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Help"Classic" names...not.
On a board I follow I asked, "most parents on here seem to like trendy names, but I like classic names. Am I the only one?" These are some of the "classic" names they said they liked. *rolls eyes*
Max (g)
Savanah
Deegan
Jayde
Gwendollyn
Evangeliina
Kaylyn
Quinn
Rhett
Rosaleigh
Karrigan
Jameson
Nyle
Ville
Chase
Ty
Carter
Allena
Justice
Jayden
Jahnessa
Charleston (g)
Colt
Maylee
Talon
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Ah, Deegan...such a classic.
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...Hum. So I like Rhett and Carter, Ty isn't bad (prefer it as a nickname, and I prefer Tai overall), and I like Evangelina (much prefer Evangeline, though), but those double I's throw me for a loop.
Justice is kind of cool for a boy or as a nifty middle name for a girl. I prefer Justus on a guy, but I wonder if people will think that's just a trendy misspelling so I'm always on the fence about it.
Ville is cute! It'd probably be mispronounced as "vile" in English-speaking areas, though. I prefer Viljo.
As for the rest of the names...I honestly wouldn't care if they all fell off the face of the Earth. I wonder how anyone could consider these to be "classics"? Were they just trolling? Because it's hard to believe that so many people could be so...wrong.
Justice is kind of cool for a boy or as a nifty middle name for a girl. I prefer Justus on a guy, but I wonder if people will think that's just a trendy misspelling so I'm always on the fence about it.
Ville is cute! It'd probably be mispronounced as "vile" in English-speaking areas, though. I prefer Viljo.
As for the rest of the names...I honestly wouldn't care if they all fell off the face of the Earth. I wonder how anyone could consider these to be "classics"? Were they just trolling? Because it's hard to believe that so many people could be so...wrong.
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About the "double I"
I know that a double-I in a name is common in Finnish and Estonian (Iisakki, Katariina, etc.), so it could just be a Finnish or Estonian spelling of Evangeline.
I know that a double-I in a name is common in Finnish and Estonian (Iisakki, Katariina, etc.), so it could just be a Finnish or Estonian spelling of Evangeline.
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I doubt it's a common name in Finland or Estonia anyway, even if the spelling looks right. I've never seen it (I think Eliina is common, though).
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I highly doubt that's what she was going for.
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Yeah, I was thinking that too. I actually like a few names with the doube I's (Katariina being one of them!), but I guess Evangeliina just doesn't jive with me. I think it's because they're so close to the L; lowercase L's and I's sometimes blend together for me, so Evangeliina looks more like Evangeiiina. Which doesn't make Evangeliina a necessarily bad spelling if it's really just a Finnish/Estonian variant, it just becomes too confusing for me. :x
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If that's classic, what's trendy? I dread to think..
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Further proof of the complete dumbing-down of America.
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I could see a different spelling of Nial, Rosalie, Gwendolyn or Evangeline being classic, (probably these spellings) but no, these are not classics.
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Wow. A bit misguided, to say the least. The only possibly "classic" (I'm taking classic to mean: a name that stands the test of time) names I see are Max, maybe Gwendollyn (but definitely not with that spelling), and Ville (but that's only classic in Finland, maybe Sweden too).
...What does (g) mean? That doesn't mean girl does it? Please tell me it doesn't mean girl.
...What does (g) mean? That doesn't mean girl does it? Please tell me it doesn't mean girl.
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She wanted Ville on a girl.
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Oh, wow.
Ignoring the "classic" concept, I think Max on a girl is fine, as a nickname.
But... Charleston... on a girl. Oh my.
Ignoring the "classic" concept, I think Max on a girl is fine, as a nickname.
But... Charleston... on a girl. Oh my.
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I have a soft spot for Charleston, for a girl. Blame "state of affairs". :)
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I totally understand having soft spots for names because of characters!
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