Some of the latest additions to the Old Lady Name collection and my thoughts on the additions:
Garda Gay
Dettafay
Even though it makes me laugh that we found these on the same day and they rhyme, they are both extremely questionable and make for a tough decision. But even so, I think I would go with Dettafay, which sounds more like a name to me. On these crazy compound names, I like to try to figure out their origins. Fay is a recognizable name, and maybe Detta came from "Odette" or something? Maybe. Anyway, I think we've mentioned feelings about the name Gay before, but Garda doesn't make sense to me as a name. So together, it's a pretty unpleasant combination.
Emma Jean
Erna
Erna is not as bad as Urna would have been, but still maybe not the prettiest sounding. I'd totally go with Emma Jean, which I now realize is incredibly similar to Imogen, if you pronounce it the non-British way.
Neldona
Alga
This is tricky. Even though both are kind of crazy, I'd probably pick Neldona because Alga in no way sounds feminine or like a name at all, really. More like a British stove or a nickname for Algebra or something horrible.
Aleith
Flossie
These two are tough. On the one hand, Aleith sounds like you're saying "Elise" with a lisp, and on the other, I'm pretty sure Flossie is a sister to Peter Cottontail. I'm torn, but if I had to pick, I would go with Flossie. I'd rather be a cute bunny than mistakenly give people the idea that I have a speech impediment.
Bertella
Nona
Right off the bat, I'm going to say Nona would win this competition, even though I will admit that Bertella is a little bit cool because it sounds like Nutella. But no matter what kind of delicious spread your name sounds like or what kind of cute ending you put with Bert (Bertene, Berta, Bertette), your name would still begin with Bert. And that would be sad indeed.
My favorite bad one of the bunch? Ahhh, it's so hard! I think maybe Garda Gay, but poor Aleith is a close runner up.
Does one particular name stand out to you as completely bizarre and/or incomprehensible?
