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I know, there is potentially a lot of baggage with this, but putting that aside wdyt of how it sounds? What about real life use of Crimson as a middle name?
This message was edited 11/8/2015, 8:51 AM
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Heh, it's a little hard for me to not see Crimson as feminine, since it's usually my go-to Internet moniker. But I mainly see it as androgynous, since I end up always being mistaken for a boy anyway. ;p
I really like color names that are more out of left field, especially as middle names. I think that Crimson could be a quirky, yet solid mn for a boy (but that may be because it does seem very name-y to me since I'm used to going by it).
Samuel Crimson
Henry Crimson
Jared Crimson
Arthur Crimson
Jeriah Crimson
Marcos Crimson
Luciano Crimson
Julius Crimson
Richard Crimson
Albert Crimson
Wesley Crimson
Nathanael Crimson
I really like color names that are more out of left field, especially as middle names. I think that Crimson could be a quirky, yet solid mn for a boy (but that may be because it does seem very name-y to me since I'm used to going by it).
Samuel Crimson
Henry Crimson
Jared Crimson
Arthur Crimson
Jeriah Crimson
Marcos Crimson
Luciano Crimson
Julius Crimson
Richard Crimson
Albert Crimson
Wesley Crimson
Nathanael Crimson
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It's a beautiful color, but if I was to use it, I would use it on a girl. And it's not very good for a girl either, sorry. I think of King Crimson (not that that's a bad thing) and I also see "crime son".
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I didn't even think of King Crimson! That makes me like it a little more.
This message was edited 11/9/2015, 10:25 AM
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All I can think of is a very earwormy, repetitive but pleasantish 60s song with the refrain "Crimson and clover, over and over", and over and over it went until you wanted to ... go and write some more varied lyrics. And so, I suppose it's cause and effect, I think of it as a girl name just because they are so much more frequent in pop songs, give or take a bit of Elton John and and Billy Joe McAllister!
And Scarlett is female. So I feel tension between two shades of red with different genders. The sound isn't madly appealing, certainly not appealing enough. And the fact that Crimson ends in -son would never have crossed my mind and doesn't seem relevant anyway, what with Alison, Madyson etc.
As mns, anything goes but it can still be embarrassing. I had a friend at school with, as it turned out, three mns. We only knew about two of them, and they were production-line stuff. But when we were about 11-12 we somehow discovered her third mn, which is Honeybun. With explosive effect. Luckily she was ... not exactly popular, but well liked, so we enjoyed it more than she didn't. But still, it seemed and seems harsh to inflict that on a child.
And Scarlett is female. So I feel tension between two shades of red with different genders. The sound isn't madly appealing, certainly not appealing enough. And the fact that Crimson ends in -son would never have crossed my mind and doesn't seem relevant anyway, what with Alison, Madyson etc.
As mns, anything goes but it can still be embarrassing. I had a friend at school with, as it turned out, three mns. We only knew about two of them, and they were production-line stuff. But when we were about 11-12 we somehow discovered her third mn, which is Honeybun. With explosive effect. Luckily she was ... not exactly popular, but well liked, so we enjoyed it more than she didn't. But still, it seemed and seems harsh to inflict that on a child.
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First I think of various sports teams.
Then I think of the color.
When only thinking about the sound, my first word associations were: grim, grime, crime, crème.
It could maybe work as a middle name, since it's not that different than Scarlet, in theory (although I'd consider it more unisex).
If I heard it used, I'd probably assume that one or both of Crimson's parents were sports fans or artists.
Then I think of the color.
When only thinking about the sound, my first word associations were: grim, grime, crime, crème.
It could maybe work as a middle name, since it's not that different than Scarlet, in theory (although I'd consider it more unisex).
If I heard it used, I'd probably assume that one or both of Crimson's parents were sports fans or artists.
This message was edited 11/8/2015, 4:47 PM
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I think it's pretty bad, both its baggage (it makes me think of menstruation and other bloody things) and its sound. But I also think bad middle names rarely hurt anyone, so I have no problem with its RL use.
Now I have that "Crimson and Clover" song stuck in my head.
Now I have that "Crimson and Clover" song stuck in my head.
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I like it. I like color names in general though. Carmine is more common as a name, but I like Crimson too. It's got that -son ending that makes it a bit name-y.
The association with blood or war doesn't bother me that much. There are TONS of names that have war-like meanings.
The association with blood or war doesn't bother me that much. There are TONS of names that have war-like meanings.
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Blood always comes to mind. Also crim. It sounds like a name of somebody who prefers the dark and sinister side of stuff or at least whoever named the child prefers that. The associations and connotions of the name is harsh as well with the name itself; sound and look.
Crimson is just an all around laughably bad name.
Crimson is just an all around laughably bad name.
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Well ... the sound of it reminds me of crimp and cringe. So it gives me a sort of flinching sensation - maybe also because I'm unable to completely dissociate it from embarrassed blushing.
If I think of it as a surname-like name - as if it meant Crim's son - then the S comes out S instead of Z, and it reminds me of Clemson. Like Clemson U. Not appealing to me at all.
I like the way the letters look, but the sound doesn't work for me even if I imagine that I have known someone named Crimson since before I learned the word.
If I think of it as a surname-like name - as if it meant Crim's son - then the S comes out S instead of Z, and it reminds me of Clemson. Like Clemson U. Not appealing to me at all.
I like the way the letters look, but the sound doesn't work for me even if I imagine that I have known someone named Crimson since before I learned the word.
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You really can't separate the name from the baggage; the name *is* the baggage, because it's not a word that has been used as a name with any kind of frequency, so it is really only seen as a word. For that reason it dosn't make a good name.
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