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Loris
Is a name I’ve just come across. WDYT?
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This is a surname in my family, but I also once dated someone who had an aunt named Loris. If I try to think about it without any other associations it gives me sort of corporate-robotic vibes. I might add this to my Uncanny Valley names list. There's something appealing but also empty about Loris, it feels like a name from 1950's science fiction.
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I hadn't known it was a name! Lorises are cute, fluffy little primates, so it's a definite No for me.
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It seems too feminine to me, although I don't really know the pronunciation. If it was pronounced as "lo-rreez," then maybe I'd like it.
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Lorises are adorable. Look at his little face!
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Yes. This.
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This is my first thought also.
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Apparently it’s also a diminutive of LorenzoApologies I meant to add not reply to myself

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It sounds super cute I think! Kinda retro. The monkey meaning could go either way, depending on preference.
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It's a kind of monkey that has poison glands in its elbows; it licks the poison and spreads it over its fur.
No, I don't like it for a name at all.
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They're more closely related to lemurs than monkeys actually. But they're cute, they have those huge eyes that always look like they're worried about something.
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It's ok
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I’ve never heard this name before, I really like it!
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I really like it too! It's the name of a city in South Carolina. I think it sounds nicer than Chloris / Cloris. The lemur has ruined it for me though!
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It's the name of a small nocturnal primate found in Southeast Asia. They are cute though so maybe that's not the worst association?
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My first thought was the Lorax by Dr. Seuss, which was apparently inspired by the loris!
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