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HelpRe: Pansy
in reply to a message by Moony2
1. I'm vaguely familiar with it because of Harry Potter.
2. I started liking it when I went through a phase of loving Pandora.
3. I like the meaning/etymology "thought" plus an alternative name for pansies is heartsease.
4. An illustrator I like has a logo or signature image of a pink pansy next to barbwire, and I like the sentiment of that...
5. Pansies are mentioned in Shakespeare plays at least twice.
6. I have some reservations about it, but they wouldn't keep me from using it, if it seemed like the perfect name.
7. I think it could be a nice name for a pet.
8. Stylewise, I'd group it with...
Opal, Veda, Bessie, Pearl, Pansy
Prunella, Clover, Poppy, Lilac, Pansy
Or guys names like Grover, Irving, Cleon
9. It's a bit goofy and heavy sounding still but potentially vibrant, unexpected and delicate/sweet, reminds me of a vintage postcard.
2. I started liking it when I went through a phase of loving Pandora.
3. I like the meaning/etymology "thought" plus an alternative name for pansies is heartsease.
4. An illustrator I like has a logo or signature image of a pink pansy next to barbwire, and I like the sentiment of that...
5. Pansies are mentioned in Shakespeare plays at least twice.
6. I have some reservations about it, but they wouldn't keep me from using it, if it seemed like the perfect name.
7. I think it could be a nice name for a pet.
8. Stylewise, I'd group it with...
Opal, Veda, Bessie, Pearl, Pansy
Prunella, Clover, Poppy, Lilac, Pansy
Or guys names like Grover, Irving, Cleon
9. It's a bit goofy and heavy sounding still but potentially vibrant, unexpected and delicate/sweet, reminds me of a vintage postcard.
This message was edited 5/13/2022, 11:34 PM
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ETA Sorry - should have been a reply to the OP! My bad.
Pansy used to be and perhaps still is used as a disparaging term for a male homosexual, in British English anyway, which makes it impossible for me to take it seriously at all.
There was a character in a British children's comic called Pansy Potter; her father was the strong man in a circus, and she had inherited his amazing strength and used to to get into and out of trouble. I've never seen it IRL but references to it do crop up. Another reason to avoid the name? But, yes, the flowers are lovely.
Pansy used to be and perhaps still is used as a disparaging term for a male homosexual, in British English anyway, which makes it impossible for me to take it seriously at all.
There was a character in a British children's comic called Pansy Potter; her father was the strong man in a circus, and she had inherited his amazing strength and used to to get into and out of trouble. I've never seen it IRL but references to it do crop up. Another reason to avoid the name? But, yes, the flowers are lovely.
This message was edited 5/14/2022, 12:13 AM
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