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Help[Opinions] Alucard.
If you look at the name, at the name *only*, then what would you think of Alucard (a masculine name)? I'm just wondering.
I'm not going to say where Alucard comes from or its meaning (not yet anyway), I would like to hear an objective opinion. :) It's not that I would name my future child this name - I'm just curious about your opinions about it as name. How you feel about the sound, how you would picture someone with that name, etc. :)
I'm not going to say where Alucard comes from or its meaning (not yet anyway), I would like to hear an objective opinion. :) It's not that I would name my future child this name - I'm just curious about your opinions about it as name. How you feel about the sound, how you would picture someone with that name, etc. :)
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à la carte :-)
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I'm sorry, I can't look past the Dracula thing :)
However, I do like it. A lot. It has a refined deviousness connotation to it. I'd never name anyone Alucard, but that doesn't mean I don't think it's cool :)
However, I do like it. A lot. It has a refined deviousness connotation to it. I'd never name anyone Alucard, but that doesn't mean I don't think it's cool :)
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Hey there! Well, I went and read the responses first so I know about the Dracula thing. But before I read that, my opinion... It sounds like a word to me, maybe for a an aluminum memory card for a digital camera or something! "Quick, put the alucard in the camera, the baby's taking his first steps!".
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Heh, you've got a point there. ^_^
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lol
Sorry but... This name is the "false identity" of Count Dracula in England in I don't remember which movie or book.... It's Dracula spelled backward. Bad, bad idea! lol
Sorry but... This name is the "false identity" of Count Dracula in England in I don't remember which movie or book.... It's Dracula spelled backward. Bad, bad idea! lol
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That's true - it's the name of a character in the Japanese anime "Hellsing", but I heard it was used before, in films with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
But anyway - I first heard about the name only, then I researched more about where it came from and eventually I ended up with the character from "Hellsing."
Not a good association to have, but this thread here focuses on the name itself only, not on the persons/characters that have carried the name.
People have been saying it sounds French - especially for the -card part, so who knows, perhaps it also has been a real (sur)name in France.
But anyway - I first heard about the name only, then I researched more about where it came from and eventually I ended up with the character from "Hellsing."
Not a good association to have, but this thread here focuses on the name itself only, not on the persons/characters that have carried the name.
People have been saying it sounds French - especially for the -card part, so who knows, perhaps it also has been a real (sur)name in France.
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It's not used as a first name in France, I'm sure of it.
*looks for infos on Alucard as surname*
nothing, sorry... it does sounds French prononced with a French "u" and no "d" at the end, but at the same time it doesn't sound like a real name. I don't know how to explain lol
*looks for infos on Alucard as surname*
nothing, sorry... it does sounds French prononced with a French "u" and no "d" at the end, but at the same time it doesn't sound like a real name. I don't know how to explain lol
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I already know where it comes from (well, not exactly, but I know the general vicinity of where it came from) and what it means, sorry. That already taints my opinion a little, sorry.
But, I can say that I've never quite known how to pronounce this name. a-LUCK-ard? a-LOOK-ard? AL-u-card? AL-ook-ard? So I can see some pronunciation problems there. Other than that, the name looks nice enough--kind of medievalish, which I like.
Oh, and it should go without saying that I wouldn't use this name on my child because of its origin.
Miranda
But, I can say that I've never quite known how to pronounce this name. a-LUCK-ard? a-LOOK-ard? AL-u-card? AL-ook-ard? So I can see some pronunciation problems there. Other than that, the name looks nice enough--kind of medievalish, which I like.
Oh, and it should go without saying that I wouldn't use this name on my child because of its origin.
Miranda
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It's AH-loo-kard, actually. But indeed, the origin leaves a lot to be desired - if it had had a better origin, I might possibly have considered using it (probably as a middle name). It sounds like a French name, like you'd pronounce it in a French way, but it's not. I think the name in itself has style and class. :) But what many people associate it with (those who know where it comes from), prevent me from ever using it. :-|
But it's a gorgeous name, so it deserves a bit of attention on this board. ;)
(Edited typo)
But it's a gorgeous name, so it deserves a bit of attention on this board. ;)
(Edited typo)
This message was edited 11/25/2004, 10:55 AM
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Well, my opinion isn't objective ;-) but it looks French to me, and I'd guess it's pronounced ah-loo-CARD in English.
The sound is pleasant. The only thing I guess it reminds me of enough to give it any particular character is the word "aluminum." It also appears quite surname-y (probably because it's unfamiliar, as well as the familiarity of French surnames ending in -ard), which makes it a more aloof sounding name to me. Edited to add: Hey -- aloof has a similar sound too. So I guess my first raw impression is, it's aloof and silvery.
I'm thinking he'd be called Al.
- chazda
The sound is pleasant. The only thing I guess it reminds me of enough to give it any particular character is the word "aluminum." It also appears quite surname-y (probably because it's unfamiliar, as well as the familiarity of French surnames ending in -ard), which makes it a more aloof sounding name to me. Edited to add: Hey -- aloof has a similar sound too. So I guess my first raw impression is, it's aloof and silvery.
I'm thinking he'd be called Al.
- chazda
This message was edited 11/25/2004, 10:24 AM
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