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in reply to a message by queenv
I can't make up my mind about Blanche.
Years ago, I had a client who named her daughter Blanche, and I was honestly delighted, even though everyone else who read the BA was making the EWWW face. I saw Blanche as an elegant, pretty, sophisticated, and sadly neglected name with plenty of flapper-ish moxie. Meeting Blanche made me love the name more, at first; she was an adorable baby, who grew into an adorable toddler, who, unfortunately, grew into a really unpleasant and creepy girl who seemed to highlight the name's downsides. Blanche lost a lot of its charm when attached to a charmless person, and I just thought of "blanch" after that--bloodless tissue and boiled vegetables. I don't think I could ever use it because I've come to see it as a name that's hard to pull off.
Whatever flaws Blanche has, though, Blanchette is much worse.
Years ago, I had a client who named her daughter Blanche, and I was honestly delighted, even though everyone else who read the BA was making the EWWW face. I saw Blanche as an elegant, pretty, sophisticated, and sadly neglected name with plenty of flapper-ish moxie. Meeting Blanche made me love the name more, at first; she was an adorable baby, who grew into an adorable toddler, who, unfortunately, grew into a really unpleasant and creepy girl who seemed to highlight the name's downsides. Blanche lost a lot of its charm when attached to a charmless person, and I just thought of "blanch" after that--bloodless tissue and boiled vegetables. I don't think I could ever use it because I've come to see it as a name that's hard to pull off.
Whatever flaws Blanche has, though, Blanchette is much worse.
This message was edited 3/28/2012, 8:13 AM
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