Comments on: Name of the Day: Cinderella http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/31/name-of-the-day-cinderella/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:09:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Baby Name of the Day: Ella | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/31/name-of-the-day-cinderella/#comment-22211 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:06:50 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2919#comment-22211 [...] as any ends in -el, -elle, or -ella name, like Isabella, Gabriella, or Marcella.  Or hey, even Cinderella.  The fairytale princess’ name is usually explained as a combination of cinder – ashes [...]

]]> By: March Madness: Boys’ Final | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/31/name-of-the-day-cinderella/#comment-19486 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:46:34 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2919#comment-19486 [...] been controversy.  There’s been heartache.  I’m not sure if we’ve had a Cinderella story.  But it has been great fun to watch the names [...]

]]> By: Julie http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/31/name-of-the-day-cinderella/#comment-6261 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:44:40 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2919#comment-6261 Don’t forget the Hair Metal band from the 80′s. That’s my first thought, not that I was a fan, but because a metalhead from my high school named her daughter Cinderella.

]]> By: Bewildertrix http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/31/name-of-the-day-cinderella/#comment-6257 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:59:27 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2919#comment-6257 Completely derogatory to me but then some sources cite some forms of her name literally translating into “cinder slut”. I suppose ‘slut’ in a lowly, grimy house servant sense. Still, not pleasant regardless.

You prompted me to read up on this a little and one Grimm version even has the ugly stepsisters cutting off parts of their feet to make the glass slipper fit. Charming stuff! I had no idea seeing I’ve obviously only read the nice sanitised versions.

I love how her name has mutated so much across the world. I like the Scottish Rashin-Coatie http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=9G0xq8D9egMC&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=Rashin+Coatie&source=bl&ots=IeU9g-Mlxn&sig=aJ4YiFqeXi_khwItdG8iAz9PJDY&hl=en&ei=EqFzSrO-KoTWtgPB7NjpCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6#v=onepage&q=Rashin%20Coatie&f=false

]]> By: Nessa http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/31/name-of-the-day-cinderella/#comment-6256 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:42:51 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2919#comment-6256 In the story, isn’t her real name Ella, but the step-sisters give her the name Cinderella after her father dies? I think the fact that Cinderella is sort of a derogatory name might have a lot to do with people not wanting to give it to their daughters.

]]> By: Eva http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/31/name-of-the-day-cinderella/#comment-6255 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:19:07 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2919#comment-6255 Can I suggest Mulan as a Name of the Day? :)

]]> By: Eva http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/31/name-of-the-day-cinderella/#comment-6254 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:17:03 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2919#comment-6254 I personally love Cinderella, but would never use it. I do like the idea of using Cynthia, and then using Cinderella as a sort of around-the-house nickname. I think it would be a cute nickname that a little girl would enjoy.

]]> By: photoquilty http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/31/name-of-the-day-cinderella/#comment-6253 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:14:29 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2919#comment-6253 Well, when my brother was 3 years old, my mom was pregnant with me, and he suggested Cinderella as a name if she had a girl. I’m glad they went with something else. When I was in HS, I went to South Beach with a friend and met a drag queen called Cinderella. I was way naive and didn’t realize it was a he-she until several years later! I also truly thought “she” had been named Cinderella at birth! So much for my New Yorker street smarts, huh? ;)

Obviously this name is a no-go. I suggested it, though , because I was curious about its history in the US/world throughout the years. Thanks, Abby!

]]> By: Sebastiane http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/31/name-of-the-day-cinderella/#comment-6252 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:53:16 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2919#comment-6252 You know, I have met a few Cinderellas and all of them have been Cajun women in their late 50s. One told me she was named for her grandmother, she was a professor at LSU, so the name didn’t stop her. But that said, the name must have been popular among Cajuns for whatever reason. I do just associate with the princess and have never even considered the name outside the box. Though I think you could get away with a Cendrillon. I really like Rhodopis too.

]]> By: JNE http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/31/name-of-the-day-cinderella/#comment-6251 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:50:12 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2919#comment-6251 Well, Cinderella is not for me. My barrier might be more because most of the other princess names were names first and then applied to a Disney princess (although, admittedly, few of them strike my fancy). Cinderella, however, was created to fit the princess. Plus, Cinderella has one strong association – the girl from the fairy tale. Ariel, Belle and Jasmine, for example, have other associations beyond a storybook character. I can’t quite imagine an actual child named Cinderella without instantly thinking of the fairy tale. It strikes me as a difficult name for a little girl to pull off and not get lost behind the name.

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