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Help[Opinions] Re: Bridesmaids
in reply to a message by SPNFamily
This is a pretty interesting group overall.
Amelia - On its face, not objectionable. In fact most people seem to like it. I've just never been able to get over the "meal" part. It's... mealy-mouthed, quite literally.
Ariel - Very nice name, though I'm admittedly more partial to the French spelling, Arielle.
Cheyenne - I'm leery of using an actual indigenous tribe name as a personal name, as it seems more disrespectful than using one of their personal names while having no connection to the culture. A bit like naming your kid British or Moroccan (two names I've encountered in real life). Although at least in this case, there's a chance you could be named after Cheyenne, Wyoming, making it a place-name-as-personal-name thing (another trend I'm not terribly fond of).
Aurora - I want to like this name. I want to like this name so badly. But the way I say it comes out hideous. It's all vowels and the letter R, and I trip over it.
Mikaila - We're pretty much all in agreement on this one.
Destiny - It's not my style, and it gets a lot of flack, but honestly there are plenty worse virtue names. It's not that bad.
Hope - One of the most tolerable virtue names, not just in utility as a name but the definition. I'd more likely use it as a middle, though.
Althinia - I'm guessing this is a family name and that they're from the South. I'm basing this on stats I found on the name Pernellia, somewhat obscure variant of a medieval name I'm fond of, Peronel. It's a variant used almost exclusively in Louisiana, and Althinia gives me the same vibes - like it's an elaboration of Althea. I kind of like it.
Gabriella - This is lovely. Sadly, "Gabby" is not (it's one of my least favorite nicknames).
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Amelia - On its face, not objectionable. In fact most people seem to like it. I've just never been able to get over the "meal" part. It's... mealy-mouthed, quite literally.
Ariel - Very nice name, though I'm admittedly more partial to the French spelling, Arielle.
Cheyenne - I'm leery of using an actual indigenous tribe name as a personal name, as it seems more disrespectful than using one of their personal names while having no connection to the culture. A bit like naming your kid British or Moroccan (two names I've encountered in real life). Although at least in this case, there's a chance you could be named after Cheyenne, Wyoming, making it a place-name-as-personal-name thing (another trend I'm not terribly fond of).
Aurora - I want to like this name. I want to like this name so badly. But the way I say it comes out hideous. It's all vowels and the letter R, and I trip over it.
Mikaila - We're pretty much all in agreement on this one.
Destiny - It's not my style, and it gets a lot of flack, but honestly there are plenty worse virtue names. It's not that bad.
Hope - One of the most tolerable virtue names, not just in utility as a name but the definition. I'd more likely use it as a middle, though.
Althinia - I'm guessing this is a family name and that they're from the South. I'm basing this on stats I found on the name Pernellia, somewhat obscure variant of a medieval name I'm fond of, Peronel. It's a variant used almost exclusively in Louisiana, and Althinia gives me the same vibes - like it's an elaboration of Althea. I kind of like it.
Gabriella - This is lovely. Sadly, "Gabby" is not (it's one of my least favorite nicknames).
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www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/132018
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