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HelpRe: Names I've never understood the love for
in reply to a message by Manipura
I might have a different opinion of Olga if I'd grown up in a Slavic family, because I've heard it described as elegant in Eastern Europe. I live around a significant Polish population, and growing up I knew a boy whose mom was named Olga--she was born in the states, at least she sounded like it, though I think her parents (the kid's grandparents) were from Poland. Maybe Olga just seemed odd among the "mom names" I knew like Nancy, Angie, Terri, Donna, Diane...
Ashley & Asher I dislike solely because of the "ash" thing. I know in Ashley it's because of ash trees, but with either name I just think of cigarettes in ash trays. :-(
Regarding Samantha & Samuel, it's precisely Sam & Sammy that I don't like! :-P Never did care for the sound.
I've always found Grace to be cold as ice. Not even Gracie warms it to my ears. That's why I'm perplexed at its rise as the new go-to middle name for girls--it's like all their names are followed immediately with a bucket of ice water to the face.
Thank you for reminding me of Bertha in your writeup of Beulah, I'd forgotten that one! Not too fond of the Bert nickname, either (so that's also a no to Roberta for me). I wasn't even thinking of "mammy stereotypes" when I posted Beulah, I just dislike the name: BYOO-luh... I also don't care for most Eu- names.
For Martha, it's the hard-R (in my accent) plus the Th diphthong that makes me dislike it. I think Marta sounds much nicer.
Like with Sam/Sammy, I've never liked the sound of Dan/Danny/Dani, which is the main reason I don't like Daniel & Danielle (and Danielle also sounds to me like "Dan Yell").
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Ashley & Asher I dislike solely because of the "ash" thing. I know in Ashley it's because of ash trees, but with either name I just think of cigarettes in ash trays. :-(
Regarding Samantha & Samuel, it's precisely Sam & Sammy that I don't like! :-P Never did care for the sound.
I've always found Grace to be cold as ice. Not even Gracie warms it to my ears. That's why I'm perplexed at its rise as the new go-to middle name for girls--it's like all their names are followed immediately with a bucket of ice water to the face.
Thank you for reminding me of Bertha in your writeup of Beulah, I'd forgotten that one! Not too fond of the Bert nickname, either (so that's also a no to Roberta for me). I wasn't even thinking of "mammy stereotypes" when I posted Beulah, I just dislike the name: BYOO-luh... I also don't care for most Eu- names.
For Martha, it's the hard-R (in my accent) plus the Th diphthong that makes me dislike it. I think Marta sounds much nicer.
Like with Sam/Sammy, I've never liked the sound of Dan/Danny/Dani, which is the main reason I don't like Daniel & Danielle (and Danielle also sounds to me like "Dan Yell").
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Okay, disliking Sam/Sammy I can get behind. I always insist people call me Samantha. The nicknames just sound so nasally. And I want a feminine name.
Maybe if you saw a grove of Ash trees you would feel differently about the names? I like Ash trees, but unfortunately the Emerald Ash borer has taken a big hit out of their population.
I've heard the A in Asher pronounced like ah before (that was in the US Midwest). I don't expect that pronunciation (I think it is Hebrew?), but it doesn't necessarily have to sound like ash.
This message was edited 3/24/2025, 6:40 PM