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Re: Laura
by Anneza
1/4/2012, 10:10 PM
in reply to a message by Caroline
I've always loved Laura - much nicer than Lauren etc! - and would have used it joyfully, given enough daughters. I'd also use Helen. I like Mary and used it as a 2nd mn for our first daughter, after two Maria relatives. Sarah seems drab and Julia seems toffee-nosed and dated, but I like Sally and Juliet..
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- Caroline (CarolineCarolina)   +4
1/5/2012, 7:14 AM
Ha! What does toffee-nosed mean? I'm not in love with Sarah either; I much prefer Sally. Can't get behind Juliet though, I'm afraid.
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- guru (BBH)   +3
1/5/2012, 7:28 AM
Toffee-nosed means upper class (negatively).
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- Caroline (CarolineCarolina)   +2
1/5/2012, 8:18 AM
Oh. Hmm... I've never thought of Julia as a particularly snobby name. But my sister's first name is Julia so that could be why. Thanks!
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- guru (BBH)   +1
1/5/2012, 8:22 AM
I agree. Julia sounds perfectly normal to me. It isn't like, say, Alexis, which to me does say "bratty."
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- Caroline (CarolineCarolina)
1/5/2012, 8:24 AM
Alexis does sound bratty, in a sit in a La-Z-boy recliner and watch soap operas with mommy kind of way.
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