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[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Sapphira

What are your thoughts? It's not my favorite or anything, so feel free to be as honest as you want. I anticipate many of the comments will go more in a stripper direction, and while I understand that point of view, I'd also like some more open-minded opinions on if you actually knew or imagined knowing a real normal girl/woman who was NOT a stripper, do you think you'd get used to it or even like it?

I just think it has so much potential. I love the stone (my birth stone) and I love the way the name looks written down and the way it sounds too. I just wonder if it's a hopelessly stigmatized name.

And what is it about Ruby, Opal, and Pearl that makes them more acceptable as names anyway?

Thanks for your thoughts and opinions.

Edit: No, I do not mean Sapphire. I mean Sapphira. (sa-FEAR-uh or sa-FIE-rah) Separate but obviously related. I would've thought that was obvious, but I guess some of you haven't heard the name version before.

Comments

[krosp.livejournal.com]

I think it's fine. It sounds like Sophia, but is a refreshing change from the popular Sophie names. If Sophia can be a pretty name why can't Sapphira? Sapphires are beautiful.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Good point! I had not considered the similarity to Sophia, a name I really would love, if I didn't think it was over used these last few years.

Despite getting mostly negative feedback in this thread, I'm really liking this name more. I think it's just one of those names that sound strange the first time you hear them but once you hear of someone normal having the name, you love it.

Thanks for your comments.