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Two names that have been on my mind recently. I have a Great-Great Aunt who i've always heard being referred to as "Sis" and just found out that it's short for Sicily. She was born in Scotland in the 1900's, I wonder how unusual that name would have been back then.
Winnipeg is a name I heard on the show Snowpiercer, 'Winnie' for short. I quite liked it until I discovered it means "dirty waters". And presumably most people will think of the city in Canada.
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Winnipeg is a name I heard on the show Snowpiercer, 'Winnie' for short. I quite liked it until I discovered it means "dirty waters". And presumably most people will think of the city in Canada.
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No kidding! I wonder why they used that name... I guess I'll have to check out the show.
I can see the appeal of using place names, I really can. It's very romantic, in a way. That being said, I was born and raised in Winnipeg and it is possibly the least romantic place on earth. The meaning of "muddy waters" is accurate because we have two major rivers in the city that are very cloudy and muddy. If I try to think of the name with some emotional distance, I guess the sound of the word could be a cute sorta country bumpkin name because the word aligns with the retro names "Winnie" and "Peg". But personally speaking I don't find the sound of the name appealing at all, and it conjures up rather lackluster associations. Sicily seems much prettier, and the place itself is much lovelier too.
I did once have a dream that I had children and wanted to name them after "my home" so I named them Winnifred Pegasus and Manfred Toby, aka "Winnipeg" and "Manitoba".
I can see the appeal of using place names, I really can. It's very romantic, in a way. That being said, I was born and raised in Winnipeg and it is possibly the least romantic place on earth. The meaning of "muddy waters" is accurate because we have two major rivers in the city that are very cloudy and muddy. If I try to think of the name with some emotional distance, I guess the sound of the word could be a cute sorta country bumpkin name because the word aligns with the retro names "Winnie" and "Peg". But personally speaking I don't find the sound of the name appealing at all, and it conjures up rather lackluster associations. Sicily seems much prettier, and the place itself is much lovelier too.
I did once have a dream that I had children and wanted to name them after "my home" so I named them Winnifred Pegasus and Manfred Toby, aka "Winnipeg" and "Manitoba".
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I think Sicily is a city of Italy but I think is named after St. Agatha of Sicily but other version of Cecily. It's okay. But I don't care for Winnipeg but I prefer Winifred.
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Sicily isn't bad as far as place names go, but Cecily just looks better to me. Winnipeg just doesn't appeal to me.
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Sicily is similar enough to Cecily that it doesn't seem far out as a first name. I like the sound of Sicily for a first name better than London or Paris. Florence and Geneva are among my favorite place names as first names.
The -peg ending isn't particularly attractive. It is fine for a place, but I don't care for Peg or Peggy. Winifred is much better. Because of Winnie the Pooh, Winnie sounds really childish, but it is okay.
The -peg ending isn't particularly attractive. It is fine for a place, but I don't care for Peg or Peggy. Winifred is much better. Because of Winnie the Pooh, Winnie sounds really childish, but it is okay.
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My understanding is that Cicely and Cecily were fairly popular in ye olden days, so the Sicily version isn't all that surprising. I don't like it all that much but it has more spirit than whiny Cecilia.
Winnipeg is the city and that's it, there's not really any history of it being used as a person's name; it sounds like it might be a nickname, like Tex or something a cowboy or street-type person might use.
Winnipeg is the city and that's it, there's not really any history of it being used as a person's name; it sounds like it might be a nickname, like Tex or something a cowboy or street-type person might use.
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I like them both. Winnipeg sounds like a conjunction of Winifred and Peggy and I occasionally like a good smooth name if it balances well. I remember thinking I liked the sound in a geography lesson as a kid lol. Sicily is pretty. On a theoretical level I also like the idea of Sistine.
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