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in reply to a message by Mercy Joy
I dislike the name Brighton. It refers to a specific place and also sounds like brighten ... it really does seem like the parents want to give the impression that their son is smart. I think that's funny, and the joke is on the person so named.
Drighten is just not my style. I don't go for -ight in names, nor the ten/ton ending; it seems surnamey to me. And the definition of drighten makes it much like the word "lord" or "lady" - not namey.
Anyway I'd prefer Drighten over Brighton, for whatever that's worth.
I'm not sure what you're asking, about positive vs. negative meanings. I like positive meanings that have some import or subtlety. Violet disappoints; Rose doesn't. Claudia is cool, but Edith seems really unfortunate. I don't let it interfere with liking names, though, for the most part (all of the above are names I like).
- mirfak
Drighten is just not my style. I don't go for -ight in names, nor the ten/ton ending; it seems surnamey to me. And the definition of drighten makes it much like the word "lord" or "lady" - not namey.
Anyway I'd prefer Drighten over Brighton, for whatever that's worth.
I'm not sure what you're asking, about positive vs. negative meanings. I like positive meanings that have some import or subtlety. Violet disappoints; Rose doesn't. Claudia is cool, but Edith seems really unfortunate. I don't let it interfere with liking names, though, for the most part (all of the above are names I like).
- mirfak
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