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HelpRe: Garnet
in reply to a message by ella_bella314
What big deal? I've never seen someone sing its praises here, and it's currently used very rarely.
People use it because it's a gemstone and color. Would anyone use Violet just because it sounds nice, if it weren't a word? I doubt it. But back when Garnet was more popular, other Gar* and *et/ett/ette/etta/eta/ettie names were also more fashionable than now (although *et/ett and unisex nature names are not unpopular now, and it looks like Gardenia charted in Brazil a bit). Things like Garland and Nettie (and even Margaret, relatively) sound old now.
Potentially people who like wordy/nature names and *et/ett/ette names and funky old names would still like it.
I don't mind it, think it would be interesting to see it used for a baby, but it's not a personal favorite.
People use it because it's a gemstone and color. Would anyone use Violet just because it sounds nice, if it weren't a word? I doubt it. But back when Garnet was more popular, other Gar* and *et/ett/ette/etta/eta/ettie names were also more fashionable than now (although *et/ett and unisex nature names are not unpopular now, and it looks like Gardenia charted in Brazil a bit). Things like Garland and Nettie (and even Margaret, relatively) sound old now.
Potentially people who like wordy/nature names and *et/ett/ette names and funky old names would still like it.
I don't mind it, think it would be interesting to see it used for a baby, but it's not a personal favorite.
This message was edited 3/25/2024, 4:39 PM
