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Help[Opinions] Sarilda
I discovered this name yesterday, and a search of Ops indicates it has never been discussed. So... Discuss! :) Sarilda/Serilda is not a name in the database, but I've found a meaning and history for it elsewhere (Old German origin, could be a version of Hilda, means "Armed warrior woman").
What do you think? Does it look made-up? Love/like/hate it? The person who told me the name was lamenting that there was no way to shorten it into a nn.
What do you think? Does it look made-up? Love/like/hate it? The person who told me the name was lamenting that there was no way to shorten it into a nn.
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I like it, with the Serilda spelling. It's really unusual, and it's got a kind of medieval feel, but a nice light sound.
It came up a while back in a discussion on the Facts board on Zerelda, which seems to be an American variant: here's the thread - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/3834474
Seri and Rilda seem like the logical nns.
It came up a while back in a discussion on the Facts board on Zerelda, which seems to be an American variant: here's the thread - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/3834474
Seri and Rilda seem like the logical nns.
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I like it okay. It would take me a while to get used to it because it is so different from commonly used names.
It doesn't look made up to me. I would use the nn SILLA
It reminds me of Casilda which I love! Casilda just seems to flow from the tongue much more easily than Serilda, and has a more accessible nn in Cassie or Cass.
It doesn't look made up to me. I would use the nn SILLA
It reminds me of Casilda which I love! Casilda just seems to flow from the tongue much more easily than Serilda, and has a more accessible nn in Cassie or Cass.
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I like the meaning. I suppose I like it; I don't know whether I prefer Sarilda or Serilda though. I don't think it looks made-up. Sara and Sari or Sera and Seri seem to be the obvious nn's... or maybe Rilda.
The only think I don't like about it is that the "ilda" ending seems a little too old-fashioned to me.
The only think I don't like about it is that the "ilda" ending seems a little too old-fashioned to me.
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It's interesting. Makes me think of Esmeralda, kind of exotic/mystical, but I think Sarilda feels much more user-friendly. Looks like Sarilda is a variant of the German Serilda. For both look and sound, I prefer Sarilda (I pronounce the "a" and "e" differently, so don't consider the spellings interchangeable). Rilda works well as a nickname. I did wonder if it was made up, but it's not so "out there" as to be ridiculous.
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I'm not a fan. Serilda is a bit more aesthetically pleasing than Sarilda though. And yeah it does sound and look a bit made up.
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I like the look and sound of it, although it does sound slightly made up to me. I think I slightly prefer Serilda. I'm not normally a fan of Germanic-sounding names and it doesn't sound particularly Germanic in my opinion so that's not a bad thing for me. It doesn't lend itself easily to nicknames which is a slight disadvantage but overall, I like it.
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I like it. It's Germanically exotic! I could see it shortened to Sara or Rilda, which I really like a lot. It looks made up a bit, but still historical, along the lines of Belphoebe or Anitra. Oh, Anitra isn't in the database? It's the name Henrik Ibsen made for a princess in Peer Gynt.
I prefer Serilda to Sarilda, Serilda is super Valkyrie-sexy.
I prefer Serilda to Sarilda, Serilda is super Valkyrie-sexy.
This message was edited 5/19/2011, 9:20 AM
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