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Help[Opinions] Re: Mavourneen?
in reply to a message by speakofthewolf
It's a nickname, it would be like naming someone Sweetheart or Dear. I suppose you could use it as a MN, but as a first name, it's incredibly cheesy.
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I really don't think Mavourneen is supposed to be a name any more than Sweetheart is. It's just it's weird. Incredibly cheesy, like earthnut said. But now I'm thinking of Carina... Carina is a fairly popular name and that, like mavourneen, is an endearment, I think in Italian? Which makes me wonder if Italian speakers would find using Carina as a name weird or not. And if Carina is weird for Italians but okay for English speakers, maybe Mavourneen would be okay for anyone who wasn't Irish? And in the same topic, do French speakers use Cherie as a name?
... kind of rambling, really. I probably could find out the answers to those questions if I did a bit of research, but I'm feeling supremely lazy today.
I really don't think Mavourneen is supposed to be a name any more than Sweetheart is. It's just it's weird. Incredibly cheesy, like earthnut said. But now I'm thinking of Carina... Carina is a fairly popular name and that, like mavourneen, is an endearment, I think in Italian? Which makes me wonder if Italian speakers would find using Carina as a name weird or not. And if Carina is weird for Italians but okay for English speakers, maybe Mavourneen would be okay for anyone who wasn't Irish? And in the same topic, do French speakers use Cherie as a name?
... kind of rambling, really. I probably could find out the answers to those questions if I did a bit of research, but I'm feeling supremely lazy today.
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I feel like Colleen is another name that falls into this category. Who's ever heard of an Irish girl literally named "girl?"
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Interesting thoughts!
I'd imagine Cherie isn't used as a given name in France. It would be really weird if it was. (I'm also feeling lazy, as always.)
I have Irish heritage but I'm not close to any of it as I never really knew any of my grandparents. Mavourneen sounds like a name to me (albeit a pretty OTT one) as much as Carina does.
Then again, I also think Sweetheart would make a cute, sappy middle name... so, my taste is kind of weird. I mean really, if I met someone with the middle name Sweetheart I would probably giggle and go "awww" but... it's cute.
...I think I should add here that I'm never having children, so no one needs to worry about my taste in names. lol
(I rambled also, sorry)
I'd imagine Cherie isn't used as a given name in France. It would be really weird if it was. (I'm also feeling lazy, as always.)
I have Irish heritage but I'm not close to any of it as I never really knew any of my grandparents. Mavourneen sounds like a name to me (albeit a pretty OTT one) as much as Carina does.
Then again, I also think Sweetheart would make a cute, sappy middle name... so, my taste is kind of weird. I mean really, if I met someone with the middle name Sweetheart I would probably giggle and go "awww" but... it's cute.
...I think I should add here that I'm never having children, so no one needs to worry about my taste in names. lol
(I rambled also, sorry)
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Heh. You could have three, and their middle names could be Cherie, Sweetheart, and Mavourneen. If they happen to be boys, even better!
I don't have any Irish heritages, but I've read a few books that were written in the 1950s - 1970s and set partly in Ireland and the characters are using mavourneen as an endearment a lot, which is why seeing it as a name would be so weird to me.
I don't have any Irish heritages, but I've read a few books that were written in the 1950s - 1970s and set partly in Ireland and the characters are using mavourneen as an endearment a lot, which is why seeing it as a name would be so weird to me.
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Perfect. The middle name Sweetheart for a boy reminds me that one of my favorite hypothetical middle names for a boy is Makepeace. So, it's not far off from my tastes lol.
I didn't actually realize when I first saw the name that it was even used as a term of endearment! Like, I thought maybe it was archaically used. Pretty ignorant of me.
I didn't actually realize when I first saw the name that it was even used as a term of endearment! Like, I thought maybe it was archaically used. Pretty ignorant of me.
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I agree it's mega cheesy... hmm...
What about as a name for a cat or a bunny? I can't see it on a dog for some reason.
What about as a name for a cat or a bunny? I can't see it on a dog for some reason.
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It would be adorable on an animal. The only caveat with dog names is that you have to be willing to yell the dog's name at top volume (when they get loose or at a dog park). Mavourneen might be a bit clunky for that.
As an aside I once wanted to name a dog Huck. But then I thought about what it would sound like if I yelled it. *UUUCK! Hmmm, not so great...
As an aside I once wanted to name a dog Huck. But then I thought about what it would sound like if I yelled it. *UUUCK! Hmmm, not so great...
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Yeah, Mavourneen would be a mouthful for that. I mean it already kind of is one just saying it once.
Aw Huck would be such a cute name for a dog too!
This reminds me of a friend of mine, he has a dog named Moose (which I think is a popular name for dogs actually) and whenever he calls for him I can't help but laugh. "MOOOOOO-!"
Aw Huck would be such a cute name for a dog too!
This reminds me of a friend of mine, he has a dog named Moose (which I think is a popular name for dogs actually) and whenever he calls for him I can't help but laugh. "MOOOOOO-!"
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