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Help[Opinions] Wdyto Pacifica?
A friend of mine has picked this name for her future DD and asked for my opinion. I have to admit when I first heard it I was a little confused but then I realized how perfect it is. My friend grew up in a California beach town and is a total surfer girl. I'm sure her DD will be a beach baby. My question is, Do I like this name only because of how it relates to my friend? And in any other situation is this name totally ridiculous?
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Kinda pretty but over the top. Might work for a middle name if the first name is short. I would go with Oceana or something that reminds you of the sea, like Coral.
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I think of the ocean at once, and therefore, the name seems "big". If Pacifica grew up overweight, her name would seem very cruel.
On the other hand, the sound is quite pretty and I love how unusual it is.
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On the other hand, the sound is quite pretty and I love how unusual it is.
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Well, I have no idea whether or not you like the name only because of your friend--and I don't think it matters. If you like it because it reminds you of her and think it's appropriate for her to use, that's cool. :D
I don't like Pacifica much, but it's not bad.
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I don't like Pacifica much, but it's not bad.
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Really?
For some reason I saw it as a very "Array" name.
For some reason I saw it as a very "Array" name.
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I've never actually been to the Pacific Ocean...(m)
So the name doesn't have a great deal of resonance with me. Now, I can totally get behind Atlantic or Atlantica (as a middle name), since I love the Atlantic Ocean--I think it's absolutely gorgeous. Plus, Atlantic Records isn't a bad association, either. ;)
I might grow to like Pacifica more if I ever make it out to California, heh.
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So the name doesn't have a great deal of resonance with me. Now, I can totally get behind Atlantic or Atlantica (as a middle name), since I love the Atlantic Ocean--I think it's absolutely gorgeous. Plus, Atlantic Records isn't a bad association, either. ;)
I might grow to like Pacifica more if I ever make it out to California, heh.
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The Pacific ocean is quite different from the Atlantic
Calmer, prettier. I love California's seashore. :-)
Calmer, prettier. I love California's seashore. :-)
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Isn't the Pacific ocean colder?
I've heard that, but since I live in Calfornia and have never been to the Atlantic seashore, I haven't been able to test my theory.
I've heard that, but since I live in Calfornia and have never been to the Atlantic seashore, I haven't been able to test my theory.
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I like it... sort of. I also like Annunziata, Concordia, and Apollonia. But I don't think they'd be very good on a real baby. They're too lofty or grand or something, IMO, to be used on a real person. They're pretty names that have a degree of appeal but they're just too much in reality.
I feel similarly about ultra-girly names. A baby might seem like a pretty, frilly little name when she's still a pregnancy, but what about when she's five--or fifteen or thirty--and isn't some precious little doll anymore?
I feel similarly about ultra-girly names. A baby might seem like a pretty, frilly little name when she's still a pregnancy, but what about when she's five--or fifteen or thirty--and isn't some precious little doll anymore?
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Pacifica is feminine, and I see it as a mn, but it's a bit too ridiculous for my taste. I'd never use it. There aren't any good nn. It needs a general fn, like Kara or Alyssa.
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I love it, but could never use it, since it'll be too weird in Denmark.
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It seems sort of ridiculous anyway, even given the background. It's just "too much" imo. What would they call her, Paci?? :b I can sort of see it as a mn, but that's still stretching it. :(
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I agree
Pacifica is not a name. It's an ocean with an A tacked on. Atlantica or Caribbeana isn't any better. As a middle name, maybe.
How can anyone know that their daughter is going to be a 'beach baby'? You can't really predict personalities.
Pacifica is not a name. It's an ocean with an A tacked on. Atlantica or Caribbeana isn't any better. As a middle name, maybe.
How can anyone know that their daughter is going to be a 'beach baby'? You can't really predict personalities.
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