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[Opinions] Re: Baroque?

by Mar (X-Mar)

4/4/2006, 10:06 PM

I like the sounds too, but please don't use it as a name (doesn't it come from the word for a pearl or a rough diamnd or another gemstone?). Also the word sounds like it could be a male name, but the architecture style looks very feminine to me, so that would be another reason not to use it.

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- Bex +1

4/4/2006, 10:36 PM

Actually.. (Another reason why not to use it!)

Baroque means bizarre. Im a music student and basically thats why they called it the Baroque period, because it meant Bizarre (I have checked this in several text books etc..)

~~* BEX *~~

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- Mar (X-Mar)

4/4/2006, 11:15 PM

I was very sure it had something to do with a precious stone or something, so I decided to check it, turn out we're both right :)

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=baroque&searchmode=none

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