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What do you think of the name Fawn? Is it ditzy? Cute? Could it be a nickname for something for legitimate?
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I like it in theory, but it seems to infantile.
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For a long time, this was the only F girls' name I liked. I wouldn't use it myself but I enjoy hearing it. It's sweet and uncommon =)
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I don't find Fawn ditzy; I'd say it's more sweet/nature-y than outright cute. I would prefer to see it as a middle or nickname, but I wouldn't balk at it as a first. Feel-wise I mentally associate it with Farrah for some reason.I happen to quite like Faline as a name; with the association of Bambi's girlfriend, I could see Fawn possibly being a nn for that. Sound-wise, it could work as a nickname for Ffion or, as a bigger stretch, Fallon.
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Every time I hear this name, I think, "Fawn died in a kiln explosion." Heh. It's okay, but I prefer Dawn. I think it stands on its own just fine.
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Fawn Liebowitz. She died in a kiln explosion. "I can't believe it. I talked to her just the other day. She was going to make a pot for me." So I always laugh when I hear it.
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Crap. I didn't see this before I posted, but this is funnier. :)
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This is one of those names that just viscerally disgusts me. Like, ugh, I'm shivering thinking about it.
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I find it comical. And I think about the John le Carre Karla books, which include a bodyguard/enforcer character known as Fawn, all beef and no brain, who is scorned by an intelligent Intelligence person for keeping busy and fit by squeezing a rubber ball while waiting in a car.Where I live, there's a respected real-estate agent named Bambi. It's not short for anything either, and - unlike the Disney character - she's a she.
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I like it because I adore fawns.
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I've been crushing on it since I met a Fawn in real life. She was so sweet and beautiful with long blonde hair. I think it would make a great middle name.
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I think it sounds young and ditzy. I prefer Fauna, which is far more intriguing.
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The verb and helpless/frail/infantile image make it bad, IMO.
Sisters Shyanne and Misty.Alphonsine?
Theophania?
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I came across this name when I read it in a book series some years ago. The character was a young Native American girl, and it took the protagonist awhile to get used to her name (as it did for me). I eventually grew to like the name a lot, and while I don't like it quite as much now, I still really like it and I wish that I felt it was more usable. I actually like it more than Dawn (which I think is a safer choice). I don't think it sounds ditzy; cute, definitely, but perhaps a bit on the twee side. For that reason I wouldn't personally use it as a first name, but it could make an interesting middle.Maybe it coulg be an nn for Fiona, Fionnuala, Frances, Francesca, Françoise? I think it could be one of those nicknames that doesn't need to be connected to the given name, though.
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Which series? I read 'The Sharing Knife', in which the main character is named Fawn. She's quite a badass, so I don't feel it's ditzy.
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If I remember correctly, it was called "The Christian Heritage Series." It traced the heritage of a family, the Hutchinson's, from the late 17th century to the Second World War (the ones featuring Fawn were during the WWII years).
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I've never really understood the appeal.I dislike the sound. I hear "fawn" used more as a verb than anything else (meaning: to court favor in a cringing or flattering manner).I don't even like deer; I think they're pests.I guess it could be used as a nn for Fauna or Fantine.

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I know a young woman named Fawn. I've known her so long that it's just a name to me.
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