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Perpetua (edit)
EDIT: Oops, I just realized I posted about Perpetua back in November! So sorry for the repetition. Feel free to respond if your opinion has changed since then or if you didn't respond to the first post. :)Am I the only one who admires this rarefied beauty? I acknowledge that it's one letter away from being an adjective and that it begins with "perp" (as in "perpetrator"), but the former is one of the reasons why I love it, and the latter doesn't bother me because "perpetual" supersedes "perp(etrator)" as an association for me.As for nicknames, I think I like Peppy and Eppie the most. :)Here are some combos for you to consider, if you please:Perpetua Agnes
Perpetua Alice
Perpetua Casimira
Perpetua Cecile
Perpetua Cecilia
Perpetua Celestine
Perpetua Clotilde
Perpetua Corisande
Perpetua Daphne
Perpetua Dorothea
Perpetua Edith
Perpetua Enid
Perpetua Eve
Perpetua Fabienne
Perpetua Fiorella
Perpetua Flavienne
Perpetua Florence
Perpetua Frances
Perpetua Ianthe
Perpetua Inez
Perpetua Ingrid
Perpetua Iolanthe / Iolanta
Perpetua Irene
Perpetua Isabella
Perpetua Isidora
Perpetua Ismene
Perpetua Katharina
Perpetua Lavinia
Perpetua Leona
Perpetua Leontina / Leontine
Perpetua Letitia
Perpetua Linnea
Perpetua Lucasta
Perpetua Lucilla
Perpetua Magdalena / Magdalene
Perpetua Marguerite
Perpetua Mathilde
Perpetua Melisande / Melisende
Perpetua Millicent
Perpetua Natalie
Perpetua Ottilie
Perpetua Ottoline
Perpetua Philomela
Perpetua Philomena
Perpetua Raphaela
Perpetua Roxana / Roxane
Perpetua Serena
Perpetua Sibyl
Perpetua Sophia / Sophie
Perpetua Tatiana
Perpetua Therese
Perpetua Violette
Perpetua Viviana
Perpetua Vivienne
Perpetua Wilhelmine
Perpetua Winifred

This message was edited 6/28/2020, 1:35 PM

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I like it!
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The idea behind it depresses me a bit. Also it makes me think long-winded. I don't think of "perp" at all.
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It's certainly unwieldy, but it has some austere nun who composes choir music charm. Peppy is sweet.
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“Austere nun who composes choir music” is one of my favorite evocations!!!
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I don't like it
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I think it’s a lovely name for a font, and while the rare bearer might manage to pull it off evocatively, I’d consider it too nerdy otherwise.
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It reminds me of Bridget Jones's super annoying co-worker. "Most of the time I want to staple things to her head" - quote from the film, by Bridget. I think it sounds pretentious and it is one of the few names I'd actually be a bit embarrassed introducing myself with (no offense, just my personal opinion). I find it to be ridiculous sounding. Same with Eppie (it also reminds me of Epstein which is horrible) and Peppy (Pepsi, pee pee). Agnes and Alice are very nice. I also like Ottoline.
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It reminds me of that character, too.
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Whoa, I had no idea there was a character named Perpetua in that movie. Cool!There's also the British actress Dolly Wells, born Dorothy Perpetua Gatacre. I love that combo.

This message was edited 6/28/2020, 1:19 PM

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I know a Perpetua. She’s Irish and in her late fifties. She shortens it to Pet.
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Pet is so cute!!
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