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Help[Opinions] Re: Sherry
in reply to a message by peonini
I really like it a lot, possibly because of women named Sherry that I've known, but also as an alternate for Sharon, which I like but find a bit stern. I'd rather be (or have a daughter named) Sherry than Scarlett, Piper, Harper, Paisley, Brooklyn, Luna, Juniper, Hazel, Ruby, Nova ...
I don't think Sherry was ever really a reference to drinking alcohol, it was just a fashionable sound, like Cheryl and Sharon... to me, the idea that it's a booze name is like saying that Amber is a warning name, or Luna is a moth name, or Piper is a tobacco name. Yeah, those connections can be made - but if that's what someone thinks the names are *supposed* to be, they don't get it.
I think it'll be a while before the "sher"-names become a thing again, or the -erry names. They're just dated, still. And prudery about alcohol and "class" might make it unlikely to come back too.
- mirfak
I don't think Sherry was ever really a reference to drinking alcohol, it was just a fashionable sound, like Cheryl and Sharon... to me, the idea that it's a booze name is like saying that Amber is a warning name, or Luna is a moth name, or Piper is a tobacco name. Yeah, those connections can be made - but if that's what someone thinks the names are *supposed* to be, they don't get it.
I think it'll be a while before the "sher"-names become a thing again, or the -erry names. They're just dated, still. And prudery about alcohol and "class" might make it unlikely to come back too.
- mirfak
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