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Pronounced pree-ma-VE-ra. It means "spring (the season)" in several Romance languages. WDYT of it as a girls' name?
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It's funny that you post this...I was just thinking about Primavera as a girls' name the other day. It's nothing I'd use, but I can see the appeal. It has a lovely sound (although there is the pasta connection). Prima would be a nice nickname.
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Laverna m
Laverna means spring too, and it isn't a popular pasta dish.
Laverna means spring too, and it isn't a popular pasta dish.
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I think it's beautiful, but has an unfortunate association, as others have mentioned.
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I immediately think of Pasta primavera, so no. I would laugh (inwardly, of course) if I met one.
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Is it used as a given name in Italian and Spanish-speaking countries?
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It's used very rarely in Spain. The data on the Spanish Statistics Institute website shows that there are 20 women with the name Primavera.
I don't know about Italy.
I don't know about Italy.
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Sounds like something I would name a brand of veal.
Note: I don't like how veal is produced.
Note: I don't like how veal is produced.
This message was edited 1/12/2013, 11:52 AM
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I think it's sweet, but maybe a bit strange for a child. On the other hand, you could call her Prim or Vera!
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As in pasta Primavera? I'm not feeling it. It has a nice enough sound, but I wouldn't use it because of the pasta thing. The Albanian name Pranvera has the same roots and a lovely sound to it though, without that association.
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Hmm, I'd never heard of the pasta, and I don't think it exists in the UK (where I live).
According to Wikipedia it's a North American dish:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta_primavera
Pranvera is nice but I think Primavera has a more bright and delicate sound.
According to Wikipedia it's a North American dish:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta_primavera
Pranvera is nice but I think Primavera has a more bright and delicate sound.
This message was edited 1/12/2013, 8:32 AM
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It's American/ Canadian? I would have sworn it was Italian.
I like the sound of Primavera better than Pranvera too. If people can use Summer or Autumn as a name, why not Primavera?
I like the sound of Primavera better than Pranvera too. If people can use Summer or Autumn as a name, why not Primavera?
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Apparently it was made by Italian-Americans/Canadians. I don't think it's an authentic Italian dish.
This message was edited 1/12/2013, 2:35 PM
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I read the article. But, before reading it I would have said it's Italian.
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No, I've never heard of it either. And we do eat pasta in Scandinavia! :)
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I immediately think of the song "La Primavera" by Sash! http://youtu.be/D-h_XLLoJHk
It (and that type of music) was fairly popular when I was a teenager, so the name seems a bit juvenile to me somehow.
It (and that type of music) was fairly popular when I was a teenager, so the name seems a bit juvenile to me somehow.
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no go...
Unless she has a sister called Marinara and a brother called Alfredo.
Unless she has a sister called Marinara and a brother called Alfredo.
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Hehehe!
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Yeah, this. It's a food.
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*Googles* Oh, it's a meal? I'd never heard of it.
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LOL, but just imagine it ... Primavera, Marinara and Alfredo in the same sibset ... brilliantly, awesomely bad!
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I love Primavera. I think it is really lovely and gloriously over the top. Which I like. I think it does have lots of nickname options too. Prima, Vera, Prim, etc. which make it more usable.
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