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Help[Opinions] Re: Esther
in reply to a message by queenv
What are some names that you consider sleek? What qualities constitute sleekness?
For me, sleek represents a stripping down -- like Coco Chanel doing away with all of the unwanted florid, fussy frills in the fading fashions of her era.
In terms of names, needlessly pretentious ruffles are done away with in favor of succinct, minimalist balance. Straight-forward; to-the-point. This pleases my soul. Both Esther and Hester succeed in doing this.
For me, sleek represents a stripping down -- like Coco Chanel doing away with all of the unwanted florid, fussy frills in the fading fashions of her era.
In terms of names, needlessly pretentious ruffles are done away with in favor of succinct, minimalist balance. Straight-forward; to-the-point. This pleases my soul. Both Esther and Hester succeed in doing this.
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True that neither Esther nor Hester have ruffles. Whether or not ruffles are needless and pretentious is a matter of opinion--in your opinion, they are. In mine, they're not, but then sleek names are not a favorite with me anyway. But in your opinion, an absence of them is a requirement for sleekness, so Esther and Hester would meet your criteria for sleekness in that way. I don't find either one succinct or minimalist, though. No two-syllable name is succinct or minimalist. Those two qualities require brevity. A succinct, minimalist name to me would be Joan, Anne, Jean, or Lynn.
Then there's the question of whether or not "succinct and minimalist" equals "sleek." In your opinion, they do. In my opinion, they do not. A sleek name is straight, smooth and repeats the same vowel sounds, or the almost the same vowel sounds with just a slight change. Phoebe (though I dislike it) and Sarah are sleek names, as are Mimi and Mara.
What constitutes "sleek" is, of course, subjective and a matter of opinion, as is the question of whether or not sleekness is even desirable.
Then there's the question of whether or not "succinct and minimalist" equals "sleek." In your opinion, they do. In my opinion, they do not. A sleek name is straight, smooth and repeats the same vowel sounds, or the almost the same vowel sounds with just a slight change. Phoebe (though I dislike it) and Sarah are sleek names, as are Mimi and Mara.
What constitutes "sleek" is, of course, subjective and a matter of opinion, as is the question of whether or not sleekness is even desirable.
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