Comments on: Name of the Day: Madrigal

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[...] as I sang in a madrigal group at school, and Abbey at Appellation Mountain featured it in 2008. Ah well. That’s the joy and pain of names! The word “madrigal” first entered the [...]

By: shay120

shay120 — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:43:11 +0000

Though I’d probably never use this moniker myself, I do think it would be a cool name on someone else. It has a very pleasant sound, and I like its associations. I can definitely see this catching on.

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:16:27 +0000

I tend to agree that Madrigal feels a bit over-the-top, but then, I think the same of Trinity. And Destiny. Me? I’d go with Winifred well before I’d ever consider Madrigal.

Still, I can imagine this one being discovered as a name. And while that Armistead Maupin reference makes me shudder, I suspect that it’s not enough to put the breaks on the name – especially for musically-minded parents.

And in the middle spot, I think it’s the kind of quirky surprise that I find appealing. As long as her first name isn’t Anna …

By: Katharine

Katharine — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:05:47 +0000

Thinking on it, Emeline might not be so daring, after all, it is only a short jump from the ever popular Emma an Emily, hmm…

By: Katharine

Katharine — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:01:05 +0000

Madrigal has a fun sound to it (I think the likeness to the word magic helps in that sense) but for me it’s just too random and I’ll agree with Lola ‘too try hard’… Some of the names Lola has suggested are beautiful though, Beatrice and Alice are both on my list and Gloriana, Emeline and Magdalena – daringly wonderful!

By: Another

Another — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:01:38 +0000

I couldn’t do it. I’m always reminded of Anna Madrigal from Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City books. It was an annagram for A Man And A Girl. To me, madrigal screams “Transvestite, right here!” It’s unfortunate, but that’s what I remember about the word/name.

By: Lola

Lola — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:42:34 +0000

Madrigal sounds happy and I like that, but even I, with a preference for old, odd names (Lucretia, Ottoline & Pomeline are three long time favorites) find Madrigal a bit odd. There are lovelier ways to get Maggie (Magdalena, Magnus [for a boy]) and Maddy has never appealed to me.

As a former Renfair worker/continuing RenGeek, I find Madrigal right at the top of the “Trying too Hard to be cool” category. There are lovely Medieval names Alyce/Alice, Edith, Beatrix/Beatrice, Gloriana, Emeline, Winifred, Godiva [like the chocolate!] & Angmar; which would stand out equally well and stand up better with age. After all, Melody is dates, Harmony is dated, Cadence is dated.. so will Madrigal be. But Alice, Beatrice, Emeline? Not so likely. (Maybe Angmar, though!)

But as I said before, it at least has a happy feel, so it fits into the Bonnie, Merry, Happy category for me. (but I’d still rather see those on a cat or dog over a kid).

Count me as a tolerant one for Madrigal, not a fan but not a hater,either. Just :meh: