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Also, a friend is thinking of using Trygve for a boy. She's set on Chrysanthemum Marie for a daughter. I'm trying to get her to replace Chrysanthemum with the name of her mom, Solveig.
Also, a friend is thinking of using Trygve for a boy. She's set on Chrysanthemum Marie for a daughter. I'm trying to get her to replace Chrysanthemum with the name of her mom, Solveig.
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Cyrus is nice, I prefer Cyril, but Cyrus is youthful and makes me think of nature (Cypress trees). Quentin has a nerdy association but is still charming and gentlemanly.
Not gonna lie, I absolutely love the name Chrysanthemum. I love the association to the beautiful flower (the golden yellow ones are my favorite) and Chrysanthemum tea is one of my favorite things in the world. Yum.
But at the same time I love Solveig too so, *shrugs*
I couldn't even begin to figure out how to pronounce Trygve, it might pose more problems then Chrysanthemum.
Not gonna lie, I absolutely love the name Chrysanthemum. I love the association to the beautiful flower (the golden yellow ones are my favorite) and Chrysanthemum tea is one of my favorite things in the world. Yum.
But at the same time I love Solveig too so, *shrugs*
I couldn't even begin to figure out how to pronounce Trygve, it might pose more problems then Chrysanthemum.
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Cyrus - I like the sound. My only IRL association (aside from the Miley connection) is someone I went to college with. He was a burly guy from Montana or Wyoming and really into hiking and big game hunting, which gives the name a woodsy, manly feel to me.
Quentin - Nice. A name you don't see often, but it's not weird or out there. It seems well-rounded and I can picture it on all different types of people.
Trygve - I haven't heard this name before. My Google search says it's pronounced TRIG-vah, is that right? My US-centric mind doesn't love the look (that -ygv- right in the middle!) but I like the sound.
Chrysanthemum - Wow, that's a hard name for anyone to pull off. At least it lends itself to lots of nicknames. Chrysanthi/ Chrysanthe is much more accessible and flows better with Marie.
Quentin - Nice. A name you don't see often, but it's not weird or out there. It seems well-rounded and I can picture it on all different types of people.
Trygve - I haven't heard this name before. My Google search says it's pronounced TRIG-vah, is that right? My US-centric mind doesn't love the look (that -ygv- right in the middle!) but I like the sound.
Chrysanthemum - Wow, that's a hard name for anyone to pull off. At least it lends itself to lots of nicknames. Chrysanthi/ Chrysanthe is much more accessible and flows better with Marie.
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Cyrus is the name of my nephew so I'm pretty biased. I've no idea where my brother and sister-in-law got it from because it's fairly obscure - then they went and gave one of my most popular names to his sister, Amelia! I like Cyrus, I love the sound and I like it much more than Silas which has a similar sound but isn't quite there for me.
Not Quentin, but Quinten is on my long list, I prefer that spelling because it gives you a better clue of how to pronounce it the way I like it to sound and also makes more sense to give the nickname Quinn which I love.
In reference to your friend: I think she needs to be bumped on the head.
Not Quentin, but Quinten is on my long list, I prefer that spelling because it gives you a better clue of how to pronounce it the way I like it to sound and also makes more sense to give the nickname Quinn which I love.
In reference to your friend: I think she needs to be bumped on the head.
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Chrysanthemum. Really? Oh dear.
If she doesn't see the light, perhaps she could be helped to consider the length of Chrysanthemum, the Chrys- versus Chris- spelling issue which will be a life sentence, the difficulty of pronouncing a name ending in -m and followed by a name starting with M-, the sheer silliness of that Mum ending (the flowers are known to gardeners as Mums!) ... I could go on, but I'm sure you've already tried. Oh, and there's also the new Japanese emperor, who has just ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
So let's try something else. Chrysanthi in modern Greek or Chrysanthe from ancient Greek would give her what she's looking for, without the problems. And, I'm not even slightly Greek myself, but I have met Greek women called Chrysoula or Chryssoula, not sure of the spelling, but it's pronounced criSOOluh and I think it's very pretty and a whole lot nicer than ... What's more, Chrysoula Marie actually sounds good!
I do like Trygve, though! Lots of fun.
ETA Chrysanthemum startled me so much that I forgot about Cyrus and Quentin! If I wanted to reference an ancient Persian king, I'd go for Darius. Cyrus can only shorten to Cy, or Sigh, and that's what puts me off Simon: just a generally weak and feeble impression. Quentin is really, really nice; pity so few people have five sons! I only know of one family that did, and they named #5 Quentin, but I've never met him. I did teach a Quintus once, and he was a pleasant enough child but I always regretted that he wasnb't a Quentin.
If she doesn't see the light, perhaps she could be helped to consider the length of Chrysanthemum, the Chrys- versus Chris- spelling issue which will be a life sentence, the difficulty of pronouncing a name ending in -m and followed by a name starting with M-, the sheer silliness of that Mum ending (the flowers are known to gardeners as Mums!) ... I could go on, but I'm sure you've already tried. Oh, and there's also the new Japanese emperor, who has just ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
So let's try something else. Chrysanthi in modern Greek or Chrysanthe from ancient Greek would give her what she's looking for, without the problems. And, I'm not even slightly Greek myself, but I have met Greek women called Chrysoula or Chryssoula, not sure of the spelling, but it's pronounced criSOOluh and I think it's very pretty and a whole lot nicer than ... What's more, Chrysoula Marie actually sounds good!
I do like Trygve, though! Lots of fun.
ETA Chrysanthemum startled me so much that I forgot about Cyrus and Quentin! If I wanted to reference an ancient Persian king, I'd go for Darius. Cyrus can only shorten to Cy, or Sigh, and that's what puts me off Simon: just a generally weak and feeble impression. Quentin is really, really nice; pity so few people have five sons! I only know of one family that did, and they named #5 Quentin, but I've never met him. I did teach a Quintus once, and he was a pleasant enough child but I always regretted that he wasnb't a Quentin.
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