Message: "Arlette." - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Arlette.

by -Julia-

9/6/2009, 7:42 PM

I think the "ar" sound at the beginning makes the name "balanced" with the soft suffix, -lette.

Arlette.

These are just my random thoughts, but what do you think?

#Arlette

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- Tassiegirl

9/7/2009, 6:50 PM

As a name standing by itself, it's a good name.
To me, though, it's an "old lady" name, as I know a few in my community, and they are all about 70.

- Miranda

9/7/2009, 4:33 AM

I prefer Arletta. I know a sweet lady by this name.

- Just Jonquil

9/7/2009, 1:25 AM

I've always had a fondness for it, ever since I read in a history book about a Norman Duke coming across a lovely Arlette washing linen in a stream. (She became William the Conqueror's mother).
I think it could work today.

This message was edited 9/7/2009, 1:27 AM

- magicalhannah7 (guest)

9/6/2009, 7:59 PM

Arlette is one of my favorites! I agree with you about the somewhat harsh 'ar' sound being balanced out with the 'lette' suffix. My favorite part about the name, though, is the meaning--I love eagles, they're always so free and independent. It's an all around great name, better, in my mind, than Charlotte and other similar names.

- New_Chloe

9/6/2009, 7:45 PM

It sounds and looks like a very Southern name. I just looked it up on here and I can't believe it has so much history! I kind of thought it was a feminized version of Arnold, or a mashing together of two names.

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