[Opinions] Re: Primrose
in reply to a message by Lily
Yes, Primrose is too cutesy for me. I think it sounds twee and stuckup.
Prim is annoying. Rosie is fine. Rose is better.
I think Primula (genus name of the flower) or Primarosa would be nicer by about a factor of ten.
I think the second worst thing about Primrose (after the word prim in it and the sound of "prim rows") is the sound, the feeling of saying it - the "pr" plus "mr" is so ... pursed-lippy. Like a word a boudoir photographer would tell the subject to say, to get a big fat pout in the picture. Primrose. Mwah!
Okay, so I've thought about it too hard. But it gags me. I didn't even realize it was in Hunger Games, I thought it was just a flower-name trend gone wild sort of thing.
I favor just plain Rose, from your list. Rosemary is not bad either. Actually any of them are okay with me, except Primrose. Rose combines well with many short names IMO.
Prim is annoying. Rosie is fine. Rose is better.
I think Primula (genus name of the flower) or Primarosa would be nicer by about a factor of ten.
I think the second worst thing about Primrose (after the word prim in it and the sound of "prim rows") is the sound, the feeling of saying it - the "pr" plus "mr" is so ... pursed-lippy. Like a word a boudoir photographer would tell the subject to say, to get a big fat pout in the picture. Primrose. Mwah!
Okay, so I've thought about it too hard. But it gags me. I didn't even realize it was in Hunger Games, I thought it was just a flower-name trend gone wild sort of thing.
I favor just plain Rose, from your list. Rosemary is not bad either. Actually any of them are okay with me, except Primrose. Rose combines well with many short names IMO.