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A girl I go to class with had her daughter with her to school today. She was super cute and about two years old. Our teacher asked what her name was. She responded Lovely, and for a second or two I hoped that it was just something she called herself until her mother confirmed that it was indeed Lovely. I guess it could have been Loveli too (the -li endings are very popular here) but I highly doubt it since that would have been pronounced differently in Swedish.
WDYT? I think it's a great GP name, and I like the sound of it, but I would never use it on a real child.
WDYT? I think it's a great GP name, and I like the sound of it, but I would never use it on a real child.
This message was edited 2/14/2012, 7:09 AM
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I used to go to school with a girl named Lovely. While it's sweet in theory and I like the sound of it, I prefer it as a term of endearment rather than a given name by far.
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I knew a woman named and always called Beauty. She was pleasant and friendly and, even under really flattering conditions, completely plain. So it's a gamble. All two-year-olds are cute, but it may well not last. Like calling a child Allegra and finding she's tone-deaf. it just isn't a chance I'd ever take. Rather find a synonym. Bonnie? And I also know a Joliette. Less pressure.
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I'd use it!
Not as a first name but as a middle name, definitely!
It was my grandmothers maiden name. My cousins and I have all decided that whomever has a daughter first gets to use it.
I really like it. Yeah, it may be OTT for some people but for us it has meaning.
:)
Not as a first name but as a middle name, definitely!
It was my grandmothers maiden name. My cousins and I have all decided that whomever has a daughter first gets to use it.
I really like it. Yeah, it may be OTT for some people but for us it has meaning.
:)
This message was edited 2/14/2012, 6:25 PM
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This "name" reminds me of when people sarcastically say "Oh, lovely."
It's in the same category as "names" like Princess.
It's in the same category as "names" like Princess.
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Bad name. Bad, bad name. I think her daughter will be teased a lot once children her age start learning English. I wouldn't want to be a teenager named Lovely. Unless she turns out to be this really gorgeous, supernice person, but most teenagers aren't. Cute name for an infant or toddler, for anyone past that age it's terrible.
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Lovely carries an awful lot of baggage. I lump it with other similar names I've encountered (Precious, Princess, Marvelous, Pleasant, Delight). The names having to do with looks are worse, imo, because if the child isn't blessed with traditional good looks or has self-esteem issues, then they're up the creek without a paddle. I think a name pointing to looks in another language (Jolie, Belle, Callista, Beau, Jamal) would be easier to live with.
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A kid named Lovely leaves the same impression to me as a kid named Precious. I don't think I could even name a pet Lovely or Precious - they just sound too much like terms of endearment to me.
This message was edited 2/14/2012, 10:51 AM
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I don't know why, but it's got this incredibly sarcastic tone to it for me. Like if someone was to say "...lovely." if someone farted loudly in public or something.
It is a great GP name though. Like Loveday!
It is a great GP name though. Like Loveday!
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LOL. I was waiting for the right post to say that my nick name is Lovely! I was called that for years by friends and even still sometimes. The reason I got the name though is because "Lovely!" was my most common sarcastic exclamation! lol!
Loveday is a brilliant GP indeed.
Loveday is a brilliant GP indeed.
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in the US...
Lovely would be in the same class as Precious, Beautiful, Princess and Heavenleigh...
Very low-class, in other words.
Lovely would be in the same class as Precious, Beautiful, Princess and Heavenleigh...
Very low-class, in other words.
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I guess in Sweden maybe it wouldn't seem quite as tacky to be named lovely in another language, but here I'd think it was way cheesy. Like being named Precious or Princess.
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It's quite tacky here too.
Anything that sounds too amercian is considered tacky / WT.
I will never forget the horror when I heard a mom calling out for her daughter named Angel in a store about a year ago. I don't even like Angel, but she pronounced half the name in english and the other half in Swedish. Horror!
Anything that sounds too amercian is considered tacky / WT.
I will never forget the horror when I heard a mom calling out for her daughter named Angel in a store about a year ago. I don't even like Angel, but she pronounced half the name in english and the other half in Swedish. Horror!
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Not all Americans are tacky :'(
But yes, many are.
But yes, many are.
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Oh, no I didn't mean it like that.
I meant that most names that sounds very American / English are kinda trashy here in Sweden. Especially the super popular ones or word names. But I don't really care, after all, most people here think I have a trashy name (Nicole).
I meant that most names that sounds very American / English are kinda trashy here in Sweden. Especially the super popular ones or word names. But I don't really care, after all, most people here think I have a trashy name (Nicole).
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Haha, nothing like not knowing how to pronounce your kid's name properly.
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My mother knew some people who named their new daughter Fiona and pronounced it Fie-ona instead of Fee-ona. Not good. She also once met an Heloise who thought she was a Hell-oyz. And I knew a teacher once who called out the names on her class list at the beginning of the year, got no response from Yvonne Someone, reached the end and said "Is there anyone here whose name isn't on the list?" And of course, up went a hand, and its owner said "Yes, Miss, me! I'm Why-vonny!"
There should be more nice, nerdy people like us in the world ...
There should be more nice, nerdy people like us in the world ...
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*facepalm*
Similarly, my husband has had students with names pronounced conventionally but spelled so crazily that phonetically they made no sense. The only example I can think of right now (and I know there's a better example, just can't remember it) is Tytiana, pronounced like Tatiana. Apparently y also makes an a sound...
Similarly, my husband has had students with names pronounced conventionally but spelled so crazily that phonetically they made no sense. The only example I can think of right now (and I know there's a better example, just can't remember it) is Tytiana, pronounced like Tatiana. Apparently y also makes an a sound...
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I would have been embarrassed for her.
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Now that is one high-pressure name!
I like Love enough to have it on my GP list, but Lovely is too much.
I like Love enough to have it on my GP list, but Lovely is too much.
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