Message: "Triplets in the paper"

[Opinions] Triplets in the paper

by Malin (nilamalin)

11/17/2011, 3:39 AM

Two girls and a boy: Alva, Lava and Love. (they're Swedish, so Alva's a girl and Love's the boy)

Quite a tongue-twister ... They have obviously put thought into matching them phonetically, but instead the modern Lava and the classic Alva and Love look very mismatched to me. I would have preferred something like Alva, Vilma and Love - they still have the similar sounds, but it's less confusing and a better match.

#triplets

This message was edited 11/17/2011, 5:00 AM

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- elysa

11/18/2011, 7:11 PM

I like your idea of Alva, Vilma, and Love better. They flow nicely. I think Alva is pretty and combined with that and Vilma, Love has an old fashioned feel, but I do not like Lava. It looks too out of place and pulls Love down with it in that sibset.

- Anneza, nsi (guest)

11/18/2011, 12:06 AM

I'm afraid they'll wish they'd gone for more variety when the trips are big enough to runa around and be called!

Lava is distressing. Please tell me it isn't volcanic.

- guru (BBH) +1

11/17/2011, 4:18 PM

Even before I opened it, I thought to myself...these triplets--like always--are going to have two that begin with the same letter, and a third that does not: something I particularly hate. It's just bad counterpoint. Boo to them.

- Malin (nilamalin)

11/17/2011, 4:43 PM

Now that you mention it, it does seem common. I've seen several sets like that, and it bothers me every time.

- Ilex (jennifer)

11/17/2011, 9:20 AM

Alva- like how some of my students would write Alba- the v sounds like a b in Spanish
Lava- I thought of 'Lava sus manos' 'wash your hands' first. But either molten rock or was doesn't work for a meaning imo
Love- well, if it's a boy's name there, then it's okay. Sounds fem. to me (in US)

- Saana (Yippal) +1

11/17/2011, 5:38 AM

Lava? Really? That sounds... destructive.

Alva and Love are cute, though.

- Malin (nilamalin)

11/17/2011, 6:05 AM

Indeed ... There were 19 Lava born in Sweden last year and it's increasing. Theoretically it could be the female form of the Danish Lave, but I doubt that's what they're going for ...

- Daenerys +1

11/17/2011, 4:23 AM

Alva and Lava are just the same letters mixed up. Suprised the third one isn't Vala.

- Malin (nilamalin)

11/17/2011, 5:00 AM

Probably because Vala seems to be a girls name (they're Swedish, so Alva's a girl and Love's the boy here, just so you know) and also would be like "Whale-a" in Swedish? ;) They could have gone for something like Oliva, Viola and Olavi though.

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