Very much agree but don’t think that [name_m]Ransom[/name_m] should be on that list.
And just to be an annoyance: but [name_f]Rose[/name_f] should
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Going to be a contrarian and say that to me the homonym names are about intention!! If you name your son [name_m]Frank[/name_m] because you like the meaning of the word ‘frank’, then it’s a word name. But in most cases it’s not a word name, since it’s generally chosen with the “diminutive of Franklin/Francis” origin in mind
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this is why it never occurred to me 
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When you’ve been looking for one of your threads for 15 minutes, only to realize you have been banished from the lounge and can no longer access your own posts. 
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WHAT THE HECK
remind me to never get banished from the lounge please…
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this is very me specific so no offense if this isn’t your opinion! i really dont like when combos have the same sound close together like Carson Nathaniel has that double N sound and you almost have to trip over it to pronounce it
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You can have your trust level locked, if you meet certain criteria… Can’t remember what they were, but maybe ask a moderator about it 
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Yep.
Pray that never happens to me… I love being in the lounge
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I meant that you can have your trust level “secured” so you don’t lose it… I wasn’t clear enough, sorry!
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On this episode of the non-Anglo experience: I’ve been on NB for almost 8 years and I’ve only just found out that the (very popular, constantly mentioned in the forums) [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] is pronounced by some with an “ee” starting sound instead of an “eh” one 
…Weirdly enough, I do like that pronunciation more, even though Ev- names are usually always “ehv” for me!
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If it makes you feel any better, I now know that I have been mispronouncing [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] for my entire life, and I am from the United States and a native [name_f]English[/name_f] speaker to boot, haha.
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I say ehv for [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], but the word evangelical with an ee sound. The double ee sound with Ee-van-juh-leen is just too much for me apparently 
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This is incredibly sad, but does anyone’s brain ever do this back and forth between the name you want to post vs the name that you think other people will love and will get a lot of likes?
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In terms of NOTD and related threads? Not usually, but there were definitely times where I thought “No one will like this name except me, so I don’t know if it’s worth posting”.
But the thing is, it is worth posting! Nameberry would be boring if we all liked the same handful of names. Even if someone’s style isn’t for me, I prefer seeing them post a name that’s unique to them & their style, over just another berry favourite (not that there’s anything wrong with those, of course!). I think the diversity in this community is what makes it so special 
And sometimes you might even make someone reconsider a name because you posted it, or discover it for the first time and realise they like it too, and to me that definitely feels more fulfilling than some (nice to receive, but in the end meaningless) online likes!
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I always recognize when I’m posting a name that won’t get a lot of love, and try to do so only when my mental health is in a place where I can handle not feeling validated. It sounds incredibly stupid and pointless to worry about something like that, but because my names are so personal to me and my own life and journey, sometimes I keep certain ones to myself if I know that others not enjoying them will make me feel negatively.
However, there are also times when I feel confident in my creativity and want to share the names that make me happy, regardless of what others will think, and both experiences are valid.
I think it also helps me to know that my names aren’t and never will be for real children, so I can post the name [name_f]Myrtilla[/name_f] [name_f]Vivian[/name_f] [name_m]Brave[/name_m] and feel completely fine with people hating it.
(I just made that combo up on the spot and honestly I’m not mad about it. It could totally be a Shakespearean character or something. )
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I read this and thought, “oh, what a great combo!” She sounds like she’d be the cool-girl heroine of a [name_m]King[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] myth or something…
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Honestly I wish choosing a name for myself was a lot easier- like ik I’m not on a timer, but gosh if I wasn’t indecisive person, I think it would be a lot easier for me. But I’m glad that I finally chose the name that fits me and my personality.
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I just wanted to say that you - and a few other berries - have really helped me to care less about how many likes my names get. It used to bother me that it were always the same names getting tons of likes, while mine were sometimes ignored and didn’t get nearly as much appreciation. Your kind words really helped me to understand that my names have their place on NB as well, and they are appreciated, even if it’s not obvious at times. And your names are little gems, I always love seeing your posts 
But I can totally understand that sometimes you can’t take any negative reactions or you just want to feel validated.
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Disclaimer: Wordy rant that no one else likely cares about, but I need to get off my chest anyway
I will neeeever not be salty about the way Greek names were Latinized! Half of them sound entirely different from the original. And I dislike the equation of Latinized forms of Greek names with, well… Greek names. No Greek has ever really been named [name_m]Lysander[/name_m] or [name_f]Eurydice[/name_f], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] or [name_f]Hero[/name_f].
And it’s a shame, because many of the original forms are beautiful. I wish the Latinized & [name_f]English[/name_f] forms could exist without overshadowing the originals to the extent that they do (e.g., I feel like most people don’t even know that, for instance, [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] is not the original, authentic Greek name). [name_f]Hero[/name_f] is cute. I like that it exists as an international variant! But I wish that it was clearer that [name_f]Iro[/name_f] is the Greek form of the name (or that [name_f]Hero[/name_f] can be pronounced like Iro).
And I don’t expect [name_f]English[/name_f] speakers to pronounce names like [name_f]Athena[/name_f] or [name_m]Jason[/name_m] the way we do. Their [name_f]English[/name_f] pronunciations are very well-established and common. But I think it would be nice, on websites like nameberry where we spend so much time thinking about names, talking about names, researching names, if, when it comes to rare, not well-established internationally Greek names, there was an attempt at understanding the “correct” pronunciation. [name_m]Even[/name_m] if, in the end, you choose to use an Anglicised one! Which would be perfectly valid.
Not entirely unrelated, but kind of: I really dislike the [name_f]English[/name_f] pronunciation of [name_f]Athena[/name_f]. I understand that it’s popular and have no issue with people pronouncing it that way, I just find it really unattractive It sounds the same as our word for “Athens” so I imagine that an [name_f]Athena[/name_f] travelling to Greece would get some funny looks!
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Not a rant, but if you had the time / energy / will I would love to see some of these names’ original versions!! I would love to be more educated about them (and give some lovely names their due!!)
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