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Help[Opinions] Re: Muriel
in reply to a message by Lavinia
I adore Muriel / Muirgheal. When said with a soft, Gaelic "r" it's irresistible. Of course it works well outside of Ireland / Scotland / Gael-dom too. I'll take her any way she comes. I fell in love with the name when seeing the movie, "Muriel's Wedding." Rent it, it's a hoot. Muriel's sister in the movie is named Joan. So Muriel Joan is my stock combo at the moment.
Muriel is smooth and understated. She doesn't scream, she speaks. This can be unsettling for the Isabella crowd. But they will come around. Muriel is part of what I think of as the WWII era names, or "sensible shoes chic." It's romantic, but not in an obvious "hearts and flowers" way. It's romantic in a "we could die any time so we'd better appreciate what we have" kind of way. Much deeper.
WWII era names should be the next wave of names to be rediscovered. But they will take at least ten years to catch up. So if you are planning on having a child in the future, I think you'll be just ahead of the curve. Someone has to go first.
Muriel is smooth and understated. She doesn't scream, she speaks. This can be unsettling for the Isabella crowd. But they will come around. Muriel is part of what I think of as the WWII era names, or "sensible shoes chic." It's romantic, but not in an obvious "hearts and flowers" way. It's romantic in a "we could die any time so we'd better appreciate what we have" kind of way. Much deeper.
WWII era names should be the next wave of names to be rediscovered. But they will take at least ten years to catch up. So if you are planning on having a child in the future, I think you'll be just ahead of the curve. Someone has to go first.
This message was edited 8/30/2011, 12:37 PM
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