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I was chatting to my friend Alexa who's planning to start a family in a few months and she told me that her favourite names for a girl and a boy are Sorrel and Alasdair. What do you think?
I like Sorrel as it's different but without being too obscure. I've only come across it once before. I don't mind Alasdair but would probably prefer Alastair or Alistair.
She also likes Ben and Toby for a boy but can't use Ben as it's her fiance's brother's name. I love both names.
I like Sorrel as it's different but without being too obscure. I've only come across it once before. I don't mind Alasdair but would probably prefer Alastair or Alistair.
She also likes Ben and Toby for a boy but can't use Ben as it's her fiance's brother's name. I love both names.
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I really love Alasdair--it sounds so noble and handsome. Alastair and Alistair are both nice, but can't compete with the original. Also, how are they pronouncing it? uh-LAS-ter? AL-as-dare? Something else?
Sorrel is interesting, but doesn't seem particularly feminine to me. The "sore" sound jumps out at me, and I can't really move passed it.
Ben and Toby are both very nicknamey. Benjamin nn Ben is really nice, but so common. Toby (and all of its potential fns) is a name I can only picture on a dog--even more so than Molly, Rufus, and Rex.
Sorrel is interesting, but doesn't seem particularly feminine to me. The "sore" sound jumps out at me, and I can't really move passed it.
Ben and Toby are both very nicknamey. Benjamin nn Ben is really nice, but so common. Toby (and all of its potential fns) is a name I can only picture on a dog--even more so than Molly, Rufus, and Rex.
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lol - Both my friend and I think Toby would be a good name for a dog!
They would pronounce Alasdair as AL-as-ter or possibly AL-as-der but it sounded like Alister when she said it (she has a different accent to me) which is why I asked her which spelling she would use. I think Scottish people might emphasise the ending of it more (like Al-as-STAIR). I hope that makes sense. It's hard for me to explain pronunciations!
They would pronounce Alasdair as AL-as-ter or possibly AL-as-der but it sounded like Alister when she said it (she has a different accent to me) which is why I asked her which spelling she would use. I think Scottish people might emphasise the ending of it more (like Al-as-STAIR). I hope that makes sense. It's hard for me to explain pronunciations!
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