What do you think the name " Crystal"?

[ala]

I have a non-native english speaker friend who wants a english name.
She wants our opinions of the name "Crystal".

So, what do you feel about this name?

In my opinion, it sounds too hard

[womble chris]

i think of Crystal Palace, the best football team in the land.

as for the name, it sucks. sounds like your a wannabe celebrity child.

if her english is really bad, tell her that 'Iloveanalsex' is a good traditional name.

[pew]

I think it is a bit tacky...makes me cringe when I hear it!

Sorry to any 'Crystals' reading this - no reflection on the person behind the name....

[sweet]

What's wrong with her real name? Or something that sounds like it?

Crystal is barbie-doll pink, but who am I to talk I have the worst username ever...

[ala]

yeah, I told her your suggestion. it seems her english is good enough to understand the traditional name "Iloveanalsex".
so, if it's traditional, is that what you call youself?

Quoting womble chris from 15:30, 14th May 2006
i think of Crystal Palace, the best football team in the land.

as for the name, it sucks. sounds like your a wannabe celebrity child.

if her english is really bad, tell her that 'Iloveanalsex' is a good traditional name.

[papercutheart]

Makes me think of the crystal maze...I say go for it!

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[flossy]

If she wants an English name, she could find out the meaning of her own name then find an English equivalent, so it'd still be personal.

[hr]

All in all, I'd say I prefer electrons to people.

[Lodestone]

Crystal is becoming a more and more common name, so it's not going to stick out like a sore thumb. However, a lot of people will perceive it as tacky.

[ala]

The problem is that her own name doesn't have any meaning in English.

Quoting flossy from 15:48, 14th May 2006
If she wants an English name, she could find out the meaning of her own name then find an English equivalent, so it'd still be personal.

[hr]

All in all, I'd say I prefer electrons to people.

[womble chris]

if she likes to be a tranny at weekends, i suggest Julian.

[Haunted]

Christine?

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Now with 100% more corn

[Bitterandtwisted]

What's wrong with her real name? Is it just really hard to pronounce/spell? Cos Brittish names are hardly blameless in that regard. My sister is call Seonaid, and my uncle, Donaidh. Guess how they're pronounced. The joys of a highland ancestry.

[hr]

Look at that. Look at that. "Accident Blackspot"? These aren't accidents. They're throwing themselves into the road gladly. Throwing themselves into the road to escape all this hideousness. Throw yourself into the road, darling - you haven't got a chance.

[pinkymoo]

It sounds like a porn star name to me....but i quite like it!!

[Thalia]

Her name may not have any meaning in english but it must have some kind of meaning in her own language? And if she finds out what that is, then she can find an English name which has a similar meaning.

[hr]

The shadow proves the sunshine...

[ala]

Her real name is " Wenwen" . How would you pronounce it?

Quoting Bitterandtwisted from 16:05, 14th May 2006
What's wrong with her real name? Is it just really hard to pronounce/spell? Cos Brittish names are hardly blameless in that regard. My sister is call Seonaid, and my uncle, Donaidh. Guess how they're pronounced. The joys of a highland ancestry.

[hr]

Look at that. Look at that. "Accident Blackspot"? These aren't accidents. They're throwing themselves into the road gladly. Throwing themselves into the road to escape all this hideousness. Throw yourself into the road, darling - you haven't got a chance.

[Duggeh]

Wenen?
Wenwen?
Venwen?
Venen?
Dave?

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Duggeh: Master Of Ceremonies

[ala]

How?
I don't follow you, from 'Venen'to 'Dave'???

Quoting Duggeh from 16:32, 14th May 2006
Wenen?
Wenwen?
Venwen?
Venen?
Dave?

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Duggeh: Master Of Ceremonies

[Bitterandtwisted]

Wen-Wen?


I prefer unusual names. In my year at school, of about 90, there were 4 boys called Chris and 5 girls called Claire. I liked knowing it was me who was being addressed when I heard my name.

Pedantic edit: remembered two of the Claires were in the year below me, but were in my higher art class when I was in 6th year. Don't you feel better knowing that?

[hr]

Look at that. Look at that. "Accident Blackspot"? These aren't accidents. They're throwing themselves into the road gladly. Throwing themselves into the road to escape all this hideousness. Throw yourself into the road, darling - you haven't got a chance.

[Fawksie]

Quoting Bitterandtwisted from 16:05, 14th May 2006
My sister is call Seonaid, and my uncle, Donaidh. Guess how they're pronounced.

From an Irish standpoint, Shauna, or Shona if there's a fada on the o (do you have fadas in Gaelic?). Donnie or Do-nee, similarly.

[Bitterandtwisted]

Quoting Fawksie from 16:45, 14th May 2006

Quoting Bitterandtwisted from 16:05, 14th May 2006
My sister is call Seonaid, and my uncle, Donaidh. Guess how they're pronounced.

From an Irish standpoint, Shauna, or Shona if there's a fada on the o (do you have fadas in Gaelic?). Donnie or Do-nee, similarly.

You win a gold star. Shona and Donnie/Donald respectively.

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Look at that. Look at that. "Accident Blackspot"? These aren't accidents. They're throwing themselves into the road gladly. Throwing themselves into the road to escape all this hideousness. Throw yourself into the road, darling - you haven't got a chance.