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Carmen?

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PurpleVioletBlue · 16/08/2022 22:47

Thoughts on Carmen?

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Ballsaque · 17/08/2022 00:00

I work for an opera company so could never use the name which is a shame because I love it!

plus there won’t be 5 other girls with the name in her class.

DramaAlpaca · 16/08/2022 23:57

I adore it. Such a strong, feisty name.

TheBirdintheCave · 16/08/2022 23:54

It's not my taste but there's nothing actually wrong with it. It's a genuine name with a long history of use. Go for it if you like it :)

Greengreengrassbluebluesky · 16/08/2022 23:52

I don’t like it sorry and I can’t explain why either. The only one I know goes by her middle name.

Whyaretheynotdoinganything · 16/08/2022 23:50

@Luredbyapomegranate do you mean Mary Magdalene? I’m struggling to think of a famous prostitute named Madeleine but take your point, most people won’t think of it!

Luredbyapomegranate · 16/08/2022 23:02

Like it

And Madeleine is a more famous prostitute character than Carmen in the opera, and yet the world is full of Madeleines.

RooniIWazlib · 16/08/2022 22:56

Neither "car" or "men" are nice sounding words.

Whyaretheynotdoinganything · 16/08/2022 22:55

Makes me think of Bizet’s Opera ‘Carmen’ which I love, but the titular character is a prostitute, so I wouldn’t choose it for this reason. It’s the most popular opera (and even if you’ve never seen it, you’ll definitely know half the music!)

Rowen32 · 16/08/2022 22:54

Someone famous called their baby that last week, cannot remember who!

NotABeliever · 16/08/2022 22:53

No. Unless you have a Spanish sounding surname.

CanaryShoulderedThorn · 16/08/2022 22:53

Not my taste at all, don't know why. Sounds a bit 1970s, heated rollers.

Seeingadistance · 16/08/2022 22:51

MrsOwainGlyndŵr · 16/08/2022 22:48

Miranda.

Yep!

ratussbaguss · 16/08/2022 22:49

Don't like it, can't really tell you why

MrsOwainGlyndŵr · 16/08/2022 22:48

Miranda.