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Thoughts on these three names?
"And by the way, dearie, your punctuation sucks canal water!"
-The Ghost of Vivian Vance
"And by the way, dearie, your punctuation sucks canal water!"
-The Ghost of Vivian Vance
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Lila is okay, I don't hate it and don't love it.
I like Denise but don't love it. It's one of the better dated names.
I love Deborah. Of course, it was mega-popular, along with its spelling variant Debra, when my generation was being born, so I've known a lot of Debbies. It is dated. For this reason, I wouldn't use it, but I do think it's a great name.
I like Denise but don't love it. It's one of the better dated names.
I love Deborah. Of course, it was mega-popular, along with its spelling variant Debra, when my generation was being born, so I've known a lot of Debbies. It is dated. For this reason, I wouldn't use it, but I do think it's a great name.
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Lila doesn't happen where I live; at least, I've never met, seen or heard of one. Is it LIEla or LEEla? Don't much like the sound of either, and I find Lily and associated names bland in the extreme, so on balance, no.
Denise is pronounced with a S here instead of a Z, and that's a turnoff. I much prefer Denis for a boy, though not enough to use it.
Deborah would be lovely were it not for the dark shadow of Debbie hanging over it. It is just not the sort of name that should be trivialised. As it is, mn only.
Denise is pronounced with a S here instead of a Z, and that's a turnoff. I much prefer Denis for a boy, though not enough to use it.
Deborah would be lovely were it not for the dark shadow of Debbie hanging over it. It is just not the sort of name that should be trivialised. As it is, mn only.
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Lila - I like it in theory, but it does seem a little twee these days with all the Lily's and Liliana's out there.
Denise - Doesn't do much for me either way.
Deborah - I really like Deborah, esp. this spelling. Beautiful name. D names tend to be dark green to me, and Deborah is especially strong evergreen to me.
Denise - Doesn't do much for me either way.
Deborah - I really like Deborah, esp. this spelling. Beautiful name. D names tend to be dark green to me, and Deborah is especially strong evergreen to me.
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Deborah is definitely my favorite of the three. Probably because of the association with the prophetess and judge of Israel, Deborah makes me think of a woman with leadership and good counseling abilities. Regretfully, I don't care for the dated nicknames Deb or Debbie, and I cannot really come up with a better nickname. Orah?
Denise sounds like a middle aged salesclerk or work associate.
Lila- I prefer Lily or Lilian. Lila sounds like a woman who spends a lot of time on her back. Both lazy and loose. For a little girl, I picture someone wearing a pink fluffy dress throwing a screaming fit at the store because her mom wouldn't by her a tiara.
Denise sounds like a middle aged salesclerk or work associate.
Lila- I prefer Lily or Lilian. Lila sounds like a woman who spends a lot of time on her back. Both lazy and loose. For a little girl, I picture someone wearing a pink fluffy dress throwing a screaming fit at the store because her mom wouldn't by her a tiara.
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Deborah is heavy and middle-aged, and the usual nn, Debbie, seems flaky and ditzy.
Denise is attractive and sleek, and makes a good middle name.
Lila is okay, but I like Layla better.
Denise is attractive and sleek, and makes a good middle name.
Lila is okay, but I like Layla better.
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Deborah has always been ugly, and always will. Let's not start using it again.
I kinda like Lila though. I used to like it even more, but I got tired of it. It has a bit of a whiney sound, and it also means purple in Swedish.
Denise was my absolute favorite name when I was about 10-12. I was so sure that I would one day name my daughter this, but I could never quite decide on the spelling; Denise, Denice or Denize (they're all used here). I don't like it these days, probably because it's a bit dated, but also because all I can hear is "the niece".
I kinda like Lila though. I used to like it even more, but I got tired of it. It has a bit of a whiney sound, and it also means purple in Swedish.
Denise was my absolute favorite name when I was about 10-12. I was so sure that I would one day name my daughter this, but I could never quite decide on the spelling; Denise, Denice or Denize (they're all used here). I don't like it these days, probably because it's a bit dated, but also because all I can hear is "the niece".
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