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HelpRe: Names we never warmed up to... why do you love / like them?
in reply to a message by ovis
I think I can answer for both Daniella and Danielle, why we don't like them: it's the "yell" part.
Quite a few -son names have become popular for boys (I actually like Jackson and think that one's the most popular), and in the case of Wilson it's the -son suffix with the familiar, handsome Will. So I can see how it would catch on, even if I wouldn't use it myself.
Derek is my stepbrother's name, so I have a family connection, but it somehow sounds modern (similar to Eric/Erik, but stronger) while looking rather medieval. I'm not as fond of the more modernized Derrick spelling. Since Eric was also on your list, it sounds like the "short-E, short-I" vowel combination isn't your thing.
Selena has a soft, sweet rhythm. I can understand someone perceiving it as too soft & sweet, but I also think it has something of a mystical quality to it, likely to do with its connection to the moon.
Dennis is a fun name for me, but it has some unfortunate bearers ("Dennis the Menace," Dennis from It's Always Sunny, etc.). Also, it's quite dated, I'll admit.
Marie is a very pretty first name, and I prefer it to both Mary and Maria. (But it's absolutely overdone as a middle name.) I feel a similar way about Rose, and that's my own middle name!
I agree with your other dislikes.
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Quite a few -son names have become popular for boys (I actually like Jackson and think that one's the most popular), and in the case of Wilson it's the -son suffix with the familiar, handsome Will. So I can see how it would catch on, even if I wouldn't use it myself.
Derek is my stepbrother's name, so I have a family connection, but it somehow sounds modern (similar to Eric/Erik, but stronger) while looking rather medieval. I'm not as fond of the more modernized Derrick spelling. Since Eric was also on your list, it sounds like the "short-E, short-I" vowel combination isn't your thing.
Selena has a soft, sweet rhythm. I can understand someone perceiving it as too soft & sweet, but I also think it has something of a mystical quality to it, likely to do with its connection to the moon.
Dennis is a fun name for me, but it has some unfortunate bearers ("Dennis the Menace," Dennis from It's Always Sunny, etc.). Also, it's quite dated, I'll admit.
Marie is a very pretty first name, and I prefer it to both Mary and Maria. (But it's absolutely overdone as a middle name.) I feel a similar way about Rose, and that's my own middle name!
I agree with your other dislikes.
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www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/117507
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/132018
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