Message: "Majolica" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Majolica

by Caprice

8/14/2013, 11:50 AM

I was watching Antiques Roadshow and they were talking about majolica, which is a kind of tin-glazed pottery. According to Wikipedia, the name may be derived from Majorca or perhaps Malaga.
I think Majolica sounds nice, like a mix of Marjorie and Angelica, perhaps. Do you think it could work as a name? Or is it too weird? (I'm not planning to use it for real!)

#Majolica

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- gigibee

8/15/2013, 4:54 PM

As Bear said below, if you are familiar with majolica items, as I am, this does not work as a name.

- Bear

8/15/2013, 11:06 AM

As an avid china collector I couldn't see it working at all. I'm still trying to get used to Ainsley being used as a personal name because I associate it with the Aynsley china company.

Marjorie and Angelica are miles better than Majolica.

- Kinola

8/15/2013, 5:20 AM

Reminds me of Kajolica, which was the middle name of the main character from the Nickelodeon show "The Mighty B!" It's cursed to actually say the middle name.

- Pie

8/15/2013, 3:30 AM

It does look rather name-ish, and the sound is okay. However it reminds me of Taffeta (child's name I saw once) - something a yummy mummy would use.

- babybackribs (Lolth)

8/14/2013, 5:54 PM

It looks like a Serbian or Croatian name to my eyes. But it's interesting. Don't know if it would work as a name, though.

- Moirrey +3

8/14/2013, 4:41 PM

I read it and thought you'd misspelled Majorca so it makes sense that it might come from that.

I don't really like the sound of it, but then I don't like Angelica very much either the LEEK-a is just not very appealing to me.

- Bear +2

8/15/2013, 11:07 AM

Majolica is pronounced, "mah-HAHL-ih-cuh."

This message was edited 8/15/2013, 11:08 AM

- gigibee +1

8/15/2013, 4:58 PM

I've always heard mah JOLL ih cah.

- Bear

8/16/2013, 11:36 AM

I've never heard it that way, in snobby, china circles, and "Antiques Roadshow." But it's certainly possible. :-)

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