Re: Pamela
in reply to a message by Anneza
It has a pleasant and fairly elegant sound, although not so much if it turns into Pammy. Richardson's Pamela is a bad association and so is Pamela Anderson, but then I suppose there's Pamela Stephenson and the quiet Mitford sister, and none of the associations are strong enough to make it unusable, imo. I have an aunt Pamela who's 60-something (Pamela Frances). I've never met one under 60, but I don't see why it wouldn't be fine on a child now.
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Out of curiosity---why do you consider Richardson's Pamela a bad association? I consider it a plus for the name.
I really didn't like the book and found the heroine incredibly annoying and whiny. At least it was shorter than the equally awful Clarissa!