New, exotic/interesting name for me -...

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Registered: 11-02-2005
New, exotic/interesting name for me -...
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Thu, 11-30-2006 - 4:32am

New, exotic/interesting name for me - first and surnames



  • Cleopatra McKay "Cleo"
  • Ayesha Ali / Aisha Ali
  • Shahnaz Shahin (shaheen means falcon)
  • Sorcha McKeown
  • Shaziya Afzal
  • Niamh Quinn
  • Crystal Hall
  • Dallas Lee Hadaway
  • Sasha Ray
  • Venus Kullar


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Registered: 12-09-2005
Thu, 11-30-2006 - 7:57am

I think Sorcha sounds beautiful and I believed you mentioned it was a grandmothers name (?) which is a nice plus.

-Nikki


                             
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Registered: 08-26-2006
Thu, 11-30-2006 - 8:45am

Cleopatra McKay "Cleo" - I think of the Psychic Network when I hear this :) I like McKay
Ayesha Ali / Aisha Ali - I like the Aisha spelling, very pretty
Shahnaz Shahin (shaheen means falcon) - these are too similar, what about Fallon Shahin
Sorcha McKeown - I have always had a soft spot for Sorcha
Shaziya Afzal - too many Z's for me
Niamh Quinn - very nice, I also like Quinn Niamh - this is what I voted for
Crystal Hall - Not as fun as some of the names on your list and a little dated
Dallas Lee Hadaway - too much name
Sasha Ray - so cute! I almost voted for this
Venus Kullar - I did not care for the middle name

I would suggest that you check out namenerds.com - great website that matches your naming style.

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Registered: 09-25-2006
Thu, 11-30-2006 - 1:10pm

  1. Cleopatra McKay "Cleo" - I like it.
 
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Registered: 08-23-2006
Thu, 11-30-2006 - 4:40pm

I really like Sasha. For a different spelling of Ray you could use Rae. Just a thought!

Good Luck!

Melissa in Texas
due 4/19/07 #1 It's a boy!

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Thu, 11-30-2006 - 6:59pm

These are kind of all over the map (literally LOL) if you KWIM, so it might help to know which would fit your actual heritage, which are family names, etc. For now, here are my thoughts. ;)

Cleopatra McKay "Cleo" -- nothing against any of these, really, although Cleo also reminds me of the psychic. McKay is nice if it's a family surname.

Ayesha Ali / Aisha Ali -- these are very ethnic (fine if they fit your heritage, but something to be aware of if not). They're too similar to be paired, however.

Shahnaz Shahin (shaheen means falcon) -- I'm really not sure how to say either of these, but if it's sha-NAZ sha-HEEN the first reminds me of a slang term for your nose and they're also much too similar to use together.

Sorcha McKeown -- Sorcha is great, especially if you're Irish. McKeown is fine if it's a family surname.

Shaziya Afzal -- again, I'm not positive on the pronunciations here, but Shaziya sounds like an exclamation when I say it, and Afzal sounds VERY bad (not sure I can type what it sounded like when I said it aloud, but hopefully you can figure it out).

Niamh Quinn -- Love Niamh, and wouldn't mind Quinn as a mn paired with something else, but I wouldn't pair two one-syllable (or one-and-a-half, depending on your pronunciation) names like this. Niamh Sorcha maybe?

Crystal Hall -- this is a phrase describing a glass-like corridor, so no.

Dallas Lee Hadaway -- nms, and seems to lack the "exotic" feel you apparently want, KWIM? More country singer than foreign beauty.

Sasha Ray -- Sasha is nice, but I'd avoid pairing it with another unisex name. This could easily be a boy.

Venus Kullar -- Venus is fine, assuming you don't mind the tennis or "sensual" associations, but Kullar is not my favorite. On first glance, this literally looked like "Venus Killer." Also, I'm sure you're aware of the not-so-nice "nn" Ms. Williams is often called (I've heard so many men do this, so it has to be a common, though unfortunate, rhyme). Just something to be aware of.

HTH

~Kelli




Edited 11/30/2006 7:01 pm ET by mommyagain6124

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