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Is this TOO weird/out there?

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RunRabbit · 13/10/2013 19:45

Temperance Grace.

Yay or nay?

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ImperialBlether · 19/10/2013 17:55

You have to remember that if a name is unusual it means nobody else thought it was a great name.

JoinYourPlayfellows · 19/10/2013 17:50

Ugh, Tempy is worse than Temp.

Awful name in every way.

lljkk · 19/10/2013 14:48

(pronounced Tem-pee) like the Arizona town

lljkk · 19/10/2013 14:48

Tempe is the nn, it's not so uncommon state-side. Alright to my ears.

But implies OP has an agenda about temperance, iyswim, alcohol to be specific.

JoinYourPlayfellows · 19/10/2013 13:17

Or Temp?

JoinYourPlayfellows · 19/10/2013 13:17

nn Temper?

IHaveA · 19/10/2013 13:16

What is your surname like?

IHaveA · 19/10/2013 13:15

Temperance is a pretty name. I agree that it sounds very 'Deep South' African-American. I used to live in the USA and knew some lovely ladies with amazing names including a Hycinth Bonaprte Grin
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Tem would be ok as a nickname.

If I were to choose Temperance I would steer clear of Grace as a middle name as it sounds a bit too religious and pretentious in combination with Temperance. Something short and plain would be nice. Something like Temperance Anne

I definitely like Temperance though

BloodiedGhouloshes · 19/10/2013 13:14

I also read a great book while pg with DC 1 where the main character was called Deliverance Dane.

Loved that too.

All my Dcs are called pretty dull names, it has to be said.

BloodiedGhouloshes · 19/10/2013 13:12

Love! Love!.

I was putting forward Temperance for one of our Dcs, but DH pointed out quite rightly that given our predilections, people would PThemselvesL

louiseanna12 · 19/10/2013 12:48

Tamara Grace?
I find everyone I know with a double names doesn't like it though, come up with something more different you might fight it suits.. Like Lola or something

saladcreamwitheverything · 19/10/2013 00:23
Grin
saladcreamwitheverything · 19/10/2013 00:22

Nay. But I have a James which is common as muck so what do I know

emblosion · 19/10/2013 00:17

Like Grace a lot.

Not Temperance though - it just sounds a bit clunky and sort of no-fun, religious vibe.

JazzAnnNonMouse · 17/10/2013 16:54

I really like it

wetaugust · 16/10/2013 23:24

Nooooo and those who say they like it are just sadists

starrystarryknut · 16/10/2013 20:58

ah curlew, a like mind Smile I have a whole dialogue running in my head with this:
"Cadence! Your behaviour has been very ii-V this morning, I don't like it when you V-vi me. I expect you to be V-I, with a feminine ending. And your grandma says IV-I to that."
Sorry to any non-musicians, but seriously... Cadence?? Just LOL.

StrictlySazz · 16/10/2013 19:45

Taryn, Natasha, Talia?

Bakingtins · 16/10/2013 19:42

Nope.

Grace is fine.

Constance, Faith, Hope, Verity, Felicity? All ok but not two virtue names together, definite overkill.

littlecloud · 16/10/2013 19:42

I don't like virtue names. So it's a nay from me sorry

LifeIsBetterInFlipFlops · 16/10/2013 19:35

Poor child - honestly it would be dreadful.

Shallishanti · 16/10/2013 19:34

Prudence Grace

sarahquilt · 16/10/2013 19:26

Calling her temperance might be tempting fate. She might rebel and become a raging alco.

NewBlueShoesToo · 16/10/2013 15:04

Tiny Temper hmmmm?

PoppyAmex · 16/10/2013 14:41

"Why would that be a bad thing to be?"

Erm...

I didn't say it was a bad thing, I said it was the image it evoked for me.

I'm Latino and get why people say that Carmen sounds like a Spanish/South American person. Or that Lola is naff unless you're of Latin descent.

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