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Help[Opinions] Re: Ariston
in reply to a message by Theodora'sMommy
1st thought:
Names beginning with Aristo have heavy classist overtones to me, and that impression is reinforced by the N ending in Ariston (maybe I've just read too many Regency era novels, but it reminds me of "the ton").
2nd thought:
It sounds like Barristan (Barristan Selmy is a character in A Song of Ice and Fire, and at one point he goes by the alias Arstan).
3rd thought:
I do kind of like the sound of Aristocles (as well as Tristan and Dorian), actually, but Ariston seems boring or stuffy in comparison.
Names beginning with Aristo have heavy classist overtones to me, and that impression is reinforced by the N ending in Ariston (maybe I've just read too many Regency era novels, but it reminds me of "the ton").
2nd thought:
It sounds like Barristan (Barristan Selmy is a character in A Song of Ice and Fire, and at one point he goes by the alias Arstan).
3rd thought:
I do kind of like the sound of Aristocles (as well as Tristan and Dorian), actually, but Ariston seems boring or stuffy in comparison.
This message was edited 2/14/2018, 7:31 AM
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The first point kinda makes sense since Greece was (and still is to an extent) an elitist society.
I actually think Aristocles sounds a lot more pretentious than Ariston.
I actually think Aristocles sounds a lot more pretentious than Ariston.
This message was edited 2/15/2018, 6:14 AM
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They're about equal to me. I mentioned Aristocles specifically, because I was wondering if I would like Ariston more if I made an attempt to ignore the classist overtones I hear in Aristo names as a group...and the answer was not really, because even then, I'd prefer other things.
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Aristocles doesn't pass under the "elitist" radar as much for me, either. I think because it has the full "aristoc-" part instead of just "aristo-".
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Right. It reminds me of aristocracy, which isn’t exactly a good thing.
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