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in reply to a message by Rachel Shaina
One of my friends from high school has a two year old daughter named Rowan.
I feel like I should dislike the Y, since rowan is a word in English, and usually I think it's stupid to alter spellings of word names. But in this case, it doesn't actually bother me...maybe because with Rowan, I separate it as row-an in my mind, but with Rowyn, I see ro-wyn instead, and Ro seems prettier or more namey than Row...or maybe because I don't mind the Y in Gwendolyn or Gwyneth, and it sort of reminds me of those...I dunno.
Annie as a MN reminds me of Ado Annie from Oklahoma. There's something about it that seems midwestern/pioneer twee or kitschy, if that makes sense...the same way Oaklyn Annie would but more subtle, I guess.
Overall, it seems kind of trendy but also naturey and sweet. I don't dislike it.
I feel like I should dislike the Y, since rowan is a word in English, and usually I think it's stupid to alter spellings of word names. But in this case, it doesn't actually bother me...maybe because with Rowan, I separate it as row-an in my mind, but with Rowyn, I see ro-wyn instead, and Ro seems prettier or more namey than Row...or maybe because I don't mind the Y in Gwendolyn or Gwyneth, and it sort of reminds me of those...I dunno.
Annie as a MN reminds me of Ado Annie from Oklahoma. There's something about it that seems midwestern/pioneer twee or kitschy, if that makes sense...the same way Oaklyn Annie would but more subtle, I guess.
Overall, it seems kind of trendy but also naturey and sweet. I don't dislike it.
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