Re: Basil
1. I like it. It's not a favorite but I'd be happy to see it in RL. I like the nickname Bas / Baz, and that's saying something since there aren't a lot of nicknames that I particularly like.2. I pronounce the herb (not spice, to be nitpicky) BAY-zil, but the name BA-zil since it's primarily used as a name in Britain and that's the way it's pronounced there...BAY-zil as a name sounds very strange to me, and I don't like it.3. Great for a boy. Very British, and therefore matches well (in my head) with names like Oliver, Simon, Rupert, Nigel, Neville, Edmund, Percy, etc.4. Totally a boy's name to me. I don't like it for girls at all, and would go for Bryony or Betony instead (also plants, also with the B sound).
I like Flip as a nn for Philippa, but I wouldn't use it as a given name (or even a set nn) since it reminds me of both flippant and flip-flop. Anaconda as a name is terrible...like naming a child Python or Piranha. What's wrong with Amanda? All I can say is I hope there was a reason for the character having such a strange name.
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Basil  ·  Sabrina Fair  ·  8/2/2007, 1:02 AM
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Re: Basil  ·  lulu  ·  8/2/2007, 9:52 AM
Re: Basil  ·  Kate  ·  8/2/2007, 9:35 AM
Re: Basil  ·  Caroline Mae  ·  8/2/2007, 8:42 AM
Re: Basil  ·  laurea  ·  8/2/2007, 7:52 AM
Re: Basil  ·  Laura617  ·  8/2/2007, 6:44 AM
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Re: Basil  ·  Tiziri  ·  8/2/2007, 4:32 AM
Re: Basil  ·  Caitlín Malia  ·  8/2/2007, 2:47 AM
Anaconda was a real girl sadly n/t  ·  Sabrina Fair  ·  8/2/2007, 12:59 PM
Re: Basil  ·  lady murasaki  ·  8/2/2007, 2:38 AM
Re: Basil  ·  Poppylena  ·  8/2/2007, 1:35 AM
Re: Basil  ·  YMPvt  ·  8/2/2007, 9:34 AM
No (m)  ·  Kate  ·  8/2/2007, 9:38 AM
Re: Basil  ·  mum2bubba  ·  8/2/2007, 1:11 AM