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Ugh. It sounds very faux-British-classy to me, but because it's so misguided, it has the opposite effect: cheap, tacky, cheap again.

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But I'm not surprised to see it in the least. The pretension of belonging to some abstract British-esque élite (perhaps "old money" is the term I'm looking for?) is all the rage just now. Since I live in the UK, I can only look on and cringe. The batch of All-American kids named "London" was quite bad enough. I'm just waiting for the little Stoke-on-Trent's and Newcastle-under-Lyme's ;-)

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ETA: The one saving grace here was that "Somerset" was on a girl. The shameless showiness would have been that wee bit more appalling on a grown man than on a woman.

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This message was edited 8/15/2006, 4:46 AM

I've always loved Somerset and declared to my mother at 12 that my first daughter will be named Somerset Skye. I still love it, but I doubt I'll be naming my daughter that. It's more of a guilty pleasure. I also really like it in the middle name slot, Elora Somerset, for example.

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Ugh! There's a county near where I live called Somerset. I can't picture it as a name for a person, especially a little girl.

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Ummm...no offence or anything, but Somerset is the name of MY neighbourhood! From my understanding, Somerset is a synonym for Sommersault, or whatever you call them.

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But I think it's rather interesting, actually.

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~*STARLA-MARIE*~

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This message was edited 8/14/2006, 12:32 PM

Ummm...no offence or anything, but Somerset is the name of MY neighbourhood! From my understanding, Somerset is a synonym for Sommersault, or whatever you call them.

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But I think ist's rather interesting, actually.

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I LOVE Somerset for a girl!

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~* In Memory of*~: Elizabeth & Abigail Ramierez.

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"We all go a little mad sometimes" - Norman Bates in Psycho

Somerset is a very nice name! However, I do prefer it for a boy.

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It would be a nice way to honor your favorite author. Did you know that his wife's name was Syrie? : )

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It is a little "Morgan", but not nearly as common, and thus a slip more favourable in my opinion. I could stand it, but it's not the best thing I've heard. It might be better as a mn.

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I'm not a fan, especially for a girl when I know that Maugham is a man. But knowing he's your favorite author makes it okay to me. Besides I like Huxley and Vonnegut as first names (bc of the authors) so what do I know?

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*laurel*

I don't like Somerset because it is a place near where I live and I could never imagine it on a child. I am glad it was a girl's name, because it would be much worse on a boy. Still, I dont like it.

I love it, especially for a mn, but ONLY for a girl.

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Edited to add: as a sort of sidenote I am also interested in the name Sommersby. WDYT?

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Britney Tamber
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This message was edited 8/14/2006, 11:47 AM

Hmm. My father grew up in Somerset so I can't think of it as a personal name, Mr. Maugham notwithstanding.

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It sounds like a nouveau riche way of crashing the gate. It turns me off, sorry. (I'll probably get flambe'ed for this comment, but it's my honest reaction.)

The only place I've heard it is in J.D. Robbs Eve Dallas' Novels as Roake's butler

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Ye I kinda like Somerset its a bit weird though lol not sure i could bring myself to actually using it but Ye i really like it!