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I met a little girl (about 2 years old) named Devereux today. I had never heard it as a fn before, just a surname.
WDYT? I think I'd prefer it on a boy, but even then it's nms since it's a surname...and kind of a pretentious one at that (unless it's actually a family name).
WDYT? I think I'd prefer it on a boy, but even then it's nms since it's a surname...and kind of a pretentious one at that (unless it's actually a family name).
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I might add it to my list
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For some reason, I quite like it.
And I'm not sure why. :-D I doubt I'd use it, but it's the not the most awful name. It could be a family name, and even if it isn't, she could say it is. :-D I'd agree with Belldandy, though, it would be great for a snobby cat!
And I'm not sure why. :-D I doubt I'd use it, but it's the not the most awful name. It could be a family name, and even if it isn't, she could say it is. :-D I'd agree with Belldandy, though, it would be great for a snobby cat!
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Haha. I have some very distant ancestors named Devereux, and for a long time I thought it was just gorgeous and delightfully snobby. I still think both of those things, but I've decided that the Devereux's in my family are waaay too distant for me to allow myself to use it.
I like it in the same way that I like Tippins--as an elegant surnamey middle name for a girl. But I don't like it as a first name very much at all.
Hee. Octavia Tippins Devereux. Oh man.
I like it in the same way that I like Tippins--as an elegant surnamey middle name for a girl. But I don't like it as a first name very much at all.
Hee. Octavia Tippins Devereux. Oh man.
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I have ancestors named Devereux, as well. They're from the 16th century. I wonder if they are the same ones?
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It works best on a cat. A really snobby cat.
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I like feminine names for girls and surnames are nms anyway.
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ditto
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I don't like it that much; not a fan of surname names in general. Are you sure it wasn't Devorah or Devra, though? In my accent they'd sound very nearly the same, and they're much nicer names imo . . .
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I'm sure...I saw it written.
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I kind of like it, personally.
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Ew, I think it's obnoxious. The mom probably reads Jude Deveraux and thought it'd be a cool name for a kid.
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Ew, I think it's obnoxious. The mom probably reads Jude Deveraux and thought it'd be a cool name for a kid.
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I like it, but I also like names like Baudelaire and Cavanaugh as fn's! LOL!
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