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Buttercup
I'm bored and just cruising around the internet in search of some amusement, and in doing so I discovered that Babycenter has Buttercup in their database of names. I decided to see if this site does, and discovered that it doesn't. However, there is a user-submitted Buttercup.I think Buttercup is hilarious. It is so making me laugh. What do you think of Buttercup? Is it usable, in your opinion?
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It was too much even for Gilbert and Sullivan! In HMS Pinafore the character sings "I'm clled Little Buttercup, sweet Little Buttercup, though I could never tell why ... but still I'm called Buttercup."For that and other reasons - OK, it was yellow - our first car was called Little Buttercup. Went well for over 20 years!
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I don't even like this name on a pet. When we adopted our dog his name was actually Buttercup. A male dog named Buttercup. What were his owners thinking? The first thing we did was change his name to Spenser.
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Like Fiammetta said, it's only usable on a pet.
However, Boglárka (the word for buttercup) is a very common name in Hungary, and I would use that. The Powerpuff girl's name is different.
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Just make sure her brother isn't Westley.:-)
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Or Inigo, Vizzini, or Fezzik ;)
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My thoughts exactlyAlthough I wouldn't consider it anyway.

This message was edited 1/22/2011, 3:22 PM

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great name for a petFor a child, it's REALLY ridiculous.
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It's not usable in my opinion. It always makes me think of one of the Powerpuff Girls. Good show, but I wouldn't want to be named Buttercup!
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Totally unusable, in my opinion. At least on a human. I can see a cute little rabbit named Buttercup, but not on a little girl.
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One of the less usable flower names!
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Someone watched too much Powerpuff Girls, and decided to user submit a name! Cripes!
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Echoing the "real person named Buttercup can't possibly be taken seriously" sentiment. Imagine telling someone, with a straight face, that your name is Buttercup. I'm cracking up just thinking about it.
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"hey, Butt! Time for dinner..."Hmm. Doesn't really pass the "shout-out" rule for me.
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There's a brilliant joke written by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie for their sketch show, but it only really works in an English or Australian accent:I stooped to pick a buttercup. Why anybody leaves buttocks lying around, I'll never know.(i.e. it sounds like buttock-up)That's all I can think of when I hear it. That and the Powerpuff Girls.
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I can't fake a British accent with a straight face, this is why.
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I reminds me of the Princess Bride. And "Why do build me up? Buttercup, only to let me down..." Not a word name I'd choose.
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A horse is a horse, of course, of course.I just can't see it on a human being, "The Princess Bride" notwithstanding.
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Oh that's right! I didn't think of that!
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Hehe, Princess Bride. I'd only use it on a kid as a "nickname" that has nothing to do with the kid's real name... for instance I had a babysitter who randomly called me Tinkerbell / Tink. I can see it as a name in that way.
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I think it's ridiculous. It's far too childish for an adult.
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I think Buttercup is an excellent pet name but not a good name for a baby.
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It's totally usable...for a cat, Powerpuff Girl, or princess. Whenever I hear the name Buttercup, I think of one of those things. It's strictl a term of endearment for me
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Buttercup will always remind me of Buttercup from The Princess Bride and the Powerpuff girl.I suppose it's okay for a fictional character, but I'd never be able to take it seriously.
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I would never use it. It reminds me of cows.
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Hmmmm.
I am kind o surprised that not one person thought that maybe this could be a viable middle name. Not that I would use it but it still kind of surprises me that not one single person thought it was....
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