Pomona and Clemency?

[charlessmamma]

For dc 2.
Thought I'd throw in some more girls names from our shortlist for you to judge.

Boudica reactions were so mixed.

What do you think of these names and do you know any people with these names.

Pomona is a women's college in California. It sounds a bit strange, imo, not quite Pamela, not quite Mona. Clemency is a bit of Clement and a bit of Nancy...tbh not really keen on either. What's your DC1's name?

Clemency is one of my middle names. I don't have a strong opinion either way (and I think Boudicca is cool ) I think there is a MNetter who is particularly clean on it, s I'm sure she will turn up on this thread. I'm not so keen on Pomona - I see she was the Roman god of fruit trees!

Pomona Crisps - used to be made in the Orkney Islands.
(Bit of a niche reason for not using it!)

Yes Pomona (despite info on Roman god - you learn summat new every day!) doesn't sound like a name. Clemency nice. unless she gets asked for clemency etc etc. like Constance somehow (except different! - no it's the soft, gentle sound).

Funnily enough I rather like Pamela - sort of smart 50s name - but I hate hate hate Pam and Pammie.

Pomona? Really unpleasant.

I love Ramona.

I would feel sorry for someone with a name like Clemency. Very heavy sort of name. Bet she'd wish she was called Kate.

Paloma nice, Pomona friggin awful. Sorry. I do think Clemency is quite sweet though.

Paloma is gorgeous as is Salome. Pomona, not so.
I like Clemency though but I think it is a 'big' name.

Pomona sounds like a brand of air freshener.

I like Clemency.

Don't really like Pomona, especially the Po bit - just doesn't sound feminine/elegant. I quite like Paloma though.

Pomona College - based in California. No, don't.

Pomona sounds like an air freshner.

Pomona sounds like a skin condition. Paloma or Ramona sound a lot better.

Clemency very nice.

Pomona too Moany for me

I knew a Clemency and a Clementine - one Clem, one Clemmie.

Pomona reminds me of character in the Kingscote school books, I think they called her Pippin.

I think Clemency, Clem and Clemmie are all pretty but for a classical name Pomona is strangely unattractive.

Are you a Forest/Brent-Dyer fan? Only place I've come across those names!

I quite like Clemency, with Clem/Clemmie for short. How would you pronounce it? CLEM-ency or Cle-MENCy. Not sure about Pomona....

Pomona is a massive French food distribution company.

Pomona is quite a rough area of California, and Clemency is what Death Row prisoners apply for, so together the two names make me think of a knuckly gang member in blood-stained bandana. Not a nice association.

Ramona is a satellite town of San Diego. Shotgun rack in the back of every third pickup (so upmarket compared to the next nearest towns).

Boudica is better.
Would you like
Philomena, Diana, Ariana, Clarissa?

Did OP really call an existing child Charles? Why not choose a name that kind of goes with Charles, okay, so not Diana, but Clarissa or Victoria, maybe?

Pomona Mary Embolism is nice.

For some reason both names make me think of pears.

I know a Clementine (another fruity name), but not keen on those two names, sorry.

How about Pamela?

really like Clemency
was at school with one a MILLION years ago

is my first choice for a girl's name
Clemency Grace

though am a BIT concerned that Clem sounds a bit like phlegm, and Clemmie like clammy....

Pomona is an large farming town in California.

Clemency is something granted to people who have previously been on death row.

no no and no.

Could you go French and call her Clemence?