Per Merced, for “this opportunity as Dora, the script itself already had that wit in place” and, as such, she “just wanted to make her feel like you snatched her out of the animated show and brought her into real life.” I have met only one other Amity in my life, but I know of 2 others. I was born just before the Amityville horror thing and a few people mentioned it over the years, but it died out quickly.
It’s possible one of these names will take off, and around the time your child is learning to drive, her name will be all over kindergartens. Bright Side has collected 12 funny situations familiar to any girl out there. And for those girls who haven’t still recognized themselves, scroll down to the end of the article for a bonus. Creation of a familiar involves extracting an animal’s soul and infusing it into a magical body sustained by the mage’s mana. The familiar then, as Rynith puts it, “shares one heart” with its creator, meaning that their lives are henceforth linked. Creating a familiar does not automatically guarantee its loyalty, though, so a familiar should normally be bound by a contract with its master.
I like my unusual name, but named my kids outside of the Top 100, not the Top 1,000. One thing I might try in your shoes is to look at name data from decades past, starting four or so back. Names that fell between #20-#100 many years ago might be familiar to modern ears, but are unlikely to be names your daughter would share with classmates.
Every purchase you make puts money in an artist’s pocket. In general, familiars are fiercely loyal to their masters but may have the liberty to question their motives. They apparently retain some instincts of their past animal lives (e.g. Alph is voraciously carnivorous) and possess the ability to shapeshift into their animal form. In their humanoid form, they will normally have the ears and tail of the animals they are based on but, if necessary, they are capable of hiding these features.
In Alph’s case, Fate Testarossa created her when Alph’s former animal body was on the brink of death from infection. Since it was an act of selfless kindness, Fate did not have a specific purpose for Alph in mind and later granted her full freedom as her part of their contract. Alph, however, then voluntarily swore to serve as Fate’s protector for the rest of her life.
Circe might be turned into Circle or rhymed with hearse; Briony could be turned into Brittany. The only real child I have heard of with the name pronounces it Bree-OH-nee, to rhyme with bologna, instead of Brya-knee. My advice would be to take a look at the current popularity list and take a close look at names with between 300 and 500 uses and see which ones stand out to you. Then ask your family, friends, any teachers or children you know, the receptionist at the doctor’s office and the Starbucks barista how they would pronounce it aand how many people they know with the name. Three hundred to five hundred uses is pretty rare but still familiar and in the top 1,000. You will also want to avoid names that sound or look too similar to more populat names.