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Help[Opinions] Re: Primrose and Honey
in reply to a message by Amandine
I like Primrose. It's not a favorite, but it's pretty and would be interesting to encounter. I see it mentioned here fairly often still. If it becomes a fad (in actual use) I think it'll be one like Patience or Clover - it seems the style of those plus Rose and Pearl to me. There's a feeling of hope/airiness about it, and it seems reserved.
I've met an adult named Honey. I thought it was awkward to call a stranger in a way few names are. It's an endearment I reflexively use for toddlers and baby animals.
Honey is pastoral, golden, saccharine, and weird. It's kind of the same as Precious, Sugar, Sweetpea - though I'd actually prefer Sweetpea.
Playing around with combos...
Honey Josephine Fidelma
Honey Ruth Cornelia - I think this is my favorite
Honey Lurline Godgifu
Honeÿ Shoshana Maeve
Honey Melissa Rhiannon
Honey Klaarika Noam
Honey Belladona Bjork
Honey Cressida Gwendolyn
Honey Solange Desiree
Honey Prudence Comfort
Honey Christobel Rebecca
Honey Saoirse Plutina
Honey Paloma Hippolyta
Honey Adelaide Perdita
Honey Euphrasia Hyacinth
Honey Viviana Georgette
Honey Caroline Bronte
Honey Aferdita Willow
Honey Justina Calliope
Honey Larkin Elizabeth
Honey Fiona Bridget
Honey Primrose Jane
ETA: Honey is currently used more than Primrose in the US: something like 130 vs 90 times in a year.
I've met an adult named Honey. I thought it was awkward to call a stranger in a way few names are. It's an endearment I reflexively use for toddlers and baby animals.
Honey is pastoral, golden, saccharine, and weird. It's kind of the same as Precious, Sugar, Sweetpea - though I'd actually prefer Sweetpea.
Playing around with combos...
Honey Josephine Fidelma
Honey Ruth Cornelia - I think this is my favorite
Honey Lurline Godgifu
Honeÿ Shoshana Maeve
Honey Melissa Rhiannon
Honey Klaarika Noam
Honey Belladona Bjork
Honey Cressida Gwendolyn
Honey Solange Desiree
Honey Prudence Comfort
Honey Christobel Rebecca
Honey Saoirse Plutina
Honey Paloma Hippolyta
Honey Adelaide Perdita
Honey Euphrasia Hyacinth
Honey Viviana Georgette
Honey Caroline Bronte
Honey Aferdita Willow
Honey Justina Calliope
Honey Larkin Elizabeth
Honey Fiona Bridget
Honey Primrose Jane
ETA: Honey is currently used more than Primrose in the US: something like 130 vs 90 times in a year.
This message was edited 3/24/2024, 12:26 PM
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When were Patience and Clover popular? I must have missed that!
They weren't really. I meant they all seem niche to me.
Patience had a moderate surge in popularity in the US for about 20 years then dropped off the chart approx 10 years ago. I feel like it was probably mentioned more here about 10 years ago, but it could have been just one or two posters for all I know (I'm remembering a UK poster had a kid named Patience Isobel?). We could call it a fad because its rise/fall was pretty abrupt and relatively short, but it never really got to the level of being mainstream imo (never got past #500, although I have met one), so it's not the type of fad that makes it seem dated. It's still used here a moderate amount for a rare name (235 times in 2021, so about 3x more than Primrose, or as much as Honor and Constance combined).
Clover has started charting in the UK and US (it got 322 uses in 2021, which put it at #860). It jumped over 100 spots two years in a row, but I think it does have a trendy sound (like Chloe, Harper). I don't think it will get mega popular either, but idk; potentially it could rise here about like Primrose has risen in the UK.
Patience had a moderate surge in popularity in the US for about 20 years then dropped off the chart approx 10 years ago. I feel like it was probably mentioned more here about 10 years ago, but it could have been just one or two posters for all I know (I'm remembering a UK poster had a kid named Patience Isobel?). We could call it a fad because its rise/fall was pretty abrupt and relatively short, but it never really got to the level of being mainstream imo (never got past #500, although I have met one), so it's not the type of fad that makes it seem dated. It's still used here a moderate amount for a rare name (235 times in 2021, so about 3x more than Primrose, or as much as Honor and Constance combined).
Clover has started charting in the UK and US (it got 322 uses in 2021, which put it at #860). It jumped over 100 spots two years in a row, but I think it does have a trendy sound (like Chloe, Harper). I don't think it will get mega popular either, but idk; potentially it could rise here about like Primrose has risen in the UK.
This message was edited 3/25/2024, 5:33 AM
All fair enough. I personally love the name Clover, so I hope it doesn’t get popular! I’m in Australia though and I’ve only ever heard of two women named Clover, one of whom I knew irl. Doesn’t strike me as trendy at all.