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HelpRe: Opinions on the name "Wolvin"?
in reply to a message by wolvin
The only thing I don't like about it is that it sounds like wolvin', as in wolving/wolfing in an accent. And the first thing I think of there is when people went out mindlessly slaughtering wolves (although maybe people are more likely to think of 'wolfing something down').
Aside from that, I think it's cool. Wulvin or Wulfin could fix those connotations for me and remind me more of names like Wulfric, but I do think 'wol' looks better than 'wul'.
I also prefer Wolvin when I pronounce it with more of an 'o' instead of the 'uh' in wolf.
I don't think there's anthing wrong with it sounding like wolverine.
Aside from that, I think it's cool. Wulvin or Wulfin could fix those connotations for me and remind me more of names like Wulfric, but I do think 'wol' looks better than 'wul'.
I also prefer Wolvin when I pronounce it with more of an 'o' instead of the 'uh' in wolf.
I don't think there's anthing wrong with it sounding like wolverine.
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Thanks for your response! I actually didn't think of the "wolfing" angle before. I typically think of "wolfing something down", maybe I'm just not in the right circles but I've never heard of the phrase "wolving" as a word for slaughtering wolves. Super unfortunate, as I made the first half of my name reminiscent of "wolf" on purpose, as I love wolves and grew up around them.
I'm not really sure if the word 'wolving' is/was used that way, but 'wolfer' and 'wolfing' was so that's what I thought of first. But I had to do a lot of research on wolf-human history for my degree so I don't know how common it is for people to think of that.