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Help[Opinions] Buenaventura
Consuelo, Azucena, Ygnacio, and Bernardino would like to welcome Buenaventura to my list of unwieldy Spanish Catholic names. I don't know why I didn't come across this one before, but it sits at the intersection of a lot of styles I like. #1 unwieldy Spanish Catholic names and #2 names that end in a gender-inappropriate letter (see also: Pasha, Juno, Zuma, and Rocio).
So, a few questions:
WDYT of Buenaventura?
WDYT of the nn Buena?
WDYT of its cognates, Bonaventura and Bonaventure?
WDYT of the combos Leonel Buenaventura and Alonso Buenaventura?
Any ideas for mns to go with Buenaventura as a fn? This is a tricky one.
So, a few questions:
WDYT of Buenaventura?
WDYT of the nn Buena?
WDYT of its cognates, Bonaventura and Bonaventure?
WDYT of the combos Leonel Buenaventura and Alonso Buenaventura?
Any ideas for mns to go with Buenaventura as a fn? This is a tricky one.
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I like Buenaventura for the same reasons you list. Buena is too feminine for a boy in a Spanish context. I like Bonaventura better than Buenaventura, but oddly enough, I don't care for Bonaventure. Leonel is ok, but Leon sounds better to me. Alonso sounds well with it. Buenaventura is pretty long, so I generally think shorter middle names would go better with it.
Buenaventura Andres
Buenaventura Adrian
Buenaventura Daniel
Buenaventura Diego
Buenaventura Elias
Buenaventura Efrain
Buenaventura Emilio
Buenaventura Felipe
Buenaventura Felix
Buenaventura Fermin
Buenaventura Hilario
Buenaventura Hector
Buenaventura Isaias
Buenaventura Ignacio
Buenaventura Jaime
Buenaventura Josue
Buenaventura Julian
Buenaventura Javier
Buenaventura Luis
Buenaventura Lucas
Buenaventura Mateo
Buenaventura Matias
Buenaventura Marcos
Buenaventura Oscar
Buenaventura Pedro
Buenaventura Pablo
Buenaventura Paulo
Buenaventura Rafael
Buenaventura Rodrigo
Buenaventura Simon
Buenaventura Salvador
Buenaventura Santiago
Buenaventura Sergio
Buenaventura Tomas
Buenaventura Victor
Buenaventura Andres
Buenaventura Adrian
Buenaventura Daniel
Buenaventura Diego
Buenaventura Elias
Buenaventura Efrain
Buenaventura Emilio
Buenaventura Felipe
Buenaventura Felix
Buenaventura Fermin
Buenaventura Hilario
Buenaventura Hector
Buenaventura Isaias
Buenaventura Ignacio
Buenaventura Jaime
Buenaventura Josue
Buenaventura Julian
Buenaventura Javier
Buenaventura Luis
Buenaventura Lucas
Buenaventura Mateo
Buenaventura Matias
Buenaventura Marcos
Buenaventura Oscar
Buenaventura Pedro
Buenaventura Pablo
Buenaventura Paulo
Buenaventura Rafael
Buenaventura Rodrigo
Buenaventura Simon
Buenaventura Salvador
Buenaventura Santiago
Buenaventura Sergio
Buenaventura Tomas
Buenaventura Victor
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I don't really like Buenaventura. Azucena, however, is beautiful!
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I know what you mean about "unwieldy Spanish Catholic names." They are a subset of my personal quirk, "obscure medieval saint names." Love them.
Consuelo is especially gorgeous, to my ears. It's the "sway-lo" that gets me every time. :-D
I'm more of a Bernardo fan than Bernardino, but it's a minor quibble.
As for Buenaventura (masculine?), again I'm more drawn to Benvenida, a feminine name. I came across the name in a history book. Benvenida Abravanel was a Spanish (turned Italian) woman of the Renaissance. I fell in love with her name instantly. Do you like it? Given my love for Benvenida, it's too difficult to switch gears and like Buenaventura, especially if it's supposed to be masculine. I have no problem with "gender inappropriate endings" like this. Columba is a favorite Irish boy's name for me. It's just, as I said, my previous love for Benvenida makes the transition harder.
Consuelo is especially gorgeous, to my ears. It's the "sway-lo" that gets me every time. :-D
I'm more of a Bernardo fan than Bernardino, but it's a minor quibble.
As for Buenaventura (masculine?), again I'm more drawn to Benvenida, a feminine name. I came across the name in a history book. Benvenida Abravanel was a Spanish (turned Italian) woman of the Renaissance. I fell in love with her name instantly. Do you like it? Given my love for Benvenida, it's too difficult to switch gears and like Buenaventura, especially if it's supposed to be masculine. I have no problem with "gender inappropriate endings" like this. Columba is a favorite Irish boy's name for me. It's just, as I said, my previous love for Benvenida makes the transition harder.
This message was edited 10/6/2008, 9:22 AM
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Ooh, Benvenida!
It's lovely. I'm not too fond of how it starts with Ben though. For some reason, I don't like unusual names that abbreviate to common nns. Not that anyone would call a girl Ben, but...maybe it would be a source of teasing?
Heck, if I'm naming my son Buenaventura, it must mean I don't care too much about the prospect of teasing.
And thanks for reminding me of Columba. I love love love it! It went off my long list when I started going to school at Columbia, though.
It's lovely. I'm not too fond of how it starts with Ben though. For some reason, I don't like unusual names that abbreviate to common nns. Not that anyone would call a girl Ben, but...maybe it would be a source of teasing?
Heck, if I'm naming my son Buenaventura, it must mean I don't care too much about the prospect of teasing.
And thanks for reminding me of Columba. I love love love it! It went off my long list when I started going to school at Columbia, though.
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Vida reminds me of that coked out 70s supermodel. I think. Unless I am totally confusing references or something. Such a shame. I'm like Benvenida more and more. What a wonderful name for a new baby! Maybe it would be acceptable to me as a mn. The more I think about it, the more I like it there.
Maybe later in life Columba will grown on me. But right now, Columbia is just dirty dorm halls, late nights, fried food, etc. Plus all my Columbia friends would make fun of me for using a school-related baby name. Lol.
Maybe later in life Columba will grown on me. But right now, Columbia is just dirty dorm halls, late nights, fried food, etc. Plus all my Columbia friends would make fun of me for using a school-related baby name. Lol.
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