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WDYT of the Medieval name Estrild? Do you think it would still be useable today, especially noting it's similarity to names like Estelle, Astrid, etc. Do you prefer Estrilda?
What sort of person do you think an Estrild would be?
Shannon
What sort of person do you think an Estrild would be?
Shannon
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Estrild is very pretty, Estrilda is kind of heavy. Yes, i think the name could be used today, I'd be happy to see it.
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Hm. Too many consonant blends for me: it sticks in my mouth a bit. I do prefer Estrilda, because the A eases that problem. I do think it's usable (though it'd be very unusual), even as Estrild.
Esterild, Esterhilde, or Esterilda might be a bit more appealing to me. However, I'm not sure if those spellings would be loyal to the name's roots.
- chazda
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Esterild, Esterhilde, or Esterilda might be a bit more appealing to me. However, I'm not sure if those spellings would be loyal to the name's roots.
- chazda
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This message was edited 12/30/2004, 10:26 PM
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I don't care for any of those names.
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I like it very much! I'm a sucker for medieval names, needless to say.
I'm not terribly fond of -d names for girls, as they tend to sound and look masculine to me. (Hence, I prefer Maude to Maud, incidentally.) So, I prefer Estrilda or even Estrilde (pr. either the same as Estrild or as Estrilda) to Estrild.
A note though: Estrilda may have been a Latinised form of Estrild though, only used on official documents in the Middle Ages.
Miranda
I'm not terribly fond of -d names for girls, as they tend to sound and look masculine to me. (Hence, I prefer Maude to Maud, incidentally.) So, I prefer Estrilda or even Estrilde (pr. either the same as Estrild or as Estrilda) to Estrild.
A note though: Estrilda may have been a Latinised form of Estrild though, only used on official documents in the Middle Ages.
Miranda
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It's very pretty!
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