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New girls name list -- pick your favo...
| Wed, 02-08-2006 - 9:39am |
New girls name list -- pick your favorite
- Miriam
- Rayna
- Elsa
- Gwen
- Beth
- Greta
- Nina
- Margot
- Ruth
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What a funny result so far! I never thought this poll would come out so close. I guess my taste in names draws together a lot of very similar choices. Looks like Nina is the favorite and I can drop Margot, Elsa and Ruth off the list.
Thanks for all your comments, everyone!
Now, I haven't heard any comments on one of my favorites here, though it's doing as well as the others in the poll. What do you think of Gwen? If you chose Gwen, why is it better than the other names?
Okay, thanks again :)
I didn't vote for Gwen ... I either chose Miriam or Greta (both of which I really like, but they're so different in style I forget which one I went with LOL). I do really like Gwen, though, and just thought I'd mention that I would have DEFINITELY voted for it if it were a nn for Gwendolen, Guinevere or even Gwyneth (almost any spelling of these, btw, just didn't want to type them all LOL). I like giving kids options on which name they'd like to use as they mature, and it's a big plus if you happen to love both the full name and possible nn(s) because then you're giving her TWO names you love. That's just me, of course. :)
~Kelli
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I love several names on your list, Greta and Miriam are my favorites. Elsa is also beautiful, IMO, but it appears I am alone in that opinion.
Names that I don't really like:
Beth: seems so plain in comparison to the others, lacks any pizazz. Plus I really only like this as a nn to Elizabeth or Bethany
Ruth: love older names, but can't wrap my arms around this one. Just not attractive sounding
Gwen: pretty, but so nicknamey. I like this much better with a longer full name
Thanks again, everyone, for helping out.
I like the sound of Beth and Ruth, but I realize they're plain. I'm not sure I mind plain names.
Gwen is a funny one, since I don't think of it as a nickname for anything. I think of Gwyneth and Gwendolen and names like that as *embellishments* on Gwen. I'm sure that's not quite true, but I can't shake the notion that Gwendolen is just an overly frilly version of Gwen. This may be because I haven't actually ever known anyone named Gwen except a character from a book series I was really into as a kid. (The sad truth about most names I like is that they come from books.)
This poll is still really close. It kind of confuses me more than helps :) At least I didn't get any replies like, "PLEASE don't name your kid any of these things!!!"
Well, you are kind of right about the Gwen names. ;)
If I remember correctly, Gwen comes from "gwyn", meaning pure, fair, white or even holy (usually, it seems, depending on what ending it's attached to LOL, but you can see how they all relate). So the name can (and does) easily stand alone.
Add an ending to it and you basically just get a longer name with a bit of a different meaning: Gwendolen can be holy, white ring (I'm thinking halo here, but I could be off the mark), Gweneira can be white snow (or Snow White! ;), Gwenhwyfar (or Guinevere) can be fair and smooth (or, more simply, the fair one), Gwenllian can be fair flaxen (often for golden-haired babies :), etc. Sorry if that's more info than you wanted, but I had a list! LOL
Anyway, I do think Gwen is fine on it's own, if that's your preference. I just like using longer names so they have a choice of what they'd like to use over time, KWIM? (And again, that's just me ... Gwen is a lovely name all by itself!) :)
~Kelli
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Hehe.. I definitely do know what you mean, but I have a silly bias. Since I was named "just Kate," I tend to dislike longer names in general. I always saw Katherine as a frilly extention on Kate rather than Kate as a nickname for Katherine. My brother also has "just" a nickname. I think that's a way my mom passed her taste down to me.
Also, there's no way on earth this child would be born fair-haired. Not in a million years. Should that matter? Would you avoid using a name with a descriptive meaning if it's not going to match the appearance of the kid?
Edited 2/9/2006 10:38 pm ET by olivesparks
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