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Help[Opinions] Re: Name Trends
in reply to a message by NelleR
1. Names ending in "o" like Hugo, Cleo
I do like Hugo.
2. Modern virtue names - Wisdom, Chosen, Psalm
I find these distasteful, and certainly wouldn't call them 'virtue' names.
3. Familiar but underused - Scott, Kelly, Eileen
I love Scott but not the other two. Familiar but underused sounds good.
4. Surnames as first names - Collins, Ellis, Murphy
Dislike.
5. Girl names being used for boys - Wren, Scout, Eden
I don't see anything female about Wren, Scout and Eden. Show me some boys named Charlotte, Matilda or Sophie, and I'll rejoice!
6. Mix and Match nature names, names that begin with a nature word and then an ending such as "ley" or "lyn" is added - Wrenley, Oakly, Riverlyn
I don't even like them without their ley-or-lyn ending; the endings make them much worse.
7. Celestial names - Nova, Celeste, Aurora
Don't like those. Stella is beautiful; Uranus is best avoided.
8. International imports
Cultural colonialism, anyone? Fine if there's a genuine, personal connection; otherwise not.
I do like Hugo.
2. Modern virtue names - Wisdom, Chosen, Psalm
I find these distasteful, and certainly wouldn't call them 'virtue' names.
3. Familiar but underused - Scott, Kelly, Eileen
I love Scott but not the other two. Familiar but underused sounds good.
4. Surnames as first names - Collins, Ellis, Murphy
Dislike.
5. Girl names being used for boys - Wren, Scout, Eden
I don't see anything female about Wren, Scout and Eden. Show me some boys named Charlotte, Matilda or Sophie, and I'll rejoice!
6. Mix and Match nature names, names that begin with a nature word and then an ending such as "ley" or "lyn" is added - Wrenley, Oakly, Riverlyn
I don't even like them without their ley-or-lyn ending; the endings make them much worse.
7. Celestial names - Nova, Celeste, Aurora
Don't like those. Stella is beautiful; Uranus is best avoided.
8. International imports
Cultural colonialism, anyone? Fine if there's a genuine, personal connection; otherwise not.
