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Help[Opinions] Franklyn for a girl?
Just kidding! Please, don't answer that. The answer is simply NO.
Now that I have your attention (I hope).. I have a survey for you, with 2 simple questions.
1. Please put your own name into one of these 4 categories.
You don't have to tell me what your name is, nor do you have to be "right" about the category. Just tell what category it seems to be, to you:
- "timeless classic"
(it doesn't suggest anything about your age, and little about your birthplace)
- "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations"
(The name is a classic with a long usage history, but is either new to your language, or has had significant popularity ups & downs where you live. People around you could guess your age accurately to within ~30 to 50 years, if they knew your name and where you were born.)
- "modern-styled"
(a recent new usage within the last ~30 years. Regardless of whether it has a "classic" root. For example, in most places the name Taylor(f) could go in this category, despite being a classic name in English, because the usage as a female personal name was very rare until recently. Put your name in this category if you feel it gives the impression of being modern-styled)
- "unusual"
(it's rare and remarkable, or invented; considered offbeat by most people where you are; indicates nothing about your age but might tell something about your birthplace or parentage; or it is any name that you don't feel can be categorized as timeless, classic-subject-to-fashion, or modern)
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
If not, which category would you prefer to have a name from?
(Please explain why, if you want to - this is what I really want to know. What are good & bad things about having a classic, fashionable, modern, or rare name?)
thanks!
- chazda
Now that I have your attention (I hope).. I have a survey for you, with 2 simple questions.
1. Please put your own name into one of these 4 categories.
You don't have to tell me what your name is, nor do you have to be "right" about the category. Just tell what category it seems to be, to you:
- "timeless classic"
(it doesn't suggest anything about your age, and little about your birthplace)
- "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations"
(The name is a classic with a long usage history, but is either new to your language, or has had significant popularity ups & downs where you live. People around you could guess your age accurately to within ~30 to 50 years, if they knew your name and where you were born.)
- "modern-styled"
(a recent new usage within the last ~30 years. Regardless of whether it has a "classic" root. For example, in most places the name Taylor(f) could go in this category, despite being a classic name in English, because the usage as a female personal name was very rare until recently. Put your name in this category if you feel it gives the impression of being modern-styled)
- "unusual"
(it's rare and remarkable, or invented; considered offbeat by most people where you are; indicates nothing about your age but might tell something about your birthplace or parentage; or it is any name that you don't feel can be categorized as timeless, classic-subject-to-fashion, or modern)
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
If not, which category would you prefer to have a name from?
(Please explain why, if you want to - this is what I really want to know. What are good & bad things about having a classic, fashionable, modern, or rare name?)
thanks!
- chazda
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1. Please put your own name into one of these 4 categories.
You don't have to tell me what your name is, nor do you have to be "right" about the category. Just tell what category it seems to be, to you:
- "timeless classic"
(it doesn't suggest anything about your age, and little about your birthplace)
Julia has never been really popular by the charts, but it's still classic. I do know six Julias around my age, though, not including me. Ugh.
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
If not, which category would you prefer to have a name from?
(Please explain why, if you want to - this is what I really want to know. What are good & bad things about having a classic, fashionable, modern, or rare name?)
Yes, I think so. I wouldn't want a trendy or modern name, because I'd feel stupid later in life. A rare name would be okay, but would get tiresome sometimes too. I would not want a name like Jennifer or Emily at all, because they are so boring.
You don't have to tell me what your name is, nor do you have to be "right" about the category. Just tell what category it seems to be, to you:
- "timeless classic"
(it doesn't suggest anything about your age, and little about your birthplace)
Julia has never been really popular by the charts, but it's still classic. I do know six Julias around my age, though, not including me. Ugh.
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
If not, which category would you prefer to have a name from?
(Please explain why, if you want to - this is what I really want to know. What are good & bad things about having a classic, fashionable, modern, or rare name?)
Yes, I think so. I wouldn't want a trendy or modern name, because I'd feel stupid later in life. A rare name would be okay, but would get tiresome sometimes too. I would not want a name like Jennifer or Emily at all, because they are so boring.
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First name, right?
1. Please put your own name into one of these 4 categories.
You don't have to tell me what your name is, nor do you have to be "right" about the category. Just tell what category it seems to be, to you:
- "unusual"
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
If not, which category would you prefer to have a name from?
(Please explain why, if you want to - this is what I really want to know. What are good & bad things about having a classic, fashionable, modern, or rare name?)
It is, but it's not in the category of unusual that I'd like. :-) I'd love a name that has a long, rich history of use, but it is near unheard of. (Cyra, Amandine, etc) Haven just seems tacky and is too close to Heaven.
Switching to Elizabeth, I got the exact opposite problems. It became too formal, too long, and too boring.
If I could have choosen my name, I would have choosen something in the middle. Hence why I'd choose a name like Liora for my daughter. Unusual, but not tacky.
1. Please put your own name into one of these 4 categories.
You don't have to tell me what your name is, nor do you have to be "right" about the category. Just tell what category it seems to be, to you:
- "unusual"
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
If not, which category would you prefer to have a name from?
(Please explain why, if you want to - this is what I really want to know. What are good & bad things about having a classic, fashionable, modern, or rare name?)
It is, but it's not in the category of unusual that I'd like. :-) I'd love a name that has a long, rich history of use, but it is near unheard of. (Cyra, Amandine, etc) Haven just seems tacky and is too close to Heaven.
Switching to Elizabeth, I got the exact opposite problems. It became too formal, too long, and too boring.
If I could have choosen my name, I would have choosen something in the middle. Hence why I'd choose a name like Liora for my daughter. Unusual, but not tacky.
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I would say my name falls in the category "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations". Since Laurie is just a form of Laura, the feminine of Lawrence. But it could also be "modern-styled", since Laurie as a girl's name came into usage around the 40s-50s, and probably peaked in the 60s/70s. I would rather my name be Laura since that is a "timeless classic". However, "Laurie" is also a Scottish surname, so I don't mind it so much (despite my usual abhorence of surnames for first names for girls). I don't hate my name, but I think it definetly dates me. I graduated with two Lauries, two Loris, two Lauras and a Lauren, but it never bothered me that I was one of 7 variations of a theme. There were way more Jens and Lisas.
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1.Alison Meghan is "modern-styled"
2. No I prefer classical or unusual names
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- "timeless classic"
(it doesn't suggest anything about your age, and little about your birthplace)
Eleanor (mostly spelt that way) is a name that's widespread in England and rare in Scotland. It's considered "very English" here, so if anything it's misleading about my birthplace. No one can really guess my age either. If they tried, I think they'd choose middle-aged, whereas I'm actually 19.
I like many names in this category, but not Elinor. I feel it lacks character and has a dreary sound.
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♥Elinor♥
(it doesn't suggest anything about your age, and little about your birthplace)
Eleanor (mostly spelt that way) is a name that's widespread in England and rare in Scotland. It's considered "very English" here, so if anything it's misleading about my birthplace. No one can really guess my age either. If they tried, I think they'd choose middle-aged, whereas I'm actually 19.
I like many names in this category, but not Elinor. I feel it lacks character and has a dreary sound.
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♥Elinor♥
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Hmm I reckon Sophie would go in the second category, and I'm ok with that :)
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The truth is, I have met the right person, only he's not in love with me, and until I stop loving him no-one else stands a chance
(Four Weddings and a Funeral)
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The truth is, I have met the right person, only he's not in love with me, and until I stop loving him no-one else stands a chance
(Four Weddings and a Funeral)
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ROFL! You almost gave me a heart attack there, chazda :)
1. Timeless classic, although it did have a large popularity spike the decade I was born. Overall though, it's never been an uncommon name.
2. Yes, given the constraints of what I believe your four categories to encompass "Timeless Classic" would be my choice. However, I would prefer my name to not be quite so common, say a name that's been hanging out in the triple digits instead of the double digits. The commonness of my name is the real complaint I have. I've met people of every age group with my name but I just wish there wasn't so many of them.
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
~Mark Twain
1. Timeless classic, although it did have a large popularity spike the decade I was born. Overall though, it's never been an uncommon name.
2. Yes, given the constraints of what I believe your four categories to encompass "Timeless Classic" would be my choice. However, I would prefer my name to not be quite so common, say a name that's been hanging out in the triple digits instead of the double digits. The commonness of my name is the real complaint I have. I've met people of every age group with my name but I just wish there wasn't so many of them.
~Mark Twain
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1. - "timeless classic"
2. No. While timeless, my name is common. Annoyingly common. 3 per classrom common. I would rather have an "unual" name.
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It doesn't mean what you think
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2. No. While timeless, my name is common. Annoyingly common. 3 per classrom common. I would rather have an "unual" name.
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It doesn't mean what you think
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Both my first and middle names are "classic" ones, my middle name is also my mother's. I like them both.
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1. My name, Christine:
- "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations"
2. I think this is the category I would prefer to be named from. Timeless classics are fine but they tend to be popular and somewhat bland due to overuse. A really modern or unusual name can be difficult and may date badly.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
- "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations"
2. I think this is the category I would prefer to be named from. Timeless classics are fine but they tend to be popular and somewhat bland due to overuse. A really modern or unusual name can be difficult and may date badly.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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1. "modern-styled"
2. I'd much rather have an unusual name.
2. I'd much rather have an unusual name.
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My name is Erin and I consider to be "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations." I like the category my name is and I also don't mind the "timeless classic."
I like having a somewhat classic name in comparison to a "modern-styled" or "unusual" name because everybody knows how to spell or pronounce it. The only bad thing is if you get stuck with a classic name that's super popular for the time. For instance, Erin was very popular in the 1980s and quite a few people my age share my name.
Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart. - Anne Frank
Great Spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. - Albert Einstein
I like having a somewhat classic name in comparison to a "modern-styled" or "unusual" name because everybody knows how to spell or pronounce it. The only bad thing is if you get stuck with a classic name that's super popular for the time. For instance, Erin was very popular in the 1980s and quite a few people my age share my name.
Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart. - Anne Frank
Great Spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. - Albert Einstein
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Ha ha! I was a bit freaked out about Franklyn for a girl, though I wouldn't be surprised to see it. ::cringe::
As for the questions:
1. Please put your own name into one of these 4 categories.
I think mine (Amanda Nicole) is modern-styled. It has old roots, but it got very trendy.
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
I like classic and unusual names.
As for the questions:
1. Please put your own name into one of these 4 categories.
I think mine (Amanda Nicole) is modern-styled. It has old roots, but it got very trendy.
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
I like classic and unusual names.
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You definitely got MY attention, lol. :b
1. Please put your own name into one of these 4 categories.
- "modern-styled"
My name (Heather) was definitely 'around' more than 30 years ago, but it was nearly unheard of, then it hit a big upswing in the late 1970s and 80s. I know a 45-year-old Heather--whose family is Irish/Scottish--and she had a hard time with her name growing up. No one had ever heard of it and didn't know how to spell it or pronounce it! :b
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
No, even though I like my name, it definitely "dates" me to the time I period I was born/raised. I'd much rather have an unusual name, or even a classic name, though preferably a lesser-used one. :)
~Heather~
1. Please put your own name into one of these 4 categories.
- "modern-styled"
My name (Heather) was definitely 'around' more than 30 years ago, but it was nearly unheard of, then it hit a big upswing in the late 1970s and 80s. I know a 45-year-old Heather--whose family is Irish/Scottish--and she had a hard time with her name growing up. No one had ever heard of it and didn't know how to spell it or pronounce it! :b
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
No, even though I like my name, it definitely "dates" me to the time I period I was born/raised. I'd much rather have an unusual name, or even a classic name, though preferably a lesser-used one. :)
~Heather~
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I would say my name Rebecca is:
- "timeless classic"
(it doesn't suggest anything about your age, and little about your birthplace)
I would prefer if my name was more unusual but still an old name, so i would like my name to be McKinley but something more older and unusual etc..
My middle name Simone is more unusual which i prefer to a standard 'filler' middl ename
~~~~~~~~~~ Bex ~~~~~~~~~~~
Lover of the book Sirius & Remus
- "timeless classic"
(it doesn't suggest anything about your age, and little about your birthplace)
I would prefer if my name was more unusual but still an old name, so i would like my name to be McKinley but something more older and unusual etc..
My middle name Simone is more unusual which i prefer to a standard 'filler' middl ename
~~~~~~~~~~ Bex ~~~~~~~~~~~
Lover of the book Sirius & Remus
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Alicia - basically classic styled but subject to trends
My only real problem with Alicia is that its been so brutalized spelling and pronunciation-wise that its lost a lot of its own style. I'd probably rather have a classic name - I was named after an Alice, and I would have preferred to be Alice II/Jr.
My only real problem with Alicia is that its been so brutalized spelling and pronunciation-wise that its lost a lot of its own style. I'd probably rather have a classic name - I was named after an Alice, and I would have preferred to be Alice II/Jr.
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1. Please put your own name into one of these 4 categories.
--- "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations"
My name is Krista. I'm from Finland, so it's not a "cutesy K name" or a kry8tyvv form of Christa, since it's the proper form of that name because the letter C isn't used in the Finnish language. My name has never been highly popular or trendy, but the few other Kristas I have met in my life have been my peers so I cautiously put it in this category, though I still wouldn't say that it's ever been considerably popular. It's not a modern name, and yet it's not a timeless classic either because it's never been too common, but I wouldn't say it's that rare or unusual either.
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
--- I think my name is fine, but I think I still would prefer if my name was a little more unusual - not yooNEEQ, made-up, or tacky - yet classic and old. It would be nice to have a name with a history (like a name connected to a famous character in literature, myth, or some historical person). I'm very into history and literature, so it would be great to feel somehow connected to the past, or just have a famous namesake to identify with. But, as I said, I do like my name just fine as it is. I'll start expressing my taste in names if I ever get children :)
--- "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations"
My name is Krista. I'm from Finland, so it's not a "cutesy K name" or a kry8tyvv form of Christa, since it's the proper form of that name because the letter C isn't used in the Finnish language. My name has never been highly popular or trendy, but the few other Kristas I have met in my life have been my peers so I cautiously put it in this category, though I still wouldn't say that it's ever been considerably popular. It's not a modern name, and yet it's not a timeless classic either because it's never been too common, but I wouldn't say it's that rare or unusual either.
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
--- I think my name is fine, but I think I still would prefer if my name was a little more unusual - not yooNEEQ, made-up, or tacky - yet classic and old. It would be nice to have a name with a history (like a name connected to a famous character in literature, myth, or some historical person). I'm very into history and literature, so it would be great to feel somehow connected to the past, or just have a famous namesake to identify with. But, as I said, I do like my name just fine as it is. I'll start expressing my taste in names if I ever get children :)
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You're an evil, cruel woman! ;-)
1. Hm, this was hard, but I think I'll choose Option #3.
The name is a classic with a long usage history, but is either new to your language, or has had significant popularity ups & downs where you live. People around you could guess your age accurately to within ~30 to 50 years, if they knew your name and where you were born.
2. I like the category my name's in. It's unusual without being unheard-of, and has good literary and astronomical associations. People always say my name's pretty. The only downside is that I've occasionally been mistaken for an Amanda.
I don't care how popular a name is, so long as it's classic. I still like Emma despite its popularity, for the simple reason that it's an ancient name with a good meaning and a simple, feminine sound that's very pretty to me.
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1. Hm, this was hard, but I think I'll choose Option #3.
The name is a classic with a long usage history, but is either new to your language, or has had significant popularity ups & downs where you live. People around you could guess your age accurately to within ~30 to 50 years, if they knew your name and where you were born.
2. I like the category my name's in. It's unusual without being unheard-of, and has good literary and astronomical associations. People always say my name's pretty. The only downside is that I've occasionally been mistaken for an Amanda.
I don't care how popular a name is, so long as it's classic. I still like Emma despite its popularity, for the simple reason that it's an ancient name with a good meaning and a simple, feminine sound that's very pretty to me.
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I'm not sure if my name is just "unusual" or "modern"...
My mother definitely tweaked names she liked to get the one she wanted for me (Anastasia and Stacie). I think it's listed as being popular in 1910-1920?
I enjoy having a different name, being a slightly unusual person in the first place. I'm not sure I would be me, without it. Unfortunately it is often mispronounced or spelled wrong, and since I'm going into an interpreter's program (for American Sign Lang.) Deaf people give me really funny looks when I tell them my name.
My mother definitely tweaked names she liked to get the one she wanted for me (Anastasia and Stacie). I think it's listed as being popular in 1910-1920?
I enjoy having a different name, being a slightly unusual person in the first place. I'm not sure I would be me, without it. Unfortunately it is often mispronounced or spelled wrong, and since I'm going into an interpreter's program (for American Sign Lang.) Deaf people give me really funny looks when I tell them my name.
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My name is Ann.
I'd put Ann in the "timeless classic" category. Although it is subject to some fashion influences, i.e., Anna is currently more popular. But overall, I think of Ann as one of the "basic" five girl names: Mary, Elizabeth, K/Catherine, Jane, Ann(e).
I've always liked my name. I couldn't imagine being anything else. I approve of my parents choosing a name from the "timeless classic" category.
I'd put Ann in the "timeless classic" category. Although it is subject to some fashion influences, i.e., Anna is currently more popular. But overall, I think of Ann as one of the "basic" five girl names: Mary, Elizabeth, K/Catherine, Jane, Ann(e).
I've always liked my name. I couldn't imagine being anything else. I approve of my parents choosing a name from the "timeless classic" category.
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Honestly, my heart missed a beat! :-)
If I want to answer your questions, I'll have to be long, and perhaps boring, but I have to explain one or two things about naming trends in Hungary.
I was born in the middle of the 80s, when "English sounding" names like Andrea or Linda were in for girl. The phenomenon is perfectly understandable: in the 80s my country's separation from the West was coming to an end. Everything from America or Western Europe was trendy, so were names. Also, after hundreds of years, all time classics like Erzsébet and Katalin were forgotten, giving way to sometimes horrible mutants (Dzsennifer, Letícia, Patrícia) that are as strange as a blond Midoriko would be.
On the other hand, another trend has started by the end of the 90s, and this is rediscovering, sometimes reinventing names that were used by Hungarians before converting to Christian faith. This trend, I believe has its roots in the 80s, when it was not yet evident, but noticeable. Names like Réka, Csilla, Csenge fall into this cathegory. These names were not used for centuries, not being Christian names.
All in all, when I was born, my name was not trendy at all, it was almost off-beat, but became fashionable lately, so it has a modern air.
I'm quite happy wth my name, despite this recent popularity. I'd love it if it was more off-beat, but it is fine like that.
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
If I want to answer your questions, I'll have to be long, and perhaps boring, but I have to explain one or two things about naming trends in Hungary.
I was born in the middle of the 80s, when "English sounding" names like Andrea or Linda were in for girl. The phenomenon is perfectly understandable: in the 80s my country's separation from the West was coming to an end. Everything from America or Western Europe was trendy, so were names. Also, after hundreds of years, all time classics like Erzsébet and Katalin were forgotten, giving way to sometimes horrible mutants (Dzsennifer, Letícia, Patrícia) that are as strange as a blond Midoriko would be.
On the other hand, another trend has started by the end of the 90s, and this is rediscovering, sometimes reinventing names that were used by Hungarians before converting to Christian faith. This trend, I believe has its roots in the 80s, when it was not yet evident, but noticeable. Names like Réka, Csilla, Csenge fall into this cathegory. These names were not used for centuries, not being Christian names.
All in all, when I was born, my name was not trendy at all, it was almost off-beat, but became fashionable lately, so it has a modern air.
I'm quite happy wth my name, despite this recent popularity. I'd love it if it was more off-beat, but it is fine like that.
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
This message was edited 3/5/2006, 12:12 PM
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LOL!! I saw "Franklyn" and went "oh, bloody h*ll" and then saw your name and was completely baffled...
I'm yet another "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations." I have six siblings, three of whom have timeless names, two of whom have more unusual (though classic) names and one brother whose name exploded in popularity in the past few years (prior to which it would have been classic/unusual). All of us are named for family members, and as a 'set' of seven they fit together, but I always felt like I got the short end of the naming stick. Nobody else had three of themselves in a classroom!
Overall, I think the truly timeless names have the greatest strength. The 'danger' with the unusual classics (which I also love) is that whatever it is about them that appeals to you probably appeals to lots of others in the generation, and thus you get another "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations" name (best example here is probably Olivia).
I'm yet another "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations." I have six siblings, three of whom have timeless names, two of whom have more unusual (though classic) names and one brother whose name exploded in popularity in the past few years (prior to which it would have been classic/unusual). All of us are named for family members, and as a 'set' of seven they fit together, but I always felt like I got the short end of the naming stick. Nobody else had three of themselves in a classroom!
Overall, I think the truly timeless names have the greatest strength. The 'danger' with the unusual classics (which I also love) is that whatever it is about them that appeals to you probably appeals to lots of others in the generation, and thus you get another "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations" name (best example here is probably Olivia).
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And I would add Isabelle/Isabel/Isabella to that list.
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1. Please put your own name into one of these 4 categories.
"unusual"
(it's rare and remarkable, or invented; considered offbeat by most people where you are; indicates nothing about your age but might tell something about your birthplace or parentage; or it is any name that you don't feel can be categorized as timeless, classic-subject-to-fashion, or modern)
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
No, it is not. Braelyn MacKenzie is so tryndee icky. I'd much rather have a timeless-classic name, like Elizabeth, Grace, Anna, Susanne, Lilia, Katherine...
PS: That was funny. I was very scared, chazda, that you ACTUALLY liked Franklyn for a girl...
"unusual"
(it's rare and remarkable, or invented; considered offbeat by most people where you are; indicates nothing about your age but might tell something about your birthplace or parentage; or it is any name that you don't feel can be categorized as timeless, classic-subject-to-fashion, or modern)
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
No, it is not. Braelyn MacKenzie is so tryndee icky. I'd much rather have a timeless-classic name, like Elizabeth, Grace, Anna, Susanne, Lilia, Katherine...
PS: That was funny. I was very scared, chazda, that you ACTUALLY liked Franklyn for a girl...
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1. "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations"
(The name is a classic with a long usage history, but is either new to your language, or has had significant popularity ups & downs where you live. People around you could guess your age accurately to within ~30 to 50 years, if they knew your name and where you were born.)
My name is Amy. It's a name that's been used for a long time, but there was definitely a point in time when Amy was hugely in vogue. I was born at the end of that time period; up until going to college, I'd never had another Amy in my grade. Most of the other Amys I know are my mother's age. It's kind of weird, having a name that dates to a slightly different time period (I was born in 1987, and the name's peak was late-70s early-80s ish, right?).
2. I'm not sure, honestly. I think I'd probably prefer to have an unusual name. I got so irritated with the idea that there were other Amys out there that I started going by both my first and middle names in high school. I'm glad I did, because there are quite a few girls named Amy at my college (two others on my floor), but I'm the only Amy Rae.
Also, my mum picked my name because she liked the sound of it. Valid as that may be, I would've loved it if my name was something like Hazel (my great-grandma's name) or Solveig (a name from my heritage).
But what would happen if I'd been given a name from a different category, assuming my personality remained as it is now? As a, Katherine (classic), I think I would be utterly bored with my name and insisted people call me something really different, like Kitty (Kitty Rae!) or Kix. As a Stephanie (if my parents gave me a different classic-but-dateable name), I'd likely call myself Steve or Stevie, or go by my middle name. As an Ashleigh (modern), I most certainly would go by my middle name--I'd feel that Ashleigh was dumb. And as a Faustina (unusual), I think I'd go by a vaguely related nickname, like Tinny or Fossie, since I'd be a bit uncomfortable with something so stately.
Does that answer your question satisfactorily?
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No one's getting smarter
No one's learning the score
Your never ending spree of death and violence and hate
Is gonna tie your own rope
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I'd like to leave the world as a better place.
(The name is a classic with a long usage history, but is either new to your language, or has had significant popularity ups & downs where you live. People around you could guess your age accurately to within ~30 to 50 years, if they knew your name and where you were born.)
My name is Amy. It's a name that's been used for a long time, but there was definitely a point in time when Amy was hugely in vogue. I was born at the end of that time period; up until going to college, I'd never had another Amy in my grade. Most of the other Amys I know are my mother's age. It's kind of weird, having a name that dates to a slightly different time period (I was born in 1987, and the name's peak was late-70s early-80s ish, right?).
2. I'm not sure, honestly. I think I'd probably prefer to have an unusual name. I got so irritated with the idea that there were other Amys out there that I started going by both my first and middle names in high school. I'm glad I did, because there are quite a few girls named Amy at my college (two others on my floor), but I'm the only Amy Rae.
Also, my mum picked my name because she liked the sound of it. Valid as that may be, I would've loved it if my name was something like Hazel (my great-grandma's name) or Solveig (a name from my heritage).
But what would happen if I'd been given a name from a different category, assuming my personality remained as it is now? As a, Katherine (classic), I think I would be utterly bored with my name and insisted people call me something really different, like Kitty (Kitty Rae!) or Kix. As a Stephanie (if my parents gave me a different classic-but-dateable name), I'd likely call myself Steve or Stevie, or go by my middle name. As an Ashleigh (modern), I most certainly would go by my middle name--I'd feel that Ashleigh was dumb. And as a Faustina (unusual), I think I'd go by a vaguely related nickname, like Tinny or Fossie, since I'd be a bit uncomfortable with something so stately.
Does that answer your question satisfactorily?
Array
No one's learning the score
Your never ending spree of death and violence and hate
Is gonna tie your own rope
...
I'd like to leave the world as a better place.
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- "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations"
Sabrina
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
If not, which category would you prefer to have a name from?
Unusual
Sabrina
2. Is your name in the category you'd most prefer to have a name from?
If not, which category would you prefer to have a name from?
Unusual
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My own answers - just to prove how simple this survey is:
1. "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations"
2. No. I think I'd rather have an unusual name.
It could have been inconvenient at times to have a strange name, but I feel like my name is kind of blah and makes me seem older than I am. Even though an interesting name doesn't really indicate anything interesting, I tend to think that the expectations it'd create would have been a positive influence on me.
- chazda
1. "basically classic-styled, but definitely has been subject to trends and alterations"
2. No. I think I'd rather have an unusual name.
It could have been inconvenient at times to have a strange name, but I feel like my name is kind of blah and makes me seem older than I am. Even though an interesting name doesn't really indicate anything interesting, I tend to think that the expectations it'd create would have been a positive influence on me.
- chazda
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