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[Opinions] Summer vs. Winter
Which one for a girl, and why?What would you use for a middle name? **Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam/Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine, and a side order of ham**
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Winter!! Sounds fresher and is just prettier IMO.
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SummerSummer hands down. Winter sounds like the name I’d give to a pet. It’s better off a pet name or surname.
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WinterNeither name is my style, but I can see the appeal of both.
Summer is youthful, beachy, and athletic like a teen pool party. An undercurrent of hot headed drama accompanies it like an early 2000s teeny flick.
Winter is serenely composed or a blistering storm; it simultaneously reminds me of cuddling up by a crackling fire while reading a good book and a tempest. This duality is oddly appealing to me right now. It doesn't feel dated like Summer.
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Winter, but I think both are kind of stupid.
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WinterBecause I hate summer the season
Because it’s alright but over done and a little 90s as a name
Because the nn Winnie is so much nicer than the nn SumWinter Anneliese
Winter Emmélise
Winter Viviana
Winter Estelle
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WinterI have cousins named each...different sides of the family.I'd compare the vibe of Winter to Athena and Irene, and the vibe of Summer to Daphne and Clio.
Or Winter is Pearl, and Summer is Amber.I prefer the sounds in Winter by a lot and maybe prefer the vibe of Winter by a little...I'd rather be Winter, anyway.Winter Zoya
Winter Sofia
Winter Tzofiya
Winter Evangeline
Winter Geneva
Winter Audra
Winter Camille
Winter Althea
Winter Hippolyta
Winter Emmanuelle
Winter Nanthilde Summer Georgiana
Summer Penelope
Summer Cassandra
Summer Gwendolen
Summer Talya
Summer Tiffany
Summer Eulalia
Summer Amalia
Summer Naomi
Summer Vashti
Summer Magill

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I'm going with Summer, because it's one of my favorites. But I'd rather use it as a middle name, these days.
Summer Valentina, maybe. Viveca Summer.I would never name a girl Winter. I just don't feel like it is a namey concept. Winter doesn't compete with Summer in the way of Meadow vs. Forest. It's like Deadwood vs. Forest. Or Icicle vs. Iris.
I almost agree with Rox, it sounds artificially gothy and angsty - except, I think that only bothers me because I don't like it as a name; I like other names that I think are kinda artificially gothy.
I am hesitating to completely disregard Winter, though, just because I've never met one. Before I met a Summer (I've known two since), I had a similarly bad attitude towards Summer as a name. I thought it sounded like "some, er," someone who adds numbers, and that it seemed artificially happy-hippy. It's hard for me to imagine a warm genuine person named Winter, but if I did meet one ... I can't promise they couldn't soften me towards the name.
I think Wynter is a better spelling - the Win part seems aggressive to me and Wynter just looks more namey and stylish and alive and colorful.
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WinterNo idea what I'd use for a middle name. Maybe Winter Evangeline? Or Winter Josephine?
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WinterBecause it's my favorite season and I like the sound of it.Winter Agathe
Winter Lavinia
Winter Eulalia
Winter Susanna
Winter Octavia
Winter Ellis
Winter Peridot
Winter Flora
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Winter. I like both but Winter sounds nice and warm (ironically). Winnie is a cute nn.Winter Magdalene
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SummerBetter season, more suitable as a name. I really want to like Winter since I happen to be born during the season, but it's a bit too "out there" for me. Though it's not nearly as bad as the spelling of 'Wynter' *yikes!* or Spring as a name, so I'll give it that.
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SummerI’m not really in love with either name, but Summer is much better.I would go with something like Summer Alice or Summer Elise.
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Summer is not my favourite season, and what could possibly be a nn ... Sum? Summy? No, really!In spite of having been taught (Physical Science!) by one of the very worst teachers ever, whose name was Winifred and was called Winnie behind her back, I'll have to go for Winter simply because it has more interesting sounds and Winnie or Win are acceptable nns. Plus, a school friend had a Dachshund called Winnie who was a very nice little dog.
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WinterI've never met one, and it has more personality.
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Summer is a better season but I like Winter better as a word and name. It’s more interesting and prettier looking. Autumn is my favorite season-name though.Winter Wren
Winter Vivianne
Winter Rosamund
Winter Indigo
Winter Opal
Winter Alva

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Ooh, I said Winter Rosalie but Winter Rosamund is way better!
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SummerSummer just feels happier and bubblier. I also just like the way the "umm" sound feels when I say it.Summer Ophelia is my favourite Summer combo.Summer Adelaide
Summer Coralie
Summer Delilah
Summer Juliette

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Summer Adelaide is lovely, and I normally don't like Coralie, but it sounds nice in the middle name spot.
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Summer Hope. Dislike Winter.
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I love both equally. I actually have a white cat named Winter. But I love it on humans, too. Summer is lovely as well. They evoke different images and moods. Summer is light and airy. Winter does maybe have a more dramatic feel. In a good way. I agree that Summer Kathleen is awfully pretty. We call our cat Winter Elizabeth when she is being naughty, for what that's worth.
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Winter Elizabeth reminds me of Elizabeth Petrovna. That's kind of cool. :)
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Definitely Summer. I've always liked that name. Winter just doesn't sound nice to me, it sounds prissy and theatrical, like an obnoxious character in a teen emo romance.Summer KathleenSummer AllisonSummer RebeccaSummer Ellen
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I like the sound of Summer Kathleen. That's very cute.
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