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HelpRe: Starling?
in reply to a message by Antique_Cherub
Hello, Clarice.
It reminds me of Jodie Foster's character Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs. It is very evocative of fava beans and a nice chianti. ;-)
The movie character came to mind for me first but ultimately it's strongest connotation is just of the bird. I think because a starling is a real, familiar thing that would be enough to keep people from mixing it up with Sterling.
Inasmuch as I don't mind the idea I don't really like the name, though. It sounds just a bit too cheesy for me. Like how Rose and Iris are on one side of the fence, but Dandelion totally crosses a line. Or Orion and Stella versus Morningstar, a similar concept that I find incredibly tacky on a real person (I've met two). Lark or Robin are sweet to me but Starling is not quite striking the same note.
It reminds me of Jodie Foster's character Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs. It is very evocative of fava beans and a nice chianti. ;-)
The movie character came to mind for me first but ultimately it's strongest connotation is just of the bird. I think because a starling is a real, familiar thing that would be enough to keep people from mixing it up with Sterling.
Inasmuch as I don't mind the idea I don't really like the name, though. It sounds just a bit too cheesy for me. Like how Rose and Iris are on one side of the fence, but Dandelion totally crosses a line. Or Orion and Stella versus Morningstar, a similar concept that I find incredibly tacky on a real person (I've met two). Lark or Robin are sweet to me but Starling is not quite striking the same note.
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I have no problem with it being related to Clarice :D
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She was pretty neat, to my recollection. :-)
I think if you like it, it could be a workable name.
I think if you like it, it could be a workable name.
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Thanks, if I think it's too unusable later...it would make a pretty nice name for a cat.
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