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Help[Opinions] Hilaire
I mentioned to RoxStar how much I love Hilaire Belloc's poetry over on the Lounge, and it got me thinking about his name. I'd never use it as a first name--the hilarious and hilarity jokes would be tiresome, as would the confusion with the name Hilary--but I think it's really handsome as a middle name.
WDYT? At the moment, Edmond Hilaire just looks so handsome to me. I realize that it's basically the French form of Edmund Hillary's name, but I can't get over how snazzy it is, alas.
Array
WDYT? At the moment, Edmond Hilaire just looks so handsome to me. I realize that it's basically the French form of Edmund Hillary's name, but I can't get over how snazzy it is, alas.
Array
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I think it's a great combo. Pairing the more feminine sounding mn with the more masculine fn is a fabulous idea. Also, Hilaire as a mn makes the misspellings less likely, and I'd doubt a lot of people (tho I'm sure some since you saw it) would think about Edmund Hilary.
This message was edited 2/8/2007, 3:13 PM
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i love Hilary on a boy! but spelled Hilary
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Thanks. Mind answering my actual question now?
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Edmond Hilarie is nice
This message was edited 2/8/2007, 7:22 PM
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I meant to spell it Hilaire, forgive me [m]
is it pronounced hill'air? i don't think people would pronounce it right in general so be prepared if you use it. I really didn't mean to spell it Hilarie, I guess i mixed up the letters, i usually do that for some odd reason. I felt you needn't be a rude (maybe you weren't but to me the tone of the message was, but then again i am very sensitive to things) about it though i made a mistake, i didn't mean to.
is it pronounced hill'air? i don't think people would pronounce it right in general so be prepared if you use it. I really didn't mean to spell it Hilarie, I guess i mixed up the letters, i usually do that for some odd reason. I felt you needn't be a rude (maybe you weren't but to me the tone of the message was, but then again i am very sensitive to things) about it though i made a mistake, i didn't mean to.
This message was edited 2/9/2007, 3:03 AM
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I don't feel that Array was rude, I read it as exasperation for a continuing set of mistakes and/or irrelevances on your part. The tone wasn't congenial but in my opinion that was justified.
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Ditto
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I agree it's too bad you couldn't use it as a first name as my first impression was that Hilaire was a very handsome name. *sigh* Stupid Americans, anyway, right? :o) (j/k, btw)
And despite the fact that Edmond Hilaire is another form of Edmund Hillary, well, I've always thought he had a great name, so I don't think it should deter you. There's always Raymond Hilaire (although IIRC, you'd prefer Ray as a mn).
And despite the fact that Edmond Hilaire is another form of Edmund Hillary, well, I've always thought he had a great name, so I don't think it should deter you. There's always Raymond Hilaire (although IIRC, you'd prefer Ray as a mn).
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