Comments on: Shopping for Names: Pottery Barn Edition

By: UrbanAngel

UrbanAngel — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:53:02 +0000

Oh, I don’t have a Potter Barn in SA, so these are all just names to me.

By: UrbanAngel

UrbanAngel — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:51:17 +0000

I like Tanner (I used to think it was an unique name, because of where I live) West as opposed to Weston which reminds me of a ‘western’. I actually have West ranked 3rd on my list after Dylan & Asher.Ironically, I like the full Easton. Eagan, Grahame,Brandon,Zachary,Landon & Rowan are ones I like. I’d probably use Tanner, West(on) , Brandon or Eagan.Pearce is too similar to Pierre & Pierce which is popular in SA. I like Bailey, but only a girl as I have only ver come across it on girls. The name is too similar to Caley,Kiley etc for it to be masculine for me.Some of these are actually names of people I know & others are actually names that I really dislike. Indigo I actually like a lot, but for a girl. I think of Indiana for a boy & Indigo for a girl.Conrad is a name I hear here. There’s a Conrad Jantjies rugby player

On the girl side, I like Terra, Alyssa (I have Eden Alyssa on my girl list),Chelsea,Chloe – I’m not a fan of Zoe, though I have a relative who LOVES this name & has for years.Indigo,Emery – though I prefer Ember as Emery sometimes makes me think of an emery nail file.I also like Camille (seriously dislike Camilla, though I have a soft spot for Charles’s Camilla)Caley,Isabella & I don’t mind Michelle or Peyton.I have Skye on my list & have liked it for years, Skylar seems so American trendy to me. I’d rather just be straight-forward & use Skye.Once again, there’s a few on here that I like & there’s a few on here that I really, really dislike & have for years i.e. Margaret or Catherine

By: Sebastiane

Sebastiane — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:00:29 +0000

Hah, I already commented on this, sorry. Completely forgot.

By: Sebastiane

Sebastiane — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:59:58 +0000

I find Shayne rather funny because it is the neuter Yiddish noun for beautiful pronounced (SHAY-ne)

By: portingles

portingles — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:19:48 +0000

Haha, a Chelsea here born in 1989… not a fan of my own name. At least it’s a decent level of popularity, familiar, but I’m seldom in a room with other Chelseas.

Plus, it means “seaport.” What a lame meaning that is.

By: shay120

shay120 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:29:30 +0000

Shayne is the neuter Yiddish adjective for beautiful. I have always found it rather silly as a name, much less a name on a boy since its neuter. The masculine adjective is Shayn and the feminine, Shayna, a classic Jewish female name.

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By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:24:46 +0000

LOL, Lola – I have a rainbow of Fiestware, myself … and a desk from PB. And I think you’re exactly right – if it’s been picked up for a product, odds are that it’s already overexposed.

But I do think Valencia and Claudia are both strong choices, so there are a few exceptions.

By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:49:31 +0000

Margaret’s the only one on that list I’d still consider. And there’s a hot Conrad on “Weeds” (on Showtime), if anyone’s interested. Romany Malco’s his actual name (well, that’s what lists in the credits and IMDb) Might help Conrad. Works for me! And Neville’s also a surname name, check out the Neville Brothers (and Aaron in particular.. MmmmmmHmmm! If I was going to use Neville, it’d be for the music connection before the HP one.

PB and I don’t mix well, generally. My style is one of controlled chaos (I have Fiestaware in a dozen colors, if not more!). I do get their catalog, I like thier bookshelves, in particular but if I see a name in there on my list, it’s off, immediately. Rule of thumb: If it’sa product name in a catalog, it’s already saturated the masses, mostly. Thus rendering it unusable for me.

By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:47:31 +0000