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HelpRe: Names I've never understood the love for
in reply to a message by erb816
Gertrude is a clunker for sure, but there are some names that are so fugly that they become striking and a vibe. Gertrude is a strong German woman, who wears a dirndl, can carry a man out of burning building and cracks walnuts with her teeth, and I sort of respect that.
Olga works on both a hag and a Russian femme fatale, so it is excellent for a character name. I don't find it attractive, but I would use the name for a side character whose 6 husbands died in mysterious circumstances, but nobody can prove anything.
Martha is a hardworking salt of the earth sort of name. Not my style, but nice enough.
Margaret is fine. I don't love it, but I don't hate it unless it comes with the nickname Peggy, Peg or Margie.
Dinah is a cute cat name.
Evelyn - Have you ever watched "The Mummy"? if not you need to go watch it, and then tell me if you like Evelyn. The name has a fun vintage/ steampunk flair to me.
Susan, Danielle and Amanda are dated, but they are wholesome enough.
Grace - I'm not a big fan of virtue name, but Grace is elegant and timeless.
Lucy - Cute! I loved Narnia as a child, so maybe that is part of my fondness.
Samantha - I like it on a cat. It reminds me of "Bewitched" and the rich Edwardian orphan who calls out child labor practices in the American Girl series.
Madison & Ashley would work better as boy names. They were overused on girls, so I think they should go back to being boy names in 50 years, and Madison should only be used for the sons of women named Madeline.
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Benjamin and Daniel - steadfast names that never feel old-fashioned because they've practically always been in use.
Samuel - Good ol' Sam. Always the best friend a person could ask for in literature.
Dylan and Ian - They seem so harmless to me that I cannot imagine having feeling strongly enough about them to hate them. It would be like hating grass or T-shirts.
I agree with you on Sheila, Beulah, Linda, Oliver, Jerry, Jeremy, and Cooper.
Olga works on both a hag and a Russian femme fatale, so it is excellent for a character name. I don't find it attractive, but I would use the name for a side character whose 6 husbands died in mysterious circumstances, but nobody can prove anything.
Martha is a hardworking salt of the earth sort of name. Not my style, but nice enough.
Margaret is fine. I don't love it, but I don't hate it unless it comes with the nickname Peggy, Peg or Margie.
Dinah is a cute cat name.
Evelyn - Have you ever watched "The Mummy"? if not you need to go watch it, and then tell me if you like Evelyn. The name has a fun vintage/ steampunk flair to me.
Susan, Danielle and Amanda are dated, but they are wholesome enough.
Grace - I'm not a big fan of virtue name, but Grace is elegant and timeless.
Lucy - Cute! I loved Narnia as a child, so maybe that is part of my fondness.
Samantha - I like it on a cat. It reminds me of "Bewitched" and the rich Edwardian orphan who calls out child labor practices in the American Girl series.
Madison & Ashley would work better as boy names. They were overused on girls, so I think they should go back to being boy names in 50 years, and Madison should only be used for the sons of women named Madeline.
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Benjamin and Daniel - steadfast names that never feel old-fashioned because they've practically always been in use.
Samuel - Good ol' Sam. Always the best friend a person could ask for in literature.
Dylan and Ian - They seem so harmless to me that I cannot imagine having feeling strongly enough about them to hate them. It would be like hating grass or T-shirts.
I agree with you on Sheila, Beulah, Linda, Oliver, Jerry, Jeremy, and Cooper.
