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What do you think of Lux?
I recently read The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (amazing book), in which one of the main characters is called Lux, so I've been thinking about it lately.
I recently read The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (amazing book), in which one of the main characters is called Lux, so I've been thinking about it lately.
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1) soap
2) rhymes with sucks. And... ducks.
2) rhymes with sucks. And... ducks.
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I'm feeling pretty neutral about Lux. But I don't dislike it! There was a show on The CW called "Life Unexpected" and the main character was a sixteen-year-old girl named Lux. It seemed to suit her! Might help to hear it being used "in real life" (by that I mean, aloud on TV).
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Too much League of Legends... there's a character called Lux in that game. She's a pretty one at that.
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I don't love it. It feels a bit cheesy.
I know a little boy named Luxton, with the nickname Lux. A bit trendy-try-too-hard, but still kinda nice too.
I know a little boy named Luxton, with the nickname Lux. A bit trendy-try-too-hard, but still kinda nice too.
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I like it. It's kinda GP because of its slightly cheesy meaning (though I love the meaning too. And I'm a Latin geek) but I think it could make great combos. I can see it on both a guy and a girl.
(And it also makes me think of Lorde's song 400 Lux, which I love)
(And it also makes me think of Lorde's song 400 Lux, which I love)
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I think it sounds like it's tongue-in-cheek "sexy" and stage-namey. I think of Lux Interior, the singer from the Cramps. RIP. Suggests the word "luxury" long before it suggests the idea of light.
I think it's a typical characterish name in a novel, but would make a really flaky name for a real person. It just seems sort of goofy.
I think it's a typical characterish name in a novel, but would make a really flaky name for a real person. It just seems sort of goofy.
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That's where I picked it up too (but I didn't really care for the book). I like it okay, for both genders.
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I first heard about the name after reading that book, too. I like it, but I think it works better for a boy.
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Much too soapy. And with Lucy and Lucian so familiar, why introduce confusion IRL? In a book of course we can accept it more readily.
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Rhymes with Tux.
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It has an unattractive sound, and there is, or used to be, a laundry detergent called Lux.
And then there's Luxe, like deluxe, which is very tacky.
And then there's Luxe, like deluxe, which is very tacky.
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To me... and I am very sorry, but this is true... it sounds like a brand of cleaning product :|
I think it might be the X on the end, when a CKS would make it lucks?
I think it might be the X on the end, when a CKS would make it lucks?
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Here in Europe, Lux is indeed a brand of soap: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lux_%28soap%29
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That's the first thing I think of.
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That's the first thing I think of.
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So I was right! Soap is for cleaning ^_^
It's possible we even have it here and I've seen it but not really remembered, and that's why it was in my mind as a cleaning product...
It's possible we even have it here and I've seen it but not really remembered, and that's why it was in my mind as a cleaning product...
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I was thinking the same thing!
I want to like it. The x, the meaning, etc. but I think of the cleaning products.
I want to like it. The x, the meaning, etc. but I think of the cleaning products.
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And Frollein Gladys says above that it actually is one. Our instincts are correct :p
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