Gudrid

[xxsilverbellsxx.livejournal.com]

Wdyt of the name Gudrid for a girl? It's Icelandic, I think. A famous Icelander named Gudrid the Wise was one of the first Europeans to land in North America. So...wdyt of it? I figure, that if Ingrid and Astrid and whatnot can work, why not Gudrid?

The problem is I can't find any middlenames to go with Gudrid.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Comments

[cleddy.livejournal.com]

exactly how is that pronounced? Because the way i'm saying it tomyself is not pretty at all...

[http://users.livejournal.com/---surfacing/]

gudd-rid?

..maybe only if you live in iceland. i think that's a little too awkward for here.

or you could make it the middle name and have an easier first name?

[cleddy.livejournal.com]

or like "goo-drid"? thats how i was sayin' it...*shrugs*

[xxsilverbellsxx.livejournal.com]

It's hard to explain, something like: "Goodge-ryd"

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of the "Gud-" names (I am thinking of Gudrun myself) just don't go over well in the English-speaking world. It can have the prettiest meaning in the world and still be extremely unpopular. I couldn't explain why, really, it just seems to be that way.

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

Mine either. I can't figure out how to prounounce it, and I don't think other people would be able to say it either, thus butchering her name everytime it is spoken.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

The "goo" sound really doesn't do it for me.

I do love the name Ingrid though.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

That is one weird icon.

[sweet1986.livejournal.com]

sorry but it reminds me of "putrid" for some reason =/

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

Homestarrunner.com!

[kimbee80.livejournal.com]

i'm icelandic, my dad's side was born and raised there....i like it!

[muliebrity.livejournal.com]

Unless you live in Iceland, I'd say not to do that to any poor child. It sounds harsh and masculine to me.

[pale-september.livejournal.com]

Gudrid? My first thought is a mean old lady.

[buzzy-bee.livejournal.com]

Because for a start you are spelling it wrong and as such I suspect you don't know how to pronounce it either. Unless you are going to spell it Guðríð, though Guðríður seems to be the more common spelling, I wouldn't use it. D is *not* the same letter as Ð, they are completely separate letters (English used Ð as well until the middle ages, FWIW), so it would be a bit like someone spelling Kate as Kite because it suited them better.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Euuwww Euuwww no no no!
I love Astrid but thats becayse it's pretty...
Gutrid is like Good riddance...absolutely no way!

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

No, sorry. It's reminiscent of old fashioned names that don't sound right in the modern world. It's like trying to name your kid Clarabel or Gertrude. Most people will make fun of names like that. Ingrid and Astrid are different - they have a different feel and sound to them.

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

Reminds me a short form of 'Good riddance'. I normally love names from different regions etc.. but I'm just not a fan of how this one looks/sounds.