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| Mon, 05-29-2006 - 10:37am |
What does everyone think of the name Reese? I love it, but I wonder if everyone will only connect the actress Reese Witherspoon with it.
Thanks!
Leila
| Mon, 05-29-2006 - 10:37am |
What does everyone think of the name Reese? I love it, but I wonder if everyone will only connect the actress Reese Witherspoon with it.
Thanks!
Leila
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I love Reese as a nickname for Theresa, but I don't really care for it on its own. I just think it sounds like a nickname.
In your opinion, is trendy bad? I am still trying to decide if the "trendy" connotation is really a bad thing. Jennifer was trendy in our day, and it is still a pretty name today. What is your opinion?
Thanks for the input!
Leila
Thanks for the opinion! I think you're right. It's going on my LONG list and just might make the SHORT one!
Leila
I'm not sure if you're considering Reese for a boy or a girl, but to answer your first question, I do like it a lot for a boy (although I prefer the spelling Rhys), and it's not bad as a nn for Therese or Theresa for a girl, but I would never use it as a given name. Kind of like naming a girl Charlie instead of using it as a nn for something traditionally feminine, like Charlotte, KWIM?
As to the Reese Witherspoon association -- on a boy, I wouldn't really relate the two, especially if you were to use the more traditional spelling. For a girl, on the other hand, I think this would be unavoidable. After all, Reese didn't even appear in the top 1000 names for girls until 2000 or so -- about the time Ms. Witherspoon was becoming popular -- and has since moved up each year, jumping to the 230s last year. So yes, I do think most would associate the name with the actress, making it appear quite trendy and rather dated once the trend fizzles out. Plus, as a pp mentioned, this is actually her mother's maiden name, so while it obviously has meaning for her family, everyone else is just latching onto the latest trend.
So in short ... great for a boy, not so much for a girl (and yes, a girl will get the Reese Witherspoon connection).
HTH ;)
~Kelli
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