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It might be easier to determine whether a name is "unusual" by popularity standards--even if partially inaccurate, than whether or not a name is "cruel". If name givers (parents or guardians) truly like a name I hope that it would be endeared upon the child. Unusual names can be blessings in disguise--and often are; perhaps the same is true for cruel names, but the transition from curse to blessing would occur less frequently???

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I would not be quick to use either name for a person, but I actually see possibilities with Ethelred due my response on Mareasi's June 15th post on Ethel--and the other variations the name Ethel brings.

This message was edited 6/27/2017, 6:49 PM