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HelpRe: Malvina
in reply to a message by pixie_btrfly
Worse. I prefer Melvina.
Mal-names generally turn me off because of the strong association with mal- as a prefix meaning sick/bad. It's so commonplace, I can't overlook it. Malfeasance, malady, malign, malinger, malformation, maladapted, maladroit, maltreatment, malpractice, maladjusted, malcontent, malfunction, malignant, malodorous, malaise, malnutrition ... and no truly pleasant mal-words to compensate! HOW can anyone think this syllable sounds nice?
I knew a woman from Poland (I think) whose daughter was Malvina. I guess maybe other languages don't have this mal- problem.
- mirfak
Mal-names generally turn me off because of the strong association with mal- as a prefix meaning sick/bad. It's so commonplace, I can't overlook it. Malfeasance, malady, malign, malinger, malformation, maladapted, maladroit, maltreatment, malpractice, maladjusted, malcontent, malfunction, malignant, malodorous, malaise, malnutrition ... and no truly pleasant mal-words to compensate! HOW can anyone think this syllable sounds nice?
I knew a woman from Poland (I think) whose daughter was Malvina. I guess maybe other languages don't have this mal- problem.
- mirfak
This message was edited 3/12/2016, 7:59 PM
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