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HelpRe: Elise?
in reply to a message by TheArtemisMoon
I like the name Elise ... on paper, and for a character.
But used in real life, my impression of it is that it sounds super stuckup. It sounds like the word "elite," has the same smugness that Emily has, and the same bossy quality Lisa has. IMHO. I was dismayed to discover I felt that way about it, when I met a young Elise. And she was nice ... I just didn't like the way the name came across. It's a fine name, just nmsaa.
rating; 2.5
Audrey Elise and Clara Elise both sound fine, but Audrey is my preference.
- mirfak
But used in real life, my impression of it is that it sounds super stuckup. It sounds like the word "elite," has the same smugness that Emily has, and the same bossy quality Lisa has. IMHO. I was dismayed to discover I felt that way about it, when I met a young Elise. And she was nice ... I just didn't like the way the name came across. It's a fine name, just nmsaa.
rating; 2.5
Audrey Elise and Clara Elise both sound fine, but Audrey is my preference.
- mirfak
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I don't feel quite that bad about Elizabeth. The full name Elizabeth is maybe about as stuckup as Elise, and it's not pretty at all IMO, but it isn't quite as grating as Elise... maybe because I've never met an Elizabeth who used it as her everyday name, and didn't go by Ellie or Liz or Beth. (I like Liz.) Elizabeth has never appealed to me very much though - I'm not surprised that someone hates it. I think the nicknames redeem its use as a full name, rather than being contaminated by their derivation from it.
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