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HelpRe: Be a doll, and rate these names. (m)
in reply to a message by Starfish and Coffee
Velma - Favorite of the girl list. It is cute in a slightly frumpy way. It is like a well worn bulky knit sweater that has been around for ages and the color is a bit off, but it is cozy, warm, and your Grandma made it so who cares if it has seen better days?
Winona - She has the flair of a heroine in a western flick. On the rugged side and maybe not entirely politically correct, but she's pretty and can handle action.
Lorena - The slightly weird girl who is really into music and quasi-Celtic stuff. I like it. 7/10
Rory - If it was Aurora with the nickname Rory, I would rate it higher. On its own, it is cute in a casual tomboyish way.
Kirsten - Gingham and "Little House on the Prairie" are my top associations. It is nice, but there are two common pronunciations for it in my area, and I always seem to guess wrong.
Iris - Tall skinny flower. It is fine but not the prettiest flower name and not particularly exciting.
Bess - A nice placid cow name. Simple and sort of endearing. It comes in last because I like it much better on animals than humans.
Marlowe - Favorite of the boys. Paradoxical in all the best ways, it manages to be down to earth, dramatic, romantic, and pragmatic at the same time. Like an academic who gets annoyed with academia and is self aware enough to not take himself too seriously, Marlowe is a literary nod that isn't trying to be niche.
Benedict- It sounds like the name of a very wanted and anticipated child. It sounds optimistic, but perhaps a wee bit more pretentious than Benjamin.
Roswell - It makes me think of a Southwest, USA, road trip complete with visits to lots of National Parks, plenty of barbecue and Tex-Mex meals and an adobe house with a cow skull mounted on the wall. Simultaneously, it makes me think of an intellectually inclined guy that works at NASA. Space cow boy perhaps?
Wolf - The progeny of someone who wanted a down to earth and familiar nature name with teeth to make it a little edgy. It is a cross between motorcycle member, hipster, and redneck.
Keaton - A bit surly and maybe yells too much but probably competent. Michael Keaton was an okay actor.
Bryce - Meh, it sounds like the child of a blogger family in the early 2000s.
Axel - makes me think of Axle car parts.
Winona - She has the flair of a heroine in a western flick. On the rugged side and maybe not entirely politically correct, but she's pretty and can handle action.
Lorena - The slightly weird girl who is really into music and quasi-Celtic stuff. I like it. 7/10
Rory - If it was Aurora with the nickname Rory, I would rate it higher. On its own, it is cute in a casual tomboyish way.
Kirsten - Gingham and "Little House on the Prairie" are my top associations. It is nice, but there are two common pronunciations for it in my area, and I always seem to guess wrong.
Iris - Tall skinny flower. It is fine but not the prettiest flower name and not particularly exciting.
Bess - A nice placid cow name. Simple and sort of endearing. It comes in last because I like it much better on animals than humans.
Marlowe - Favorite of the boys. Paradoxical in all the best ways, it manages to be down to earth, dramatic, romantic, and pragmatic at the same time. Like an academic who gets annoyed with academia and is self aware enough to not take himself too seriously, Marlowe is a literary nod that isn't trying to be niche.
Benedict- It sounds like the name of a very wanted and anticipated child. It sounds optimistic, but perhaps a wee bit more pretentious than Benjamin.
Roswell - It makes me think of a Southwest, USA, road trip complete with visits to lots of National Parks, plenty of barbecue and Tex-Mex meals and an adobe house with a cow skull mounted on the wall. Simultaneously, it makes me think of an intellectually inclined guy that works at NASA. Space cow boy perhaps?
Wolf - The progeny of someone who wanted a down to earth and familiar nature name with teeth to make it a little edgy. It is a cross between motorcycle member, hipster, and redneck.
Keaton - A bit surly and maybe yells too much but probably competent. Michael Keaton was an okay actor.
Bryce - Meh, it sounds like the child of a blogger family in the early 2000s.
Axel - makes me think of Axle car parts.
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