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Help[Opinions] Re: Linnea Kate? (ETA)
in reply to a message by Beth
Pain in backside? Are you kidding. Namenerds obsess about names. It's what we do. The more the merrier. :-)
I babysat for a Linnea. She'd be almost 40 by now. (wow) I've always thought her name is light and airy, beautiful and refined. She uses the three syllable, "linn-AY-ah" pronunciation. The two syllable, "lin-AY" always sounds so cheap to my ears.
Sylvie Linnea is a stock combo of mine. Linnea is easier for me to work into a combination as the mn, but it's gorgeous as a fn as well. Linnea Catherine, Linnea Fleur, Linnea Britt (her little sister's name), Linnea Sophie, linnea Charltote, Linnea Caroline, Linnea Celeste?
Ms Bonham-Carter's pronunciation of Helena is my favorite as well. Two for two. :-) Helena (any pronunciation) is gaining popularity. So if that bothers you I'd go with Linnea.
ETA: Silly me. I just noticed the combination "Linnea Kate" in your subject line. Kate is alright with Linnea, but I'm not crazy about the repeated long "a" sounds. And you always have to be careful with Kate because she can end up making a combination sound more like a verb: to linneacate -- to medicate with linseed oil? Linnea Katharine would be better here.
I babysat for a Linnea. She'd be almost 40 by now. (wow) I've always thought her name is light and airy, beautiful and refined. She uses the three syllable, "linn-AY-ah" pronunciation. The two syllable, "lin-AY" always sounds so cheap to my ears.
Sylvie Linnea is a stock combo of mine. Linnea is easier for me to work into a combination as the mn, but it's gorgeous as a fn as well. Linnea Catherine, Linnea Fleur, Linnea Britt (her little sister's name), Linnea Sophie, linnea Charltote, Linnea Caroline, Linnea Celeste?
Ms Bonham-Carter's pronunciation of Helena is my favorite as well. Two for two. :-) Helena (any pronunciation) is gaining popularity. So if that bothers you I'd go with Linnea.
ETA: Silly me. I just noticed the combination "Linnea Kate" in your subject line. Kate is alright with Linnea, but I'm not crazy about the repeated long "a" sounds. And you always have to be careful with Kate because she can end up making a combination sound more like a verb: to linneacate -- to medicate with linseed oil? Linnea Katharine would be better here.
This message was edited 7/3/2012, 6:17 PM
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