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Help[Opinions] Re: Abigail and Vesta
in reply to a message by RegalAmethyst
Abigail is a great classic that ages beautifully. That's what I ultimately look for in a name for a child. I like the sound of Abbie better, but it's become so popular right now that Gail feels fresher as a nn. Abigail Sparrow is a stock combo for me. Others: Abigail Mercy (for that Puritan zest), Abigail Miriam and Abigail Wren. (Why do birds come to mind when I think of Abigail? I suppose it reminds me of a nightingale.)
Vesta is delicious. I love names from ancient Rome and from mythology. So this is a two for one name for me, association-wise. And the sound is very pretty. It's close to the sound for the Russian word for spring, vesna. Subliminally, the spring association helps me love the name too.
Vesta Claudine Rose -- The Rose is unnecessary here. Vesta Claudine is sublime. The flow is nice, and better yet you've inserted another ancient Roman element with Claudius / Claudia in there. The "-ine" on the end (visually) makes me think of the Palatine Hill in Rome. I know the sound of the endings is different between Palatine and Claudine, but visually they remind me of each other. So there are a bunch of positive associations flying around in my brain charging up the neurotransmitters nicely. Vesta Claudine is my favorite of your combinations.
Vesta Julienne Pearl -- Julienne always makes me think of julienne potatoes. So I'm not feeling this one at all. I picture potatoes being prepared next to a hearth. That's not a bad association, but not one I'm looking for in a person's name. Sorry.
Vesta Cecilia Rose / Pearl -- I'm not a Cecilia fan, but it is an ancient Roman name so you get points there. The flow is not good because of all the "s" sounds.
Vesta Rosamund -- Love it. Rosamund is so stately and strong. She can stand toe to toe with energetic Vesta. Nice flow too.
Vesta Julitta -- Vesta Julietta? Wouldn't that get old? i'm not familiar with Julitta so I may be giving this one short shrift. I'll keep an open mind about it, but for now it's not doing much for me.
Vesta Theodora -- Another nice combination of strong, stately names. Very nice.
Vesta Marlene -- Not feeling this one, sorry.
Vesta Francine -- I've never cared for Francine, sorry.
Vesta Antonina -- Oooh. I'm transported back in time again. Love that. Antonina doesn't get enough attention. They work beautifully together here.
Thank you for reminding me how lovely Vesta is. :-)
Vesta is delicious. I love names from ancient Rome and from mythology. So this is a two for one name for me, association-wise. And the sound is very pretty. It's close to the sound for the Russian word for spring, vesna. Subliminally, the spring association helps me love the name too.
Vesta Claudine Rose -- The Rose is unnecessary here. Vesta Claudine is sublime. The flow is nice, and better yet you've inserted another ancient Roman element with Claudius / Claudia in there. The "-ine" on the end (visually) makes me think of the Palatine Hill in Rome. I know the sound of the endings is different between Palatine and Claudine, but visually they remind me of each other. So there are a bunch of positive associations flying around in my brain charging up the neurotransmitters nicely. Vesta Claudine is my favorite of your combinations.
Vesta Julienne Pearl -- Julienne always makes me think of julienne potatoes. So I'm not feeling this one at all. I picture potatoes being prepared next to a hearth. That's not a bad association, but not one I'm looking for in a person's name. Sorry.
Vesta Cecilia Rose / Pearl -- I'm not a Cecilia fan, but it is an ancient Roman name so you get points there. The flow is not good because of all the "s" sounds.
Vesta Rosamund -- Love it. Rosamund is so stately and strong. She can stand toe to toe with energetic Vesta. Nice flow too.
Vesta Julitta -- Vesta Julietta? Wouldn't that get old? i'm not familiar with Julitta so I may be giving this one short shrift. I'll keep an open mind about it, but for now it's not doing much for me.
Vesta Theodora -- Another nice combination of strong, stately names. Very nice.
Vesta Marlene -- Not feeling this one, sorry.
Vesta Francine -- I've never cared for Francine, sorry.
Vesta Antonina -- Oooh. I'm transported back in time again. Love that. Antonina doesn't get enough attention. They work beautifully together here.
Thank you for reminding me how lovely Vesta is. :-)
This message was edited 1/3/2011, 11:01 AM
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Abigail Sparrow and Abigail Wren are gorgeous!
Oh gosh, I never pay any attention to Vesna as a name. It's so beautiful, I really should. I actually started a list of all of the names I don't want to forget, and I'm putting Vesna on it right now. Do you think Vesna Gilbertine is too mis-matched, style wise? Gilbertine is fast becoming my new Mathilde. I keep having this overwhelming urge to use Gilbertine as the middle name for any name I come across. And god forbid it, yesterday or the day before I saw Gilberta here and changed the page before that one stuck.
Vesta Claudine is my favorite combo too. The Rose is totally unnecessary, but when I was making the first few Vesta combos I was thinking of ways I could honor my mom in the combo. Hence the Rose in Vesta Claudine Rose (Rose is my mom's middle name) and the Julienne in Vesta Julienne Pearl (my mom's a Juleen). The potatoes thing made me laugh though. =)
I love Julitta, simply because it is a less fussy sounding name than Giulietta (my prefered spelling of that name). I love Giulietta, but sometimes I just want something more abrupt and to the point, and that's when I turn to Julitta. Plus you can use the nickname Lita (an old favorite of mine).
Thank you for your comments!
Oh gosh, I never pay any attention to Vesna as a name. It's so beautiful, I really should. I actually started a list of all of the names I don't want to forget, and I'm putting Vesna on it right now. Do you think Vesna Gilbertine is too mis-matched, style wise? Gilbertine is fast becoming my new Mathilde. I keep having this overwhelming urge to use Gilbertine as the middle name for any name I come across. And god forbid it, yesterday or the day before I saw Gilberta here and changed the page before that one stuck.
Vesta Claudine is my favorite combo too. The Rose is totally unnecessary, but when I was making the first few Vesta combos I was thinking of ways I could honor my mom in the combo. Hence the Rose in Vesta Claudine Rose (Rose is my mom's middle name) and the Julienne in Vesta Julienne Pearl (my mom's a Juleen). The potatoes thing made me laugh though. =)
I love Julitta, simply because it is a less fussy sounding name than Giulietta (my prefered spelling of that name). I love Giulietta, but sometimes I just want something more abrupt and to the point, and that's when I turn to Julitta. Plus you can use the nickname Lita (an old favorite of mine).
Thank you for your comments!
This message was edited 1/3/2011, 1:46 PM
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Vesna Gilbertine!
I would marry a woman named Vesna Gilbertine -- and I'm gay!
Seriously, though, it's a completely unexpected and thus thoroughly refreshing combination. Well done!
I would marry a woman named Vesna Gilbertine -- and I'm gay!
Seriously, though, it's a completely unexpected and thus thoroughly refreshing combination. Well done!
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Well thank you very much! ^-^
This message was edited 1/3/2011, 5:13 PM
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Vesna Gilbertine
On the surface, exotic, Russian Vesna doesn't appear to have anything in common with quirky, everyone's favorite girl-next-door Gilbertine. But opposites attract sometimes. The flow is certianly nice.
Wait. Why am I thinking of jet planes with Vesna? Cesna, that must be it. Gilbertine is now a fighter pilot in my imagination, zipping off to parts unknown in stylish goggles. Fun images.
If you like Vesna, you may also like Marna and Morna. If memory serves Marna Liisi (sp?) was a Scandinavian film actress. Or am I imagining that?
On the surface, exotic, Russian Vesna doesn't appear to have anything in common with quirky, everyone's favorite girl-next-door Gilbertine. But opposites attract sometimes. The flow is certianly nice.
Wait. Why am I thinking of jet planes with Vesna? Cesna, that must be it. Gilbertine is now a fighter pilot in my imagination, zipping off to parts unknown in stylish goggles. Fun images.
If you like Vesna, you may also like Marna and Morna. If memory serves Marna Liisi (sp?) was a Scandinavian film actress. Or am I imagining that?
This message was edited 1/3/2011, 2:01 PM
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I do like Marna (though I'm not sure about the actress). Morna is also lovely, although the sound does remind me of the word mourning, which certainly gives it a darker quality. Ironic, since the page says it means festive! But it's good irony. The image of a Gilbertine zipping off to parts unknown is absolutely wonderful. Reminds me of Beryl Markham. Maybe they could be siblings, Beryl and Gilbertine. Or Beryl and Vesna for that matter. Thanks! :)
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Virna Lisi
It was bothering me and I just looked up the actress. She was (is?) Virna Lisi. So there you go.
Oooh. Beryl Markham. Wonderful aviatrix associations if for no other reason than I love saying the word "aviatrix." Beryl and Gilbertine. Yeah, nice sibling set.
It was bothering me and I just looked up the actress. She was (is?) Virna Lisi. So there you go.
Oooh. Beryl Markham. Wonderful aviatrix associations if for no other reason than I love saying the word "aviatrix." Beryl and Gilbertine. Yeah, nice sibling set.
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