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in reply to a message by oak
I'd be surprised to see three young sisters with those names.
Harriet, seems to be getting a bit popular, but it is quite old-fashioned. Not a bad name, though.
Ruth is, for me, timeless, it's always in style. Solid, yet elegant.
Martha, I can't like. I think it goes back to he biblical Martha, reproached by Jesus because she was fussing about getting a meal instead of sitting with him, as her sister Mary was doing. (Unfair of Jesus, I always thought, someone has to get the supper!)
I'd be happy to be called Ruth. Would tolerate being called Harriet. Would deeply dislike being Martha.
As for who these sisters seem to be, truly, I'm not good at that. My guess is that Martha is the eldest, and is likely named for some relative. Harriet is named for her Mother's best childhood friend. And Ruth is youngest,so named just because the parents-and older sisters!-liked the name.
I do see them as being happy sisters, not unduly quarrelsome or competitive with each other. Martha and Harriet are close in age, Ruth is a bit younger.
Harriet, seems to be getting a bit popular, but it is quite old-fashioned. Not a bad name, though.
Ruth is, for me, timeless, it's always in style. Solid, yet elegant.
Martha, I can't like. I think it goes back to he biblical Martha, reproached by Jesus because she was fussing about getting a meal instead of sitting with him, as her sister Mary was doing. (Unfair of Jesus, I always thought, someone has to get the supper!)
I'd be happy to be called Ruth. Would tolerate being called Harriet. Would deeply dislike being Martha.
As for who these sisters seem to be, truly, I'm not good at that. My guess is that Martha is the eldest, and is likely named for some relative. Harriet is named for her Mother's best childhood friend. And Ruth is youngest,so named just because the parents-and older sisters!-liked the name.
I do see them as being happy sisters, not unduly quarrelsome or competitive with each other. Martha and Harriet are close in age, Ruth is a bit younger.
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