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Bathsheba?
by Brendan (TheLastMontague)
5/13/2007, 3:10 PM
I'm reading Notes on a Scandal and I've fallen in love with the name Bathsheba (Sheba is the main character). Just want some thoughts.
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- Flute (meganmichele)
5/13/2007, 10:05 PM
I think it's kind of cool - I actually almost named my cat Bathsheba (I ended up naming her Sheena instead). The Bath- part is slightly off-putting, but I do like the name regardless. Probably wouldn't even use it, though.
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- Eden (eden_eli)
5/13/2007, 4:19 PM
It would be an extremely bold choice that I would never make, but I don't dislike it. I don't really like the nn Sheba, though.
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- Sabrina Fair (rainbowstars)
5/13/2007, 4:15 PM
I actually likr Bathsheba but could never use it.
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- Maridawn (norah_girl)   +1
5/13/2007, 3:58 PM
Good book, and the BBC program was wonderful! I agree with Bear, and think that it works well in the book but would be hard to carry off in real life though. I like the nn Sheba a lot, but the Bath- part really puts me off the name.
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- Isla
5/14/2007, 8:31 AM
I agree (nt0
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- Bear   +4
5/13/2007, 3:23 PM
Bathsheba makes a great Thomas Hardy heroine. But it would be hard to pull off in real life. I like it in theory, just not in practice. I have the same reaction to Balthazar for a boy. The nn Sheba is difficult for me to see on a woman because that was our labrador retriever's name. The name Scheherezade (sp?) has been going through my mind lately. It has the same feeling as Bathsheba.
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- Jen (Lyric)   +1
5/13/2007, 8:47 PM
ScheherezadeI love this name, and mostly because of the book 'Shadow Spinner'.
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- 1st_Timothy_4.12 (guest)
5/13/2007, 9:02 PM
Scheherezade v. Bathsheba...Mmmm... good book. It was my first introduction to the woman Scheherezade as a kid. I like Scheherezade much better than Bathsheba. To me, it has an entirely different feel: much more mysterious and beautiful.
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- Tassiegirl
5/13/2007, 4:18 PM
Scheherezade -(m)my husband has a relative(sort of cousin) named that-not going to write it again, too hard to spell!However, he's Middle Eastern, and he and the family see nothing odd in the name. they call her "Shari" some of the time.
I might add that Shari has a daughter named...Marilyn!
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- Brendan (TheLastMontague)
5/13/2007, 3:26 PM
I love Scheherazade! Lmao. The story is awesome. I think Hera or Zaddie (ZAY-dee, like Sadie) would be a really cool nn.
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