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[Opinions] Skeeter!
I watched The Help yesterday and the main character was named Skeeter, used on a girl. So WDTY? Combos? Nicknames? Mascaline or feminine or both?

This message was edited 2/19/2012, 2:10 PM

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It was a nickname. :-DAnd as a nickname, it's great. As a name, it's ridiculous.
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Actor, Skeet Ulrich took his stage name from his childhood nickname, Skeeter, from mosquito and later shortened to Skeet. I think is real given name is Brian, if I remember correctly. Skeeter, as a nickname, feels much more masculine to me than feminine, but there are female mosquitoes and I suppose they are "skeeters" too.
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Feminine. I think of:The Muppet Babies - Scooter had a sister named Skeeter on that show.
Rita Skeeter from Harry Potter
Skeeter Davis, whose real name was Mary Frances Penick, a country singer of the 40s
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My dad had a male employee named Skeeter. That was his real name. My mom, who was the bookkeeper, had to make sure for paycheck and tax purposes. I also think of Rita Skeeter from Harry Potter. Or slang for mosquito.
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Skeeter from Doug.To quote Urban Dictionary..."Though thought to be blue, Skeeter Valentine was indeed black. The only man who could beat box, brake dance, and wear MC Hammer pants in a cartoon show through the early - mid 90's. The only other blue-violet colored person on the show, "Bee Bee", was Skeeter's girlfriend at a point, and she was so black she was purple, thus making her Haitian. "Doug: Man I don't know how to dance. Skeeter: Let me show you Doug *dances*

Doug: Am I doing it right now? Skeeter: Nope. HEH HEH! Doug: Why can you dance and I can't? Skeeter: Because I'm black."
Still think this is a good nickname?
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Oh. Lord.That is awful.
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In the movie the character's real first name was Eugenia. I think Skeeter definitely works better as just a nickname.
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Skeeter wasn't even a related or pick nickname, her older brother said she looked like a 'skeeter', meaning a mosquito and the name stuck. Her mother doesn't like to use the name Skeeter to refer to her daughter.
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