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Help[Opinions] Re: Garfield, Grover, Elmo; etc
in reply to a message by buggycat
I think in the case of some of these, their time has not come yet. They feel lost to us now, but that's because we can't comprehend anyone finding them attractive again. But once upon a time people thought names like Ella and Violet were too old fashioned to ever really come back, so who knows.
Some that are associated with characters will probably have a longer wait. I personally love Kermit and would use it, but I am also a sadist with bad taste. Maybe none of my opinions count here
Edna is one of my favourite names. I think it's super cute and jazzy. Gladys is incredibly fun! I love Gladys because it has this beautiful fresh green colour in my mind.... I'd have kids named Gladys and Kermit. It feels cool in a rockabilly kind of way.
A lot of these names just need the right kind of handling I think. Like would look weird and unfortunate if a typical beige suburban family named their kids Velma and Wilbur? Yes. It would be very different if a couple of already-weird artists who live in a loft downtown and run a microbrewery named their kids Velma and Wilbur. That just makes sense to me.
My husband loves the name Ethel, he thinks it's ethereal, and I love it because of his admiration.
Norman is cute, Linus is adorable, Clarence is fantastic. Lots of gems here! But of course I would say that.
Some that are associated with characters will probably have a longer wait. I personally love Kermit and would use it, but I am also a sadist with bad taste. Maybe none of my opinions count here
Edna is one of my favourite names. I think it's super cute and jazzy. Gladys is incredibly fun! I love Gladys because it has this beautiful fresh green colour in my mind.... I'd have kids named Gladys and Kermit. It feels cool in a rockabilly kind of way.
A lot of these names just need the right kind of handling I think. Like would look weird and unfortunate if a typical beige suburban family named their kids Velma and Wilbur? Yes. It would be very different if a couple of already-weird artists who live in a loft downtown and run a microbrewery named their kids Velma and Wilbur. That just makes sense to me.
My husband loves the name Ethel, he thinks it's ethereal, and I love it because of his admiration.
Norman is cute, Linus is adorable, Clarence is fantastic. Lots of gems here! But of course I would say that.
