i really really want to love it, but i can't seem to make myself. maybe it's the bernie nickname i don't like. but then again, bernadette peters is badass!
Same here... I WANT to like it. I like it in principle, because I hate wishy-washy names that are just pretty sounds thrown together, and Bernadette is so strong.
ditto this (minus the part about bernadette peters, since I don't know who that is). it was on my names list for a long time, but got knocked off during the "names that fit my style but I just don't like the sound of" cut.
google her. she's a broadway legend, though most people know her from either the old "Annie" movie (she was Tim Curry's girlfriend Lil) or Disney's Cinderella (the live action musical version -- she was the stepmother)
Love it, but would probably never name my own child that. NMS for my hypothetical future kids.
But I like it, think it's charming for a little girl, classy for a young woman, mature for an adult, and... well, back to charming for an old woman. :) And Bernadette Peters is a /goddess/.
It feels very dated to me, and it reminds me of the old Motown song. I don't hate it, but I think it's a tough name to give a kid, and Bernie sucks as a nickname for a little girl.
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Date: 2006-11-19 08:20 pm (UTC)Other than that I think I like it. It's strong but not in a Reagan/Ryan/WhatEverOtherGuysNameUsedOnAGirl way.
Just thinking about that, I like it more now.
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Date: 2006-11-19 08:32 pm (UTC)i'm torn.
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Date: 2006-11-19 11:21 pm (UTC)But... It's just too ugly :(
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Date: 2006-11-19 08:37 pm (UTC)Not that this is a bad association for me, at all.
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Date: 2006-11-19 11:43 pm (UTC)But I like it, think it's charming for a little girl, classy for a young woman, mature for an adult, and... well, back to charming for an old woman. :) And Bernadette Peters is a /goddess/.
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