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Amaury - I'm not sure if it's because of someone I met or a book I watched or a film I saw, but I have such a negative feeling from this name. The name itself is okay, but I have this mental image of a psychologically-abusive chauvinist with weird ideas about women and I have no idea why but it ruins the name a bit for me.
Amos - elderly, conservative and behind-the-times. The kind of person who uses early 1900s cultural norms in the 21st century. Fusty, dusty, and not cool enough to become cool once again.
Amyas - weird. Kinda mystical and fantastical sounding. It makes me think of some elven soothsayer in a high fantasy novel. Kinda cool in that way, but maybe less cool on a person. Might be a good pet name. Interesting enough to make me click on the link.
Avery - eugh, hate. Not appealing on either gender, trendy and boring but not attractive enough to me to justify why it's trendy.
Dmitri - love. Such a cool name. That is all.
Elias - kinda cool. It could be the name of some Hemmingway-esque manly man outdoorsy woodcutter type... or the name of the milksop who was bullied by everyone in school. It depends on the bearer, I think. It has a bit of a macho vibe but a lot of wimpiness as well.
Finbar / Finn - Finbar just makes me think of a bar for Finns. It's nicely Irish, not some Irish weirdly-trendy adopted-by-non-Irish-people name, but it's not my style. Finn is trendy and pop culture faddy but I think it's really cool. I know a dog called Finn and he is a great dog, so I especially like it as a pet's name. I guess Finn could be a nickname to make Finbar less odd seeming.
Hadley / Hardy / Haydn: Yeeessh, no. I don't think these would age well at all. I kind of really dislike them.
Hector: Pervy, unhygienic, flatulent old man. Eugh. I just find this name gross (sorry). It's one of my least favourite names ever.
Ilya: cool. It has a very Russian vibe, which I like. I don't get a massive impression from this one, which could be good.
Ingo: strange. I dislike it but it's interesting.
Ira: GP of mine. I personally kinda like Ira on a man and I have no idea why.
Ivo: Weirdly common in my life! I know two completely British Ivos, and a Bulgarian Ivo whose full name is Ivaylo. The latter shapes my impression of the name - I think of a sweet, chatty bloke with absolutely terrible teeth and, for some reason that will forever elude me, a mullet.
Jonah: Interesting. Less cool than Jonas, but more attractive in sound. Has a more elderly, traditional vibe as it hasn't picked up in popularity.
Leonard: I hate Lennart. Leonard is clunky but cool.
Lucian: A little bit slimy sounding.
Otto: I love Otto. But isn't it something in German slang? I heard something to that extent recently and it's worried me a little bit... because Otto is so much fun!
Quinn: Meh. Bland.
Rafferty: Trying to hard. Makes me think of rag dolls and people who think they're more charming and quaint and unique than they actually are.
Renard: Makes me think of kidneys.
Ridley: Nah.
Robin: Cute. Maybe too cute. It could be that here in the UK cute little fat robins are everywhere, or it could be the Batman association, but I like the name but don't find it useable.
Rupert: Makes me think of old men and farts. And the cute cartoon bear.
Tobias: OK. Don't like it, don't hate it.
Valentin / Valentine: Not useable in the UK. A kid would get teased so badly. And it would be weird on a pet or anything else.
Viggo: So cool it hurts, but I don't much care for the sound or look. It's still so cool though.
Walter: I like it. It's lame, dorky and fusty, but it's kinda got some kind of appeal.
Winston: Tied for better or worse to Winston Churchill.
For a sibset for August, I'd pick: August, Otto and Leonard.
Amos - elderly, conservative and behind-the-times. The kind of person who uses early 1900s cultural norms in the 21st century. Fusty, dusty, and not cool enough to become cool once again.
Amyas - weird. Kinda mystical and fantastical sounding. It makes me think of some elven soothsayer in a high fantasy novel. Kinda cool in that way, but maybe less cool on a person. Might be a good pet name. Interesting enough to make me click on the link.
Avery - eugh, hate. Not appealing on either gender, trendy and boring but not attractive enough to me to justify why it's trendy.
Dmitri - love. Such a cool name. That is all.
Elias - kinda cool. It could be the name of some Hemmingway-esque manly man outdoorsy woodcutter type... or the name of the milksop who was bullied by everyone in school. It depends on the bearer, I think. It has a bit of a macho vibe but a lot of wimpiness as well.
Finbar / Finn - Finbar just makes me think of a bar for Finns. It's nicely Irish, not some Irish weirdly-trendy adopted-by-non-Irish-people name, but it's not my style. Finn is trendy and pop culture faddy but I think it's really cool. I know a dog called Finn and he is a great dog, so I especially like it as a pet's name. I guess Finn could be a nickname to make Finbar less odd seeming.
Hadley / Hardy / Haydn: Yeeessh, no. I don't think these would age well at all. I kind of really dislike them.
Hector: Pervy, unhygienic, flatulent old man. Eugh. I just find this name gross (sorry). It's one of my least favourite names ever.
Ilya: cool. It has a very Russian vibe, which I like. I don't get a massive impression from this one, which could be good.
Ingo: strange. I dislike it but it's interesting.
Ira: GP of mine. I personally kinda like Ira on a man and I have no idea why.
Ivo: Weirdly common in my life! I know two completely British Ivos, and a Bulgarian Ivo whose full name is Ivaylo. The latter shapes my impression of the name - I think of a sweet, chatty bloke with absolutely terrible teeth and, for some reason that will forever elude me, a mullet.
Jonah: Interesting. Less cool than Jonas, but more attractive in sound. Has a more elderly, traditional vibe as it hasn't picked up in popularity.
Leonard: I hate Lennart. Leonard is clunky but cool.
Lucian: A little bit slimy sounding.
Otto: I love Otto. But isn't it something in German slang? I heard something to that extent recently and it's worried me a little bit... because Otto is so much fun!
Quinn: Meh. Bland.
Rafferty: Trying to hard. Makes me think of rag dolls and people who think they're more charming and quaint and unique than they actually are.
Renard: Makes me think of kidneys.
Ridley: Nah.
Robin: Cute. Maybe too cute. It could be that here in the UK cute little fat robins are everywhere, or it could be the Batman association, but I like the name but don't find it useable.
Rupert: Makes me think of old men and farts. And the cute cartoon bear.
Tobias: OK. Don't like it, don't hate it.
Valentin / Valentine: Not useable in the UK. A kid would get teased so badly. And it would be weird on a pet or anything else.
Viggo: So cool it hurts, but I don't much care for the sound or look. It's still so cool though.
Walter: I like it. It's lame, dorky and fusty, but it's kinda got some kind of appeal.
Winston: Tied for better or worse to Winston Churchill.
For a sibset for August, I'd pick: August, Otto and Leonard.
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I googled Otto, and it's Gemran slang for "good" or something cool. Could be worse, perhaps.
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Sorry, I'm from Germany, but I've never heard of this before.
It may be a slang word, but in this case it stands for something big. I think this goes back to Otto being an extremely popular and common name over here.
There are a few other (more negative) meanings to it, but nothing that is applied very often. So no worries.
But since you don't seem to live in Germany, I wouldn't care too much about this anyways.
It may be a slang word, but in this case it stands for something big. I think this goes back to Otto being an extremely popular and common name over here.
There are a few other (more negative) meanings to it, but nothing that is applied very often. So no worries.
But since you don't seem to live in Germany, I wouldn't care too much about this anyways.
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Weeeellll...I might have gone overkill on Robin. Robin wouldn't be too bad. I've never really come across the name - I possibly know people who know who got drunk at parties with people called Robin, but it's safe to say I've never met or dealt with in person or on paper an actual Robin, ever. I guess I find it hard to picture in real life, which makes me find it less useable. Anyway, the Batman reference, the cute little fat birdies... maybe unusable is a strong word, but they'd go through life with those same old jokes and references.
Valentine. Totally unusable. I think it'd be just as bad as Romeo or something. I just think they'd be teased from the ages 5 to 25, and maybe beyond. I mean, I knew kids with perfectly normal names who got awful nicknames from them... there's adding fuel to the fire and then there's adding, I dunno, napalm? I mean, it's the same reason why I love Titus and I'm a huge Gormenghast nerd but I'd walk over hot coals before I actually used it as a kid's name. Valentine and Titus and the like, okay on paper - not so great when you think of how the real world might react to them.
Valentine. Totally unusable. I think it'd be just as bad as Romeo or something. I just think they'd be teased from the ages 5 to 25, and maybe beyond. I mean, I knew kids with perfectly normal names who got awful nicknames from them... there's adding fuel to the fire and then there's adding, I dunno, napalm? I mean, it's the same reason why I love Titus and I'm a huge Gormenghast nerd but I'd walk over hot coals before I actually used it as a kid's name. Valentine and Titus and the like, okay on paper - not so great when you think of how the real world might react to them.
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