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Vernon Theodore is a good combo.
I'm not crazy about Vernon though. It is a very grandpa type name to me & I think of Vern from the Ernest movies.
Ottowa Minnie - also sounds old (over 75), although Ottowa is interesting as a first name. Is it after the city or a feminazation of Otto?

I like it. I used to know a very handsome Vernon, once.
Vernon Theodore is great! I also quite like Vernon Henry, Vernon Ira, Vernon Edward and Vernon Francis.
Ottowa Minnie is really unusual and interesting.

This message was edited 11/22/2010, 4:08 PM

Vernon is one of those names that is so dated and stereotyped that it would be kind of a statement to use it. Like, if your family tends to be goodlooking and talented with a great sense of humor, you could totally use it. It says "I'm so cool, I make the name Vernon cool."

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I grew up with a kid named Vernon, a good friend's little brother, who was Vernon Middlename Surname IV. He was a fun person. And nobody called him Vern. His middle name (a surname name, I think) started with V and ended with N, too, and it sounded cool. Vernon Theodore sounds fine. If I liked Vernon I'd be tempted to use Vernon Victor or Vernon Vincent.

Uncle Vernon.

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I understand that it was your grandpa's name, but I do not like it at all. It's dated [and this is coming from someone who loves old names] and reminds me of the Harry Potter character.

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Vernon Lucas
Vernon Oliver
Vernon Joseph
Vernon Bradley

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Ottowa Minnie's not something I like, either, reminds me of the place.

I love Vernon! I think if I had to name this brown sweater which I own and relish and which is reminiscent of the 1970s, I would name it Vernon.

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Vernon Theodore is quite handsome!

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Vernon Albrecht
Vernon Aldo
Vernon Aloysius
Vernon Amos
Vernon August
Vernon Augustus
Vernon Basil
Vernon Camillus
Vernon Cecil
Vernon Chester
Vernon Clyde
Vernon Cosmo
Vernon Cyril
Vernon Elias
Vernon Elliot
Vernon Emil
Vernon Emile
Vernon Eugene
Vernon Eustace
Vernon Frederick
Vernon Gaspard
Vernon George
Vernon Gerard
Vernon Giles
Vernon Hugh

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I don't like Vernon or Ottowa.

First it makes me think of Vernon Dursley, so unpleasant. Then it makes me think of Mike Vernon, so that's cool. It also makes me think of Mount Vernon.

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In general I think Vernon is a bit stuffy, but I can see it becoming nice and rough and woodsy in the same way I've come to love Norman and Walter. A few combo ideas to brighten it up, perhaps:
Vernon Dashiell
Vernon Gulliver
Vernon Eifion
Vernon Omri
Vernon Pherick

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As for Ottowa Minnie, I totally agree with Dracotorix. It sounds like a character in a Western. Pretty cool! The spelling Ottowa bothers me, though.

This message was edited 11/22/2010, 8:22 AM

hideous

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sounds like a villain

whooooa!

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I love Vernon! It is so adorably gruff. Vernon Theodore is perfect - it has that same balance.

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Other combos with that cuddly-grumpy vib:

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Vernon Frederick
Vernon Leo
Vernon George
Vernon Francis
Vernon Alec
Vernon Barnaby
Vernon Casper
Vernon Felix
Vernon Clark
Vernon Errol
Vernon Farley
Vernon Geoffrey
Vernon Luke
Vernon Max
Vernon Oscar
Vernon Jude
Vernon Otto
Vernon Peter

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And Ottowa Minnie is super fun! How did she come by a name like that?

This message was edited 11/22/2010, 8:38 AM

Dursley, unfortunately.

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Because I like it a lot otherwise. I could probably get over that association though, especially if I met one. Vernon Lucius, Vernon Cael, Vernon Aethelred, Vernon Oliver, Vernon Theodoric, Vernon Orpheus, Vernon Alexandros, Vernon Padraig, Vernon Gideon, Vernon Isidore
Ottowa Minnie is cool, although I'd never use it. It sounds like a character in a western or something :P