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HelpWanda, Tammy, and Crystal
How would you react if you met young sisters with these names today? What would you think?
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Wanda is dated to me. And my name is Tammy which I'm okay with. But I wouldn't bestow it on a child now. Crystal I think would be the less odd or dated name to see on a child now. It is slightly dated but I think it could work. As seeing all three of these names as a sibling set. I would find it odd, and very dated.
I would use Tamsin or Tamara or maybe even Tamia with the NN Tammy
I would use Tamsin or Tamara or maybe even Tamia with the NN Tammy
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I'd think the parents didn't have great taste in names.
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I wouldn't be all that surprised to see a young Crystal. Here in Delaware, Crystal stayed popular (in the top 100) till just a few years ago, especially among Hispanics. Besides, I really like the name; it sounds like what it is: bright, sparkly and clear. One of my favorite cousins is named Crystal Gail, after the singer.
Wanda is one of those names that to me is fun to say and kind of comical in general, but I wouldn't like it for myself or to give to anybody else. I have an aunt named Wanda, who is very cool, but that doesn't mean I like the name.
Tammy is whiny and annoying and even though it's very dated it sounds babyish, like some pudgy-faced little kid sucking on her pigtails and mud all over her knees from playing in the ditch or something. Tamara is nice, but not Tammy.
So I'd think that Crystal was the lucky sister.
Wanda is one of those names that to me is fun to say and kind of comical in general, but I wouldn't like it for myself or to give to anybody else. I have an aunt named Wanda, who is very cool, but that doesn't mean I like the name.
Tammy is whiny and annoying and even though it's very dated it sounds babyish, like some pudgy-faced little kid sucking on her pigtails and mud all over her knees from playing in the ditch or something. Tamara is nice, but not Tammy.
So I'd think that Crystal was the lucky sister.
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I suspect that you expect an answer like "children of a country-music duo" - right?
Tammy should be about 30+ by now, and Crystal (where I live anyway) could be her aunt, so 50 at the very youngest. The only Wanda I ever knew had a Polish father and a Scottish mother; her brother's name was Roderick. So their names weren't chosen according to fashion but to match the opposite-sex parent's origins.
I dislike Crystal for its costume-jewellery vibe; the only Tammy I've ever known is delightful but I had the misfortune once to see a Debby Reynolds movie about a ditzy blonde Tammy which put me right off the name for life, though I could just about face Tamsin. And I've got nothing to connect Wanda with, except that one little girl long ago. I suppose I'd think that each sister had probably been named after someone really special. Or, that it's a free country!
Tammy should be about 30+ by now, and Crystal (where I live anyway) could be her aunt, so 50 at the very youngest. The only Wanda I ever knew had a Polish father and a Scottish mother; her brother's name was Roderick. So their names weren't chosen according to fashion but to match the opposite-sex parent's origins.
I dislike Crystal for its costume-jewellery vibe; the only Tammy I've ever known is delightful but I had the misfortune once to see a Debby Reynolds movie about a ditzy blonde Tammy which put me right off the name for life, though I could just about face Tamsin. And I've got nothing to connect Wanda with, except that one little girl long ago. I suppose I'd think that each sister had probably been named after someone really special. Or, that it's a free country!
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I suppose I am - thanks! Can't remember the details, especially Tambrey - is it a ln or just some mad scientist's invention?
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It would be refreshing, but all three of those names are so dated (especially Tammy).
I'd probably assume Tammy was short for Tamara, although if the family was British, it could be short for Tamsin instead.
I'd probably assume Tammy was short for Tamara, although if the family was British, it could be short for Tamsin instead.
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Wanda would surprise me a lot. It seems extremely dated to me and just reminds me of the fairy from
The Fairly Odd Parents. Tammy would be a bit odd on its own, but I would probably assume it was a nickname for Tasmin or Tamsin. I wouldn't bat an eye at a young Crystal, though. I've known 2.
The Fairly Odd Parents. Tammy would be a bit odd on its own, but I would probably assume it was a nickname for Tasmin or Tamsin. I wouldn't bat an eye at a young Crystal, though. I've known 2.
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