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in reply to a message by Akua Topaz
I don't think I like Sylvain pronounced that way. To me, it looks like it should either be Syl-VAIN (emphasis on the VAIN which is, I think obviously, negative), or else it should be pronounced just like Sylvan (SYL-vun). SYL-vain is not hitting me the right way; it seems strained to me. If it were said SIL-vun I'd like it, but I prefer Sylvan. I really do like Sylvan. I think it's great.
Sylvan and Lucian, yes. (OT... I think Lucien (and any other -ian names spelled -ien, like Damien and Adrien) looks sort of fey and glammy. Not that I don't see some appeal in fey and glammy man-names. I totally do. But ... I personally would hesitate to give one to a child, if I wasn't a French speaker living in French-speaking places. I mean, I have a hard time picturing most men I know as Lucien, but a fairly easy time picturing them as Lucian. And if I were a man, I'd much rather be Lucian than Lucien. Definitely. I mean, living where I live and all that.)
Sylvan and Lucian, yes. (OT... I think Lucien (and any other -ian names spelled -ien, like Damien and Adrien) looks sort of fey and glammy. Not that I don't see some appeal in fey and glammy man-names. I totally do. But ... I personally would hesitate to give one to a child, if I wasn't a French speaker living in French-speaking places. I mean, I have a hard time picturing most men I know as Lucien, but a fairly easy time picturing them as Lucian. And if I were a man, I'd much rather be Lucian than Lucien. Definitely. I mean, living where I live and all that.)
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Re:Lucien..rather interestingly, there's a well-known local (literary, imaginary) character named Lucien, he does a one-man show, and he's the embodiment of the country- hick working- man .(he works at a pulp and paper mill, an importamt local industry, when he works, that is)! As you say, all depends on where you live.
Fey and Glammy? That would be Alphonse-Luc.
Or our former Lieutenant -Governor, first-named Hermongilde.That's really ott, though he's a perfectly good guy.I think his mother "got it out of a book".
Fey and Glammy? That would be Alphonse-Luc.
Or our former Lieutenant -Governor, first-named Hermongilde.That's really ott, though he's a perfectly good guy.I think his mother "got it out of a book".
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Weird how different people's associations can be. Everyone has a unique perspective. I'd even wonder if Lucien's name is meant to be slightly ironic. I can't remember where you live, though. I guess if there's a lot of French heritage around, that changes the game.
Alphonse-Luc sounds stuffy and stuckup to me, but not fey and glammy. haha
Hermongilde sounds contrived and dramatic, but doesn't have that "vampire character" vibe that I get from Lucien / Adrien / Damien / Sebastien / Julien / Fabien etc. Hermongilde, to me, takes the heroic-literary vibe I get from names such as Byron, Ulysses, Gideon, & Montgomery a bit too far. If I were a guy, I'd rather be Hermongilde than Lucien because I could go by Gil.
Alphonse-Luc sounds stuffy and stuckup to me, but not fey and glammy. haha
Hermongilde sounds contrived and dramatic, but doesn't have that "vampire character" vibe that I get from Lucien / Adrien / Damien / Sebastien / Julien / Fabien etc. Hermongilde, to me, takes the heroic-literary vibe I get from names such as Byron, Ulysses, Gideon, & Montgomery a bit too far. If I were a guy, I'd rather be Hermongilde than Lucien because I could go by Gil.
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Not ironic,it's a common name here.(I'm in a French-speaking part of Canada.)
Our former Lt. Governor is, in fact, a poet and illustrator, careers he's returned to, now that his stint as Lt.G. is over. (Not that I know him, you understand, but I live in a sparcely populated province and he's quite well known, locally.)
So perhaps his parents had an intuition.
Don't know if he is nick-named, it's not so prevalent in French.
Our former Lt. Governor is, in fact, a poet and illustrator, careers he's returned to, now that his stint as Lt.G. is over. (Not that I know him, you understand, but I live in a sparcely populated province and he's quite well known, locally.)
So perhaps his parents had an intuition.
Don't know if he is nick-named, it's not so prevalent in French.
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