Message: "Rilla and Nefret."

Rilla and Nefret.

by Molly (guest)

9/3/2004, 11:57 AM

These are two names that have been on my mind a lot lately. Rilla is Greek for brook. Nefret, as I read in Elizabeth Peter's novels, is Egyptian for "beautiful"

My biggest concerns with the names are that Rilla sounds incomplete and Nefret has fret in it. Otherwise, I really love the names.

Opinions?

Molly

#Nefret #Rilla

Replies

- chazda (guest)

9/3/2004, 5:45 PM

I don't think Rilla sounds any more incomplete than, say, Milla or Kira or Nina. I do think it has a bit of a rough sound with the only two consonants being so blunted, though.

I like Nefret, and the fret would never occur to me. It sounds better adapted for an English speaker and less peculiar than Neferet.

- chazda

- Miss Claire

9/3/2004, 2:54 PM

In fact, Nefret is Neferet, meaning "beautiful" or "good". It was a very common name in Ancient Egypt.
I don't know anything about Rilla.
I find both names beautiful.

- Katanaral

9/3/2004, 2:42 PM

I really like both of them, Rilla more so than Nefret, and I don't think that Rilla sounds incomplete nor does "fret" in Nefret bother me.

- Megan LC

9/3/2004, 2:07 PM

I love Elizabeth Peters too! Ever since I started reading her books I have liked the names Nefret and Sennia. I pronounce Nefret more like Nef-ret, so i wouldn't worry about "fret" being in it. I don't really like Rilla, it sounds like half of a name.

I also like: Nila / Neela - it means dark blue in sanskrit

View Message

Replies