WDYT?

Jun. 19th, 2008 12:31 pm
[identity profile] maniacalapricot.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] babynames
Honest opinions of the names Magnus and Matilda.
I adore both, but I also feel the movie Matilda shaped by childhood, and I loved the characters who had these names...so you see.

Date: 2008-06-19 04:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com
Magnus reminds me of a guy off of strong man 8-)
I do think it's cute though.

I really dislike Matilda.

Date: 2008-06-19 04:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lindiohead.livejournal.com
I don't like either. They sound like old people to me. Just being honest!

Date: 2008-06-19 04:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com
If I could find a nice middle name that went with it and my SO approved then yeah, I would.

Date: 2008-06-19 04:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nothingtolose19.livejournal.com
Aww, I love the movie Matilda! :) Now I want to watch it, but I can't; it's not with me where I live (it's still in my parent's house) and besides, I have it on VHS and we only have a DVD player here D: enough of me! lol. To answer your question:

I don't really like either name. Magnus is too ... strong man, like someone else said. And Matilda does sort of sound like an old lady name. Sorry!

Date: 2008-06-19 04:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com
I don't think Magnus is an old person name as such.. :)

Date: 2008-06-19 04:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] moshimoshi-13.livejournal.com
I like both. I think if I ever met a little Magnus or Matilda the "old person" connotations would disappear immediately.

Date: 2008-06-19 05:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] drunkontea.livejournal.com
Wow, it's funny to see people's comments. When Heath Ledger died and someone posted his daughter's name (Matilda), everyone loved it. Granted, those people might be different people than the ones commenting now, but it's interesting to see how current events influence the general public's (well, this community) opinion.

Date: 2008-06-19 05:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com
a lot of people in the community like simular names to Matilda so those people are probably still here and may comment later.. :)

Date: 2008-06-19 05:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] moshimoshi-13.livejournal.com
I think also, everyone was probably relieved that he didn't name her something absolutely nuts like famous people tend to do. Normal but interesting names always sound refreshing when famous people use them.

Date: 2008-06-19 05:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] celebrate.livejournal.com
I love Matilda!

Magnus reminds me a Magnum condoms, lol.

Date: 2008-06-19 05:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 0o-faerie.livejournal.com
Hate Magnus, love Matilda.

Date: 2008-06-19 05:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 0o-faerie.livejournal.com
Same here! No matter who walks into me watching it (again) is always like 'Oh NO not AGAIN!' ;)

Date: 2008-06-19 05:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 0o-faerie.livejournal.com
*in on me, sorry.

Date: 2008-06-19 05:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lilacmermaid.livejournal.com
I like Matilda a lot. I can see it on a kid as well as an adult, and it has good potential for a variety of nicknames without being a name that everyone would *automatically* shorten if you didn't want them to.

Magnus, not so much. I don't know why, I just don't like it. Maybe because Matilda could have come from anywhere, but the only thing I think of when I hear the name Magnus is this book/movie. And I think it goes without saying not to put both in the same sibset, as the connotations would be way too strong.

Date: 2008-06-19 05:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] orbg.livejournal.com
The movie, not the book? =( The book's ever so much better than the movie. I like both names, only Magnus makes me think of Trojan Magnum condoms.

Date: 2008-06-19 05:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kittyvegas.livejournal.com
Magnus makes me think of condoms too. I love Matilda.

Date: 2008-06-19 06:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] seksimaggie.livejournal.com
Magnus I honestly can't see as a name. It makes me think of condoms, really.

Matilda I really like. I loved the movie too, but I don't think that the movie takes away from the name at all.

Date: 2008-06-19 06:27 pm (UTC)

Date: 2008-06-19 06:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laminy.livejournal.com
Magnus is ugly as heck. Matilda works on certain people; I have a friend, it's her middle name, and it really works with her first name and her family.

Date: 2008-06-19 09:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] raleighsarusrex.livejournal.com
magnus is cool, but i can only really see it on a really big body builder type guy or a dog.
i love matilda, though. it's one of my favorites.

Date: 2008-06-19 11:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jyl-mac.livejournal.com
I also think of Matilda the book/movie. Both are amazing stories with alot of heart and so an incredible honor for a child.


Magnus, I'm not crazy about.
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