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[Opinions] WDYTO this (hypothetical) twinset + a question
Nathaniel Shane "Nate"
Violet Francesca

(Shane and Francesca are honoring)This also brings me to my question: is it okay to use a name with obvious origins when you aren't that race/ethnicity? (without honoring someone either) For example, I love Francesca and I'd love to use it, but I'm not Italian at all. Would it still be acceptable for me to use Francesca, even if I never have an Italian child? Or any other names, for that matter
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I like your combos. They are lovely. I think it's perfectly fine to use names from other cultures. It's a way to show your appreciation I think.
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I think so. The most important thing is that the parents love the name.
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I'm not a fan of Shane, and I'm not sure as to what I think of Nathaniel and Violet together... there is something which doesn't quite gel and I'm not sure what. However, Nathaniel's a nice enough name and I love Violet Francesca an insane amount. I think it's utterly gorgeous. Funny thing is, I was thinking about Francesca the other day. I can't stand Frances or Fran... Francine? Icky. But I like the Francesca-style versions of the name, and of them Francesca is the most classic and the most immediately identifiable in an Anglophone society. I really think it's acceptable to use it. I mean, I think certain names which sound a bit too out there and exotic - for example, very ethnic sounding African, Asian, Indian names on a transparently Anglo-British child with no links to the country would be a little odd - need careful thinking and reasoning, but names which aren't too difficult to understand, say or spell are fine in my eyes. I'm pretty sure there are plenty of non-Italian Francesca's out there and I think it's perfectly okay to use.
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I don't like Francesca is particularly ethnic sounding, so I think it's fine. Francesca has been relatively popular in the UK and America for a while, and is often seen on non-Italian people so it's not so strongly tied to Italy any more.However there are often names which I think are very ethnic sounding - names which are rarely seen outside of their culture such as Juan, Friedrich, Francois etc. I would be surprised to see these names on someone who wasn't Spanish, German or French (respectively) Basically, it depends on the name and how often it is seen in or out of the original ethnicity.
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Nathaniel & Violet are 2 names really really like so I think it is a great twinset. The combos flow nicely and Nathaniel & Violet both have an old fashioned yet current feel to them. Some names I feel are too ethnic to use if you are not that ethnicity. I don't think Francesca is one of them.
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I like both names, and it's fine! I have not an oz. of French in me and I have a French name- and it wasn't used for honoring anyone in the family. :)
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Well, you said Francesca is honoring so the fact that you're not Italian shouldn't be a problem at all. As long as the name isn't extremely stereotyped (Francesca is not) and recognizable/pronounceable in your home country I say go for it.
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Nathaniel and Violet are lovely.As for your question I think it's perfectly fine for you to use Francesca, it's commonly used by non-Italians anyway because it's a beautiful name (I know two myself, neither are Italian). One of my new name crushes is Mariella but I think I would still use it despite not being Italian.
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I definitely love Nathaniel and Violet!And for your question, I think its okay if you really like it. I like Valentina, Dmitri, Desta, Niamh, Siri and Ilana. I'm not from any of those origins but I still like the names well enough to think about using them.
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Even though I think it is a little odd to use an Italian name if you're not at all Italian, it's becoming totally common. Personally I think Violet Frances is better.
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