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I’m personally not a fan. I’ve spent much of my life in the Midwest and can only associate the word with endless flat cornfields / soybean fields and grassland. It makes me think of the boredom of driving on I-80 across Iowa and Nebraska. No thanks.

This message was edited 5/13/2018, 7:56 PM

It's interesting. I don't really like it, but it does have a rustic appeal, like Meadow and Clover but less gay. (Gay with the original meaning)

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It sounds like prayery. And I really hate what my mouth has to do, to form P names with consecutive R's. Ick. I think that is why I dislike it.

I think it’s usable. I’ve heard of it before. I like it but I’m not sure if I would use it.

Thank you for presenting this as a name. I've never thought or considered it.

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It is a beautiful word, so, yes, it is certainly usable.

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My first thought moves to possible short, diminutive names, which would occur naturally? - Prair, or Airie ?? Maybe others have better suggestions?

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Other forms - pet, affectionate names or forms might be Prairia - Airia, or even Aria, like the operatic exacerbation?

This message was edited 5/13/2018, 6:56 AM

I think it's a very pretty word too, but that it doesn't really make a good name. It doesn't really roll off the tongue very smoothly. It wants to slur into something that sounds more like Perry or Purry.
Also, there's a Muppet on Sesame Street, a little girl named Prairie Dawn. Which is cute, but well, Muppety.

What immediately comes to me is Prairie Dawn from Sesame Street. I can't really imagine it in use beyond that.

I do think it's a nice sound.

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These are my associations: quaint, prayer, golden, expansive, tornadoes, prairie-fire aka indian-paintbrush, homesteaders, "A Prairie Home Companion".

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I'd compare it to Primrose and Savanna (before those caught on). It's usable if you like uncommon nature names.

This message was edited 5/12/2018, 3:52 PM

my first thought is Prairie Dawn from Sesame Street. it's kinda cute.

How weird that I was thinking about Prairie the other day. I first heard it used on a character in a book years ago and I think it’s cute.

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It’s too out there for me personally but I could see it working on someone else’s kid. I might be more inclined to use one of its synonyms, like Savanna or maybe Meadow.

I really like Prairie! I met one in grad school a few years ago, and it suited her beautifully. She helped me realize how usable it is.

I think Prairie is a very beautiful word. It’s a bit “out there,” yes, but no more so than Meadow or River or even Brook. So it does feel usable, although it would definitely be a bold choice.