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Help[Opinions] Re: My doctor is going on maternity leave next month
in reply to a message by Dianatiger
It seems to mean 'Princess', so she's hit the jackpot. I don't understand what people mean by princess names: all the princesses I can think of have very middle-of-the-road and somewhat dated names: Anne, Louise, variants of Alexandra, Victoria, Madeleine, Mary, Charlotte ...
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I think in my mind and the mind of at least a fair amount of other people: "Princess-like" lies somewhere between the line of reality and fairytale-esque. It's something that maintains an internal image of nobility without necessarily having literal Royal namesakes. Also worth noting: Royalty doesn't have to immediately default to the British monarchy. There are plethora of names that would be considered "regal" far beyond just the scope of the British (and French) examples.
This message was edited 8/7/2024, 1:07 AM
Yes, indeed; but down the centuries European royals have married each other and given rise to a subset of regal names, including the examples in my post above. And in the world of Disneyesque fantasy, which I'm not remotely familiar with though I know it exists, names for fictional princesses seem to be anything but traditional, and if anything, frilly. Regal names in the Near, Middle and Far East would naturally form groups of their own which would probably not be well known elsewhere. So, for English-speakers and/or western European namers, the choice would be between Disney and tradition. I, for one, can't say a sensible word about either Disney princesses or real ones from countries other than Great Britain and the EU: I need a context before I can like or dislike a name, or anything else really.
* you admit you're not remotely familiar with it, so how can you attribute it to non-traditional and frilly?
*Disneyesque and Fairytaleesque are not the same substring
* "Regal names in the Near, Middle and Far East would naturally form groups of their own which would probably not be well known elsewhere." I specified that it's an internal image of regality from that of the individual. Specifying that both me and apparently my doctor have that image as being "flowy" and "fancy". Again, just because you aren't familiar with something doesn't mean that it isn't so. Many names could be very literal royal names that you're completely unaware of, but they are very much royal names to different individuals.
*Disneyesque and Fairytaleesque are not the same substring
* "Regal names in the Near, Middle and Far East would naturally form groups of their own which would probably not be well known elsewhere." I specified that it's an internal image of regality from that of the individual. Specifying that both me and apparently my doctor have that image as being "flowy" and "fancy". Again, just because you aren't familiar with something doesn't mean that it isn't so. Many names could be very literal royal names that you're completely unaware of, but they are very much royal names to different individuals.
This message was edited 8/7/2024, 9:33 AM