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Help[Opinions] Leotha and Luciente
What do you think of these names? Leotha is simply pronunced lee-OH-thah, like it looks. Luciente, I'm not positive about, but I think it's about like loo-see-AYN-tay.
Which sex would you expect to hear them on?
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Which sex would you expect to hear them on?
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My initial thought was that both were female, but when I really think about it, Luciente seems like it could be a male name as well, so, my guess is Leotha is a feminine name and Luciente is unisex. Neither one is my style.
This message was edited 12/23/2006, 2:20 PM
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Leotha would be more likely to be female, Luciente male.
I think I've probably seen Leotha as a name before. I KNOW I've seen several examples of "Leota" as a feminine name in the Southern USA. Leotha just seems like a variation of Leota to me.
I think I've probably seen Leotha as a name before. I KNOW I've seen several examples of "Leota" as a feminine name in the Southern USA. Leotha just seems like a variation of Leota to me.
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That's interesting you should say that.
I've never known Leotha as anything but a male name; I associate it with Leotha Stanley, who's not really well-known outside my general area, but who is an amazingly talented man: http://www.news.wisc.edu/12096.html
I remember he came to my elementary school at least once, and he was just a great guy.
Luciente, on the other hand, I discovered in Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy. Luciente's one of the primary characters, whose gender is obfuscated for the beginning of the book. (She's later revealed to be female, but the reader and the protagonist are both led to believe she's a young man.)
I was, however, expecting responses opposite my experiences with the names. So it all works out. I was mostly hoping to see about Leotha, which I find very handsome (but probably not workable, alas).
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I've never known Leotha as anything but a male name; I associate it with Leotha Stanley, who's not really well-known outside my general area, but who is an amazingly talented man: http://www.news.wisc.edu/12096.html
I remember he came to my elementary school at least once, and he was just a great guy.
Luciente, on the other hand, I discovered in Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy. Luciente's one of the primary characters, whose gender is obfuscated for the beginning of the book. (She's later revealed to be female, but the reader and the protagonist are both led to believe she's a young man.)
I was, however, expecting responses opposite my experiences with the names. So it all works out. I was mostly hoping to see about Leotha, which I find very handsome (but probably not workable, alas).
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Leotha reminds me of lethal, so I can't say it's one I like very much. I'd expect that one on a girl. I like Luciente, however, and I see it on a boy.
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I don't really like the names and I have no idea how to pronounce Luciente either.
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Like I said, I'm relatively sure it's somewhat like I wrote it out. I found it in a book, and so I've had to guess.
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