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HelpRe: Names we never warmed up to... why do you love / like them?
in reply to a message by erb816
I agree with you about:
Peter
Archer / Archibald
Ashton
Gary
Kyle
Corey
Paul
Dustin
Gertrude
Pat / Patti / Patty
Britney
Mel
Shelly
Shelby
I do like:
Asher: I love the meaning (happy, blessed). I love the nickname Ash - the nickname is unisex. It's a classical / biblical name, but given that it wasn't used for a while and is now trending makes it feels fresh. (Although the trending aspect would give me pause on using it).
Alice: I find it feminine and elegant.
Melody: I love it's association with music, and I'm biased since it is my middle name! I would never use Mel though.
Sam: So many stories have a good friend named Sam, and I have a good friend named Sam. Although I wouldn't use this name on my own kid, it has a good association due to those I know, and characters.
Other names on your list I don't have strong opinions about.
My list of names that people seem to like that I just can't seem to like:
Cordelia
Josephine
Henry
Penelope
Octavia
Peter
Archer / Archibald
Ashton
Gary
Kyle
Corey
Paul
Dustin
Gertrude
Pat / Patti / Patty
Britney
Mel
Shelly
Shelby
I do like:
Asher: I love the meaning (happy, blessed). I love the nickname Ash - the nickname is unisex. It's a classical / biblical name, but given that it wasn't used for a while and is now trending makes it feels fresh. (Although the trending aspect would give me pause on using it).
Alice: I find it feminine and elegant.
Melody: I love it's association with music, and I'm biased since it is my middle name! I would never use Mel though.
Sam: So many stories have a good friend named Sam, and I have a good friend named Sam. Although I wouldn't use this name on my own kid, it has a good association due to those I know, and characters.
Other names on your list I don't have strong opinions about.
My list of names that people seem to like that I just can't seem to like:
Cordelia
Josephine
Henry
Penelope
Octavia
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Cordelia: I think it's beautiful - a rich, emerald green. It makes me think of the Shakespearean heroine and Anne of Green Gables (so I think Anne Cordelia would be a lovely combo).
Josephine: very distinguished and respectable, though I'm not terribly fond of the nicknames.
Henry: also distinguished, feels serious and vaguely medieval. I really like Hal as a nickname.
Penelope: it's very fun to say. pə-NEL-ə-pee. Just a fun, cheerful sound. I don't usually like stretchy nicknames, but I'm quite fond of Nell or Poppy as NNs for Penelope.
Octavia: adventurous, with the unusual Os and Vs. Strong and urbane (?), which I feel few feminine names are.
Josephine: very distinguished and respectable, though I'm not terribly fond of the nicknames.
Henry: also distinguished, feels serious and vaguely medieval. I really like Hal as a nickname.
Penelope: it's very fun to say. pə-NEL-ə-pee. Just a fun, cheerful sound. I don't usually like stretchy nicknames, but I'm quite fond of Nell or Poppy as NNs for Penelope.
Octavia: adventurous, with the unusual Os and Vs. Strong and urbane (?), which I feel few feminine names are.
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