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Help[Opinions] Re: Dorian
in reply to a message by Steph
Dorian is much too Dorian Gray for me. I love Oscar Wilde in general, and The Picture of Dorian Gray in particular, but giving a child that name is rather unthinkable to me. :/ The only character I'd name a child after from that novel is Basil. Basil was a good guy to the end (and oh, what an end!).
Perfectly masculine, though, and Dorian Arthur (don't really like the Stephen tacked on the end, though I do love Stephen) sounds great to me. Dorian Raymond is difficult to say and doesn't flow well.
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Perfectly masculine, though, and Dorian Arthur (don't really like the Stephen tacked on the end, though I do love Stephen) sounds great to me. Dorian Raymond is difficult to say and doesn't flow well.
Array
I need the smell of summer--
I need its noises in my ears.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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Yeah, I didn't really like it with Raymond either. It's just that we have two boys MNs, as we plan on honouring family members with all our children's middle names, so I always put first names I'm considering with each of them to see how it sounds.
I'm not so sure if it's MUCH too Dorian Gray, but perhaps a little. My only thought is that the general public hasn't read it or even heard of it. I'm not ruling it out, but you are right... the association is obviously very strong.
I'm not so sure if it's MUCH too Dorian Gray, but perhaps a little. My only thought is that the general public hasn't read it or even heard of it. I'm not ruling it out, but you are right... the association is obviously very strong.
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Well, I rarely, if ever, make choices about names based on what the unwashed masses are going to think. The problem for me is, I know Dorian Gray pretty damned well, and I wouldn't dream of bestowing the name on a child.
Your mileage may vary--most people are more concerned with others' impressions than I am. I'm just rather self-centered; I don't really care what the other kids think, provided it's not dirty and has a good association in my mind. ;)
Array (would approve of Dorian Ray)
I need the smell of summer--
I need its noises in my ears.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
Your mileage may vary--most people are more concerned with others' impressions than I am. I'm just rather self-centered; I don't really care what the other kids think, provided it's not dirty and has a good association in my mind. ;)
Array (would approve of Dorian Ray)
I need the smell of summer--
I need its noises in my ears.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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