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HelpRe: You Say, You Think
in reply to a message by Dot
This is my daughter, Lilac Cecelia.
Say: Hello, Lilac.
Think: Too many hard Cs, especially because the name is at the same time very feminine.
I don't understand what you meant by that...Could you please explain? Am I just being dense?
This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
Say: Nice to meet you, Theodore. So, which do you prefer, Theo or Dorian?
Think: Love every single part of this name. But you do realise that you've got brothers called Dorian and Basil? Might as well throw in a Lord Henry for good measure.
Again, could you please explain? I'm guessing that you're referring to Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (I remembered that Basil was one of the names in that Oscar Wilde-themed CAF a little while back and put two and two together), but I've never read the book (in fact, I've never read any books by Wilde) so I'm not sure.
Thanks for the honest opinions. Quite a few made me laugh. :)
Say: Hello, Lilac.
Think: Too many hard Cs, especially because the name is at the same time very feminine.
I don't understand what you meant by that...Could you please explain? Am I just being dense?
This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
Say: Nice to meet you, Theodore. So, which do you prefer, Theo or Dorian?
Think: Love every single part of this name. But you do realise that you've got brothers called Dorian and Basil? Might as well throw in a Lord Henry for good measure.
Again, could you please explain? I'm guessing that you're referring to Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (I remembered that Basil was one of the names in that Oscar Wilde-themed CAF a little while back and put two and two together), but I've never read the book (in fact, I've never read any books by Wilde) so I'm not sure.
Thanks for the honest opinions. Quite a few made me laugh. :)
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I don't think I made a lot of sense when I said that. IMO, Lilac Cecelia has too much "C" sound in it, making it a hard-sounding name. That's contradictory, though, because the name sounds feminine to me. I don't think I've actually manged to explain at all. Basically, Lilac and Cecilia are very feminine names, but the name as a whole had a hard sound, which...surprised me? Confused me? It just sounded a little strange.
Yes, I am referring to Dorian Gray! Sorry that wasn't clear. I'm a bit obsessed with Oscar Wilde, so though I love Dorian and Basil, hearing the two names together is as funny to me as naming your kids Isolde and Tristan, or Arthur, Guenivere and Lancelot. One name is great, two makes me giggle like mad.
You're welcome! I'm glad I made you laugh. My favourite part of making YSYTs is hearing people's amusing responses.
Yes, I am referring to Dorian Gray! Sorry that wasn't clear. I'm a bit obsessed with Oscar Wilde, so though I love Dorian and Basil, hearing the two names together is as funny to me as naming your kids Isolde and Tristan, or Arthur, Guenivere and Lancelot. One name is great, two makes me giggle like mad.
You're welcome! I'm glad I made you laugh. My favourite part of making YSYTs is hearing people's amusing responses.
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