Message: "Sinead" - Behind the Name

Sinead

by Lily8

9/24/2008, 12:42 PM

My friend just had a daughter and named her Sinead. What do you think of it ? Her older sister is Alyssa. What do you think of Alyssa ?

I dislike Sinead. It makes me think of "skin head" for some reason. Alyssa is okay but way too common.

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- bananarama

9/25/2008, 12:12 PM

It makes me think of the ghastly Sinead O'Connor.

- Pink Princess

9/25/2008, 4:37 AM

I think Sinead is quite pretty. Alyssa is too common and trendy for my liking.

- abbasdaughter

9/24/2008, 6:10 PM

don't really like Sinead... reminds me too much of Sinead O'Connor (don't know how many outside Canada know of her though), who's rather butch... and did an anti-meat commercial while wearing a leather jacket... Gotta love that...

- Rose-Berry

9/24/2008, 1:06 PM

I really like the name Sinead. I think it went through a brief spell of popularity when Sinead O'Connor first became famous.

Alyssa looks a bit frilly to me but I don't mind it. I've never worked out why it hasn't caught on in Britain. As a sibset I think both names go together well.

- Rosa (pinkmoon_lj)

9/24/2008, 1:00 PM

It's pretty. I have issues with the Sha sound, but I do really like it. I have a friend called Sinead, so I have good associations because of that.

Alyssa, on the other hand, is so frilly and silly.

- Avis

9/24/2008, 12:57 PM

I think Sinead is okay. The sound is not my favorite. The only association I have is the singer Sinead O'Connor.
But I don't think Sinead goes well with Alyssa in a sibset. They're too different in style and popularity.

- Jen (from work) (guest) +1

9/24/2008, 12:56 PM

'Skin head', is that because of Sinead O'Connor? That's who I think of when I hear the name. Sinead and Alyssa are so different, one being very rare, the other kind of trendy!
I don't personally like it, but it's better than Hailey or something.

- Lily8

9/24/2008, 1:04 PM

I do think of the word skin head first but it's not because of Sinead O'Connor. It's because when I see it written down I always want to say SHIN-nett even though I know it's wrong and that reminds me of skin head. Unfortunately it also makes me think of sh*t head :/ (sorry not trying to be mean but I can't help it). Those are the first two associations and then it's Sinead O'Connor.

- MermaidGoddess25 (MermaidLover2889)

9/24/2008, 12:53 PM

I do like Alyssa but I like it spelled Alissa.

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