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in reply to a message by Rachel Shaina
I suppose some of the names I like could be considered pretentious, although I suppose that makes sense, as I like them because of how old-fashioned they are. These are actually all from my PNL:
Masculine: Algernon, Camille *, Céleste *, Constantine / Constantin *, Cosimo, Evander, Félix *, Florian *, Fyodor, Galahad, Gilbert * (I like the French pronunciation, which makes me think of Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette; that's pretentious!), Guillaume *, Hamlet, Honoré, Horatio, Leander, Lysander, Marcel *, Marlowe, Maximilian, Maximilien * (as in Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre, another French historical figure with an overly long name), Ninian, Octavian, Percival, Prospero, Quincy, Rainier *, Rémy *, René *, Sidney (somewhat pretentiousness as a masculine name, especially if you give your Sim a long British surname), Valentine, Vasiliy (lots of Russian names, actually, but this especially), Victor * (with the right surname, or in a French string of names), Vivian (like Sidney, it's very pretentious with the right surname), Vivien *, Yvain
Feminine: Adélaïde *, Adelaide, Aella, Alaia, Alcyone, Alethea, Alexandria, Alexandrie *, Allegra, Amaia, Anastasia / Anastasiya, Anastasie *, Arianna , Arianne *, Astraea, Atalanta, Athénaïs *, Aurelia, Aurélie *, Aurora, Aurore *, Azalea, Azzurra, Beata, Bryony (especially with a long British surname), Calista, Callisto, Camille *, Cassandra, Cassiopeia, Céleste *, Celestina, Célestine *, Clytemnestra, Constance *, Coralie *, Cordelia, Cosima, Electra, Eléonore *, Élodie *, Esperanza, Fiammetta, Fiorella, Flavia, Geneviève *, Ginevra, Guinevere, Gwenaëlle, Hermione, Hero, Honorata, Imogen, Iolana, Ione, Iphigeneia, Iria, Isadora / Isidora, Isotta, Ivana, Kalliope, Kleio, Laelia, Laetitia *, Léa *, Lenora / Lenore, Luminiţa, Maiara, Mariana, Marielle *, Mireia / Mirèio, Mireille *, Morgana, Morrigan, Nadezhda, Naiara, Nanaea, Nereida, Nerissa, Nimue, Niobe, Noémie *, Octavia, Odile *, Oihana, Oona, Ophelia, Ophélie *, Oriana, Orianne *, Pandora, Parvaneh, Pax, Penelope, Peninnah, Perdita, Persephone, Phaedra, Philomela, Proserpina / Proserpine, Psyche, Radana, Regina, Régine *, Renata, Renée, Rhiannon, Rosalia, Rosalie *, Rosalind, Rosetta, Roxana, Roxanne *, Safira, Scheherazade, Selena / Selene, Seraphina, Serena, Sidonie *, Sitara, Stelara, Svetlana, Titania, Valentina, Valora, Verena, Verity (another one that needs a long British surname), Victoria, Viviana, Vivianne / Vivienne *, Yelena, Yvonne *, Zenaida, Zénaïde *, Zoraida, Zuleika
* Any French name can instantly be made pretentious by adding a string of other names, 18th-century style (like Lafayette and Robespierre)
If I ever get a newer version of the Sims (I only have the first edition), I'm definitely going to give my Sims names like that.
Masculine: Algernon, Camille *, Céleste *, Constantine / Constantin *, Cosimo, Evander, Félix *, Florian *, Fyodor, Galahad, Gilbert * (I like the French pronunciation, which makes me think of Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette; that's pretentious!), Guillaume *, Hamlet, Honoré, Horatio, Leander, Lysander, Marcel *, Marlowe, Maximilian, Maximilien * (as in Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre, another French historical figure with an overly long name), Ninian, Octavian, Percival, Prospero, Quincy, Rainier *, Rémy *, René *, Sidney (somewhat pretentiousness as a masculine name, especially if you give your Sim a long British surname), Valentine, Vasiliy (lots of Russian names, actually, but this especially), Victor * (with the right surname, or in a French string of names), Vivian (like Sidney, it's very pretentious with the right surname), Vivien *, Yvain
Feminine: Adélaïde *, Adelaide, Aella, Alaia, Alcyone, Alethea, Alexandria, Alexandrie *, Allegra, Amaia, Anastasia / Anastasiya, Anastasie *, Arianna , Arianne *, Astraea, Atalanta, Athénaïs *, Aurelia, Aurélie *, Aurora, Aurore *, Azalea, Azzurra, Beata, Bryony (especially with a long British surname), Calista, Callisto, Camille *, Cassandra, Cassiopeia, Céleste *, Celestina, Célestine *, Clytemnestra, Constance *, Coralie *, Cordelia, Cosima, Electra, Eléonore *, Élodie *, Esperanza, Fiammetta, Fiorella, Flavia, Geneviève *, Ginevra, Guinevere, Gwenaëlle, Hermione, Hero, Honorata, Imogen, Iolana, Ione, Iphigeneia, Iria, Isadora / Isidora, Isotta, Ivana, Kalliope, Kleio, Laelia, Laetitia *, Léa *, Lenora / Lenore, Luminiţa, Maiara, Mariana, Marielle *, Mireia / Mirèio, Mireille *, Morgana, Morrigan, Nadezhda, Naiara, Nanaea, Nereida, Nerissa, Nimue, Niobe, Noémie *, Octavia, Odile *, Oihana, Oona, Ophelia, Ophélie *, Oriana, Orianne *, Pandora, Parvaneh, Pax, Penelope, Peninnah, Perdita, Persephone, Phaedra, Philomela, Proserpina / Proserpine, Psyche, Radana, Regina, Régine *, Renata, Renée, Rhiannon, Rosalia, Rosalie *, Rosalind, Rosetta, Roxana, Roxanne *, Safira, Scheherazade, Selena / Selene, Seraphina, Serena, Sidonie *, Sitara, Stelara, Svetlana, Titania, Valentina, Valora, Verena, Verity (another one that needs a long British surname), Victoria, Viviana, Vivianne / Vivienne *, Yelena, Yvonne *, Zenaida, Zénaïde *, Zoraida, Zuleika
* Any French name can instantly be made pretentious by adding a string of other names, 18th-century style (like Lafayette and Robespierre)
If I ever get a newer version of the Sims (I only have the first edition), I'm definitely going to give my Sims names like that.
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I tend to think that there's some pretentiousness to most mythological names, and being pretentious doesn't exclude names from being wholesome. I guess it might be a cultural difference (all of those names would seem pretty pretentious in the US, where I live). Besides, as I mentioned to Alisha, some of them require the right surnames to seem pretentious (especially if it's for characters or, as Rachel Shaina said, Sims).
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The names I pointed out are more common in the places I've lived, and there's about as much pretention attached to Imogen as there is to Caitlin or Chloe. ;)
Rhiannon in particular is just so dated to a certain generation for me, and all of the Rhiannons I have known have been lower middle class. I don't think that most people are aware of the roots of it here; the popularity is tied to the musical reference. That's popular culture for you.
I think many names sound pretentious with the right surname, but those names in and of themselves aren't universally considered pretentious.
I'm not American, so there you go. Fascinating how names appear differently around the globe. For instance, it always surprises me when people list Matilda as being upper-class or something, as some people have done here, when it is as common as dirt to me.
Rhiannon in particular is just so dated to a certain generation for me, and all of the Rhiannons I have known have been lower middle class. I don't think that most people are aware of the roots of it here; the popularity is tied to the musical reference. That's popular culture for you.
I think many names sound pretentious with the right surname, but those names in and of themselves aren't universally considered pretentious.
I'm not American, so there you go. Fascinating how names appear differently around the globe. For instance, it always surprises me when people list Matilda as being upper-class or something, as some people have done here, when it is as common as dirt to me.
This message was edited 2/20/2011, 6:58 PM
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It seems like it really is all about location and culture. Caitlin and Chloe may not be considered pretentious in the US, but Imogen, Rhiannon (I've never even heard the song, but that's probably because I'm 17 and not especially pop culture-savvy), and Matilda are seen as old-fashioned and thus pretentious here. I've never met anyone with any of those names (although I remember seeing a Rhiannon listed in a program for something at my school, but she had a surname that seemed to match so I didn't think anything of it), as they really aren't common here. It really is fascinating.
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It's all in the surname
I don't actually think any of those names are pretentious on their own, but they lend themselves very well to becoming pretentious with certain surnames.
In addition, Imogen is Shakespearean, which could strike some people as a bit pretentious, Victoria is associated with royalty, Aurora is associated with mythology and fairy tales, and Bryony goes very well with long, pretentious surnames.
Also, I'm American :P
I actually love all of those names because they strike me as nicely old-fashioned and possibly a bit pretentious. Every single one of the names in that list was pulled from my PNL, after all.
I don't actually think any of those names are pretentious on their own, but they lend themselves very well to becoming pretentious with certain surnames.
In addition, Imogen is Shakespearean, which could strike some people as a bit pretentious, Victoria is associated with royalty, Aurora is associated with mythology and fairy tales, and Bryony goes very well with long, pretentious surnames.
Also, I'm American :P
I actually love all of those names because they strike me as nicely old-fashioned and possibly a bit pretentious. Every single one of the names in that list was pulled from my PNL, after all.
This message was edited 2/20/2011, 1:15 PM
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Baha, fair enough! Those four are quite popular here, so I found it hard to understand how they could be pretentious, but I guess you're right about the surname bit :)
This message was edited 2/20/2011, 1:37 PM
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