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[laminy.livejournal.com]

Shasta (pronounced shas-tah)
Shiri (pronounced sheer-ee)

WDYT? It's not a sibset or anything, it's just two names that I've heard before and was wondering what people thought about them. I think that Shasta is unisex, though I knew it on a girl. Shiri is a girl's name.

Shasta is kind of different; I remember the first time that I heard someone say it and how weird I thought it was then, but now I like that it's different. I think that Shiri is pretty.

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[jordiss.livejournal.com]

I guess it's just an Arizona company, but this is the first thing I think of...

http://www.shastapools.com/

And I don't like Shiri. It seems made up or a nickname for something longer.

[lustdumpster.livejournal.com]

i don't like either. there was a girl when i was in eighth grade named shasta and she was just disgusting so that's where my mind immediately goes.

[sleepy-tears7.livejournal.com]

When I hear Shasta, I think of that show that was on for like three weeks - Shasta McNasty.
Shiri - Eh. I wouldn't name MY kid this, but I suppose its cute if a parent was going for original names that come from common/classic names.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Shasta brings to mind the soda for me, as well. Soda I enjoyed, even, but as a name, not so much.

I knew someone named Shiri. Everyone was always calling her Sherry. I'm not partial to it, but since I associate it with her, I dislike it even more.

[orbg.livejournal.com]

Shiri is pretty, I hate Shasta, it sounds trashy.

[istytehcrawk.livejournal.com]

I don't mind the name Shasta, but probably because I had a friend in college with that name. Then again, it also reminds me of the soda.

[notmybusiness.livejournal.com]

Shasta Cola, anyone? That and Tang remind me of my grandmother's house growing up for some reason.

Shiri is OK, but I don't love it.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Shasta is a mountain and a softdrink, and I really dislike it as a name.

Shiri seems like a bastardization or Sherry and doesn't flow off the tongue well.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Shasta makes me think of the soda. Which is one of my favorite beverages, so I guess it's an okay name.

I don't like Shiri because I hate Shiri Appleby.

[soulsplinter8.livejournal.com]

Um, Shasta is a mountain in California. But I kinda like it, because I love mountains and nature...so I have good associations with it. But apparently most people think of the soda brand...

I had a little girl named Shiri in one of my classes when I used to teach swimming lessons, and I always thought it was such a lovely sounding name. It's a Hebrew/Israeli name, and it means "my song". Her family came here from Israel a few years ago. Her brother's name was Ori, which I also liked...it means "my light". I think their parents were good at picking out names. :o)

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I had never even heard of Shasta soda or the mountain until this post. We don't have the drink here, or any mountains from California, haha. So I just think of the one girl I know with the name.

[perfectcherry.livejournal.com]

I like Shasta. It's a good imitation of Coke for a fraction of the price!