[Opinions] Kerenza / Kerensa / Carenza?
Kerenza / Kerensa has been growing on me very strongly lately. It's feminine without being frilly, and has a nice lilt to it.
It's also the name of an archaeologist on the fabulous British documentary series "Time Team", and I recently found out that her name is spelled Carenza rather than one of the ordinary spellings. I'm not as fond of this spelling as the others. I think, overall, that I prefer Kerenza.
WDYT of Kerenza / Kerensa etc? Nickname suggestions?
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It's also the name of an archaeologist on the fabulous British documentary series "Time Team", and I recently found out that her name is spelled Carenza rather than one of the ordinary spellings. I'm not as fond of this spelling as the others. I think, overall, that I prefer Kerenza.
WDYT of Kerenza / Kerensa etc? Nickname suggestions?
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I love Kerenza / Kerensa it has been one of my favorites for years,it is feminine without being sickly sweet or frilly, it has a bit of an edge to it.The meaning is good too.
I am not to fond of the Carenza spelling which is weird because I usually prefer C over K spellings
Some might be a bit of a stretch but here are a few nn
Kera, Keri, Ren / Wren, Rena, Reni, Renza, Renzi, Kez, Kezi / Kezzi,
I am not to fond of the Carenza spelling which is weird because I usually prefer C over K spellings
Some might be a bit of a stretch but here are a few nn
Kera, Keri, Ren / Wren, Rena, Reni, Renza, Renzi, Kez, Kezi / Kezzi,
I think Kerensa is lovely! I seem to prefer it with the -s- rather than the -z- for some reason.
Actually, Renske is the kind of thing I *would* use, because I'm pretty random and eclectic with nicknames. Is it REN-skeh, REN-skee, REN-skah, or something else?
Renske is mostly pronounced as REN-skuh
Carenza looks like a misspelled Cadenza to me. While I think Cadenza could be a very cool name, I don't think Carenza is so much.
I really like Kerenza, though. :)
Array
ETA: Some NNs:
Kiki
Keri
Kiri
Renzi
Enza
Zaza
Zuzu
Kenzy
Ren
Kennie
Kera
Curry
Enzi
I want to be be more like a river--
Less like a wall--
Not trying to hold back these feelings at all.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
I really like Kerenza, though. :)
Array
ETA: Some NNs:
Kiki
Keri
Kiri
Renzi
Enza
Zaza
Zuzu
Kenzy
Ren
Kennie
Kera
Curry
Enzi
I want to be be more like a river--
Less like a wall--
Not trying to hold back these feelings at all.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
This message was edited 12/20/2006, 6:02 PM
I like Kerensa and Kerenza (in that order), but Carenza looks made up. This name has been on my list, off my list, etc. I like it, though, for the same reasons you do, sans archaeology. It is feminine without being frilly, and it's pleasing to the ear. I also have a deficiency of names beginning with K in my lexicon, so it fills in the gap nicely. :)
Possible NNs:
Renza / Rensa
Ren
Kera
Keri
Kerza / Kersa
Magnanimous Despair alone could show me so divine a thing, where feeble hope could ne'er have flown, but vainly flapped its tinsel wing.
Possible NNs:
Renza / Rensa
Ren
Kera
Keri
Kerza / Kersa
Magnanimous Despair alone could show me so divine a thing, where feeble hope could ne'er have flown, but vainly flapped its tinsel wing.
How can I put this... It's like going to McDonald's and ordering a 10-piece Chicken McNugget, but when you open the box there are 12 in there... ;) Sorry, lol.
Really, though, I think Kerenza (this spelling) is a great name. Very unusual without being pretentious or over the top. Exotic with a soft subtlty about it. And you're right, it is feminine without having to display bows and ribbons to prove its girliness.
It reminds me of a name that I've been liking a lot lately: Crescenza. I'm not sure if the names are related etymologically, though at first glance I'd say there's probably some kind of commonality in there somewhere.
Nickname suggestions:
Kerry
Renna
Keren
Enza
Ena
(In the mountain hollers [sic] of my state, it would most likely be shortened to 'Enzy'.)
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Really, though, I think Kerenza (this spelling) is a great name. Very unusual without being pretentious or over the top. Exotic with a soft subtlty about it. And you're right, it is feminine without having to display bows and ribbons to prove its girliness.
It reminds me of a name that I've been liking a lot lately: Crescenza. I'm not sure if the names are related etymologically, though at first glance I'd say there's probably some kind of commonality in there somewhere.
Nickname suggestions:
Kerry
Renna
Keren
Enza
Ena
(In the mountain hollers [sic] of my state, it would most likely be shortened to 'Enzy'.)
Visit Mashka's MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/fraubeethoven.
Names of the Day:
Dashiell Spencer & Alice Annie