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in reply to a message by Serafina Starstrider
I like Serafina and prefer Sera as a nickname, despite it sounding like Sara(h). It's pretty straight-forward spelling-wise and sound-wise, so I think it fits in just fine with English-speakers; doesn't feel like it needs a Polish or Italian surname/heritage to "make sense". I think it does sound well with Arthur and Keiran or Keira (Ciaran or Ciara even better!).
Dante is very, dashingly, masculine to me. I can't imagine it on a girl at all. Would you folks consider Bronte?
Dante is very, dashingly, masculine to me. I can't imagine it on a girl at all. Would you folks consider Bronte?
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I'm not a fan of Bronte personally. There are very few female B names that I care for. My favorite B name is Beatrice. I also like Beatrix and Beatriz.
Bronte actually has always sounded more masculine to me than Dante. I think Dante sounds like the name Dawn with tay added at the end, at least that is how the name is pronounced around here. Bronte sounds like the word brawn with tay added at the end. I dislike the brawn part of Bronte.
But Dante is pronounced differently in certain parts of the US and in other countries. Which might cause some problems but that is also true for some other names as well, especially Greek names. Artemis and Athena are some of the few Greek names that the English pronunciation is close to the Greek pronunciation.
I met a female Dante before when visiting Sol Duc hotsprings in the Olympic National Park. She was a Salish Indian from one of the local tribes. I think she was part Lower Elwa and part Quileute. She was a very cute little girl and I talked a bit with her grandfather and mentioned that my partners favorite girls name was Dante.
The idea for us of a female Dante came from watching Full Metal Alchemist (the first one, not Brotherhood). Full Metal Alchemist is an anime.
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Bronte actually has always sounded more masculine to me than Dante. I think Dante sounds like the name Dawn with tay added at the end, at least that is how the name is pronounced around here. Bronte sounds like the word brawn with tay added at the end. I dislike the brawn part of Bronte.
But Dante is pronounced differently in certain parts of the US and in other countries. Which might cause some problems but that is also true for some other names as well, especially Greek names. Artemis and Athena are some of the few Greek names that the English pronunciation is close to the Greek pronunciation.
I met a female Dante before when visiting Sol Duc hotsprings in the Olympic National Park. She was a Salish Indian from one of the local tribes. I think she was part Lower Elwa and part Quileute. She was a very cute little girl and I talked a bit with her grandfather and mentioned that my partners favorite girls name was Dante.
The idea for us of a female Dante came from watching Full Metal Alchemist (the first one, not Brotherhood). Full Metal Alchemist is an anime.
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I do pronounced Dante the way you do (have never heard it pronounced otherwise), I just don't associate "dawn" with the name. I think of Edmond Dantes from "The Count of Monte Cristo" and also of the poet, Dante Alighieri. I've never seen, or heard of, the anime you mention. I do like the name, Dawn. And now by brain is popping up with Dawn Tea, like actress Tea Leoni (I'm challenged; don't know how to make that little mark over the "e".).
I pronounce Bronte with a "tee" sound at the end, rather than "tay", but if it's the first syllable you object to, that doesn't help. I also like Bronwen, but don't think "brawn". As an aside, Bear posted some suggestions for somebody that included Betrys, the Welsh variant of Beatrice. It caught my eye, so thought I'd mention it to you since you like some of Beatrice's forms. :)
I pronounce Bronte with a "tee" sound at the end, rather than "tay", but if it's the first syllable you object to, that doesn't help. I also like Bronwen, but don't think "brawn". As an aside, Bear posted some suggestions for somebody that included Betrys, the Welsh variant of Beatrice. It caught my eye, so thought I'd mention it to you since you like some of Beatrice's forms. :)
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