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in reply to a message by Amandine
I dislike the character Willoughby (Jane Austen’s S&S) and, for me, it’s too strongly associated. As if you are naming your daughter after a villain.
That set aside, it does sound pretty.
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That set aside, it does sound pretty.
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Willoughby from "Sense and Sensibility" is my top association with the name as well. The whole thing with how he seduced the Colonel's ward, Miss Beth Williams, then abandoned her when he got her pregnant was so slimy. He's on the hunt for a rich wife, so he would have done the same thing to Marianne if given the chance.
Edited to add: I have read the Willoughby's, which is a fun book, but the parents are silly and pretentious as well as neglectful. Ashby or Jacoby could work as first names. I've met women named Darby and Shelby.
Edited to add: I have read the Willoughby's, which is a fun book, but the parents are silly and pretentious as well as neglectful. Ashby or Jacoby could work as first names. I've met women named Darby and Shelby.
This message was edited 9/5/2024, 4:17 PM
Ohhh there's a whole world of people who LOVE villains; I'm actually surprised Willoughby hasn't caught on more, because there seems to be SO many women out there who love a fictional baddie. Maybe they have sensible partners who put their foot down, lol.
Oh I do love a rebel and I have read my share of villains as heroes, but it’s Willoughby in particular that has always left a bad taste in mouth. Not sure why him in particular.
Maybe it is the kind of villain that Willoughby is? Seducing women and dumping them when they get pregnant isn't a romantic rebel type. Some women like would be conquerors with an emo flair and daddy issues like Loki or Kylo Ren, but I don't think I've ever met a woman into Wickham or Willoughby types once they saw their true colors.
Very true, he’s the worst kind in that way