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Help[Opinions] Prairie
I've found the prairie enchanting ever since I was a boy, but I never considered it on a human until I met a poet-scholar named Prairie in my graduate program. I think I'm smitten. Your thoughts?
Here are some combinations, of course:
Prairie Adelaide
Prairie Adeline
Prairie Agatha
Prairie Agnes
Prairie Alice / Alys
Prairie Alix
Prairie Anna
Prairie Augusta
Prairie Augustine
Prairie Beatrice
Prairie Beatrix
Prairie Catherine
Prairie Cecile
Prairie Cecilia
Prairie Claudia
Prairie Colette
Prairie Constance
Prairie Elisabeth
Prairie Elspeth
Prairie Emeline / Emmeline
Prairie Emma
Prairie Genevieve
Prairie Hazel
Prairie Helena
Prairie Helene
Prairie Hester
Prairie Ingrid
Prairie Isabel
Prairie Jane
Prairie Jeannette
Prairie Jeannine
Prairie Jennifer
Prairie Jessica
Prairie Joanna
Prairie Judith
Prairie Julia
Prairie June
Prairie Lila
Prairie Lilian
Prairie Lucile
Prairie Madeleine / Madeline
Prairie Margaret
Prairie Martha
Prairie Matilda
Prairie Maud
Prairie May
Prairie Millicent
Prairie Opal
Prairie Sibyl
Prairie Susan
Prairie Susanna
Prairie Violet
Prairie Vivien
Prairie Winifred
(I had so much fun with those!)
Here are some combinations, of course:
Prairie Adelaide
Prairie Adeline
Prairie Agatha
Prairie Agnes
Prairie Alice / Alys
Prairie Alix
Prairie Anna
Prairie Augusta
Prairie Augustine
Prairie Beatrice
Prairie Beatrix
Prairie Catherine
Prairie Cecile
Prairie Cecilia
Prairie Claudia
Prairie Colette
Prairie Constance
Prairie Elisabeth
Prairie Elspeth
Prairie Emeline / Emmeline
Prairie Emma
Prairie Genevieve
Prairie Hazel
Prairie Helena
Prairie Helene
Prairie Hester
Prairie Ingrid
Prairie Isabel
Prairie Jane
Prairie Jeannette
Prairie Jeannine
Prairie Jennifer
Prairie Jessica
Prairie Joanna
Prairie Judith
Prairie Julia
Prairie June
Prairie Lila
Prairie Lilian
Prairie Lucile
Prairie Madeleine / Madeline
Prairie Margaret
Prairie Martha
Prairie Matilda
Prairie Maud
Prairie May
Prairie Millicent
Prairie Opal
Prairie Sibyl
Prairie Susan
Prairie Susanna
Prairie Violet
Prairie Vivien
Prairie Winifred
(I had so much fun with those!)
This message was edited 10/4/2015, 9:15 PM
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I actually love Prairie as a name (wouldn't use it, though). Prairie Emmeline is so beautiful.
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I met a woman named Prairie a few years back and thought it was cool. I think it was pretty.
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I love it, but as a middle name. I like the idea of using it as a sentimental nod to the region I grew up in. If I ever moved away from the prairies, I would consider it. Out front the name seems a bit more hokey and bumpkin. I feel this need to protect it and put in all cozy in the middle.
But, I love these ideas of yours:
Prairie Anna - I love this. It's like an agrarian version of Pollyanna.
Prairie Beatrice
Prairie Cecilia - and I don't even like Cecilia!
Prairie Hester
Prairie Jeannette
Prairie Julia - gorgeous
Prairie Lila - adore
Prairie Madeleine
Prairie May
Prairie Millicent
Prairie Opal
Prairie Sibyl
Prairie Winifred - this one, yes. Prairie Winifred Margaret or Winifred Margaret Prairie would absolutely be on my list of "names that make me think of my homeland".
But, I love these ideas of yours:
Prairie Anna - I love this. It's like an agrarian version of Pollyanna.
Prairie Beatrice
Prairie Cecilia - and I don't even like Cecilia!
Prairie Hester
Prairie Jeannette
Prairie Julia - gorgeous
Prairie Lila - adore
Prairie Madeleine
Prairie May
Prairie Millicent
Prairie Opal
Prairie Sibyl
Prairie Winifred - this one, yes. Prairie Winifred Margaret or Winifred Margaret Prairie would absolutely be on my list of "names that make me think of my homeland".
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There is a Sesame Street Muppet called Prairie Dawn, and that's most Americans' association with the word as a name.
In theory I think it's pretty, but it really doesn't roll off the tongue easily. It's kine of like the word brewery that way.
Not too long ago I ran acros a news article about some woman up in South Dakota who was up on charges of ... DUI? embezzlement? I forget. Her name was Prairie Rose White Buffalo. White Buffalo being her last name.
I thought Prairie Rose was so pretty, but not really on an actual person. Even with a more Anglo last name.
In theory I think it's pretty, but it really doesn't roll off the tongue easily. It's kine of like the word brewery that way.
Not too long ago I ran acros a news article about some woman up in South Dakota who was up on charges of ... DUI? embezzlement? I forget. Her name was Prairie Rose White Buffalo. White Buffalo being her last name.
I thought Prairie Rose was so pretty, but not really on an actual person. Even with a more Anglo last name.
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I put this in the same group as names like Paisley, Tawny, Ruby, and Parley: diminutive and too awkward for me to take seriously.
Between your combos, my top three are:
1. Prairie Matilda
2. Prairie Helena
3. Prairie Susanna (spelled Susannah would have bumped it up to number 1; the added letter gives it a very attractive, balanced composition)
Between your combos, my top three are:
1. Prairie Matilda
2. Prairie Helena
3. Prairie Susanna (spelled Susannah would have bumped it up to number 1; the added letter gives it a very attractive, balanced composition)
This message was edited 10/5/2015, 5:38 AM
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My niece has a best friend named Prairie and that was my first time hearing it (probably 3 years ago). I thought it was ridiculous at first, but it's been growing on me. I am from the Prairies, so it would be sentimental for me. I think I could easily be convinced to use it as a middle name, but as a first name it's just too whimsical for me. But if whimsical is for you, or if you are a poet-scholar, than by all means!
I can't quite get over how it sounds like a descriptor in combos though. Like, "Which Agnes?" "Oh, Prairie Agnes". :)
I can't quite get over how it sounds like a descriptor in combos though. Like, "Which Agnes?" "Oh, Prairie Agnes". :)
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It makes me think of Prairie Dawn, from Sesame Street. But then, Prairie Dawn is a heckuva neat moniker!
In a similar fashion:
Prairie Rose
Prairie Meadow
Prairie Skye
Prairie Blue
Prairie Wren
Prairie Dove
Prairie Lark
Prairie Robin
Neat!
In a similar fashion:
Prairie Rose
Prairie Meadow
Prairie Skye
Prairie Blue
Prairie Wren
Prairie Dove
Prairie Lark
Prairie Robin
Neat!
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Prairie Dawn was a Sesame Street character.
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I guess in theory it's not that different from Savanna?
I think I like it against my better judgement. I associate it with prairie dogs, pioneers, the words "prayer" and "airy", and a bunch of songs that have prairie in the lyrics.
Prairie Constance, Prairie Matilda, and Prairie Susanna were my favorite combos.
I think I like it against my better judgement. I associate it with prairie dogs, pioneers, the words "prayer" and "airy", and a bunch of songs that have prairie in the lyrics.
Prairie Constance, Prairie Matilda, and Prairie Susanna were my favorite combos.
This message was edited 10/4/2015, 11:12 PM
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