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Cressida
by Xenokleia (Dragon_Clarinet)
7/21/2011, 1:01 PM
WDYT and how do you pronounce- CRESS-ih-dah or cress-EE-dah for you?
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- Orsino (bananarama)
7/23/2011, 7:16 PM
I like it. It sounds pretty.
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- Caralena Estelle (GiovannaDevorah)
7/22/2011, 1:28 AM
CRESS-ih-dah and I love it!
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- Wordsmith
7/21/2011, 5:56 PM
Cressida (KRESS-ih-dah) is one of my longstanding favorites -- I find it willowy and romantic.
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- Alcyone
7/21/2011, 5:39 PM
It's pretty. I pronounce it CRESS-ih-da (same stressed/unstressed syllable pattern as Jessica).
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- Adenydd (guest)
7/21/2011, 4:07 PM
I stress the first syllable. The name certainly looks interesting. On the other hand, I'm not in love with the cress- sound, and Troilus and Cressida isn't exactly one of Shakespeare's best plays (or heroines, for that matter). So I'm ambivalent, though I lean in its favour. In any case, I think it would be a good alternative to the popular Cassandra.
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- Just Jonquil
7/21/2011, 2:52 PM
I say CRESS-i-duh and quite like it, despite the water-cress association.
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- humblebee   +1
7/21/2011, 1:59 PM
CRESS-ih-dah. This was my babysitter's name. She had a brother named Orpheus. All in all, I like the name although it does make me think of watercress.
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- Flare En Kuldes (arwentroi)
7/22/2011, 6:58 PM
Cressida and Orpheus. That's... kind of cool, actually.
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- ginamarie   +3
7/21/2011, 1:31 PM
I pronounce it as CRES-si-dah. First thing that comes to mind for me is the character from The Hunger Games trilogy. I found both her and her name a bit creepy. I'm not sure why, but the sound of it makes me uneasy.Sorry...
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- Xenokleia (nsi) (guest)   +2
7/21/2011, 1:47 PM
Which book is she in?Sorry, I read most of them- and some of the last book. I'm curious because I've never heard of her character before.
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- ginamarie
7/21/2011, 2:26 PM
Keep reading, the end will blow your mind a little bit. =)
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- Xenokleia (nsi) (guest)
7/21/2011, 1:56 PM
Nevermind, sorry.Ugh, they need to stop using good names in books haha. At least she appears to be a minor character.
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- Betsabé (betsabe)
7/21/2011, 1:22 PM
I really like it.I pronounce it CRES-si-dah, I'm pretty sure the two S's subtly make their own sound.You can hear it here...http://bit.ly/pSp9huJust put your cursor over the word and you'll hear it.

This message was edited 7/21/2011, 1:22 PM

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