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Help[Opinions] Re: Radclyffe
in reply to a message by Elinor
Radclyffe has an incredibly ugly sound, in my opinion. Moreover, the spelling is a bit boggling; the two F's, the useless E, and the gratuitous Y? Way too many random-but-not letters to me. It's a name that just doesn't look right to me, in the same ways that Claire, Theresa, and Sarah look totally wrong.
Radcliff would be fine as a middle name (preferably on a boy), especially if it was a family name, but Radclyffe looks like a thirteen year old's attempts to kewl up Dan Radcliffe's name.
I've no idea what Radclyffe Hall is (just googled the name, turns out it's a he--I figured it was either a place or a book). The name reminds me of Heathcliff, though, and I don't mean from Wuthering Heights. (Behold. If I met a little girl named Radclyffe, this is only one of many reasons I'd have a hard time not laughing: http://www.rmlicensing.com/ENG/heathcliff.htm)
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"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith
Radcliff would be fine as a middle name (preferably on a boy), especially if it was a family name, but Radclyffe looks like a thirteen year old's attempts to kewl up Dan Radcliffe's name.
I've no idea what Radclyffe Hall is (just googled the name, turns out it's a he--I figured it was either a place or a book). The name reminds me of Heathcliff, though, and I don't mean from Wuthering Heights. (Behold. If I met a little girl named Radclyffe, this is only one of many reasons I'd have a hard time not laughing: http://www.rmlicensing.com/ENG/heathcliff.htm)
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"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith
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Radclyffe is a she.
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Radclyffe Hall is a she rather than a he - a famous lesbian author lol. But it was also the name of a girls' boarding school in a book, named after the author. Thanks for the feedback :-)
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This message was edited 6/22/2005, 3:04 AM
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Oops! I fail at life, heh!
*blush*
"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith
*blush*
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Ditto. Plus, Radclyffe's totally masculine-sounding to me.
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