Message: "Rhiannon" - Behind the Name

Rhiannon

by as (guest)

1/23/2006, 3:03 PM

WDYT of it? I think it's kind of pretty but doubt I would ever use it. Thoughts?

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- Arieanne

1/25/2006, 9:44 PM

I love this name! One day when I have kids I fully intend to use it for one of my daughters. Well not Rhiannon but Rhiana. I love both versions though.

~Arie~

- Isla

1/24/2006, 10:29 AM

I had a friend in elementary school with this name (probably named after the Fleetwood Mac song since we were born in the '70s), and I though it was so "cool" back then. :b I don't dislike it now, but it just seems a little dated to me.

~Heather~

- gypsy

1/23/2006, 5:32 PM

I like it. I've only known two. It's pretty but familiar.

- mum2bubba

1/23/2006, 5:28 PM

I like it probably more so as a mn, the only problem I have with this name is its really close sounding to Breanna. My sister's name is Briana (Bree-ann-ah) and she gets called Rhiannon ALL the time. :)

Mum to Hayley Anne

- MariaNikolaievnaRomanova (MariaNikolaievnaRoma)

1/23/2006, 4:34 PM

I love it! Like you, I'd probably never use it, but it's one of those names that deserves a double-take. On another board, someone once posted a batch of birth announcements which contained the combo Rhiannon Fern. Since then, I can't get the combo out of my head. Rhiannon is hauntingly beautiful, left over from a time of myths and legends.

_____

- Belldandy

1/23/2006, 4:01 PM

I don't like it. I know it's supposed to be a rare, pretty name but it sounds kind of...tired out to me.

~~she came in through the bathroom window~~

- Juls (guest)

1/23/2006, 3:47 PM

i agree, it's pretty, but not practical

- Delia (guest) +4

1/23/2006, 3:22 PM

It's kind of nice. Reminds me of a Stevie Nicks song.

- shijin (guest) +3

1/23/2006, 4:04 PM

Isn't it a Fleetwood Mac song? I mean, I know Stevie Nicks was a member of Fleetwood Mac, but I mean Fleetwood Mac versus Stevie Nicks solo.

- Delia (guest) +2

1/23/2006, 4:08 PM

I don't know. I'm not an expert on 70's pop. Probably easy enough to look up though.

- shijin (guest) +1

1/23/2006, 4:14 PM

It is. Sorry, I'm not trying to be a smartass - it's just that Fleetwood Mac is such a great band. You've gotta give credit where credit's due.

By the way... I love this name, and do think it's practical. It has some great nickname potential if you can't stomach the entire thing.

- delaney04 (guest)

1/23/2006, 4:15 PM

Yeah, it was done by Fleetwood Mac not solo

- LadyBug18

1/23/2006, 3:20 PM

It is rather lovely and it's Welsh! I don't think I'd ever use it either but it might be nice for a dear pet or in a story sometime! :)

- delaney04 (guest)

1/23/2006, 3:09 PM

I love it. We considered using it for our last child but decided it was a mouthful with our surname. I think it's very pretty and not incredibly popular, which is why I liked it.

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