Fleur - yes, no? Why?

[Allfour1]

Fire away...

No, sadly. It looks lovely writtten down, and the meaning is great.

But it's just the saying of it. Unless you get it right, it can sound awful. Some accents absolutely ruin it. Even at best, it's so close to not nice words in English - the 'bleurgh' sound, and I've also heard someone hear it as phlegm!!

So I wouldn't.

I would never associate Fleur with bleurgh
My first thought would be flower
And I don't understand how it can be like phlegm? It doesn't have an 'm' in!

It's pretty and I like it, but can't help think the concept of being called flower would be odd in English.

@purpleme12

I would never associate Fleur with bleurgh My first thought would be flower And I don't understand how it can be like phlegm? It doesn't have an 'm' in!

Well that one was a really good example of the accent problem!

Just an emphasis on the 'euuuu' bit of the word which in a West Yorkshire accent can sound mad. It's hard to explain, imagine someone pronouncing 'phlegm' kind of 'fluuurm', the person introducing herself as Fleur - 'Eh what Fluurrrr? Ah thout yur said FLUUURM for a minute thuuuur!'

Closest I can get but OMG awful.

I don’t like the sound because I think of bleurgh

Personally I wouldn't. The meaning is pretty but it's just a horrible sound!

I don't think it sounds nice at all, especially in most British accents. I can actually be quite hard to say in some local dialects. Much prefer flora

Yes, because I loved The Forsyte Saga.
No, because it wasn't a name before the book was written.

Fine as a middle name but too similar to bleurgh otherwise.

I know à Fleur, I find it a very beautiful and understated name. It's féminine but not frilly or fussy. I don't really see any issues with accents, everyone I've met loves it and remarks what a lovely name it is.

@MikeUniformMike

Yes, because I loved The Forsyte Saga. No, because it wasn't a name before the book was written.

Fine as a middle name but too similar to bleurgh otherwise.

I love it for the same reason, Vanessa wasn’t a name before the novel was written either.

Flour will long outlive “bleurgh”!

Was that intentional?

@MikeUniformMike

Was that intentional?

No, bloody ipad’s got a mind of its own!

Thought so, but it made me smile. Thanks.