The Quick Poll Thread! (Part 6)

How would you instinctively pronounce Halley?

  • hay-lee (like Hailey)
  • hal-ee (like Hallie)
  • haw-lee (like Holly)
  • something else?

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In the context of Halley’s Comet, you would say it…

  • hay-lee (like Hailey)
  • hal-ee (like Hallie)
  • haw-lee (like Holly)
  • something else
  • …and this is the same as my above choice
  • …and this is different than my above choice

0 voters

Could this work as a masculine name?

  • Yes!
  • Yes, as a middle
  • No
  • … and/but people might say he has a “girls name”

0 voters

  • Star
  • Starr

0 voters

I was hearing about Halley’s comet many years before I ever saw it written, and it was always pronounced HAY-lee, so, it’s my one exception. In any other context, I would pronounce it HAL-ee

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@regionlatbest Always read your username as “regional at best” and just now realising there’s no ‘a’ between the ‘r’ and ‘l’ in “regional”! :astonished:

@fiddlesticks For some reason my brain ignores most of the letters in your username every time I read it so I think “that’s kid”. But, to be clear, I don’t associate that with being a child in any way. It’s confusing :sweat_smile:

@ElrynTheBookdragon I think “that’s the person who recently liked several of my posts” :joy:


I want to join in with the “who am I?” polls, but I think it’s pointless since my username is my name anyway. That being said though, I’m gonna join in anyway. So, who am I? What do you think when you see my profile?

Just realised I didn’t tick the option to show who voted, so I’m posting a new poll below since I can’t edit this one. I’ll keep this one here for anyone who wants to be anonymous :slightly_smiling_face:

  • That’s Carys
  • That’s a hamster!
  • something else?

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We currently have a moth infestation in our kitchen and I keep finding the larvae so yes it’s not a pleasant association. That and moth eaten clothes/carpets/toys are my main associations.

But I think it’s a cool nickname for Timothy/Timothea

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The new poll, as mentioned above.
Who am I? What do you think when you see my profile?

  • That’s Carys
  • That’s a hamster
  • something else?

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[name_f]Lettice[/name_f] is better

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[name_f]Andie[/name_f], [name_u]Eddie[/name_u], [name_f]Edda[/name_f]

I always pronounce it with a French accent for some reason? Région l’at best? Lol!

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Literally me too lol

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It only just occurred to me that your username is not regionalatbest

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Would you consider using Kate as a stand alone name in the middle spot - or only as a nickname for Catherine/Kathryn?

  • Just Kate
  • Nn for Catherine/Kathryn

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I don’t know why, but while I’m not a huge fan of nn names as full first names as a rule, I like it even less when they are in the middle spot. I just think it’s really weird to give someone a nickname as a middle name.

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you all are making me curious!
What do you think when you see me around the forums?

  • That’s Evergreeninrain
  • That’s Ev
  • That’s Evy
  • Something else- let me know!

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Thanks for the input, I’m not totally sold on it either.

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I prefer just [name_f]Kate[/name_f] as a first name but its totally usable as a middle. I also love it as a nn for K/Catherine/ryn but I think it totally stands on its own.

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  • Anselm
  • Anselmo

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Ok, fine. When you see my pfp, you think "Oh, that’s—

  • may.rose
  • Megan
  • May
  • MG1257
  • Who dat?

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[name_f]My[/name_f] head also calls you [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] a lot, and I’m not sure why :grin:

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Hopping on this trend!
When you guys see me around the forums, what do you automatically think?

  • Lilyofthevale
  • Imogen
  • Lily
  • Amelia
  • Julie Andrews
  • The one obsessed with name aesthetic / vibes

0 voters

Thanks!