Message: "Re: Ives" - Behind the Name

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[Opinions] Re: Ives

by Llewella (penguiny7)

5/31/2011, 3:10 PM

in reply to a message by Tiggs

How it looks, IEVS. Like Ivy but with no y and plural-ized. Or like eyes but with a v stuck in there.

It was one of my favorite names when I was a kid!

This message was edited 5/31/2011, 3:11 PM

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- Tiggs +2

5/31/2011, 3:47 PM

Thanks. I think this is how most English speakers would pronounce it. I kind of like Yves but, apparently, the "s" isn't pronounced and I don't care for it without that. Maybe as well be Eve. Ives is related, and "plural" but the sound of the vowel gets changed. Normally I like long "i", but I'm not sold on Ives.

- Llewella (penguiny7) +1

5/31/2011, 3:51 PM

So would you prefer a blend of Ives and Yves? Pronounced like eaves? That would be fun, if such a name exists.

- Tiggs

5/31/2011, 3:53 PM

Hehe. Now I'm picturing...

...the roof of a house and ears. Sound-wise, yes. I would like a blend. :)

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