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in reply to a message by Wordsmith
As an Italian, I’m slightly amused by people saying they Find Concetta « lacy » or Annunziata « angelic », these names are so old womanish and dowdy, and stereotypical.
Concetta is one of my least favorite names. I guess it works with Bianca, all the other combinations are too jarring,
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Concetta is one of my least favorite names. I guess it works with Bianca, all the other combinations are too jarring,
"We have met the enemy and he is us" Walt Kelly
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LOL
Guilty! I’m Italian-American and am aware of the dowdiness of those names in Italy, but I can’t resist (what I perceive as) their charms. Annunziata in particular is glorious.
Does Arcangela have a similar vibe, or is it older/weirder? I assume it comes off as intensely Catholic (and maybe pious or sanctimonious).
Guilty! I’m Italian-American and am aware of the dowdiness of those names in Italy, but I can’t resist (what I perceive as) their charms. Annunziata in particular is glorious.
Does Arcangela have a similar vibe, or is it older/weirder? I assume it comes off as intensely Catholic (and maybe pious or sanctimonious).
This message was edited 8/12/2021, 3:33 PM
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Arcangela is very uncommon and so doesn’t have the same vibe at all, it sounds frilly and a bit out-there, not necessarily sanctimonious. Concetta, Annunziata, Immacolata are old women in black who speak only dialect and go to mass every morning. They’re also extremely southern-Italian sounding, if I met one say in Milan I’d be 99% sure she had moved.
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Ah, thank you for the insight!
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