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I was reading an actress named her daughter Poet and calls her Poe for short what do you think of it?
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I'm a poet, but wouldn't name myself or anyone else Poet.
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Its a GP of mine
I think a little girl named Poet would be adorable.
I think a little girl named Poet would be adorable.
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I like Poet, but not Poe. If it were up to me, there would be no nicknaming there.
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I'd never actually use it, but I think it fits the family well.
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I really like Poe, but although I like the sound, look and meaning of Poet I don't think it's a good name. I think it's too much to lay on a child, it's so much more an image than profession. And the child might be the most unpoetic person ever.
No, if so, only MN.
No, if so, only MN.
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I think it is very pretty and lyrical. A hippie bohemian kind of name. Poe is an ok nickname but takes all the prettiness away.
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Poet Sienna
Her mother is Soleil Moon Frye - quite the pattern.
Honestly: I don't care for it. I think Poe is cute, but I wouldn't use it for a female.
Her mother is Soleil Moon Frye - quite the pattern.
Honestly: I don't care for it. I think Poe is cute, but I wouldn't use it for a female.
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Dreadful
Poet just doesn't sound like a name. Her daughter is destined to be crap with words.
Poet just doesn't sound like a name. Her daughter is destined to be crap with words.
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I like it, as a GP with the nn Poe
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Would consider it as a mn only
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Makes me think of the teletubbie
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Ditto! Clearly I'm not very cultured :-)
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Po v. Poe
I know this is really, really silly of me, but the spelling changes the entire feel! I know they still sound the same, but in my mind, when I hear the sound "po" and know it's spelled Poe, it feels right. If I hear it and know that it's spelled Po, it sounds icky and teletubbyish to me. I can't explain it, but my mind automatically fills in the connotations, I think.
I know this is really, really silly of me, but the spelling changes the entire feel! I know they still sound the same, but in my mind, when I hear the sound "po" and know it's spelled Poe, it feels right. If I hear it and know that it's spelled Po, it sounds icky and teletubbyish to me. I can't explain it, but my mind automatically fills in the connotations, I think.
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I agree that the spelling makes a difference. In general it makes a huge difference to me, cos I'm another one of those people that sees words spelt out in their head :-)
But because we never studied any Poe at school and I haven't read any since, I just don't have enough associations with him for the 'e' to mean anything yet. (I certainly will read some of his work when I get round to it, because i've heard such good things about it here.)
But because we never studied any Poe at school and I haven't read any since, I just don't have enough associations with him for the 'e' to mean anything yet. (I certainly will read some of his work when I get round to it, because i've heard such good things about it here.)
This message was edited 2/21/2007, 3:02 AM
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