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[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

So I saw an old friend of mine the other day and she's 8 months pregnant. She's 19 and having a girl blah blah blah.

Anyway, of course the first question is 'what are you naming her?'

'Valkyrie.'

pronounced val-KYE-ree.

...it's an interesting name in theory but really, it kind of makes me wanna facepalm. :(

Oh well. What do you all think?

Comments

[ellycopter.livejournal.com]

it's not hideous.
but it just reminds me of a song by angels & airwaves.

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

Yeah, exactly. It's not HORRIBLE -- she could've named her kid something very trendy, god knows -- it's just, I don't know. It doesn't seem like a good name on a little girl because it's pretty over-the-top IMO, and when she's older it just seems silly to me.

[in-the-starlite.livejournal.com]

yeah. and i bet that's why she chose that name. *sigh*

[solyma.livejournal.com]

i know someone named valkyr; val-KEER. :\

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of something I can't place. Ewww.

[myfriendjenny.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's kinda too much or something! My guess is if she actually names her that, the girl will end up going by Val.

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

I love your icon!

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

at least it's a real name and has a meaning and she didn't just throw a bunch of letter together..not my style though

[cocinadelfeto.livejournal.com]

I kind of like it. It's a real name so that counts for a lot for me. Not crazy about the meaning though, it's kinda creepy.

[calixbat.livejournal.com]

I dont like it but its not awful!

[maude.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Nordic names. Valkyrie has so much more meaning and history than any other popular name today. Give me a Valkyrie over a Jaiidyn or a Mackenzie-Madison any day.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I wonder if there is an actual Madison-MacKenzie out there anywhere....

[x-lostinyou.livejournal.com]

I've seen it.

[ferretiger.livejournal.com]

i hate it.

i sense some bad "ride of the valkyries" sex jokes in her future.

[neroli.livejournal.com]

Pity that isn't one of the actual pronunciations (http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/v/v0013100.html) for the dictionary word.

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

Me too. I decided not to say anything to her. Her hormones have really driven her insane the whole time, so I'm gonna hope that she gets some sort of baby name epiphany shortly after giving birth. :\

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

That was another thought of mine. :O

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

thank you! i was just about to say, Too bad that's not the way it is pronounced.

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

Exactly! And it's just so over-the-top for a little girl and sounds like a roleplaying name when she's older.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

it definitely makes me wanna facepalm.

[cocinadelfeto.livejournal.com]

Also - Honda Valkyrie Motorcycle (http://www.valkyrie-owners.com/).

[cluckydude.livejournal.com]

I hate it. It's somewhat redeemed by the fact that it is a "real" name, but it looks like a youneek name too much.

[maewyn]

dude at least call her "valerie" and her nickname can be "valkyrie."

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Ride of the Valkyries? or something like that... weiiiiiird i dont like it,just go with valerie!

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

The word "valkyrie" comes from the Old Norse valkyrja (plural "valkyrur"), from the words "val" (slaughter) and "kyrja" (to choose). Literally the term means choosers of the slain. It is cognate to the Old English "wælcyrige". The German form "Walküre" was coined by Richard Wagner from Old Norse.[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie

the whole link, explaining about the Valkyries.

does she know about all this stuff or did she just pick it "because it sounded different" or something?

[imaginationfig.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't mind it so much if she were pronouncing it properly. I find it really difficult to say, the way she is stressing the middle syllable.