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in reply to a message by jen1450
Well, it is kind of pretty, but it looks like it should be pronounced KAH-triel - the KAY-triel pronunciation seems to really bring out the whole "made up from Kate + Ariel" aspect, to the point of tackiness (especially since the Kay syllable is fashionable and appears in many made-up and new-usage names).
It's not tacky to the point of unpleasantness, and doesn't lack dignity. It just seems a bit .. well, made up.
I'm now wondering what the heck I mean when I say that! Some invented names seem "invented" to me (like Callina), while others seem "made-up" .. I guess the difference is in how much I perceive the names to sound responsive to trends (Kay syllable, -en ending, etcetera); or whether they "just seem like" names I would've made up at 12 (made-up) or at 26 (invented). It's hard to pin down, but for whatever it's worth, Katriel prn Kate-triel sounds "made up" .. it's a "gut feeling," my totally irrational reaction.
If I met a young woman or a girl named Katriel I'd be unimpressed but I wouldn't dislike the name.
It's not tacky to the point of unpleasantness, and doesn't lack dignity. It just seems a bit .. well, made up.
I'm now wondering what the heck I mean when I say that! Some invented names seem "invented" to me (like Callina), while others seem "made-up" .. I guess the difference is in how much I perceive the names to sound responsive to trends (Kay syllable, -en ending, etcetera); or whether they "just seem like" names I would've made up at 12 (made-up) or at 26 (invented). It's hard to pin down, but for whatever it's worth, Katriel prn Kate-triel sounds "made up" .. it's a "gut feeling," my totally irrational reaction.
If I met a young woman or a girl named Katriel I'd be unimpressed but I wouldn't dislike the name.
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