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Help[Opinions] Re: pronounciation and more names, and a question
in reply to a message by mizzchable
DAVIDA -- I would pronounce it "da-VEE-da." OK name. I'm not really wild about it, though.
HELENA -- I prefer the British / Montanan pronunciation of "helen + a."
CAROLINE -- Being an English speaker, I would pronounce it "caro-line." The "caro-leen" way is French, I believe. Both are very pretty. I've always thought the Spanish "caro-lee-na" was the prettiest of all.
AURELIE GAIL -- I love the name Aurelie. Aurelia too. Gail is OK.
MARISOL -- Nice. Beautiful imagery. Seems more like a nn, but I'm not an expert.
KEIKO NATACIA -- Isn't there a whale named Keiko somewhere? That's my only frame of reference, although it wouldn't suprise me if this is a traditional Japanese name. I don't really have an opinion on it other than that. Natacia seems an odd ethnic mix with Keiko.
CANDACE STEPHANIE -- Very pretty. I almost never hear Candace as a fn anymore. I ran into an 18 year old Candace a few years back, but that's it. Refreshing. Stephanie makes a very pretty mn. A baby name book issued a law once that the last sound of the fn shall not be the first sound of the mn. Personally, this has never really bothered me.
BLAIR JOHANNA -- Blair is a surname to me and very unattractive on a girl. Johanna is very appealing, though, and I would rather see it as a fn.
HILLARY AURORA -- My sister is Hilary (Patricia) so I'm biased here. I've always liked it. I've never seen Aurora used as a mn before. It works very nicely here.
LACEY / TRACEY / MACEY -- Surnames only.
MALLORY CARLY -- Surname meaning "unlucky." Add to that the famous climber george Mallory famous for NOT coming down from Mt. Everest and you have a fn with very bad "jou-jou." It has a pleasing sound to it, I'll grant you. Could I interest you in Valerie? Carly is OK as a nn.
CARLA -- Very nice to see this name again. It deserves a comeback.
DELILAH -- Is the attraction to this name the sound or the imagery? The "lilah" part *sounds* lovely to me. I do like the name Lila. But putting a "duh" in front of it ruins the effect, to me. And the imagery of a back-stabbing seductress is hardly one I'd want for my dd. It sounds like a good name for a soap-opera vixen. Might as well call her Jezebel. (Can you tell I don't like this name?)
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On a completely different subject, can anyone tell me why sometimes a name can be linked to the BtN database, but other times it doesn't? I've noticed this in my own posts, and I see it happened here too. Just wondering.
HELENA -- I prefer the British / Montanan pronunciation of "helen + a."
CAROLINE -- Being an English speaker, I would pronounce it "caro-line." The "caro-leen" way is French, I believe. Both are very pretty. I've always thought the Spanish "caro-lee-na" was the prettiest of all.
AURELIE GAIL -- I love the name Aurelie. Aurelia too. Gail is OK.
MARISOL -- Nice. Beautiful imagery. Seems more like a nn, but I'm not an expert.
KEIKO NATACIA -- Isn't there a whale named Keiko somewhere? That's my only frame of reference, although it wouldn't suprise me if this is a traditional Japanese name. I don't really have an opinion on it other than that. Natacia seems an odd ethnic mix with Keiko.
CANDACE STEPHANIE -- Very pretty. I almost never hear Candace as a fn anymore. I ran into an 18 year old Candace a few years back, but that's it. Refreshing. Stephanie makes a very pretty mn. A baby name book issued a law once that the last sound of the fn shall not be the first sound of the mn. Personally, this has never really bothered me.
BLAIR JOHANNA -- Blair is a surname to me and very unattractive on a girl. Johanna is very appealing, though, and I would rather see it as a fn.
HILLARY AURORA -- My sister is Hilary (Patricia) so I'm biased here. I've always liked it. I've never seen Aurora used as a mn before. It works very nicely here.
LACEY / TRACEY / MACEY -- Surnames only.
MALLORY CARLY -- Surname meaning "unlucky." Add to that the famous climber george Mallory famous for NOT coming down from Mt. Everest and you have a fn with very bad "jou-jou." It has a pleasing sound to it, I'll grant you. Could I interest you in Valerie? Carly is OK as a nn.
CARLA -- Very nice to see this name again. It deserves a comeback.
DELILAH -- Is the attraction to this name the sound or the imagery? The "lilah" part *sounds* lovely to me. I do like the name Lila. But putting a "duh" in front of it ruins the effect, to me. And the imagery of a back-stabbing seductress is hardly one I'd want for my dd. It sounds like a good name for a soap-opera vixen. Might as well call her Jezebel. (Can you tell I don't like this name?)
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On a completely different subject, can anyone tell me why sometimes a name can be linked to the BtN database, but other times it doesn't? I've noticed this in my own posts, and I see it happened here too. Just wondering.
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Answer . . .
In order for a name to be hyperlinked, the 'Link Names' box (right above the 'Post Message' button) has to be ticked, and the names have to be either in capital letters or starting with a capital letter.
Also, names will not hyperlink if they are 'touching' one another or are touching some characters.
For example:
Jean Elise - both will hyperlink
JeanElise - neither will hyperlink because they're crammed together
Jean-Elise - neither will hyperlink because they're both touching the dash
Jean elise - Jean hyperlinks because it's capitalised, but elise doesn't because it starts with a lower-case e.
:-)
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
In order for a name to be hyperlinked, the 'Link Names' box (right above the 'Post Message' button) has to be ticked, and the names have to be either in capital letters or starting with a capital letter.
Also, names will not hyperlink if they are 'touching' one another or are touching some characters.
For example:
Jean Elise - both will hyperlink
JeanElise - neither will hyperlink because they're crammed together
Jean-Elise - neither will hyperlink because they're both touching the dash
Jean elise - Jean hyperlinks because it's capitalised, but elise doesn't because it starts with a lower-case e.
:-)
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
This message was edited 8/26/2005, 5:33 PM
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