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HelpRe: Walterine, Geraldine, Ernestine
in reply to a message by Tippins
Thank God I am not the only one who is in love with all the possible odd femiziations of masculine names: My own faves are Earline, Ottline, Adamina, Alberta, Sébastienne, Timothea, Samuela and Albertine. The only poster who I remember liking those was Eilis - at least I remember her gorgeous Christophine.
Clara Ernestine (my personal favorite, and the combo which started all of this off) *
- Maybe Ernestine Clara? Clara Ernestine is good, but for some reason I feel like I have seen something similar like thousand times. :P
Clara Geraldine
- This is better. Clara is still a little weird with those stuffy names: it is already so "salong-sweet" that all those fussy -ine ends make it just over-sugary. Fifi Geraldine would be more honest. :D :D
Clara Walterine
- This is good. And - Walterine - *is near to fall from the chair*
Clara Thomasina (not a new love)
- *falls* I've always thought Thomasina is such a rough, builderish name - Clara fits it so perfectly!
Catherine Geraldine
- Although CKE wrote it shouldn't be rhymig, I pronounce it KATH-reen JE-rel-deen, and that's rhyming. :D
Edith Walterine but I don't like this very much
- I like it. A little angular (but weak, too) Edith needs a powerful, friendly softener, and I think Walterine is a grat candidate here.
Martha Thomasina
- tah/taw. Meh, too much of different "t"s.
Jane Ernestine
- JAYN er-ne-STEEN rhymes, too. No? The idea is good. Maybe Joan Ernestine?
Clara Ernestine (my personal favorite, and the combo which started all of this off) *
- Maybe Ernestine Clara? Clara Ernestine is good, but for some reason I feel like I have seen something similar like thousand times. :P
Clara Geraldine
- This is better. Clara is still a little weird with those stuffy names: it is already so "salong-sweet" that all those fussy -ine ends make it just over-sugary. Fifi Geraldine would be more honest. :D :D
Clara Walterine
- This is good. And - Walterine - *is near to fall from the chair*
Clara Thomasina (not a new love)
- *falls* I've always thought Thomasina is such a rough, builderish name - Clara fits it so perfectly!
Catherine Geraldine
- Although CKE wrote it shouldn't be rhymig, I pronounce it KATH-reen JE-rel-deen, and that's rhyming. :D
Edith Walterine but I don't like this very much
- I like it. A little angular (but weak, too) Edith needs a powerful, friendly softener, and I think Walterine is a grat candidate here.
Martha Thomasina
- tah/taw. Meh, too much of different "t"s.
Jane Ernestine
- JAYN er-ne-STEEN rhymes, too. No? The idea is good. Maybe Joan Ernestine?
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Oh yes, Clara Ernestine is very BTNtypical. Sometimes I indulge myself thus. :P Schumann's fiancee was Ernestine and he ended up marrying Clara, which is where I came up with this combo - Clara's name was Clara Josephine, and I find that reversing it for Josephine Clara makes it much more interesting and beautiful even though I normally do not like Josephine.
Recommended reading RE Thomasina: Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. Oh Thomasina. ♥
Ottline-is that a typo for Ottoline? Ottoline is one of my very favorite names.
I pronounce the "th" in Martha. (That is funny, how in America/England we pronounce the TH in Martha but not in Thomasina - that didn't even occur to me.)
Ernestine I emphasize the first syllable, so it doesn't feel rhymey. Joan Ernestine is nice, very stately, but Jane's sweet light fuchsia is totally different from Joan's broad blue.
Thanks!
Recommended reading RE Thomasina: Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. Oh Thomasina. ♥
Ottline-is that a typo for Ottoline? Ottoline is one of my very favorite names.
I pronounce the "th" in Martha. (That is funny, how in America/England we pronounce the TH in Martha but not in Thomasina - that didn't even occur to me.)
Ernestine I emphasize the first syllable, so it doesn't feel rhymey. Joan Ernestine is nice, very stately, but Jane's sweet light fuchsia is totally different from Joan's broad blue.
Thanks!
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