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HelpMaeva, Manon, Eos
I was going through France's top 100 and came across both of these. I've known of Manon for a long time but had never heard of Maeva. I love them both. Opinions?
Second: Wdyt of Eos? Greek Goddess of the dawn.
Second: Wdyt of Eos? Greek Goddess of the dawn.
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Manon sounds like two words to me: ma non. This is used loads in music, e.g. "allegro ma non troppo", so it doesn't sound very namelike.
I prefer Maeve to Maeva, which I am having problems saying. Eos is okay I suppose, although now I think about it it sounds very similar to "Dios".
I prefer Maeve to Maeva, which I am having problems saying. Eos is okay I suppose, although now I think about it it sounds very similar to "Dios".
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I prefer Maeve over Maeva.
I actually know a Manon, in one of my classes. She always pronounces it "May-non". However, I had an Italian teacher who pronounced it "Mah-nohn". Either way, I think it's very pretty.
Eos . . . I don't know . . . give me a couple of days of repeating it in my head . . . Ey-aws . . .
I actually know a Manon, in one of my classes. She always pronounces it "May-non". However, I had an Italian teacher who pronounced it "Mah-nohn". Either way, I think it's very pretty.
Eos . . . I don't know . . . give me a couple of days of repeating it in my head . . . Ey-aws . . .
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I like them both equally. I had a friend named Manon; she was really nice. I don't like Eos at all.
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Manon is often used in my area. Very pretty. Maeva I've never heard of. But that's not surprising. Some names popular in France never make it to French-speaking Canada. European (French) movie stars and musicians don't get much play here, for example. U.S., English Canadian, or Quebec and Acadian entertainers are usually preferred.
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lol, for my Small Business class our final project was a group project to form a small business. My group decided on opening a spa/pool/bar (in Miami) and calling it EOS... after the goddess of course, in that we'd be open to see the dawn.
We were saying it EE-ohs, which I like.
I like it as a mn mostly, though I think I'd be smiling all day if I heard it as a fn! Way cool.
As for Manon and Maeva... I like the latter but not the former. I don't like that "man" is in Manon. I prefer Maeve to Maeva, which seems like it's trying too hard.
We were saying it EE-ohs, which I like.
I like it as a mn mostly, though I think I'd be smiling all day if I heard it as a fn! Way cool.
As for Manon and Maeva... I like the latter but not the former. I don't like that "man" is in Manon. I prefer Maeve to Maeva, which seems like it's trying too hard.
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Actually, man in French is "homme", so the "man" in Manon is completely unintentional.
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I'm aware
But that doesn't change the fact that all English-speaking persons will see "Man" in the name. And probably think it's weird that it's the name of a girl. Manon in general, imo, sounds too masculine for a girl.
But that doesn't change the fact that all English-speaking persons will see "Man" in the name. And probably think it's weird that it's the name of a girl. Manon in general, imo, sounds too masculine for a girl.
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I like Maeva, and it could definitely grow on me more. In my head I say MAY-vah, but mah-EH-vah and MAY-ah-vah are lovely as well. I'd be very happy to meet a little girl named Maeva.
Manon is rather ugly and masculine sounding to me, at least in English. Man on. Also, it bothers me that it's a nickname.
Eos is interesting. I really don't think it would work as a first name but it could be nice as a middle name.
Manon is rather ugly and masculine sounding to me, at least in English. Man on. Also, it bothers me that it's a nickname.
Eos is interesting. I really don't think it would work as a first name but it could be nice as a middle name.
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Dimunitives and nicknames are rather different.
You do realize that, I hope?
You do realize that, I hope?
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http://www.behindthename.com/glossary/view/nickname
http://www.behindthename.com/glossary/view/diminutive
They're the same thing, as far as I can see.
http://www.behindthename.com/glossary/view/diminutive
They're the same thing, as far as I can see.
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I don't entirely agree. According to the glossary of this site, a diminutive is a short, affectionate form of a name. A nickname is " a substitute for a person's real name...more familiar, more descriptive, or shorter than the person's real name".
Those sound basically the same to me. Unless you're talking about nicknames like Shorty or Rusty, which were not what I was referring to.
If there's some kind of hidden difference I would love to know about it.
Edited because I can't spell.
Those sound basically the same to me. Unless you're talking about nicknames like Shorty or Rusty, which were not what I was referring to.
If there's some kind of hidden difference I would love to know about it.
Edited because I can't spell.
This message was edited 9/7/2008, 8:41 PM
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I don't see much difference either
Unless you imply that, as Julia also pointed out, nicknames might have nothing to do with the name, but may refer to a physical trait, personality, job,or something randon. (eg someone being called Red because of their hair colour). So, all diminutives are nicknames, but a nickname isn't necessarily a diminutive, but we hardly ever talk about non-name derived nicknames here, more about diminutives.
But I'm curious as well if there's something else I'm not getting.
Unless you imply that, as Julia also pointed out, nicknames might have nothing to do with the name, but may refer to a physical trait, personality, job,or something randon. (eg someone being called Red because of their hair colour). So, all diminutives are nicknames, but a nickname isn't necessarily a diminutive, but we hardly ever talk about non-name derived nicknames here, more about diminutives.
But I'm curious as well if there's something else I'm not getting.
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The comments section stated...
Since my last name is Maeva it does have a lasting impression. The name was given to me by my father, and his father was from American Samoa, which seems to be a large family in the islands. The e is silent and is actually pronounced more with an long a sound Ma'ava, something do do with the actual vowels recognized in their alphabete.
-- skikidd 2/2/2008
It's pronounced MAH ay vah (spelled Maéva, with an accent).
-- Lilia Nigra 3/8/2008
My name is Maeva and I'm half Samoan so my name is pronounced like this-mah-EH-va. But everyone just calls me mayva because they cannot pronounce it.
So it seems that it's mah-AY-vuh.
And Eos does make a cool middle name. I'm not sure what to pair with it as a first.
Since my last name is Maeva it does have a lasting impression. The name was given to me by my father, and his father was from American Samoa, which seems to be a large family in the islands. The e is silent and is actually pronounced more with an long a sound Ma'ava, something do do with the actual vowels recognized in their alphabete.
-- skikidd 2/2/2008
It's pronounced MAH ay vah (spelled Maéva, with an accent).
-- Lilia Nigra 3/8/2008
My name is Maeva and I'm half Samoan so my name is pronounced like this-mah-EH-va. But everyone just calls me mayva because they cannot pronounce it.
So it seems that it's mah-AY-vuh.
And Eos does make a cool middle name. I'm not sure what to pair with it as a first.
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