[name_u]Berry[/name_u] (g) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [name_u]Berry[/name_u] (b)
[name_u]Berry[/name_u] (g) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [name_u]Barry[/name_u] (g)
[name_u]Berry[/name_u] (b) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [name_u]Barry[/name_u] (b)
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It was the male character [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] in The Umbrella Academy who did it for me!
But speaking of, my first unpopular opinion on the day is that I donāt understand the appeal of [name_u]Fern[/name_u], regardless of gender. Itās a fine name, I guess, but the only one Iāve met was maybe 60 years old, so I cannot picture it on a child. It is firmly a grandma or maybe mom name to me.
Lately Iām feeling more and more like my opinions defer from the berry majority, hmm. There are so many berry favs that donāt appeal to me at all. And here I am over here liking [name_f]Ava[/name_f] and [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f] 
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I am in Italy and I actually prefer Spanish names sometimes, but that is maybe because they feel less common and overheard, since I heard the same Italian names a lot in my life. I prefer Ines to Agnese and Leonor to Eleonora, for example!
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this, unless its spelled the Scottish way: Fearne.
Fern is 
but Fearne 
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I also like [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f], although I wouldnāt use it.
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hot take: i dislike the name aurelia, 100%ā¦ not only is it tricky for me to say, but something about it just feels off.
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I like [name_f]Clarisse[/name_f] over [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] (despite the association of the silence of the lamb, even though I think itās spelled Clarice) bc all I can associate it with my favorite book Fahrenheit 451, and [name_m]Rudolph[/name_m] the red nose reindeer.
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[name_f]Clarisse[/name_f] is 100% this woman for me and the sole reason why I also like it more than [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] (although [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] is beautiful)
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Literally what made me love the name Collins on a girl
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i have collins on my list, half because itās really sweet and southern, but mostly afterā¦ judy collins!
itās the hippie in me, i canāt help it. i totally understand the harsh sound, however. i really dislike collin for a boy!
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Ok I have to get this off my chest. This emoji 
is not good vibes, something about it just feels offputting to me for some reason
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just some random musings that may be hot, maybe not 
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alayna >> elena
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catherine >> katherine >> katharine
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any catherine nickname >>> kate
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elle isnāt a name, just my favorite letter
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alex >> sasha >> alexei >> alekos >> alexander
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unisex names just donāt comprehend with me
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I donāt get how this gets pronounced as uh-LAYN-uh. Like where does they AY sound come from?? 
I do actually like the sound of that pronunciation but Alaina is so much better for it, to me that pronunciation for Elena makes no sense
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Things are not always spelt as they can soundā¦ where does the āsā go in Isla? Into the realm of lost socks and keys? 
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Fair enough 
to be fair though 80% of the time I pronounce Isla as EES-lah 
Usually I donāt mind names like that at all where letters are pronounced differently but for some reason Elena is the one that gets to me
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I have a close friend [name_f]Lena[/name_f] (LAY-nuh) short for Madda1ena, so I feel like Iām almost more likely to say names ending in -lena as LAY-nuh
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] (Heh-LAY-nuh)
[name_f]Elena[/name_f] (Eh-LAY-nuh)
[name_f]Marlena[/name_f] (Mar-LAY-nuh)
So on and so forth
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A hot take about my own name today.
I grew up always hearing things like, āI had a great-aunt with your name!ā and āOh, my grandmotherās best friend has the same name as you!ā and so, in my mindā¦ [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] is not a naturey, hippy, fashionable, twirling, or cute-kid name. [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] is doilies and dinner at 4pm, grannyās kisses and gingerbread with all the molasses in it. Sheās a dusty, dusty old lady name!
I canāt see it on boys, and I canāt see it as freshāeven though itās so trendy at the moment. Iām proud of my granny name, and I staunchly feel that thatās what it is. To each our own (as is the beauty of naming), but it certainly is that way for me.
TLDR:
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] ā 
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] = 
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I did not know!
In my country it is EH-leh-na (And I think I have heard this eh-LEH-nah pronunciation even by Spanish speakers) .
I never thought it would be LAYN in English speaking countries I thought āEh-LEE-Naā at maximum of stretch could be said by an English speaker?
Everyday you learn something new.
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Same I learned it was without S only last week in this forum - Also because I never met or heard an Isla in real life. I think I prefer the EES-lah pronunciation though
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[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] always makes me think of a literal storybook cottage in the autumn woods, where a pair of badgers welcome their little woodland friends with hot cider and chocolate cake and hazelnuts to snack on. There a warm fire crackling and board games being played until late at night. Like narnia, or [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] the Pooh or the wind in the willows - I find it darling in that setting; like, a little squirrel called [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] but I can never quite see it on s little child for some reason - it just doesnāt feel very bright colours and paw patrol-ish to me
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