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It’s growing on me — what do you think?
If you feel like answering, are there any middle names or sibling names you think would go well with it?
Thanks! :)
If you feel like answering, are there any middle names or sibling names you think would go well with it?
Thanks! :)
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I really like it but find it hard pair with other names.
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I like Lorelei Beatrix a lot!
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I like it
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Sibling Kahlia Kai
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Sibling Kahlia Kai
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It's tacky imo. Too bad, because the sound of it is so fashionable and not unpleasant. It's almost ironic, self-describing.
If not for the heavy handed marketing of mermaids and sirens in pop culture, and the repulsive things they actually represent, it could sound nice. Like a modern elaboration of Lori.
Lorelei Camille sounds alright I guess. Lorelei Kallisto, if you want to double down.
I think Lorelei Lavender is laughably tacky (sorry).
I'd give a Lorelei some siblings that sound similarly cold and slippery to me, but as usable too: Lorelei, Aviana, Winter, Mallory, Auberon, Severin
If not for the heavy handed marketing of mermaids and sirens in pop culture, and the repulsive things they actually represent, it could sound nice. Like a modern elaboration of Lori.
Lorelei Camille sounds alright I guess. Lorelei Kallisto, if you want to double down.
I think Lorelei Lavender is laughably tacky (sorry).
I'd give a Lorelei some siblings that sound similarly cold and slippery to me, but as usable too: Lorelei, Aviana, Winter, Mallory, Auberon, Severin
This message was edited 12/3/2021, 9:21 AM
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It’s genuinely bewildering to me that you think it’s tacky, like I can’t figure out where that vibe would come from. I also didn’t know people could be, like… averse to mermaids, haha.
This message was edited 12/3/2021, 10:07 AM
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I dunno, it just seems tacky. Sort of analogous to how I feel about certain fads of the past, like Chastity or Sheena or Racquel. I mean, those are not bad either, but look at the vibe they have now. I feel like that's where Lorelei is headed.
Mermaids are just too associated with siren behavior, and are too monstrous for me. I guess that makes me exceptional - probably most people think mermaids are just fun folklore or whatever. I've just read too many tales in which they're malevolent, or at least tricksterish, and thought too hard about how the idea of them is sorta creepy and seems gynophobic. They're more like harpies, less like nymphs who're womanlike. They sometimes seem vaguely fetishy. In Disneyfied culture, they're a cute fun thing for young swimmers to pretend at ... I get that, it was fun to imagine swimming like a mermaid when I was a little girl! But I also remember I didn't want to think too hard about how mermaids went potty, or got born, or where they got their modest little bikini tops.
Mermaids are just too associated with siren behavior, and are too monstrous for me. I guess that makes me exceptional - probably most people think mermaids are just fun folklore or whatever. I've just read too many tales in which they're malevolent, or at least tricksterish, and thought too hard about how the idea of them is sorta creepy and seems gynophobic. They're more like harpies, less like nymphs who're womanlike. They sometimes seem vaguely fetishy. In Disneyfied culture, they're a cute fun thing for young swimmers to pretend at ... I get that, it was fun to imagine swimming like a mermaid when I was a little girl! But I also remember I didn't want to think too hard about how mermaids went potty, or got born, or where they got their modest little bikini tops.
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I’m not sure why, but to me it just sounds so vapid.
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Previously I had not always like this name because the only one I ever knew was at my old high-school, and I was only ever "fine" with her so it didn't really allow for any other impressions upon me.
But now that I've had a bit more traction between that time in my life I am appreciated of it a lot more. It makes me think of a pretty woman or teenaged children's book character, and as such I may be tempted to pair it with another L name for kicks and giggles. But it couldn't start with ‐Lo or -le so that leaves -La, -Li, -Lu.
Lorelei Lavender
Lorelei Larina
Lorelei Lavine
Lorelei Lilac
Lorelei Lilith
Lorelei Lillian
Lorelei Luana
Lorelei Lucella
Lorelei Lucillia
I can just see it: the next southern belle mother or older sister to the protagonist children's book character.
But now that I've had a bit more traction between that time in my life I am appreciated of it a lot more. It makes me think of a pretty woman or teenaged children's book character, and as such I may be tempted to pair it with another L name for kicks and giggles. But it couldn't start with ‐Lo or -le so that leaves -La, -Li, -Lu.
Lorelei Lavender
Lorelei Larina
Lorelei Lavine
Lorelei Lilac
Lorelei Lilith
Lorelei Lillian
Lorelei Luana
Lorelei Lucella
Lorelei Lucillia
I can just see it: the next southern belle mother or older sister to the protagonist children's book character.
This message was edited 12/3/2021, 4:47 AM
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Okay, I actually really like Lorelei Lavender!
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