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[laminy.livejournal.com]

I've heard these three names recently:

Merritt
Schapelle
Shaeffer

Not a sibset or anything, but why I found them interesting is that they were all women. So, WDYT? Nice names, nice names on men, or just no good for anybody?

Comments

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

i hate the last two. Merritt is alright, i kinda like it.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I knew a Merritt once, a long time ago.

All three sound like last names, like the parents mistook the Qwest book for the baby name book.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

One of these is my last name without the S! I've seen Merritt in a sci-fi novel, and the character was male. If I used it, it would be for a male. But I wouldn't use it...

Honestly those are all better as last names.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I've heard Merritt before on boys and girls. I think it's okay for either gender.

I don't like either of the others. Shaeffer is a cool last name though.

[x-gussa.livejournal.com]

Shaeffer is my dad's middle name.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I like Merit for a boy. I suppose I could see Merrit on a girl. She could go by Merri. But I don't really like misspelling word names. I definitely don't like it as much with an extra R and an extra T.

Schapelle and Shaefer are awful for women. I don't even think they're very good for men.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

Schapelle is one of the cheapest sounding names I've ever heard, plus it makes me think of Schapelle Corby which is never good.

[smellslikeglue.livejournal.com]

I am thinking of eventually using Merritt as a middle name for a boy. For personal reasons though, but I wouldn't use it unless I didn't sort of like the way it sounds. The other two are bleh.

[imyourrapunzel.livejournal.com]

I like Merit for a girl.