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HelpRe: Thoughts on these extinct girl names?
in reply to a message by Rainya
Manila seems weird. When was that in the top 500? Why?? It doesn't sound terrible but reminds me of beige office supplies and the Philippines.
I really like Golda, but Gilda (assuming the BtN pronounciation) just reminds me of "congealed"...
Paralee seems like it would be a spelling variant of Pearlie? It seems quaint plus reminds me of paralegals and parakeets.
I haaate Permelia. It's like if I say Pamela with a mouth full of marbles, and I already greatly dislike Pamela. It reminds me of Bearsheba but is nowhere near as fun.
Hester always seemed scratchy to me, like wool. I saw it in a combo recently that improved it some, but I prefer Esther.
I love Mozelle! Or Moselle. I am distantly related to a bunch.
I really like the sound of Shaniqua.
Other ones I like are Minta, Maud, Delphia. The rest are ok but don't stand out to me.
I really like Golda, but Gilda (assuming the BtN pronounciation) just reminds me of "congealed"...
Paralee seems like it would be a spelling variant of Pearlie? It seems quaint plus reminds me of paralegals and parakeets.
I haaate Permelia. It's like if I say Pamela with a mouth full of marbles, and I already greatly dislike Pamela. It reminds me of Bearsheba but is nowhere near as fun.
Hester always seemed scratchy to me, like wool. I saw it in a combo recently that improved it some, but I prefer Esther.
I love Mozelle! Or Moselle. I am distantly related to a bunch.
I really like the sound of Shaniqua.
Other ones I like are Minta, Maud, Delphia. The rest are ok but don't stand out to me.
This message was edited 4/11/2024, 8:21 PM
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Apparently Manila randomly appeared in 1898-1899, then disappeared. I think it's a pretty name, though.
Oh, that explains Paralee! I was really confused by that one.
I always assumed Gilda was pronounced like the character on My Little Pony, wow. I never even looked at the BTN pronunciation.
Oh, that explains Paralee! I was really confused by that one.
I always assumed Gilda was pronounced like the character on My Little Pony, wow. I never even looked at the BTN pronunciation.
That seems like too big of a coincidence for Manila not to be related to the place in the Philippines, then. Curious. (1898 was the end of the Spanish-American War and Philippine Revolution; 1899 was the beginning of the Philippine-American War.)
Apart from that, I guess it's a bit like Manuela.
Apart from that, I guess it's a bit like Manuela.
This message was edited 4/12/2024, 8:05 AM
It could be related to that! That is the first thing I think of when I hear Manila.