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HelpRe: The dumbest made-up meaning I’ve ever heard (rant?)
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Not all names have a meaning? I don't agree. Some are just more mysterious than others.
Alyssa = "flower" isn't that different from Stephanie = "crown", or it's like saying Victoria means "goddess". It's true in a way but imprecise.
Maybe Preslee does mean "most beautiful one who ever lived" to Preslee or her mom (what does a "priest clearing" even look like?!)...
And I'm going to guess several sons of Maud were loved by someone, at some point. :)
I think it's legit (meaningful) if a name develops folk etymologies.
I have no idea why there'd be a connection between Alyssa and cloud, though! Unless it has something to do with noble gases?! Weird.
This is a comment on the Raina name page that I think is funny and sweet:
I have a friend with a young daughter who was named Raina. She told me it meant the moments just after a rainstorm. You know, the clean smell, the sun peeks through the clouds, a rainbow in the sky, the birds start to chirp, everything seems so clean, fresh and renewed. That will always be my favorite definition.
I haven't seen her in years but I always think of her when it rains.
Alyssa = "flower" isn't that different from Stephanie = "crown", or it's like saying Victoria means "goddess". It's true in a way but imprecise.
Maybe Preslee does mean "most beautiful one who ever lived" to Preslee or her mom (what does a "priest clearing" even look like?!)...
And I'm going to guess several sons of Maud were loved by someone, at some point. :)
I think it's legit (meaningful) if a name develops folk etymologies.
I have no idea why there'd be a connection between Alyssa and cloud, though! Unless it has something to do with noble gases?! Weird.
This is a comment on the Raina name page that I think is funny and sweet:
I have a friend with a young daughter who was named Raina. She told me it meant the moments just after a rainstorm. You know, the clean smell, the sun peeks through the clouds, a rainbow in the sky, the birds start to chirp, everything seems so clean, fresh and renewed. That will always be my favorite definition.
I haven't seen her in years but I always think of her when it rains.
This message was edited 12/25/2020, 10:45 PM
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