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Help[Opinions] Re: pronounciation and more names, and a question
in reply to a message by mizzchable
DAVIDA -- I would pronounce it "da-VEE-da." OK name. I'm not really wild about it, though.
HELENA -- I prefer the British / Montanan pronunciation of "helen + a."
CAROLINE -- Being an English speaker, I would pronounce it "caro-line." The "caro-leen" way is French, I believe. Both are very pretty. I've always thought the Spanish "caro-lee-na" was the prettiest of all.
AURELIE GAIL -- I love the name Aurelie. Aurelia too. Gail is OK.
MARISOL -- Nice. Beautiful imagery. Seems more like a nn, but I'm not an expert.
KEIKO NATACIA -- Isn't there a whale named Keiko somewhere? That's my only frame of reference, although it wouldn't suprise me if this is a traditional Japanese name. I don't really have an opinion on it other than that. Natacia seems an odd ethnic mix with Keiko.
CANDACE STEPHANIE -- Very pretty. I almost never hear Candace as a fn anymore. I ran into an 18 year old Candace a few years back, but that's it. Refreshing. Stephanie makes a very pretty mn. A baby name book issued a law once that the last sound of the fn shall not be the first sound of the mn. Personally, this has never really bothered me.
BLAIR JOHANNA -- Blair is a surname to me and very unattractive on a girl. Johanna is very appealing, though, and I would rather see it as a fn.
HILLARY AURORA -- My sister is Hilary (Patricia) so I'm biased here. I've always liked it. I've never seen Aurora used as a mn before. It works very nicely here.
LACEY / TRACEY / MACEY -- Surnames only.
MALLORY CARLY -- Surname meaning "unlucky." Add to that the famous climber george Mallory famous for NOT coming down from Mt. Everest and you have a fn with very bad "jou-jou." It has a pleasing sound to it, I'll grant you. Could I interest you in Valerie? Carly is OK as a nn.
CARLA -- Very nice to see this name again. It deserves a comeback.
DELILAH -- Is the attraction to this name the sound or the imagery? The "lilah" part *sounds* lovely to me. I do like the name Lila. But putting a "duh" in front of it ruins the effect, to me. And the imagery of a back-stabbing seductress is hardly one I'd want for my dd. It sounds like a good name for a soap-opera vixen. Might as well call her Jezebel. (Can you tell I don't like this name?)
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On a completely different subject, can anyone tell me why sometimes a name can be linked to the BtN database, but other times it doesn't? I've noticed this in my own posts, and I see it happened here too. Just wondering.
HELENA -- I prefer the British / Montanan pronunciation of "helen + a."
CAROLINE -- Being an English speaker, I would pronounce it "caro-line." The "caro-leen" way is French, I believe. Both are very pretty. I've always thought the Spanish "caro-lee-na" was the prettiest of all.
AURELIE GAIL -- I love the name Aurelie. Aurelia too. Gail is OK.
MARISOL -- Nice. Beautiful imagery. Seems more like a nn, but I'm not an expert.
KEIKO NATACIA -- Isn't there a whale named Keiko somewhere? That's my only frame of reference, although it wouldn't suprise me if this is a traditional Japanese name. I don't really have an opinion on it other than that. Natacia seems an odd ethnic mix with Keiko.
CANDACE STEPHANIE -- Very pretty. I almost never hear Candace as a fn anymore. I ran into an 18 year old Candace a few years back, but that's it. Refreshing. Stephanie makes a very pretty mn. A baby name book issued a law once that the last sound of the fn shall not be the first sound of the mn. Personally, this has never really bothered me.
BLAIR JOHANNA -- Blair is a surname to me and very unattractive on a girl. Johanna is very appealing, though, and I would rather see it as a fn.
HILLARY AURORA -- My sister is Hilary (Patricia) so I'm biased here. I've always liked it. I've never seen Aurora used as a mn before. It works very nicely here.
LACEY / TRACEY / MACEY -- Surnames only.
MALLORY CARLY -- Surname meaning "unlucky." Add to that the famous climber george Mallory famous for NOT coming down from Mt. Everest and you have a fn with very bad "jou-jou." It has a pleasing sound to it, I'll grant you. Could I interest you in Valerie? Carly is OK as a nn.
CARLA -- Very nice to see this name again. It deserves a comeback.
DELILAH -- Is the attraction to this name the sound or the imagery? The "lilah" part *sounds* lovely to me. I do like the name Lila. But putting a "duh" in front of it ruins the effect, to me. And the imagery of a back-stabbing seductress is hardly one I'd want for my dd. It sounds like a good name for a soap-opera vixen. Might as well call her Jezebel. (Can you tell I don't like this name?)
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On a completely different subject, can anyone tell me why sometimes a name can be linked to the BtN database, but other times it doesn't? I've noticed this in my own posts, and I see it happened here too. Just wondering.
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