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[Opinions] Patricine
I've been thinking about Patricine today, inspired by St Patrick's Day probably. For a really long time I thought Patricine was a real name, the Frenchified feminine version of Patrice or Patrick. But further investigation made me question this, so I guess what I'm trying to ask is:a) What do you think of it?b) If you met a little Patricine, would you think it was a real name, like Fabienne or Ernestine or Ottoline? Or would you think "made-up"?As always, combo and sibset suggestions appreciated as well.

This message was edited 3/17/2013, 10:29 AM

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I'd expect whoever holds the trade mark for Plasticine to be suing her parents for everything they had. I really don't think it sounds human at all.
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My immediate thought was "patricide."
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a) Eh, it's a little strange. It reminds me of patricide and Capucine.
b) I would suspect it was made up, and look it up on the internet at the first opportunity.
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1. What do you think of it? It reminds me of "patricide" which is a bad thing. I like Patrick/Padraig but the female forms have never really appealed to me. 2. If you met a little Patricine? would you think it was a real name? Or would you think it was made up. I would assume it was made up. It doesn't sound like a real name. I don't know if there is a French feminine form of Patrick but if there is I'd guess it's Patricie.
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PatricideThat's what it makes me think of, sorry! So not good, although Patricine does have a pleasant sound I guess.
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Ditto.I exactly feel the same way, sounds fairly pretty but the second I see and hear I think patricide.
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If I saw it somewhere I would assume it was a variation on Patrice. I'm not a huge fan, but then I'm not into –ine names in general.

Patricine Ada
Patricine Bryony
Patricine Cassandra
Patricine Joan
Patricine Leana
Patricine Leonarda
Patricine Mariah
Patricine Molly
Patricine Noa
Patricine Olwen
Patricine Viola
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It just reminds me of patricide. Sorry.
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a) What do you think of it?
I don't like it, but I don't like most Pat- namesb) If you met a little Patricine, would you think it was a real name, like Fabienne or Ernestine or Ottoline? Or would you think "made-up"?
To be honest, my first thought was that it sounded like some sort of medicine
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The -cine ending makes it special in a bad way... it seems so added on. And that's why I see Patricine clearly as a "made-up". Also as a person who knows french very well it's just not a real name (like Fabienne, etc), it's a invented variant.
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a) It reminds me of patricide. My gut reaction is negative.b) I'd probably think it was a real, if obscure, name. I'd wish it was Patricia.
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I don't really like it. It sounds a bit like a type or medicine or something.I probably would've thought it was a real but unusual name. It doesn't sound made-up really.
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No, it doesn't really sound like a real name. It sounds like a chemical, honestly. Patricine sulfide?I would much rather see Patricia or even Patrice used if somebody wanted to commemorate St. Patrick. In the US Patrice is definitely a female name.
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I think Patrice sounds feminine and went to high school with a female one but Patrice O'Neal is relatively famous so I think people might also associate it with him and then may be more inclined to recognize it on a male
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