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This name popped into my head randomly, I think because a post on here reminded me of 1920s flappers and this is a name I associate with that era. In any case, there is every reason I shouldn't like Larue: it's a compound / combination name, derived from a French phrase that literally means "the street." Somebody in the late 19th century heard some French people talking about "the street" and thought it sounded so wonderful they named their daughter that, and the name was semi-trendy for about 50 years. It makes me chuckle to imagine real-life Larues visiting France and giving their name when asked, and then getting met with shock that's quickly composed because tourists are there to spend money. (This would be like me asking someone not from the U.S. and not a native English speaker what their name was, to be told Plethora or Pristine or something like that, because it was a word their parents heard and thought sounded attractive.)

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Anyway, I shouldn't like Larue... but I kind of... do? She's a strange one. Right now the combo Claudia Larue is in my head, but I'm interested in hearing other people's thoughts.

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WDYT of Larue?

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