Justice, Sonnet, and Lark
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I hate Justice -- it's painfully on the nose (and not even aurally pleasing).
I love Sonnet because I love poetry and the sound of the word.
I also really like Lark, though I prefer (and would more likely use) Larkspur. Larkin is adorable for a boy.
ETA: I recently used the combo Sonnet Eugenia in a name game. Isn't that gorgeous?
I love Sonnet because I love poetry and the sound of the word.
I also really like Lark, though I prefer (and would more likely use) Larkspur. Larkin is adorable for a boy.
ETA: I recently used the combo Sonnet Eugenia in a name game. Isn't that gorgeous?
This message was edited 9/30/2018, 8:15 AM
Would Lark be a short form or nickname of Larspur?
There is a wonderful snippet from Handel's "Semele" entitled "Ah me", preceding a famous aria entitled "The Morning Lark". I generally despise arias - but love the more musical forums which precede them - as in this case.
O Jove! In pity teach me which to choose,
Incline me to comply, or help me to refuse!
Teach me which to choose,
Or help me to refuse!
The morning lark to mine accords his note,
And tunes to my distress his warbling throat.
Each setting and each rising sun I mourn,
Wailing alike his absence and return.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv_aCzgHsCo
There is a wonderful snippet from Handel's "Semele" entitled "Ah me", preceding a famous aria entitled "The Morning Lark". I generally despise arias - but love the more musical forums which precede them - as in this case.
O Jove! In pity teach me which to choose,
Incline me to comply, or help me to refuse!
Teach me which to choose,
Or help me to refuse!
The morning lark to mine accords his note,
And tunes to my distress his warbling throat.
Each setting and each rising sun I mourn,
Wailing alike his absence and return.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv_aCzgHsCo
I've long wanted a black Scottie again - I've had lots of Scotties and I feel the need of another one. And I'd name her Sonnet without hesitation, because of being a Dark Lady. Definitely not for human use, though!
There's a very good TV journalist here who does political interviews etc; his name is Justice and it really suits him. I can't see it as a female name at all.
Lark doesn't work for me. Larking about comes to mind, rather than cheerful little brown birds.
There's a very good TV journalist here who does political interviews etc; his name is Justice and it really suits him. I can't see it as a female name at all.
Lark doesn't work for me. Larking about comes to mind, rather than cheerful little brown birds.
I've never come across Justice as a name. It's too superheroic for me. "I am Justice! Rar."
The only Lark I've ever known was male. It suited him, and was short for Larkin, which was a family name. As a stand-alone name, I think less of birds and more of larking about and having a lark, so it doesn't work for me.
Sonnet is pass-the-sickbag stuff. Bleurgh.
The only Lark I've ever known was male. It suited him, and was short for Larkin, which was a family name. As a stand-alone name, I think less of birds and more of larking about and having a lark, so it doesn't work for me.
Sonnet is pass-the-sickbag stuff. Bleurgh.
I love Lark for a girl; justice for either (if not for all - sorry). If Sonnet is for one gender how about Sonata for another? This does not imply that I would use the word as a name - or that I would not.
None of them appeal to me at all; especially not Sonnet and Lark, which sound so "look at what a poetic soul I am! Look at me! LOOK AT ME, DAMMIT!"
Justice is not as bad, and I think it can go on either sex. Not saying it should, but it can. It's a bit pretentious too, since it's also a title. Not as bad as Doctor or Princess, but still a drawback.
Justice is not as bad, and I think it can go on either sex. Not saying it should, but it can. It's a bit pretentious too, since it's also a title. Not as bad as Doctor or Princess, but still a drawback.
I wish my soul were poetic. Like the multitudes, I write too; and I use verse forms; others use other forms in which I do not have sufficient interest. When I write my creative process is more frequently like that of the fictional Don Music from Sesame Street.
Oh - you use cool quotations in lieu of your signature; if I ever imitated one, it is because I liked it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrJnzBFzEEY.
Oh - you use cool quotations in lieu of your signature; if I ever imitated one, it is because I liked it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrJnzBFzEEY.
This message was edited 9/30/2018, 5:24 PM
Lyric is feminine imo.
I don't like it very much because while the name / concept is feminine, the word sounds like a guyname.
I don't like it very much because while the name / concept is feminine, the word sounds like a guyname.
I like it for either gender: Lyri would also be a great nickname.
This message was edited 9/30/2018, 11:16 AM