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HelpRe: My relative can't decide which name for a girl?
in reply to a message by scarlet
Honestly, I don't enjoy any of them. They might as well write each one on a piece of paper, shake them in a bag, close their eyes and pull one out.
Diane is so tired. What about Dinah? Elizabeth is too long for daily use; make it a mn. Dinah Elizabeth?
Rose is trite. Find a longer form and have Rose as a possible nn. Ellen makes my toes curl. Rosabel Helen? Rosemary Helen?
Jules, like monsieur Verne? Come on! And if you give a kid a nn as a full name, that kid has nowhere to go. Use Julia or, preferably, Juliet and she'd have options. Rayne does nothing for me, as precipitation or a form of Regina. Juliet Rose, since they seem keen on Rose, would be lovely.
Elena and Ellen: there's a pattern forming. I prefer Eleanor or Elinor to Elena, which has pronunciation issues. Elinor Katharine would be my choice, so they probably wouldn't like it.
Aeon? Really? Look it up, and you'll find 'popular culture names, not commonly given to real people.' More specifically, Aeon: 'Used by animator Peter Chung for his character Æon Flux, from the name of a type of spirit being in Gnosticism, an emanation from the Godhead, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European base meaning "vital force, life, long life, eternity". In Greek mythology this was an alternative name of the god Chronos.' Can they be serious? I do hope not. But if they are, please try to persuade them that Jasmine Aeon sounds better!
Diane is so tired. What about Dinah? Elizabeth is too long for daily use; make it a mn. Dinah Elizabeth?
Rose is trite. Find a longer form and have Rose as a possible nn. Ellen makes my toes curl. Rosabel Helen? Rosemary Helen?
Jules, like monsieur Verne? Come on! And if you give a kid a nn as a full name, that kid has nowhere to go. Use Julia or, preferably, Juliet and she'd have options. Rayne does nothing for me, as precipitation or a form of Regina. Juliet Rose, since they seem keen on Rose, would be lovely.
Elena and Ellen: there's a pattern forming. I prefer Eleanor or Elinor to Elena, which has pronunciation issues. Elinor Katharine would be my choice, so they probably wouldn't like it.
Aeon? Really? Look it up, and you'll find 'popular culture names, not commonly given to real people.' More specifically, Aeon: 'Used by animator Peter Chung for his character Æon Flux, from the name of a type of spirit being in Gnosticism, an emanation from the Godhead, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European base meaning "vital force, life, long life, eternity". In Greek mythology this was an alternative name of the god Chronos.' Can they be serious? I do hope not. But if they are, please try to persuade them that Jasmine Aeon sounds better!
This message was edited 1/10/2024, 10:32 PM
