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What names do you of as happy ones vs sad ones?

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Raffinboots · 26/02/2025 20:56

There are some names I think of as happy/fun names like Lizzie or Susie or Pippa and some I think of as angry or sad or serious names. Don’t ask me why but I always think of Astrid and Agatha as quite aggressive or may be serious?

i wondered if other people had names they think of as happy or strident?

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Mumofgirls2017 · 26/02/2025 22:11

happy:

daisy
summer
mabel
sadie
rosie
eden
maisie
delilah
felix
leo
magnus
charlie
alfie
freddie
kit

sad:

ivy
iris
romy
molly
willow
margot
nora
ophelia
imogen
Tommy
dylan
jude
otto
wilfred
walter
rowan
arlo
milo

Moreteaandchocolate · 26/02/2025 22:32

Happy

Maisie
Poppy
Daisy
Summer
Lola
Layla
Lily

Noah
Luca
Leo
Rio
Max
Finn
Ezra

Sad

Doreen
Maude
Dawn
Fern
Janet
Katherine
Roberta

Robert
Phillip
Richard
Otis
Marcus
Miles
Laurence

RedOnyx · 27/02/2025 08:22

Mildred and Maud sound sad to me.

Happy names: Felicity, Esmeralda, Juniper, Melody.

Squidtentacles · 27/02/2025 08:59

Happy (although some of these i find rather 'childish' sounding names..) it's the 'ie', that makes them both happy and childish (more for boys) I think!
Suzie
Rupert
Freddie
Albie
Ella
Nova
Alfie
Archie
Teddy
Lena
Penelope

Sad
Arlo
Margot
Edward
Ben

Raffinboots · 28/02/2025 09:49

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Yes the odd thing is I don’t have the same associations with boys names either

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user1492757084 · 28/02/2025 09:52

Happy boys .. are sounding like team players to me!

Jack
Craig
Alex
Thomas
Max
Ben
Bruce
Dave

Crichel · 28/02/2025 09:56

The gloomiest person I’ve ever met was called Felicity. We were students together, she had an excellent pixie cut and the personality of Eeyore.

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