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1. What do you like about my naming style and what do you dislike?
Like: tons of character; nothing predictable here. Seem truly independent. Jay.
Dislike: sometimes, too characterish, not enough possibility (for a real person, that is. Can't really be too characterish if that's what you are going for)
2. Is there anything you absolutely love about my naming style? Absolutely loathe?
Love: you give life to names that could seem unremarkable.
Loathe: sometimes the nicks are unnatural. Christian - Cricket: gag me? It could happen, but I like it better if it at least seems spontaneous
3. If you could steal two combos, one from the girls and one boys, which combos would you steal?
Gilda Rae and Jay Clarence
4. If you could change something about my naming style, what changes would you make?
Get rid of ones that to me seem hopelessly stodgy / oldmannish (George, Lemuel, Bertram); refuse to indulge you on the confusing - and I think unattractive - spelling of Juleann; dump Christian (sounds weak in real life to me, especially in this combo)
5. What names from my lists are you tired of seeing for whatever reason?
Riley, Eva, Teresa, Christian
6. How would you classify my naming tendencies? (For example: classic, trendy, retro-chic, old, kre8iv, etc...)
nonconformist/character names; early/mid 20c image but rare enough that they're not strongly "dated;" streaked with classic and Bible. Refreshingly, they tend to be race neutral as well.
7. What name advice yould you give me?
Just the thing about picking nicks.
8. Any other comments?
I really like many of the nicks, in fact. And Jackie isn't so bad. I guess the guilt is about the popularity. Ella Rae sounds like LRA.
- mirfak
Like: tons of character; nothing predictable here. Seem truly independent. Jay.
Dislike: sometimes, too characterish, not enough possibility (for a real person, that is. Can't really be too characterish if that's what you are going for)
2. Is there anything you absolutely love about my naming style? Absolutely loathe?
Love: you give life to names that could seem unremarkable.
Loathe: sometimes the nicks are unnatural. Christian - Cricket: gag me? It could happen, but I like it better if it at least seems spontaneous
3. If you could steal two combos, one from the girls and one boys, which combos would you steal?
Gilda Rae and Jay Clarence
4. If you could change something about my naming style, what changes would you make?
Get rid of ones that to me seem hopelessly stodgy / oldmannish (George, Lemuel, Bertram); refuse to indulge you on the confusing - and I think unattractive - spelling of Juleann; dump Christian (sounds weak in real life to me, especially in this combo)
5. What names from my lists are you tired of seeing for whatever reason?
Riley, Eva, Teresa, Christian
6. How would you classify my naming tendencies? (For example: classic, trendy, retro-chic, old, kre8iv, etc...)
nonconformist/character names; early/mid 20c image but rare enough that they're not strongly "dated;" streaked with classic and Bible. Refreshingly, they tend to be race neutral as well.
7. What name advice yould you give me?
Just the thing about picking nicks.
8. Any other comments?
I really like many of the nicks, in fact. And Jackie isn't so bad. I guess the guilt is about the popularity. Ella Rae sounds like LRA.
- mirfak
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Because I can't not respond, hehe...
Loathe: sometimes the nicks are unnatural. Christian - Cricket: gag me? It could happen, but I like it better if it at least seems spontaneous
I agree, believe it or not. They're not so much "Okay, if I have a Christian he'll be a Cricket from day one!" as "That'd be kind of cute if it sounded right on him." Guidelines rather than absolute rules, you know? :) I'm more than open to spontaneous nicknames, since I give them to people constantly and unconsciously; I doubt that my mother expected me to call my sister Jeanie at any point, as an example.
refuse to indulge you on the confusing - and I think unattractive - spelling of Juleann
I have to admit I love how you've phrased this. But out of curiosity, how would you spell a name pronunced jool-ANN? I've been struggling with that a great deal, and the only two ideas that have seemed viable have been Juleann and Julanne.
And Jackie isn't so bad. I guess the guilt is about the popularity.
I'm just not sure it could stand on its own--and I'm unfortunately not a huge fan of any of the names it could be short for. :/ But Jackie is so--so--neat, I guess, on a boy. I haven't the faintest idea why I like it, but I do.
Array
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
Loathe: sometimes the nicks are unnatural. Christian - Cricket: gag me? It could happen, but I like it better if it at least seems spontaneous
I agree, believe it or not. They're not so much "Okay, if I have a Christian he'll be a Cricket from day one!" as "That'd be kind of cute if it sounded right on him." Guidelines rather than absolute rules, you know? :) I'm more than open to spontaneous nicknames, since I give them to people constantly and unconsciously; I doubt that my mother expected me to call my sister Jeanie at any point, as an example.
refuse to indulge you on the confusing - and I think unattractive - spelling of Juleann
I have to admit I love how you've phrased this. But out of curiosity, how would you spell a name pronunced jool-ANN? I've been struggling with that a great deal, and the only two ideas that have seemed viable have been Juleann and Julanne.
And Jackie isn't so bad. I guess the guilt is about the popularity.
I'm just not sure it could stand on its own--and I'm unfortunately not a huge fan of any of the names it could be short for. :/ But Jackie is so--so--neat, I guess, on a boy. I haven't the faintest idea why I like it, but I do.
Array
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
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What about Jeulanne/Juelanne? :-/
~Heather~
~Heather~
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It looks really messy to me.
And "jeu" is close enough to Jew so as to make me uncomfortable, lol!
Maybe I can just spell it Jqxne and pronunce it however I like. ;)
Array
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
And "jeu" is close enough to Jew so as to make me uncomfortable, lol!
Maybe I can just spell it Jqxne and pronunce it however I like. ;)
Array
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
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