Hot Takes? 🤭

rosepip · March 30, 2021, 10:35pm

iuliet > juliet > guiliet > iulia > giulia > julia

(honestly for me anything that avoids the “j” sound gets a plus)

Inlakesh · March 30, 2021, 10:48pm

Krea8ive pronunciations are just as obnoxious as krea8ive spellings.

choupette · March 30, 2021, 10:57pm

Maya is a lovely name with lots of great meanings in many languages. I don’t know why it rarely gets mentioned on NB.

NameLover2020 · March 30, 2021, 11:25pm

Can you give an example? I’m sure there are obvious ones but my mind is going blank.

Inlakesh · March 31, 2021, 12:07am

For example, pronouncing Nimue as NIM-way. Not to hurt anyone’s feelings, of course, I just find it very annoying.

OpheliaFlora · March 31, 2021, 12:14am

Honestly, to me, Louisa & Fern feels just as (non-)cohesive as Sylvester & James. Both sets have a very early 1900s vibe to them.

kasatka · March 31, 2021, 12:21am

Not gonna lie, I find both sets cohesive lol

But then again… I find names like Caspian & Julia cohesive. There are very few sibsets that I don’t think work.

lateaugust · March 31, 2021, 12:26am

I find most sibsets cohesive but I also make posts like “none of my names sound cute together ” because Grover is green and Ned is orange or Helen would be a blonde and Irene would be a brunette.

EllieWilbury · March 31, 2021, 1:46am

Though it has a gorgeous sound, when I hear Thisbe all I can think of is this
thisbe!!

venezio · March 31, 2021, 1:48am

oh noooo lol, I think of A Midsummer Night’s Dream!! I adore that play so it’s a good association in my head

EllieWilbury · March 31, 2021, 1:49am

That’s what it is, just the Beatles performing it as a spoof

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is fab, I agree!! but that’s what comes to mind

venezio · March 31, 2021, 1:50am

ohhhhhh lmao i was wondering what it was

EllieWilbury · March 31, 2021, 1:51am

Yeah, it’s pretty specific association that I just happen to have because I’m a big Beatle fan

venezio · March 31, 2021, 1:52am

yeah, it definitely is haha

i’ve honestly never heard any of their songs

Rosebeth · March 31, 2021, 3:53am

How is that even possible? I’m sure you’ve heard some, but you probably didn’t realize.

venezio · March 31, 2021, 3:44pm

yeah, I’m sure I have lol
we’re singing Hey Jude in choir for our last concert so I’ll have to listen to it hahah

Rosebeth · March 31, 2021, 3:45pm

Right, now that’s stuck in my head for the rest of the day

enwmn · March 31, 2021, 3:47pm

[name_f]My[/name_f] hot take today is that I just really don’t like [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] or most [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] related names

venezio · March 31, 2021, 3:49pm

I don’t like Lucy but I love Lucette and Lucia

nymphnaps · March 31, 2021, 7:41pm

I really like the sound of [name_m]Ichabod[/name_m] for some reason , even though I know the meaning is rather unfortunate .