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HelpMaryland and Duvae
So these are names I saw on tv over the last week. A male Maryland was on Teen Mom as a friend of one of the couples. Duvae, pronounced like a duvet cover, was a bride on Say Yes to the Dress. Her mom said they picked the name hoping she would be a comforter to the family.
Maryland - I had a clinet named Maryland who was female and in her 70's. I thought it was kind of a cool/differnt place name that was also a play on Marilyn. But I feel bad for a guy named Maryland! It has Mary in it.
Duvae - If you are going to name your daughter after a blanket, at least spell it the same. It does sound pretty though.
What are everyone else's thoughts?
Maryland - I had a clinet named Maryland who was female and in her 70's. I thought it was kind of a cool/differnt place name that was also a play on Marilyn. But I feel bad for a guy named Maryland! It has Mary in it.
Duvae - If you are going to name your daughter after a blanket, at least spell it the same. It does sound pretty though.
What are everyone else's thoughts?
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I don't care for either. I agree that Maryland is a bad choice for a guy. It's not the greatest as a name for a woman either because it would probably be misheard as Marilyn since people are used to Marilyn as a first name rather than Maryland.
Duvae is just tacky. They could have at least spelled the word correctly. Who wants to be named after bedding in the first place, though?
Duvae is just tacky. They could have at least spelled the word correctly. Who wants to be named after bedding in the first place, though?
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I can't believe they actually chose the name Duvae deliberately because it sounds like duvet. I think it would be more forgivable if they didn't know duvet was a word and just liked the sound, especially since they didn't spell it the same. Wanting her to be a "comforter to the family" is just stupid!
Maryland is not really my style, but it's definitely better for a girl than a boy!
Maryland is not really my style, but it's definitely better for a girl than a boy!
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Duvae is awful.
I have heard of Maryland used as a name before, but on a woman, it doesn't work on a man. I don't think it's the worst name in the world (for a woman), as she can use Mary, but on a man. No way.
I'm from Maryland, and have said I would use Maryland as a middle name (for a girl), should I ever run out of family names to use (which is unlikely).
I have heard of Maryland used as a name before, but on a woman, it doesn't work on a man. I don't think it's the worst name in the world (for a woman), as she can use Mary, but on a man. No way.
I'm from Maryland, and have said I would use Maryland as a middle name (for a girl), should I ever run out of family names to use (which is unlikely).
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I think they're both naming tragedies. I think any name with land at the end should be out as a given name 'cause it sounds clunky and dorky on a person in any position other than the surname position. Duvae is just silly.
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Ulcer-inducing tier names in my opinion.
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