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DH seems to love everything. What do you think?

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SpunkyMummy · 11/12/2016 21:10

I really need some opinions, even if they're harsh. Thanks

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Soubriquet · 11/12/2016 21:45

Lycoris....looks like clitoris Grin

Sorry.

Serena Bernadette is lovely

PonkAlert · 11/12/2016 21:44

Because Bernard is terrible! I wasn't bullied or anything, I just think it's an awful, unfeminine sounding name. It reminds me of Blackadder. Or Bernard Cribbins. I also think -ette names are really dated.

As always, I'm just a stranger on the internet; if you love it, use it.

Oly5 · 11/12/2016 21:42

Clara Bernadette is pretty
lycoris - what?!?! Dreadful

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SpunkyMummy · 11/12/2016 21:40

navy

I also like Serena :)

But do you like Serena Bernadette?

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EzioAuditore · 11/12/2016 21:40

I like all the first names you've listed (especially Clara), but none of the middle names. What about Clara Daphne, or Serena Daphne?

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SpunkyMummy · 11/12/2016 21:37

Of course I would use Bernard for a boy.

Our boy's name was actually Frederick Bertram.

May I ask why it's so horrible in your opinion? Were you teased? Is it the sound? The meaning?

Thank you for answering. :)

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Misspilly88 · 11/12/2016 21:35

Clara is beautiful. Lycoris sounds like a strange disease. Or a mouthwash.

PonkAlert · 11/12/2016 21:34

I love Clara.

Bernadette is my middle name. It is AWFUL. Would you use Bernard for a boy? Of course you wouldn't. Adding "ette" doesn't make it acceptable for a girl. Sorry for being harsh but I speak from personal experience.

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SpunkyMummy · 11/12/2016 21:28

www.behindthename.com/name/lycoris/submitted

Kind of like licorice... but with an s - sound.

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SpunkyMummy · 11/12/2016 21:21

EDIT: I also like Serena Yvonne...

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PaperdollCartoon · 11/12/2016 21:20

I like Serena best of the 3, Clara next, Daphne not so much. Very dated and not in a good way. I've never heard Lycoris before, and I'm also saying it like Licorice. Is that how it's pronounced?

Pluto30 · 11/12/2016 21:18

Lycoris... How is that pronounced? I keep seeing licorice.

I like Clara more than Serena, but the full name of Serena Bernadette more than Clara Lycoris.

Daphne... nah. Daft sounding name.