What makes a name a “stripper name?” I’d like to start out by acknowledging that, of course, just being named something like “[name]Cinnamon[/name]” doesn’t automatically make someone a stripper. I’m not interested in condemning anybody’s name choices (or career choices!) or calling anybody trashy. However, it does seem like some names are more likely to be perceived as ...
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I have a feeling I am having a boy so may stick to the boy forums (If I can control myself)… Anyway [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] is one of my favourite names and has been for a long time. Can you please give me some similar suggestions based on [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]?
What are your favourite “ugly”, super clunky, true old lady names that other people see as completely unusable? Some I love and would love to see used: Gertrude Gretchen Madge Midge Gretel/Greta Greer Constance Bernadette
LOVE Rory for a boy but my girlfriend is naming her daughter Aurora nickname Rory and I cant use it. Any others that give the same kind of vibe? So you know our style, we also like names like Leo, James, Miles. Thank y…
And the trendsetter names recycle pretty quickly, so that upper class name of 10 years ago is probably top of the charts today, and today’s trendsetter name probably sounds weird to most regular people until it gets a rep of being used by successful people, then it’ll start sounding less weird.
I grew up reading my mom’s childhood favorite books, and some of those date to decades before she was born. So I kind of crush on some fairly old names, including some that may sound unattractive to ears used to [name_u…
As with Southern names, I think the Appalachian feel comes more from the name as a whole rather than just the first name on its own. Are there any usable surnames on your family tree? If your family is from the Appalachians, you might could look to names of grandparents, great-grandparents, their siblings, and beyond for inspiration.
I think that names that fit this description can be names that simply sound strong or fierce, names that have meanings invoking strength/power, or names of strong women from literature or history or myths. I want names that exude these qualities!
