Hot Takes? 🤭

I love August for both, the only reason that my August is going to be a girl, is because the combo came together so perfectly.

Edit: I should’ve said that the perfect combo was the deciding factor, not the only reason.

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bryer > briar

im not even kidding :triumph:

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also,

edward > edmund

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Names that nameberry seems to deem as “boring” (the ones I’m thinking of are Peter and Timothy, both of which are on my list) are just so wearable and really darn sweet. I just feel like common names are a bit underappreciated, that’s all.

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i agree! peter and especial tomorrow are just so cozy and sweet. (side note: i sort of feel like nameberry only appreciates ‘boring’ classic names if they’re associated with some form of classic literature. i know this isn’t totally true, but i think it definitely plays a huge role in which ‘classic’ names berries like. ((i know it definitely does for me)).

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they’re just so wholesome and cozy :pleading_face:

i wuv them

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as a new berry i think it’s really weird they’d be deemed as boring, because they fit right in with the vintage classic vibe that a lot of berries (Me) love!

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@may.rose I didn’t know they were often considered “boring”! I adore them, even if not for my personal lists, but they give me [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] the Pooh type vibes :evergreen_tree: :honey_pot: :bear:

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[name_m]Peter[/name_m] & [name_u]Timothy[/name_u] are in my top 5 for boys! I agree that more common names don’t get much love here on nameberry.

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I think the nicknames [name_m]Pete[/name_m] and [name_m]Tim[/name_m] put people off [name_m]Peter[/name_m] & [name_u]Timothy[/name_u]. Especially [name_m]Pete[/name_m], of all the classical literature characters [name_m]Peter[/name_m] Rabbit, [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Pan[/name_m], [name_m]Peter[/name_m] Pevenise (from the [name_f]Narnia[/name_f] series) none of the characters are shortened to [name_m]Pete[/name_m].

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iam just curious of how people here succeed to make creative combos while me stuck with classic ones like clara adelaide:

[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] looks like you were trying to spell [name_f]Adriane[/name_f] but things went wrong

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I know they’re different Goddesses, but it also makes me think of [name_f]Arachne[/name_f] which makes me think of spiders. :sob:

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actually it’s the other way around :triumph:

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oh actually youre right

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Sometimes, it’s not exactly appropriation, it’s just that the name sounds… out of place…?

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Or perhaps anarchy…

Some nicknames y’all come up with sound like the bearer dislikes the name and needed something different to go by

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[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] and [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] just make me think of oats lmao :joy:

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I can’t stand [name_m]Felix[/name_m]? I don’t get the appeal at all, when I hear it it’s just “Feel” :face_with_spiral_eyes:

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