Margo, Jemima, Beatrix and Odessa

[lyndsayjenness]

Oh my gosh, don’t be sorry! I’m so glad to get such a well rounded view. It’s the best discussion on [name]Jemima[/name] I’ve ever encountered! So much better than “You can’t use it it’s racist and there’s syrup!” and “Use it, who cares about the connotations!” which is basically what I’ve seen in the past (though it was never me considering the name before!). This is one of those names you have to really be prepared for before you use it. Go into it with all the facts! Obviously I can’t say for sure that I’ll use it as a first name, but I am definitely going to think about it. This seems backwards, but I’m a little more wart about using it as a middle. Some people have middle names that they hate and are embarrassed for people to hear. I feel like that could happen with [name]Jemima[/name], and people would be like “why is [name]Jemima[/name] your middle name?” and there wouldn’t be a really compelling reason, since it’s not a family name or anything. And she’d keep it secret and dread telling people. Whereas if it was her first name she might have to deal with some teasing but (I think) that would help her to own it, so that she would end up really loving it. Er, I’m not sure about that theory. But, see my brothers girlfriends middle name is [name]Zulema[/name] and she thinks it’s so ugly and doesnt like to tell it to people. But I used to know a [name]Zulema[/name] and she got nothing but compliments on it and loved her name. See what I mean? When it’s tucked in the middle you don’t get the same experiences with it… I dunno.

Anyway, [name]Margo[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] IS pretty stellar, isnt it? [name]Margo[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] [name]Flora[/name] sounds like a list of sisters, though, which I don’t like. I might have to kill off MJ… The thought of her going by that makes me cringe. [name]Margo[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Flora[/name]… Better? Still kinda weird?

Oh, Jenness sounds [name]Ike[/name] [name]Finesse[/name]. Ugh! I feel so all over the place right now! Can I just say I’m amazed how well you (limon) remember everyones favorite names? Crazy!

I can’t even think about combos at this point. I’m so tired of coming up with amazing combos and then changing my mind. I just can’t decide which way to go with the style of girls names, see
[name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Marguerite[/name] and [name]Gwendolyn[/name]- awesome
[name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Margo[/name] and [name]Beatrix[/name]- not awesome at all
[name]Margo[/name], [name]Jemima[/name] and [name]Beatrix[/name]- awesome again
[name]Cordelia[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name]- beautiful
[name]Margo[/name], [name]Dinah[/name] and [name]Fiona[/name]- perfect

I dunno, that’s just a small sampling of the names I’m struggling with. The shorter and spanking type are probably my actual favorites but I just love [name]Elizabeth[/name] so much that it throws a monkey wrench into things. Then I love all these other romantic ones, and really out there ones like [name]Soleil[/name] and [name]Jemima[/name] and I drive myself crazy! [name]How[/name] the heck do you choose which direction to go??

[lemon]

[name]Lyndsay[/name],

Okay, I won’t apologize. I’m glad you appreciate a discussion. I just worry that I’m being offensive sometimes, or that people will take it the wrong way, when all I’m trying to do is not be offensive. Whew, that’s exhausting!

You might have something with that theory, but I’m not sure. I think you can own your middle name, too. Anyways, who cares why you have the middle name you have? Maybe your parents just loved it, right? Or, maybe dad got it off a TV show (mine). Or, maybe mom wanted to honor some random distant relative (my sister). Speaking of my sister, she’s got a rather odd middle name - [name]Price[/name]. But, she owns it, I guess. A friend used to call her “Cha-Ching” - I’m so not kidding.

Oh, you really hate MJ? See, at first I thought it was some tribute to [name]Michael[/name] [name]Jackson[/name], but then you said Spider [name]Man[/name] - like [name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name] - and I got it. It was kinda cute. Not that there’s anything wrong with [name]Michael[/name] [name]Jackson[/name], of course! He’s a legend. Okay, back to the point - [name]Margo[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] [name]Flora[/name] is a bit odd. [name]Margo[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Flora[/name] is a bit better, but I’m not sure it is amazing. Maybe it is. [name]Margo[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] Jenness? Amazing. [name]Love[/name] it. She’d be a lucky duck. Ha, duck! [name]Jemima[/name] Puddle-Duck! That’s it - she can just say her mom’s a major [name]Potter[/name] ([name]Beatrix[/name], not [name]Harry[/name]) fan.

Combos, combos, combos. I don’t know how you know what direction to go in! Maybe one name just speaks to you? Yet, it doesn’t seem like that’s happening for you right now, which is okay, because you’re not having a baby right now. But maybe you just want to know. Sorry, I’m rambling! Um, I think you forgot the most stellar of combos, Miss [name]Lyndsay[/name] - [name]Margo[/name], [name]Beatrix[/name], and [name]Gwendolen[/name] ([name]Gwendolyn[/name]?). Use [name]Elizabeth[/name] as a middle name? [name]Gwendolen[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] is lovely! I also like [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Felicity[/name] ([name]Frost[/name]) - I don’t think [name]Frost[/name] was every high up on your list of family surnames, but I love it. I also love [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Fern[/name]. [name]Fern[/name]'s so neat! She’s from [name]Charlotte[/name]'s [name]Web[/name], too! Also love [name]Gwendolen[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]. [name]Do[/name] you have an C or E names?

PS [name]Do[/name] I really remember everyone’s favorite names? I try really hard with yours, yes, but I’ve commented on bunches and bunches of your posts, right? Sometimes, it is harder than others.

[name]Lemon[/name]

[countrylizb]

@lemon

[name]Just[/name] to clarify - and I’m getting this from Wikipedia, so you can go check it out too - the term “Aunt [name]Jemima[/name]” is sometimes used colloquially as a female version of the derogatory label “Uncle [name]Tom[/name].”

No one is saying to not use [name]Thomas[/name], though, like they are [name]Jemima[/name].

[phoebesmom]

@countrylizb

[quote=lemon] [name]Just[/name] to clarify - and I’m getting this from Wikipedia, so you can go check it out too - the term “Aunt [name]Jemima[/name]” is sometimes used colloquially as a female version of the derogatory label “Uncle [name]Tom[/name].”

No one is saying to not use [name]Thomas[/name], though, like they are [name]Jemima[/name].[/quote]

[name]True[/name], but that’s one of the good things about names like [name]Thomas[/name]. There are too many associations for one to stick. Whereas Aunt [name]Jemima[/name] is the primary association in the US (though I like it, as I said). However, I bet most uncles named [name]Thomas[/name] don’t go by Uncle [name]Tom[/name]!

[lyndsayjenness]

@phoebesmom

[quote=countrylizb][quote=lemon] [name]Just[/name] to clarify - and I’m getting this from Wikipedia, so you can go check it out too - the term “Aunt [name]Jemima[/name]” is sometimes used colloquially as a female version of the derogatory label “Uncle [name]Tom[/name].”

No one is saying to not use [name]Thomas[/name], though, like they are [name]Jemima[/name].[/quote]

[name]True[/name], but that’s one of the good things about names like [name]Thomas[/name]. There are too many associations for one to stick. Whereas Aunt [name]Jemima[/name] is the primary association in the US (though I like it, as I said). However, I bet most uncles named [name]Thomas[/name] don’t go by Uncle [name]Tom[/name]![/quote]

Lol, [name]Chris[/name] has an Uncle [name]Tom[/name]… “Uncle [name]Tom[/name]” never even occurred to me