View Message

This is a reply within a larger thread: view the whole thread

[Opinions] Re: Avielle
I remember after the Newtown school shooting when they'd run down the list of victims, one of the kids who died was a girl named Avielle. That's the only time I've ever heard the name. It doesn't have a bad sound, but it does seem mashed-up to me. I'd say it the way you describe it, as that's how it was pronounced on the news.
Archived Thread - replies disabled
vote up1

Replies

That's the first time I heard it too. It stuck somewhere in the back of my head, and popped up a few days ago. Couldn't remember where I'd first heard it till I googled it. I like that the Avielle Foundation (named after her) looks into violence and mental health, as I feel like this is one of the important areas that really needs to be addressed to help prevent repeat occurrences of these kinds of tragedies. It was used on 12 girls born in 2012 in the US, so it's definitely very rare but not completely unheard of.Thanks for the feedback!
vote up1