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[Opinions] A BA from work
I work in child care and one of our parents has just had a baby girl. I wasn't expecting much because the boy's name is Coby which isn't a bad name but here in Australia (I don't know about everywhere else) it's getting very common. But no, they named her Serenity! I thought that was lovely and wanted to share it, I guess I have a thing for virtue names but you've got to agree that Coby and Serenity make a pretty cute sibset =)
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Serenity now!... That's all I can think if when I hear this name. Frank Costanza ("Seinfeld") yelling this every time he got flustered. I know of a little girl named Serenity, but it's honestly sort of laughable in my mind.
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Ditto!
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in the US...Serenity is a brand of feminine hygiene product.
Anyway, Serenity has always seemed ridiculous to me, like a funeral home or a nursing home or conversely, a porn queen.
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I'm not a fan, of the sibset or the names. Serenity has just always had a stripper vibe to me, not a virtue name vibe.
Coby just sounds so...lacking. It seems flighty and ditzy to me. Sad thing is, I have seen girls starting to be named Coby as well. And Koby and Kobee, and Kobie, and Cobie, etc.
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Coby is getting painfully common. I grew up with a female Cobie who would now be nearly 24 and I know a Kobi, Koby and this Coby, all boys and all under 3...
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Nice! I like Serenity, although a lot of people probably think it's cheesy. I'm not a fan of Coby but Serenity saves the sibset.
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I think Coby is really ugly. Colby is worse. I like Serenity because I like the meaning, I like the sound, and it makes me think of Firefly. But it's also the name of an adult diaper and their ads are ridiculous.
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I don't think it's the name of an adult diaper here. But I have to admit that part of the reason I like it is because of Firefly =P
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See I love, Firefly. I lived and breathed it for a few years. It's still one of my favorite shows, but I just can't get on board with Serenity as a name, because all I can think of is Simon, in Out of Gas, saying he always thought it sounded vaguely funereal. Serenity as a ship name? Awesome. Serenity as a child's name? I think of death. That's just how it is.
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Not my thing at all! I personally think both names are pretty terrible!
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Congrats to the family! I love virtue names, but for some reason Serenity never did much for me. Not sure why! I definitely don't hate it, just not one of my favorites. However, I cannot deny the adorableness of Coby and Serenity as a sibset! They go so well together! While Serenity isn't a personal favorite, I somehow get the feeling that no other name could have fit here better. Lovely sibset!Very happy for the family. :)
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