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Help[Opinions] Re: Kirsi
in reply to a message by Lynxosophy
I'm from Finland... If I met a 24-year Kirsi here, I would be slightly surprised because it's more a typical name for a woman aged roughly 40-70 years. Still, I don't find it too dated or boring, but in fact quite beautiful (I like that "kirsi" is an archaic word for "frost").
Of the names on your list, Aurora, Erika and Tuuli would be suitable for a 24-year old (if you want the name to be realistic, that is). Terhi is more common for women born in the 1960's to 1980's, while Kielo is either a great-grandmother's or a vintage trendy newborn's name. I like Aurora and Erika the best for your story, though paired with a surname Harmaajärvi they're both a bit of mouthful. I would like to pick a two-syllable name, for example...
Aino
Aliisa / Alisa
Alina
Anni
Eliisa / Elisa / Elise (EH-li-seh)
Elina
Elle (EHL-leh)
Heini - https://www.behindthename.com/name/heini/submitted
Helmi
Ilona
Inari - https://www.behindthename.com/name/inari/submitted
Kaisa
Katja
Kerttu
Kiira
Leeni - https://www.behindthename.com/name/leeni/submitted
Maiju - https://www.behindthename.com/name/maiju/submitted
Meeri - https://www.behindthename.com/name/meeri/submitted
Mette (MEHT-teh)
Minja - https://www.behindthename.com/name/minja/submitted
Noora
Oona
Pinja
Raisa
Ronja
Roosa - https://www.behindthename.com/name/roosa/submitted
Saana
Sanni
Satu
Senja
Senni - https://www.behindthename.com/name/senni/submitted
Siiri
Sohvi
Sointu - https://www.behindthename.com/name/sointu/submitted
Sonja
Veera
Venla
(I know, there are a couple of three-syllable names in the bunch, but I personally like them with Harmaajärvi.)
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kuin metsäorvokki laaksossa
Of the names on your list, Aurora, Erika and Tuuli would be suitable for a 24-year old (if you want the name to be realistic, that is). Terhi is more common for women born in the 1960's to 1980's, while Kielo is either a great-grandmother's or a vintage trendy newborn's name. I like Aurora and Erika the best for your story, though paired with a surname Harmaajärvi they're both a bit of mouthful. I would like to pick a two-syllable name, for example...
Aino
Aliisa / Alisa
Alina
Anni
Eliisa / Elisa / Elise (EH-li-seh)
Elina
Elle (EHL-leh)
Heini - https://www.behindthename.com/name/heini/submitted
Helmi
Ilona
Inari - https://www.behindthename.com/name/inari/submitted
Kaisa
Katja
Kerttu
Kiira
Leeni - https://www.behindthename.com/name/leeni/submitted
Maiju - https://www.behindthename.com/name/maiju/submitted
Meeri - https://www.behindthename.com/name/meeri/submitted
Mette (MEHT-teh)
Minja - https://www.behindthename.com/name/minja/submitted
Noora
Oona
Pinja
Raisa
Ronja
Roosa - https://www.behindthename.com/name/roosa/submitted
Saana
Sanni
Satu
Senja
Senni - https://www.behindthename.com/name/senni/submitted
Siiri
Sohvi
Sointu - https://www.behindthename.com/name/sointu/submitted
Sonja
Veera
Venla
(I know, there are a couple of three-syllable names in the bunch, but I personally like them with Harmaajärvi.)
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kuin metsäorvokki laaksossa
This message was edited 6/19/2021, 6:08 AM
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Thanks for the feedback! I hadn't really considered much about how popular each of these names were in what decade, I think I wasn't too concerned about it because the story's set in a totally different world in a future time (2265 to be exact) but it's worth considering. I agree that Aurora and Erika are a bit of a mouthful with the surname.
Aino was going to be the name of the character's mother, but I might consider it for this character.
The ones I really like that you suggested are Aino, Kaisa, Kiira, Meeri, Satu, Senja and Sohvi, I think I'll still consider Kirsi, Aurora and Erika as options as well. I just have a bit of a soft spot for Kirsi, I think it's a beautiful name :)
Aino was going to be the name of the character's mother, but I might consider it for this character.
The ones I really like that you suggested are Aino, Kaisa, Kiira, Meeri, Satu, Senja and Sohvi, I think I'll still consider Kirsi, Aurora and Erika as options as well. I just have a bit of a soft spot for Kirsi, I think it's a beautiful name :)
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Yeah, Kirsi is perfectly fine if your story is set in the future. It's cool that you like Kirsi so much: as I mentioned, it's currently considered as a dated aunt name here and that used to be my opinion too. Now I appreciate the name more and I hope it will receive love from the younger generations when they start to name their children (I would love to come across baby Kirsis!).
By the way... If you want to use Aurora or Erika for your character, I think they would make a great middle name for Kirsi! Kirsi Aurora especially would be quite lovely.
By the way... If you want to use Aurora or Erika for your character, I think they would make a great middle name for Kirsi! Kirsi Aurora especially would be quite lovely.
This message was edited 6/19/2021, 7:58 AM
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