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Opinions on Annegret? I like it quite a bit. Definitely an underused German gem. Like a clever marriage of Anne and Margaret. It's going on my PNL.
This message was edited 4/18/2008, 11:04 AM
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I like combo names, particularly Anne ones, but this one says 'an egret' to me (an egret is a bird).
WDYT of Gretelise?
WDYT of Gretelise?
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first thought: 'regret'
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I like it a lot actually. I may have to add it to my list.
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I think it's made up...
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I first heard the name on a TV show, but it is in the database here, so that seems to make it more legit. It wouldn't seem more made up to me, than say, Anneliese, which used the same compounding principle.
This message was edited 4/18/2008, 11:30 AM
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I just say what I think. Anneliese seems made up too.
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When you think about it
A lot of names are actually made up. I mean, we didn't just arrive here with names ready to go, someone had to think of them and take from existing words first.
A lot of names are actually made up. I mean, we didn't just arrive here with names ready to go, someone had to think of them and take from existing words first.
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Well someone in history, I am certain, did invent the name, but combining names like Anne and Elisabeth (Liese), or Anne and Margaret (Grete) is hardly unimaginable as they are two classics. Combining a classic with an unusual name would moreso give me the affect of undesireable inventedness, e.g. Anzenobia (Anne and Zenobia), or two unusuals, e.g. Eurydzenobia (Eurydice and Zenobia), but Annegret seems a perfectly appealing and legitimate marriage to me.
German names can be relatively harsh to some ears, but occasionally they do come up with a winner.
German names can be relatively harsh to some ears, but occasionally they do come up with a winner.
This message was edited 4/18/2008, 2:47 PM
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lol - Anzenobia looks quite nice to me:)
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My guess is its a true name, but it still looks fake/trendy to me. Too many people these days are putting names together to make a new creative name. I find it distasteful.
Besides all that, I don't like the look, sound or feel. I have nothing against -gret though, so I don't know what it is...
Besides all that, I don't like the look, sound or feel. I have nothing against -gret though, so I don't know what it is...
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I dilike it's sound. -gret names always remind me of salad dressing. I guess vinaigrette has something to do with that.
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I don't find the "gret" sound attractive at all, so it's not my style.
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I don't like the -gret sound either
It reminds me of regret, but I understand how one could like the name.
The only time I like it is with Margaret, but it might be because it's broken up with the a.
It reminds me of regret, but I understand how one could like the name.
The only time I like it is with Margaret, but it might be because it's broken up with the a.
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Janet doesn't bother me as much, though I find it dated (probably just because my associations with women named Janet).
Margaret appeals to me more than Annegret, which is strange because it still has the same off-putting "gret" sound, and I'm not typically a fan of "Mar-" names, either... I don't know.
As for the bird association, that would put me off even more as I find birds to be very intimidating, strange creatures (the movie The Birds scared the jeepers out of me as a child, and I've never felt the same about birds since).
Margaret appeals to me more than Annegret, which is strange because it still has the same off-putting "gret" sound, and I'm not typically a fan of "Mar-" names, either... I don't know.
As for the bird association, that would put me off even more as I find birds to be very intimidating, strange creatures (the movie The Birds scared the jeepers out of me as a child, and I've never felt the same about birds since).
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