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HelpRe: Which names are considered tacky or trashy in your country/area? (more)
in reply to a message by RDNZL
I don't agree with judging people by their names. I just noticed that very often when people ask about a name people answer with 'it is really tacky/trashy where I live', so I was interested in hearing which names have these associations as they seem to be very different from country to country or even area to area. I would like to know why because I often don't understand why a name brings up a certain image as I don't live in the same country and have no idea how a name is perceived there.
Just as an example, I always though Crystal was extremely beautiful. It made me think of snow crystals and a winter wonderland. When I asked about it many people told me it was tacky and I didn't really know why. So this is the reason for this thread, understanding why names are perceived in a certain way. Same with Destiny which made me think of a cute pilgrim girl before I came here.
I am just interested how this happens to names, it is not a thread where I want people to hate on certain names, I am really interested in how names are used in different societies.
Just as an example, I always though Crystal was extremely beautiful. It made me think of snow crystals and a winter wonderland. When I asked about it many people told me it was tacky and I didn't really know why. So this is the reason for this thread, understanding why names are perceived in a certain way. Same with Destiny which made me think of a cute pilgrim girl before I came here.
I am just interested how this happens to names, it is not a thread where I want people to hate on certain names, I am really interested in how names are used in different societies.
This message was edited 4/24/2017, 10:50 AM
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Do you get a snow crystal association from Amber? Amber for some reason is a very fiery name to me :D The opposite of Crystal which is clear, white and blue. Amber is orange and red and warm :) I really like Amber too, and the Italian version Ambra. The French Ambre is quite fashionable currently!
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Nadine is cute. Clarisse and Nadine are very nice for sisters :) I love the classic, old French names like Eliane, Noelle, Madeleine. I hope they will make a comeback in France soon, at the moment many 4 letter, 2 syllable names are common in France and I am a little tired of all the similar sounding names I hear all the time now: Lina, Lena, Louna, Lana, Lea, Lola, Lou, Louane, Lilou ahhhhh :P I mean some are nice but they all sound so similar and there are so many of them.
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I like it a lot, but it is not a classic, it only became common quite recently. At least from my personal impression. The oldest one I know is 29 years old and I know quite a few younger ones. I think names ending in -ïs and -ys are becoming really fashionable in France. A friend of my mom who is a lawyer in Paris and I guess among the trendsetters there, she is a bit of a hipster, just had a little Thaïs. Anaïs was super common too but it is getting less common now.
This message was edited 4/25/2017, 1:44 PM
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