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Linnea503
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Alaric
Linnea503
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For a boy. Thoughts? Associations? It's an old, rarely used name that I'm kind of liking.
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Re: Alaric
See.. this is why I asked! Never read/saw that. Hmmm....
Yes, I think so. Like that or maybe al-ur-ick.
Alaric is the name of the kickass teacher/vampire fighter in The Vampire Diaries.
(yes, I'm a fan. :P)
He's a great character, and he's the only connotation most people will have with the name.
I like the name personally, and the nn of Rick is nice.
It's prn Ah-Lar-Rick
I too think of the Vampire Diaries.. but it's a great name.. Unique..
it's kinda goes All-rick right?
THIS. And on the show, it is pronounced A-lar-rick.
My sister is using Alaric as her boys middle name (she is due next month) and I immediately thought- do you watch Vampire Diaries?
She said she found it through a baby name search though.
If I say it fast they all sound the same to me. Maybe I am phonetically challenged
My first thought was that you must be a Vampire Diaries fan.
Aside from that, I sort of do like it. At first, I thought it was a bit odd, but it's grown on me quite a bit. I probably wouldn't use it, but I wouldn't fault someone who did. But be prepared for the Vampire Diaries association for sure!
Lol, nah. I think you're okay.
It's on the second syllable, at least on the show, which is my entire knowledge of the name.
Uh-LAR-ick
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Germanic
Pronounced: AL-?-rik (English)
Yeah, I'm torn. When I read the meaning I got worried it would have some Gothic / mystical connotations, which just isn't my style. I just thought Al or Rick would be such a cute nickname too. And I like very masculine names for boys and Alaric certainly feels masculine to me.
Ha! Yeah, I know teachers can get some pretty intense name aversions based on one bad apple.
On another note, I love your DD's name. Something similar, Eloisa, is on my short list for a girl.
Yeah, I had to look it up as well, but then I saw people whose experience with it said otherwise. (Like Gianna, probably my biggest mispronunciation pet peeve. It's Jah-nah not Gee-ah-nah, for the love of all that is good!")
I had a little boy (2nd grade) in a class several years ago, named Alaric. I can't remember though, I'm thinking he spelled it Aleric. I could be wrong. Anyway, I loved the name. It's different!
Haha - same thing happened to me when I kept my dog's shelter name... Bella.
I still get oh! you named her after the girl in Twilight!
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I LOLd at this.
I share the same sentiments on Gianna/Giovanna. I think what is great about Alaric is that I love the correct pronunciation, and I think the incorrect pronunciation is nice as well.
So if someone did pronounce it wrong, I wouldn't get all upset. I'd just say, "It's pronounced AL-uh-rik.
" Whereas if someone mispronounced Adamina, or Camellia, I wouldn't be happy, because I don't like the sound of uh-DAM-in-ah or CAM-el-ee-ah.
Theoretically, you could also do Larry, Eric, or Lyric if you're feeling particularly crazy that day.