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in reply to a message by Billina
Someone picked it for me in a "what would you rename me" thread, and surprisingly, it was my favorite...maybe because it's almost more haughty than my real name. ;-)
It has a weightiness and grit that I like, and it achieves that without sacrificing any classic femininity. I like Augustine a bit more at the moment, though.
It's partly interesting to me because I don't like August / Augustus for guys. It also makes me think of upstate New York and Georgia, but I'm apathetic about that.
It has a weightiness and grit that I like, and it achieves that without sacrificing any classic femininity. I like Augustine a bit more at the moment, though.
It's partly interesting to me because I don't like August / Augustus for guys. It also makes me think of upstate New York and Georgia, but I'm apathetic about that.
This message was edited 3/30/2019, 1:07 PM
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I know your name is Victoria and I must say that I don't find Victoria haughty at all. Obviously, as it's what I named my daughter. Although I do know that Victoria being haughty is a.....I don't want to say "common" opinion, because I feel that the majority of people like the name Victoria, but those who don't like it commonly use as a reason they don't that it's haughty. Actually they usually say "cold" or "snooty" but same difference. This is just my opinion, of course, but the reason that I don't find Victoria haughty while I do find Augusta haughty is that Victoria is used so much more than Augusta, so it's borne by women from all walks of life. I find it far more accessible than Augusta, I guess is a good way to put it.
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Victoria is a goddess of victory, and in recent history, a famous one was the long reigning queen of an empire, while Augusta is a name used by ancient empresses.
To me, Augusta is a little more approachable because it's shorter, and the idea of Gus as a NN is so humble seeming. I like the contrast. Victoria has been more recently popular, and it's more widespread, so more familiar. They're about even in terms of the aura of "power" I think they give off, which is what people react to IMO.
I think it'd be nice if Augusta was more widespread. I think it's wearable.
I'm not really dissing Victoria; I was teasing a little, because I have gotten the cold/haughty feedback about it. I do enjoy the regality of the name, might as well own it.
To me, Augusta is a little more approachable because it's shorter, and the idea of Gus as a NN is so humble seeming. I like the contrast. Victoria has been more recently popular, and it's more widespread, so more familiar. They're about even in terms of the aura of "power" I think they give off, which is what people react to IMO.
I think it'd be nice if Augusta was more widespread. I think it's wearable.
I'm not really dissing Victoria; I was teasing a little, because I have gotten the cold/haughty feedback about it. I do enjoy the regality of the name, might as well own it.
This message was edited 3/30/2019, 12:19 PM
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