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[Opinions] Butterfly
What do you think of Butterfly as a name?Yes, I know who Butterfly McQueen is. Her birth name was Thelma, BTW. :) **After supposedly dying on January 30, 2007 after eating tainted pancakes, she returned several times as an angel and was revealed to be alive on May 17, 2011. )**

This message was edited 8/4/2021, 4:44 PM

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My cousin's horse is named Butterfly. Even for a horse I think it's a terrible name. I prefer Thelma!
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As a middle, especially to a very normal, popular choice like Alice or Elizabeth, Butterfly hits the spot. However, I think it's too much as a first.
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Not personally a huge fan of it. It just sounds like a bug (I know it is, but I mean like it doesn’t sound much like a name. Just the insect.)I’ve seen some people use Mariposa (Spanish for butterfly) and I’d prefer that honestly. Or going with specific butterfly names, like Lysandra.
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I like it as a hippie GP name. It would be great for a character, or as a fun middle name, but others are right, it doesn't really have a good nickname. Maybe B (or Bee, which would be funny)?
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Good for you - I've never heard of Butterfly McQueen, but if I'd been her I'd have stayed with Thelma. Butterflies are insects; pretty, certainly, but once were caterpillars. Not a pleasant thought. And butter is delicious, OK, but ... a food-based name? No, thanks.

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Bad idea. A first name that is a random word that starts with butt; I would not want to be that kid. I think the meaning butterfly could be nice. I think a much better idea is to use a name of a type of butterfly or that means butterfly like Vanessa or Holly Blue.
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It's just too theatrical. I mean, the two Butterflies most people can think of both chose it for themselves: McQueen and that girl that sat up in a tree for a year to keep it from being cut down.
And what kind of nns would you get? Butt? Butter? Fly? Ick.
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Julia Butterfly Hill.We all know about her, lol.
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I think Teffie and Terfie would make great nicknames, and if those don't work out, Effie is a possible nickname.
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Eh. Not every name needs a nickname.
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Terfie would be a no-go, unless you're comfortable being accused of being a 'Terf' (transphobe).
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It's silly, it's childish, it doesn't have a nice sound. No one should be named this.
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Agree.
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Astonishingly stupid. Reminds me of Keith Richards daughter Dandelion Angela. She goes by Angela, of course. I would probably assume the parents were on heroin while naming the kid.As a middle name or nickname it could work, otherwise, completely out the question. Names like Flutura, Kimimela, or Bindi are much better.
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Wow Dandelion is such a perfect choice for a guy like him, I love it. Kimimela is really pretty.
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Huh. I really like Dandelion Angela.
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I like it, but only as a nickname.
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dont like it at all
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