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I usually like unusual naturey names, at least hypothetically. I encountered Wreath today for the first time and had never thought of it for a name before. It was on a baby girl, and her first name was a double nature name too. The whole combo was a bit super hippie overkill imo, but anyway. Hypothetically, I thought Wreath was really pretty. Thoughts?
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Wreath is pretty a bit. As an unusual word name, it can't help but remind me of similar sounding words, so I immediately think Wraith. Hearing it on a person could help with that, though.
Garland is nice and more expected, too.
Garland is nice and more expected, too.
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Hmm, I don't find it that pretty really, and I just associate wreaths with death and funerals so not an association I would want for a child's name!
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Sounds far too much like Rhys to ever work here, & wreaths to me are primarily associated with funerals. How about Garland instead?
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I do really like Garland on a boy!
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I think it's very un-pretty.
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Oh I really don't like it. I don't even like the sound of it (like as in if it weren't a thing, it's still yuck). There's also the association that my mother will never hang a wreath on the door at Christmas because she says it feels like it's meant to be for when people die. I have no idea if that's a real thing or if it is a weird thing my Mum just thinks but either way that's what I think of.
On the other hand I love Wren, which is kinda similar sounding?
On the other hand I love Wren, which is kinda similar sounding?
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At first I was like, ugh weird no. But it is growing on me immensely. It's very romantic in a way - it's like a Victorian spin on hippie style.
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Hmm... Wreath is kind of cool. Whodu thunk it?
I think I might like it more as a middle name. It'd be a good subtle name for a Christmas baby.
I think I might like it more as a middle name. It'd be a good subtle name for a Christmas baby.
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I don't like it. It reminds me of the words 'wrath' and 'wretch', and I agree that it sounds like Reese with a lisp.
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Aw, your comment made me realize it also sounds like "wraith." I like wreaths, I don't want to associate them with wraiths!
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I've posted about this "name" before :). I like it, though picture it more easily on a boy
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Reminds me of "On the Banks of Plum Creek"
I think that was the book, anyway.
The Ingalls are buying a cow from some Norwegian settlers, and they tell them that the cow's name is Wreath of Roses, because of the rose-colored ring on her skin. Then Ma gets all huffy and renames the cow Spot. Which is super original.
I think that was the book, anyway.
The Ingalls are buying a cow from some Norwegian settlers, and they tell them that the cow's name is Wreath of Roses, because of the rose-colored ring on her skin. Then Ma gets all huffy and renames the cow Spot. Which is super original.
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As I recall the Norwegians called her Reet, which might be the Norwegian word for wreath or might just have been pa's interpretation of what he was told.
Spot is kind of original for a cow, more so than Bessie or Bossy.
Spot is kind of original for a cow, more so than Bessie or Bossy.
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I think it was Wreath, but it sounded like "Reet" with their accent.
Spot is a stupid name for a cow, say I. And I am always right.
Spot is a stupid name for a cow, say I. And I am always right.
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Reith is a common-ish surname where I live, so that's what little Wreath would be mistaken for.
So no, I don't like it. Perhaps because I think of a wreath as a "made" decoration, rather than undiluted nature.
So no, I don't like it. Perhaps because I think of a wreath as a "made" decoration, rather than undiluted nature.
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No way. Besides just being all-around silly, it sounds like Reese with a lisp.
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It does! I knew there was something I didn't like about Wreath although it looks nice written down as a word (not as a name).
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