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in reply to a message by Amandine
Well, people have used them, so they work in that way.
I could get used to it if I met someone named it, but right now, Ever doesn't sound pleasant to me as a name. Everest, Even, Eternity, Ivor, River, Everly sound better to me, and I don't even like those. It sounds incomplete, like Avery would without a Y or like "ever...?" I guess it could be a trendy NN because of Everly and Everest, but Ev seems more likely.
I hear Evermore as an inverse of nevermore, plus it reminds me vaguely of surnames like Fillmore. I don't think I've seen/heard the word used (it seems antiquated like "verily") except in "The Raven" which I think most Americans would study in middle school, so it seems goth in a preppy way that I don't care for. If I wanted a name that reminded me of that, I'd just go with Lenore or possibly Raven. I know it's a Taylor Swift album also, but it reminds me of Poe and sounds purposely antiquated in that context too.
My favorite Ever* name is Evergreen, mostly as a MN but not with Holly. My 2nd favorite would be Everett but as masculine.
I like Holly Evermore more than Lily Evermore.
I could get used to it if I met someone named it, but right now, Ever doesn't sound pleasant to me as a name. Everest, Even, Eternity, Ivor, River, Everly sound better to me, and I don't even like those. It sounds incomplete, like Avery would without a Y or like "ever...?" I guess it could be a trendy NN because of Everly and Everest, but Ev seems more likely.
I hear Evermore as an inverse of nevermore, plus it reminds me vaguely of surnames like Fillmore. I don't think I've seen/heard the word used (it seems antiquated like "verily") except in "The Raven" which I think most Americans would study in middle school, so it seems goth in a preppy way that I don't care for. If I wanted a name that reminded me of that, I'd just go with Lenore or possibly Raven. I know it's a Taylor Swift album also, but it reminds me of Poe and sounds purposely antiquated in that context too.
My favorite Ever* name is Evergreen, mostly as a MN but not with Holly. My 2nd favorite would be Everett but as masculine.
I like Holly Evermore more than Lily Evermore.
This message was edited 9/25/2023, 3:25 AM
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