) It's usually Johann, so Johan looks like a typo. Johann is all right if the family speaks German, but otherwise it just sounds like Yo, Hahn! John is a better bet.
Emil: Eh-MEEL? Ugh. EMM-ul? Has a nasty, sneaky, no-good vibe.
Omar: Kind of handsome. Not a good choice right now, and in any case works much better with an Arabic or Spanish surname.
Alden: Old man.
Amos: Famous Amos. Amos n Andy. Anus jokes.
August: Very hipster.
Avi: Like the kids' author? Seems a bit incomplete.
Blaise: Blaze.
Frank: It's a stand-up guy sort of name. You can trust Frank if your car gives up on the side of a road late at night.
Lir: Leer? Or else a mumble sound.
Asha: Gesundheit! Aisha is very pretty though.
Cara - car-a, not kare-a
I like the Care-a pronunciation much better, Cah-Ra sounds pretentious. I really do like Kara/Cara.
Beata: Beat-a. Bad move for an English-speaking American.
Belen: On a non-Hispanic person it looks like a typo-ed Helen, or an attempt to ride on Bella's coattails.
Pilar: This is cool, with a Spanish last name. It kind of falls flat with any other surname.
Clare: I saw the clar part and carelessly assumed it was Clara. Clare is even paler and more watered-down than Claire.
Cosima: No.
Elidi: Doesn't look like a name even though it is one.
Eve: Nice. I like Eva better but Eve is cool.
Faith: Very nice.
Frederica: A bit too clunky and overblown.
Nava: Not a fan.
Georgia: Clara's brassy, dyed-redhead sister who hangs around the casinos.
Jaya: Seems incomplete somehow.
Larisa: I'm used to seeing it with the double s. Ought to like it but never have. Laura, Marissa and Melissa are all much better. But Larisa is still better than Clarissa.
Kiri: Much prefer Kira, seems stronger.
Melusine: Sounds and looks like some kind of herbal supplement you might take to help you sleep.
Renata: Renee is much nicer and doesn't sound like a car.
Raina: If pronounced Ray-na, I like it a lot. Ry-na, not at all; is that a lady rhino?
Thora: Ugh!
Tova: Also kind of sounds like a car.
"It's one thing to be open-minded and quite another to be so open-minded your brains fall out."--Dear Abby
"Let other people push you around, and you deserve whatever bad things happen after that."--Lauren Bacall
Soren: Sore.
Stellan: Sounds like someone trying to masculinize Stella.
Johan (family name) It's usually Johann, so Johan looks like a typo. Johann is all right if the family speaks German, but otherwise it just sounds like Yo, Hahn! John is a better bet.
Emil: Eh-MEEL? Ugh. EMM-ul? Has a nasty, sneaky, no-good vibe.
Omar: Kind of handsome. Not a good choice right now, and in any case works much better with an Arabic or Spanish surname.
Alden: Old man.
Amos: Famous Amos. Amos n Andy. Anus jokes.
August: Very hipster.
Avi: Like the kids' author? Seems a bit incomplete.
Blaise: Blaze.
Frank: It's a stand-up guy sort of name. You can trust Frank if your car gives up on the side of a road late at night.
Lir: Leer? Or else a mumble sound.
Asha: Gesundheit! Aisha is very pretty though.
Cara - car-a, not kare-a
I like the Care-a pronunciation much better, Cah-Ra sounds pretentious. I really do like Kara/Cara.
Beata: Beat-a. Bad move for an English-speaking American.
Belen: On a non-Hispanic person it looks like a typo-ed Helen, or an attempt to ride on Bella's coattails.
Pilar: This is cool, with a Spanish last name. It kind of falls flat with any other surname.
Clare: I saw the clar part and carelessly assumed it was Clara. Clare is even paler and more watered-down than Claire.
Cosima: No.
Elidi: Doesn't look like a name even though it is one.
Eve: Nice. I like Eva better but Eve is cool.
Faith: Very nice.
Frederica: A bit too clunky and overblown.
Nava: Not a fan.
Georgia: Clara's brassy, dyed-redhead sister who hangs around the casinos.
Jaya: Seems incomplete somehow.
Larisa: I'm used to seeing it with the double s. Ought to like it but never have. Laura, Marissa and Melissa are all much better. But Larisa is still better than Clarissa.
Kiri: Much prefer Kira, seems stronger.
Melusine: Sounds and looks like some kind of herbal supplement you might take to help you sleep.
Renata: Renee is much nicer and doesn't sound like a car.
Raina: If pronounced Ray-na, I like it a lot. Ry-na, not at all; is that a lady rhino?
Thora: Ugh!
Tova: Also kind of sounds like a car.
"It's one thing to be open-minded and quite another to be so open-minded your brains fall out."--Dear Abby
"Let other people push you around, and you deserve whatever bad things happen after that."--Lauren Bacall
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Your comments are pretty much the reason these are names I wouldn't actually use. :-D
Johan is actually a family name on my side, so it's Swedish.
Johan is actually a family name on my side, so it's Swedish.
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And extremely common.
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My cousin's son is Elijah Johan
My aunt - his mother - is very into ancestry and he chose it to honor her. I think it's an odd combination.
I love quite a few Swedish names - Solveig, Sunniva, Johan, Lars, Stellan - and my husband doesn't like one.
My aunt - his mother - is very into ancestry and he chose it to honor her. I think it's an odd combination.
I love quite a few Swedish names - Solveig, Sunniva, Johan, Lars, Stellan - and my husband doesn't like one.
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