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Help[Opinions] Re: Unusual Sib Sets
in reply to a message by Canielle
Beau on a female makes me think of Isabeau: an unusual variant of Isabel, but a valid one.
Worth is strange. I suppose it counts as a virtue name, but they are usually 'Girls Only'.
DH's uncle married an Effie of Scottish descent: we assumed it was short for Euphemia, but when she died and we saw all the official documents etc it was her full and only name. I suppose any F name could have Effie as a nn: Frances, Felicity, Freda ... As for Mr Darcy describing Elizabeth as 'handsome', I suspect that using a typically male term for her good looks would have, in his eyes and at that time, given her more strength and dignity than if he'd described her as 'pretty'. Lydia was probably pretty, and look how she ended up!
India Summer is unusually awful. I don't go for geographical names in general, or for hot climates, and it combines both and is really off-putting.
Worth is strange. I suppose it counts as a virtue name, but they are usually 'Girls Only'.
DH's uncle married an Effie of Scottish descent: we assumed it was short for Euphemia, but when she died and we saw all the official documents etc it was her full and only name. I suppose any F name could have Effie as a nn: Frances, Felicity, Freda ... As for Mr Darcy describing Elizabeth as 'handsome', I suspect that using a typically male term for her good looks would have, in his eyes and at that time, given her more strength and dignity than if he'd described her as 'pretty'. Lydia was probably pretty, and look how she ended up!
India Summer is unusually awful. I don't go for geographical names in general, or for hot climates, and it combines both and is really off-putting.
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