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WDYT of Vada and the variant, Veda?
I heard it on a young main character with this name in the 90's movie My Girl, based in the 60's.
It is now in the Top 1000 Baby Names list.
I heard it on a young main character with this name in the 90's movie My Girl, based in the 60's.
It is now in the Top 1000 Baby Names list.
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I think of Darth Vader, I dont really like it
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I prefer Vada, but don't think I'd really use it. My first thought when I hear it is My Girl.
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It’s got a flapperish vibe to it that I like, but it ultimately reminds me of Darth Vader, so I don’t think I could do it.
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I don't like the Vada variant; I feel vaguely like it's misspelled (unless it's vah-duh, short for Nevada), and it reminds me of Darth Vader (invader).
It's interesting to me that a Sanskrit word name was somewhat popular in the US for decades 100+ years ago.
I like seeing Veda and probably would feel okay using it, but it's rarely one of my favorites. Veda seems simple yet substantial, punchy, new-agey, and kind of frumpy.
The only time I've heard it (aside from the Vedas and Ayurveda) was when my grandfather talked about his (possibly great?) Aunt Veda, who I never met. It's connected with Mozelle, Carrie, Ruth, Viola, and Vernelle in my head (other people related to my grandfather, born sometime 1880s-1930s) because of that.
Because of the sound/age/meaning, I also get Jada, Violet, Vera, Sophie, Sage, Velma vibes from it.
And from my favorites, I group it loosely with Vashti and Verbena - I consider Veda the down-to-earth one, by comparison.
It's interesting to me that a Sanskrit word name was somewhat popular in the US for decades 100+ years ago.
I like seeing Veda and probably would feel okay using it, but it's rarely one of my favorites. Veda seems simple yet substantial, punchy, new-agey, and kind of frumpy.
The only time I've heard it (aside from the Vedas and Ayurveda) was when my grandfather talked about his (possibly great?) Aunt Veda, who I never met. It's connected with Mozelle, Carrie, Ruth, Viola, and Vernelle in my head (other people related to my grandfather, born sometime 1880s-1930s) because of that.
Because of the sound/age/meaning, I also get Jada, Violet, Vera, Sophie, Sage, Velma vibes from it.
And from my favorites, I group it loosely with Vashti and Verbena - I consider Veda the down-to-earth one, by comparison.
This message was edited 2/12/2020, 7:46 AM
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