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Help[Opinions] WDYT of Velma?
Velma has become a current obsession, WDYT of it?
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Scooby Doo. That's the only thing I can really associate it with. :-/ Not a horrible association, just a very strong one. LOL.
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Jinkies! Daphne was way cooler.
Jinkies! Daphne was way cooler.
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I have a grandmother whose first name is Velma, and for some reason she hates it. She goes by her middle name, Darlene. IMO, Velma is a much, much more attractive name than Darlene. I really like Velma and also Selma (but not Thelma); they've got such a retro feel and for some reason I also find them both kind of sultry.
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When you grandmother was born, Darlene was a much "younger" name than Velma and most people her age would have much preferred it. I assume your grandmother was born in or near the 1940s. Back then Darlene would have had a much "sultrier" image than Velma. And when your grandmother was young, Velma of course wasn't yet "retro", it was just "old". It's perfectly logical that someone your grandmother's age would hate being named Velma. :)
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I hadn't thought of it that way...
...but of course it makes perfect sense now that you've pointed it out! Thanks. I think another reason she hates it is her older brother named her, and he named her after his girlfriend at the time.
...but of course it makes perfect sense now that you've pointed it out! Thanks. I think another reason she hates it is her older brother named her, and he named her after his girlfriend at the time.
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I had an aunt named Velma, so my personal associations with it are positive. I think it's a bit too early for most people to start liking it again, partly because of the Scooby Doo character and partly because of the character in the musical Chicago, but I suspect that in another 15 years or so when young parents are looking for alternatives to Ella, Stella, Bella, etc. that all the -elma names will start sounding really good to them again.
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I'm obsessing over Velma as well!
I think it's got some strange, hip, retro, modern trendy feel to it.
I actually met a little girl, around 7-8 yrs old, the other day, and she was named Velma Pauline after her grandma. She was so adorable, and the name fit her better than Emily or Hannah or Madison would.
Anyway, love it!
I think it's got some strange, hip, retro, modern trendy feel to it.
I actually met a little girl, around 7-8 yrs old, the other day, and she was named Velma Pauline after her grandma. She was so adorable, and the name fit her better than Emily or Hannah or Madison would.
Anyway, love it!
This message was edited 3/8/2007, 9:38 AM
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I don't like it. Too out dated/old, and reminds me of Velma from Scooby Doo.
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:O reminds me of Scooby Doo too!
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