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HelpRe: You say, you think
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These are my daughters Miguela and Norma.
You say: Hi, Miguela. Hi, Norma.
You think: Hmm, I like Miguel, but don't really care for Miguela. And Norma makes me think of "normal".
This is my son Timothy.
You say: Hi, Timothy!
You think: Yay, they're actually calling him Timothy, not Tim!
This is my son Harrison.
You say: Hi, Harrison.
You think: Eh, I like it better than plain Harry, but it doesn't really sound like it's meant to be a first name.
This is my daughter Lashawn.
You say: Hi, Lashawn.
You think: Sounds too needlessly "made up", and besides, I end up wanting to say Lashawna instead, because it seems like the normal pattern is La-[name]-a rather than just La-[name]. At least it has normal capitalization, rather than being LaShawn.
This is my daughter Ernestina.
You say: Hi, Ernestina. That's an interesting name; I used to know a woman who was named Erneta, after her dad, Ernest.
You think: I like Erneta better as a feminine form of Ernest. I don't care for the "-tina" ending, and it just sounds like it's a masculine name with a tacked-on, overly-feminine ending, rather than a separate name.
This is my daughter Circe.
You say: Hi, Circe; that's a cool name!
You think: That *is* a cool name! She'll have to correct pronunciation a lot, but it's not too hard. There might be a bit of joking if her class reads the turning-men-into-pigs story, but who knows, everyone might think that just makes the name cooler!
This is my son Aloysius.
You say: Hi, Aloysius.
You think: Ouch; he's going to hear some interesting pronunciations of that (built-in telemarketer detector). I don't care for it. I hope the kid either loves the name enough to put up with endlessly correcting the pronunciation/spelling, or he comes up with a nice NN.
This is my daughter Ilka.
You say: Hi, Ilka. Do you have Russian ancestry? [Ok, might not actually ask, but I'd think about it]
You think: Don't really care for it; unusual, but still bland. I see behindthename says it's Hungarian; never would have guessed that; I bet a lot of people will assume Russian.
These are my sons Alberic and Cornel.
You say: Hi, Alberic! Hi, Cornel.
You think: I love Alberic! Cornel isn't bad paired with Alberic--they have a similar feel, but I don't really care for Cornel on its own, especially since shortens to "Corny" so easily, and there isn't really any obvious nicer pet form (while Alberic could shorten to Al, Rick, Beric, etc, which would all be decent NNs).
(Similar sounding ideas instead of Cornel: Corin, Corwin, Connell, Conall, Lionel)
These are my daughters Mumina and Estera.
You say: Hi, Mumina and Estera.
You think: [moo-MEE-nah and es-TEH-rah?] Don't really care for either. I'm not a big fan of the "-ina" ending, and the starting "moo" sound is unpleasant. Estera makes me think of Estella (which is fine, but kind of bland), and, for some reason, "esoteric", which is just a bizarre association for a name.
You say: Hi, Miguela. Hi, Norma.
You think: Hmm, I like Miguel, but don't really care for Miguela. And Norma makes me think of "normal".
This is my son Timothy.
You say: Hi, Timothy!
You think: Yay, they're actually calling him Timothy, not Tim!
This is my son Harrison.
You say: Hi, Harrison.
You think: Eh, I like it better than plain Harry, but it doesn't really sound like it's meant to be a first name.
This is my daughter Lashawn.
You say: Hi, Lashawn.
You think: Sounds too needlessly "made up", and besides, I end up wanting to say Lashawna instead, because it seems like the normal pattern is La-[name]-a rather than just La-[name]. At least it has normal capitalization, rather than being LaShawn.
This is my daughter Ernestina.
You say: Hi, Ernestina. That's an interesting name; I used to know a woman who was named Erneta, after her dad, Ernest.
You think: I like Erneta better as a feminine form of Ernest. I don't care for the "-tina" ending, and it just sounds like it's a masculine name with a tacked-on, overly-feminine ending, rather than a separate name.
This is my daughter Circe.
You say: Hi, Circe; that's a cool name!
You think: That *is* a cool name! She'll have to correct pronunciation a lot, but it's not too hard. There might be a bit of joking if her class reads the turning-men-into-pigs story, but who knows, everyone might think that just makes the name cooler!
This is my son Aloysius.
You say: Hi, Aloysius.
You think: Ouch; he's going to hear some interesting pronunciations of that (built-in telemarketer detector). I don't care for it. I hope the kid either loves the name enough to put up with endlessly correcting the pronunciation/spelling, or he comes up with a nice NN.
This is my daughter Ilka.
You say: Hi, Ilka. Do you have Russian ancestry? [Ok, might not actually ask, but I'd think about it]
You think: Don't really care for it; unusual, but still bland. I see behindthename says it's Hungarian; never would have guessed that; I bet a lot of people will assume Russian.
These are my sons Alberic and Cornel.
You say: Hi, Alberic! Hi, Cornel.
You think: I love Alberic! Cornel isn't bad paired with Alberic--they have a similar feel, but I don't really care for Cornel on its own, especially since shortens to "Corny" so easily, and there isn't really any obvious nicer pet form (while Alberic could shorten to Al, Rick, Beric, etc, which would all be decent NNs).
(Similar sounding ideas instead of Cornel: Corin, Corwin, Connell, Conall, Lionel)
These are my daughters Mumina and Estera.
You say: Hi, Mumina and Estera.
You think: [moo-MEE-nah and es-TEH-rah?] Don't really care for either. I'm not a big fan of the "-ina" ending, and the starting "moo" sound is unpleasant. Estera makes me think of Estella (which is fine, but kind of bland), and, for some reason, "esoteric", which is just a bizarre association for a name.
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