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What do you think of Fenn?
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I like it! Makes me think of fen, which is cool to think of as a name, but it looks more complete with the extra n.
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Not liking it. It's too close to the word fen, which means a swamp or bog.
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Honestly... my mind went "FenPhen" diet pills. I think they were all the rage in the 90s. It was totally dangerous.
That link aside, it is simple and has a decent sound. I would assume it was Dutch or something if I met someone with the name, so it's not ridiculous. But, I guess I would prefer it as a nickname for something like Steffan or Fenella.
Just checked the site and I see that Fen is either a Chinese name for "fragrance" or a Frisian name for "peace".... that gives it a lot more cred to me.
All in all, I wouldn't use it myself, but I would think it a cool choice for a boy or girl if I met one.
That link aside, it is simple and has a decent sound. I would assume it was Dutch or something if I met someone with the name, so it's not ridiculous. But, I guess I would prefer it as a nickname for something like Steffan or Fenella.
Just checked the site and I see that Fen is either a Chinese name for "fragrance" or a Frisian name for "peace".... that gives it a lot more cred to me.
All in all, I wouldn't use it myself, but I would think it a cool choice for a boy or girl if I met one.
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Never seen it. Is it a lnfn, or a silly attempt to turn "fen" into a human name by adding a redundant letter, instead of letting the capital F do the job? I don't find a fen a particularly glamorous thing, but then I don't much like geographical names in general. Better than Swamp.
I once knew a Chinese man who wanted to change his name when he moved to an English-speaking country. His brother changed his own name, Chou, to Joe, which worked pretty well. But the other brother found the word "fen" and capitalised the F. So he was Fen; a very handsome and charming guy whom any name would have suited. I asked him why he chose Fen, and he said he'd paged through the dictionary, looking for single-syllable words he liked, and Fen took his fancy. He didn't know its meaning - he knew practically no English at that time. And I've always felt relieved that he didn't go a bit further into the letter F, find a really unsuitable word and decide he liked it.
I once knew a Chinese man who wanted to change his name when he moved to an English-speaking country. His brother changed his own name, Chou, to Joe, which worked pretty well. But the other brother found the word "fen" and capitalised the F. So he was Fen; a very handsome and charming guy whom any name would have suited. I asked him why he chose Fen, and he said he'd paged through the dictionary, looking for single-syllable words he liked, and Fen took his fancy. He didn't know its meaning - he knew practically no English at that time. And I've always felt relieved that he didn't go a bit further into the letter F, find a really unsuitable word and decide he liked it.
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