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HelpRe: Thoughts on these names?
in reply to a message by Mar
I have absolutely no knowledge of these cultures.
Here's my ill-informed, American opinions.
Boys:
Rodin -I'm not a fan of "Rod" or "Road" so no matter how this one is pronounced, I'm not feeling it. The sounds just isn't appealing to me.
Jerom -Well, the Flemish pronunciation of this is the best I've ever heard. I don't like most versions of Jermone.
Han -short and sweet, but also seems dated.
Fender -Guitar
Falko -Falko / Falco makes me think of the Italian mob.
Berend -I liked it better when I thought it was pronounced BEHR-end.
Sybrand -Kind of love this.
Fardau -The database says this is only female. Is it male as well? Either way, it reminds me of Firdaws / Firdaus so I kind of like that.
Wessel -No thanks. I just keep thinking about that guy in Frozen who they kept calling WEASELton instead of Wesselton.
Girls:
Anemoon -I prefer Anemona (Romanian), but I like this too. Oddly, I don't like Anemone at all.
Vlinder -This one comes off as very odd and not really pleasant to my ears.
Veerle -eh. I'm kind of neutral on this one.
Imme -I like this name on girls, but I prefer the male version of this name.
Feia -How is this pronounced? Because I'm saying it as FAY-ah and that's also the word for "ugly" in Spanish to I'm not feeling that.
Merel -kind of adore this
Pip -Cute nickname for Philippa or something.
Rozemarijn -I like it.
Sanderijn "San" -"San" is cute, but I'm not feeling Sanderijn.
I wish more diverse names were brought up more often so thanks for this.
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Evgeniy • Vyvyan • Dashiell • Brooklyn • Sebastian • James • Nikita • Silviu • Hadley • Caius
Natalia • Miruna • Gratiana • Eugenia • Maximiliana • Anemona • Valentyna • Daciana • Feodosia • Harmony
Here's my ill-informed, American opinions.
Boys:
Rodin -I'm not a fan of "Rod" or "Road" so no matter how this one is pronounced, I'm not feeling it. The sounds just isn't appealing to me.
Jerom -Well, the Flemish pronunciation of this is the best I've ever heard. I don't like most versions of Jermone.
Han -short and sweet, but also seems dated.
Fender -Guitar
Falko -Falko / Falco makes me think of the Italian mob.
Berend -I liked it better when I thought it was pronounced BEHR-end.
Sybrand -Kind of love this.
Fardau -The database says this is only female. Is it male as well? Either way, it reminds me of Firdaws / Firdaus so I kind of like that.
Wessel -No thanks. I just keep thinking about that guy in Frozen who they kept calling WEASELton instead of Wesselton.
Girls:
Anemoon -I prefer Anemona (Romanian), but I like this too. Oddly, I don't like Anemone at all.
Vlinder -This one comes off as very odd and not really pleasant to my ears.
Veerle -eh. I'm kind of neutral on this one.
Imme -I like this name on girls, but I prefer the male version of this name.
Feia -How is this pronounced? Because I'm saying it as FAY-ah and that's also the word for "ugly" in Spanish to I'm not feeling that.
Merel -kind of adore this
Pip -Cute nickname for Philippa or something.
Rozemarijn -I like it.
Sanderijn "San" -"San" is cute, but I'm not feeling Sanderijn.
I wish more diverse names were brought up more often so thanks for this.
--☆--
Evgeniy • Vyvyan • Dashiell • Brooklyn • Sebastian • James • Nikita • Silviu • Hadley • Caius
Natalia • Miruna • Gratiana • Eugenia • Maximiliana • Anemona • Valentyna • Daciana • Feodosia • Harmony
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Fardau isn't male. There have been males named this though. I just don't like it for a girl and I was wondering what kind of impression people got from it :)
Anemona is lovely as well. I think 4 syllables might be over the limit what people in The Netherlands will put up with without using a nickname though.
Feia is FIE-ah, which is pretty close to Fay-ah, so your comment kinda puts me off of this. But that's exactly why I ask for opinions. It'd be horrible to find out after you've named someone that you've named them 'ugly' is a major world language.
I'm surprised by the positive reactions to Merel. I wasn't sure this would work abroad.
Anemona is lovely as well. I think 4 syllables might be over the limit what people in The Netherlands will put up with without using a nickname though.
Feia is FIE-ah, which is pretty close to Fay-ah, so your comment kinda puts me off of this. But that's exactly why I ask for opinions. It'd be horrible to find out after you've named someone that you've named them 'ugly' is a major world language.
I'm surprised by the positive reactions to Merel. I wasn't sure this would work abroad.
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- It'd be horrible to find out after you've named someone that you've named them 'ugly' is a major world language.
The Spanish word for "ugly" is actually feo (which will be fea when in reference to something female), not feia:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/feo#Spanish (in English)
Somewhat related fun fact: the American sitcom Ugly Betty was based on a Colombian telenovela with the title Yo soy Betty, la fea ("I am Betty, the ugly one").
The Spanish word for "ugly" is actually feo (which will be fea when in reference to something female), not feia:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/feo#Spanish (in English)
Somewhat related fun fact: the American sitcom Ugly Betty was based on a Colombian telenovela with the title Yo soy Betty, la fea ("I am Betty, the ugly one").
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I never said the Spanish word was "Feia."
I said "ugly" was pronounced "FAY-ah" and it is. It's a female the name is referring to so...
It's not my first language, but I have lived in Mexico so I speak well enough Spanish that "fea" was my immediate thought when reading "Feia."
I said "ugly" was pronounced "FAY-ah" and it is. It's a female the name is referring to so...
It's not my first language, but I have lived in Mexico so I speak well enough Spanish that "fea" was my immediate thought when reading "Feia."
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Yes, it really is too close for comfort for me. Especially since it isn't at all impossible we might live in Spain in the future. I reckon Spanish people might snicker when they see a girl named this..
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