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[Opinions] Haverly (new baby)
I have recently learned that a girl I went to high school with had a baby daughter a couple of weeks back, who has been named Haverly Kate.I know Haverly is a surname, so it MIGHT be a family surname, but I have no idea if that is indeed the case.I can't say I'm keen.

This message was edited 8/8/2012, 7:00 AM

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Wait, is it said with a long or short 'a' sound? I keep wanted to say "HAY-ver-lee" (like Waverly) in which case it's making me think of that Proclaimer song, "500 miles""and if I heaver, yea I know I'm going to be I'm going to be that man who's heavering to you..."and now I've got the song stuck in my head :)
"HAVE-er-lee" wouldn't be so terrible if it is indeed a family name

This message was edited 8/8/2012, 3:28 PM

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I kind of like it in a GP sort of way.
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Reminds me of Waverly from "The Joy Luck Club." Waverly is kind of cute, but Haverly? Nah.
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I don't care for the sound of it. It sounds really trendy even though it might be a family surname. I prefer Waverly, but I wouldn't use it either.
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Ich bin auch nicht "Keen."That means, I am also not "Keen."

This message was edited 8/8/2012, 10:23 AM

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Eeesh. Since "to haver" means to babble nonsensically, I can't say I like Haverly at all.
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I like it a lot more than Waverly or Bellamy, and would put in the same category. A Beverly for whatever era we're in......
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I think it looks a little trashy. I'm hardly ever a fan of surnames-as-names of this type, and it looks so engineered to be 'on trend'. I'd prefer Katherine to Kate as well, but even that wouldn't do much good.
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Neither am I. It sounds so posh and pretentious, especially with the middle name Kate.
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