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So, I've been bitten hard by one of my GPs... Psyche? I kind of vaguely love it and have no clue why. It looks pretty written down and has an airy, fantastical, feminine air which has just inspired me. I consider it categorically unusable as a first name. In England I've never heard the whole 'Psych!' thing - that seems to be a very American thing - but who's to say it'll never catch on? There's still several bad / nasty-nickname-material connotations - psychiatric, psychopathic, psychological... which while sharing the same ultimate origin and therefore being linked, detract away from a lovely name and make it unusable. Gotta say, I hated Psyche for a long time because I kept thinking 'Psycho' but I added it to my namelist on a whim because of the mythology and it's just grown on me. I just know it's impossible to use as a first name.
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What do you think of Psyche? Do you think it's unusable? Can you think of any name combos (with Psyche as the mn) which might work? What's your personal impression?
So...
What do you think of Psyche? Do you think it's unusable? Can you think of any name combos (with Psyche as the mn) which might work? What's your personal impression?
This message was edited 6/5/2011, 8:46 AM
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I went to high school with a girl named Psyche. I didn't know her personally, but she was very popular and outgoing. Her friends would jokingly call her Psycho. In our graduation program, everyone's full names were listed, and I found out her middle name was Aisha but spelled with unnecessary extra letters and double vowels. Something along the lines of Aaiieeishiieeaah.
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My stock Psyche combos are Psyche Vanessa, Violet Psyche and Psyche Ianthe / Psyche Iolanthe. The myth of Cupid and Psyche was one of my absolute faves as a young myth and name nerd. So romantical! It must have been the version of the myth I first read that made the name Psyche forever associated with the colour purple and butterflies, so the combos are inspired from that (I used to think Vanessa meant "butterfly" even though it's the other way around, kind of).
I personally think it is a ravishingly gentle and beautiful name. It also helps that there is a breathtaking painting of the lovers by Francois Gerard (with a butterfly in it) that I instantly think of.
I think it would take insane courage (lol no pun intended) to use this name but anyone who did would be my hero FOREVER.
I personally think it is a ravishingly gentle and beautiful name. It also helps that there is a breathtaking painting of the lovers by Francois Gerard (with a butterfly in it) that I instantly think of.
I think it would take insane courage (lol no pun intended) to use this name but anyone who did would be my hero FOREVER.
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I don't think it's useable. Although the "psych" thing definitely isn't a problem in England, all those other things make it unusable, especially the word/film "psycho".
Another problem is that people might not know it's pronounced psych-EE and might just pronounce it "psych" which doesn't sound great.
Another problem is that people might not know it's pronounced psych-EE and might just pronounce it "psych" which doesn't sound great.
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I like Psyche, but I think it is 100% unusable.
Even in a hypothetical combo, it would need a very sensible yet uncommon name to balance it out.
Even in a hypothetical combo, it would need a very sensible yet uncommon name to balance it out.
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Definitely unusable, for all of the references you mentioned. But I do think that without those references, it would be an awesome name.
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I love a lot of lesser-used names, and names from Greek mythology, but this one is too out-there even for me to want to use as a forename (at least outside of Greece). I do quite like it as a middle name, though. I think it would sound great paired with another Greek name, like maybe Athena Psyche or Xylona Psyche.
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I really dislike most Greek mythology names. They tend to sound like the kinds of names you see in angsty fanfics but never in real life. The fact that Psyche is reminiscent of words like "psychopath" is also a turn-off.
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I don't like Greek mythology names, either. A couple of them are okay, but most of them sound ridiculous in modern day, as far as I'm concerned.
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I like the mythological namesake but the sound and aesthetics of the name don't appeal to me. I don't think it's usable for the reasons you already mentioned -- when I see the name I think of modern medical terms. I can't see it being used on a person.
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It's a GP for me. I like it, but I think it's completely unusable.
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I doubt "Psych!" will catch on in the UK. People said it here twenty years ago, so if it were going to, it probably would have by now.
Me, I'm not crazy about the name, no pun intended. It sounds too much like "pyscho" or "psychotic" for me to think it's usable or pretty.
Me, I'm not crazy about the name, no pun intended. It sounds too much like "pyscho" or "psychotic" for me to think it's usable or pretty.
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It must be nice to be able to predict the future with such certainty.
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What? I meant since the expression was so old and hardly ever used anymore, the chances of it catching on in other places is probably pretty slim. I didn't say, "People in the UK will never use the expression, ever." THAT would be "predicting the future with such certainty."
This message was edited 6/5/2011, 8:23 PM
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I don't think Psyche is usable. The "psycho" and "psych" you can get out of it make it so.
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