Adam, that's the way I feel about almost all Finnish names. Kalevala. Eero Saarinen...

Will Rogers said, "I never met a man I didn't like." Well, most of us could probably disagree with that observation. But I've never met a word I didn't like, even though as a writer I may like some more than others.

Richard

I’m partial to telluric, involute, cynic, lithe, dulcimer, ziggurat, anodyne, cinnabar, whither, chthonic, and Nineveh.

I see the list has dulcet and cynosure, which at least share roots with a couple of mine. Oh, and lithe is there.

As for the ugliest words: well, there’s always absquatulate. I’ve never actually seen it used, and no wonder.

Toblerone

Aqua Velva

Molotov cocktail

dunebuggy

vajazzle

Hamburger.

Here you are, Rick, but it's not kosher.

Ratatouille made it, but not the lissome, flowing cassoulet? Mais non! I smell a vegetarian rat.

By the way - who determined this list? Was there a committee? And, if so, why for shit's sakes didn't I get a goddammed crack at it?

Abby Cadabby loves all words equally, unlike the pompous elitists who compiled the list.

http://youtu.be/cjRQ6VyG1Yw

All this reminds of the French fellow from Louisiana on his first visit to Paris, whom, after having seen the Louvre and gone up the Eiffel Tower, asked a tour guide what he would recommend besides these two. "Did you ever try a cabriolet?" The La. guy stared at him in disgust and said, "A cochon de lait, yes, but a cabri au lait, never...and that's how it's gonna stay", as he walked away mumbling, "Goat cooked in milk, humph!"

Proper names can also be beautiful words. Porfirio Rubirosa, one of the best names. Celtic words: Aran, chalice, burn, curragh. Eeeee sounds are lovely, too: Eve, weave, sheave. And all Italian words that describe food: pappardelle, prosciutto, tramezzino, barolo, luciferi...

That list is not my list. "Bungalow"?