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Could I spell it Scarlet (like the colour)?

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ALittleGirlIsDue · 15/03/2016 20:59

I adore the name Scarlet Smile like the colour; not the 'official' name (Scarlett). We are using Fern for the middle (a nature name) not Ferne (most names add an e, if they're nature, etc. to make them more like a name).

However, would Scarlet Fern be okay?

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AuntJane · 15/03/2016 21:05

Scarlet Fern does sound rather like a botanical specimen to me. I like both names, but wouldn't put them together.

I had a friend with the middle name Fern as a child - and think of that as the "traditional" spelling.

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DontKillMyVibe · 15/03/2016 21:15

I think Scarlett Ferne looks much better written down tbh - your alternative just doesn't look quite right.

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DontKillMyVibe · 15/03/2016 21:16

It does also remind me of Scarlet Fever a bit

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Floggingmolly · 15/03/2016 21:19

How can you "adore" Scarlet spelt with one T, but not with two? It's the same name!
but one is spelt wrong

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ALittleGirlIsDue · 15/03/2016 21:22

I do like it both ways! Smile

It's just Scarlet is the colour... It isn't spelt wrong! It's just a 'colour name'

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Zampa · 15/03/2016 21:22

There's a dahlia called a Scarlet Fern ... It's quite pretty.

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ALittleGirlIsDue · 15/03/2016 21:23

Scarlett Ferne does look nice, I suppose... Scarlett Rose is worse? I'm not sure what I like in the middle without it sounding Yankee Candle

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badtime · 15/03/2016 21:37

Flogging, it's quite common to like one spelling but not another. Start a thread suggesting e.g. 'Lucie' and you'll see.

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