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HelpRe: Names we never warmed up to... why do you love / like them?
in reply to a message by erb816
These are mine:
Andrea
Wren
Juniper
Lemon (this is an instagram favorite of many people!)
Pepper
Pippa
Yours:
Oliver - I like how it rolls off the tongue, how it makes me think of olive trees and branches which are a sign of peace. It's fun to say and has a lot of history.
Peter - I am not a huge fan but I do think it appeals due to "Peter Rabbit". It makes me think of simpler times, picnics in the garden, countryside, bunnies.
Asher - I read "The Giver" and it just makes me think of a fun loving, happy, carefree guy who is fun to be with.
Dylan - makes me think of the sea.
Alice - in Wonderland. Similar to Peter. Carefree childhood, picnics.
Brittany - don't love this but can appreciate it a bit when I think of the region in France which is nice.
Nicole - again not huge on it but I like to think of a girl living in Paris in the 1920s and then I find it quite nice.
Melody - I just find it happy and sparkly.
Sam - I just imagine a really nice person who would help you out.
Evelyn - I love how soft this is.
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Andrea
Wren
Juniper
Lemon (this is an instagram favorite of many people!)
Pepper
Pippa
Yours:
Oliver - I like how it rolls off the tongue, how it makes me think of olive trees and branches which are a sign of peace. It's fun to say and has a lot of history.
Peter - I am not a huge fan but I do think it appeals due to "Peter Rabbit". It makes me think of simpler times, picnics in the garden, countryside, bunnies.
Asher - I read "The Giver" and it just makes me think of a fun loving, happy, carefree guy who is fun to be with.
Dylan - makes me think of the sea.
Alice - in Wonderland. Similar to Peter. Carefree childhood, picnics.
Brittany - don't love this but can appreciate it a bit when I think of the region in France which is nice.
Nicole - again not huge on it but I like to think of a girl living in Paris in the 1920s and then I find it quite nice.
Melody - I just find it happy and sparkly.
Sam - I just imagine a really nice person who would help you out.
Evelyn - I love how soft this is.
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
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I just want to start off by saying how thoroughly confused I am that people are considering using Lemon as a real, legal name for a kid. I... wow. I don't find Pepper as strange as a personal name, only because I'm thinking of the spice more than the fruit. (Still wouldn't use it, though.)
That aside, I find Juniper a fun yet still mature name. It helps that it's the name of a character I played once on stage (hardnosed badass), and answering to it made me think it would be a cool name to have in real life. I suppose it helps that I like a lot of other -er feminine names (Esther, Guinevere, Lavender, River, Summer, Vesper...). And Junie is a nice childhood nickname.
Wren is a simple name, soft without being too soft, and I'm a sucker for Ws. :-P
Pippa is nice, but only as a nickname for Philippa (which I do like).
We're in agreement about Andrea, though - especially the (pretty much)_inevitability of the nickname Andi. Can't stand Andi / Andy, main reason I don't like Andrew. (That and Drew is the past tense of "draw.")
That aside, I find Juniper a fun yet still mature name. It helps that it's the name of a character I played once on stage (hardnosed badass), and answering to it made me think it would be a cool name to have in real life. I suppose it helps that I like a lot of other -er feminine names (Esther, Guinevere, Lavender, River, Summer, Vesper...). And Junie is a nice childhood nickname.
Wren is a simple name, soft without being too soft, and I'm a sucker for Ws. :-P
Pippa is nice, but only as a nickname for Philippa (which I do like).
We're in agreement about Andrea, though - especially the (pretty much)_inevitability of the nickname Andi. Can't stand Andi / Andy, main reason I don't like Andrew. (That and Drew is the past tense of "draw.")
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I like Wren and Juniper. Both feel spry, though in different ways - Wren, like Robin, is wintry, Juniper is summery.
Wren reminds me of Christopher Wren, who I think is a nice namesake. I've had the combo Lydia Wren tucked in the back of my mind for years, even though it goes against my usual combo rules (IE firsts and middles should have letters in common).
Juniper was the inquisitive main character of a book I read as a child. I cannot for the life of me remember the book now. It was very similar to Coraline, both in plot and vibes (though even more terrifying to 10 year-old me). I should reread it at some point.
Wren reminds me of Christopher Wren, who I think is a nice namesake. I've had the combo Lydia Wren tucked in the back of my mind for years, even though it goes against my usual combo rules (IE firsts and middles should have letters in common).
Juniper was the inquisitive main character of a book I read as a child. I cannot for the life of me remember the book now. It was very similar to Coraline, both in plot and vibes (though even more terrifying to 10 year-old me). I should reread it at some point.
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Lydia Wren is gorgeous!
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