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in reply to a message by solveig
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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