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HelpRe: Names I've never understood the love for
in reply to a message by erb816
I like Gertrude - because of personal associations but also I think the sound is nice. It's just very Germanic? :)
I didn't like Olga until I was making combos here from someone else's list, and it seemed stately/elegant in some of them.
I used to be indifferent to Margaret, but I've been liking it lately. It's understated but substantial and has a unique sound nowadays.
I have the impression Sheila is stereotyped as new agey, but I'm not sure why. It mostly sounds soft and retro to me, a similar age to Rhonda.
Amanda I like because I had a dream about it related to the meaning. But before then, I didn't like it either.
Ashley was so trendy for millennials, but...it's fine. It's easy to say and a nature name, so that's nice...
I dislike Samantha, always have. It's the "antha" sound. And Sam is ok, but I don't like Sammy.
I went through a period of really disliking Grace because it seemed so overused - it seemed like all the annoying kids I met were called Grace or Jack. But I think I'm getting over that recently. I didn't always hate it.
Linda used to just sound boring to me, but as soon as I met a young one, it seemed magical and lovely.
"Dinah blow your horn" - putting that aside though (I could if I met one and had to use it), it doesn't seem terrible...although I still don't like it that much. I don't like the meaning or the bible story, and I prefer the sound of dee-nuh or die-anna.
Beulah I think is stereotyped as one of the ultimate "ugly old lady names" from the early 20th century (same group as Bertha). I think it can be nice though that it relates to music and that in some Christian traditions 'Beulah Land' is symbolic of heaven or bliss (although on the flipside, that could make it overly religious for some). It also reminds me of Rita Dove's poetry book 'Thomas and Beulah' which endears it to me a bit. There's the old radio/TV series called Beulah, too; in the US, Beulah and Dinah have both gotten flak similar to Jemima for being associated with mammy stereotypes...that doesn't stop me from liking Jemima or to a lesser extent Beulah, but people might hesitate to use them for that reason.
I used to dislike Jerry and Jeremy but now am just indifferent. I think I warmed up to the sounds in general - I like Gerald and Perry more now than I used to, for example.
I find Ian, Evelyn, Madison, and Martha very boring. Though I'd like Martha slightly more pronounced the German way.
I dislike Dylan; theoretically, the meaning and music/poetry connection is nice, but the vibe I get from it is that he's likely a tool. And I've heard it pronounced "die-lan" which I hate. I'm not a fan of Cooper or -er ending occupational names as a group either; they seem so bland.
Susan, Lucy, Benjamin, Oliver, Samuel, Daniel, Danielle, Asher - I don't love them but can easily see the appeal, and they don't annoy me.
I didn't like Olga until I was making combos here from someone else's list, and it seemed stately/elegant in some of them.
I used to be indifferent to Margaret, but I've been liking it lately. It's understated but substantial and has a unique sound nowadays.
I have the impression Sheila is stereotyped as new agey, but I'm not sure why. It mostly sounds soft and retro to me, a similar age to Rhonda.
Amanda I like because I had a dream about it related to the meaning. But before then, I didn't like it either.
Ashley was so trendy for millennials, but...it's fine. It's easy to say and a nature name, so that's nice...
I dislike Samantha, always have. It's the "antha" sound. And Sam is ok, but I don't like Sammy.
I went through a period of really disliking Grace because it seemed so overused - it seemed like all the annoying kids I met were called Grace or Jack. But I think I'm getting over that recently. I didn't always hate it.
Linda used to just sound boring to me, but as soon as I met a young one, it seemed magical and lovely.
"Dinah blow your horn" - putting that aside though (I could if I met one and had to use it), it doesn't seem terrible...although I still don't like it that much. I don't like the meaning or the bible story, and I prefer the sound of dee-nuh or die-anna.
Beulah I think is stereotyped as one of the ultimate "ugly old lady names" from the early 20th century (same group as Bertha). I think it can be nice though that it relates to music and that in some Christian traditions 'Beulah Land' is symbolic of heaven or bliss (although on the flipside, that could make it overly religious for some). It also reminds me of Rita Dove's poetry book 'Thomas and Beulah' which endears it to me a bit. There's the old radio/TV series called Beulah, too; in the US, Beulah and Dinah have both gotten flak similar to Jemima for being associated with mammy stereotypes...that doesn't stop me from liking Jemima or to a lesser extent Beulah, but people might hesitate to use them for that reason.
I used to dislike Jerry and Jeremy but now am just indifferent. I think I warmed up to the sounds in general - I like Gerald and Perry more now than I used to, for example.
I find Ian, Evelyn, Madison, and Martha very boring. Though I'd like Martha slightly more pronounced the German way.
I dislike Dylan; theoretically, the meaning and music/poetry connection is nice, but the vibe I get from it is that he's likely a tool. And I've heard it pronounced "die-lan" which I hate. I'm not a fan of Cooper or -er ending occupational names as a group either; they seem so bland.
Susan, Lucy, Benjamin, Oliver, Samuel, Daniel, Danielle, Asher - I don't love them but can easily see the appeal, and they don't annoy me.
This message was edited 3/24/2025, 5:38 PM
