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Sorry I never saw this one. I like Ariston. It's nice.

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-Seda*

I like Ariston best, but neither are my style but they are kind of cute.

I don't care for either name, but I choose Ariston.

I like them both, but Aristo's more immediately appealing to me. Perhaps because it seems a little less formal to me.

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I also like the feminine form, Arista (which may also mean "ear of corn" in Latin, but I prefer the aristos "the best" derivation).

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Miranda

I prefer Ariston. It sounds kind of trendy, but not overly so. Aristo just makes me think of the Aristocats.

Hmm, interesting. I just realized that I'd pronounce these with the stress on different syllables. Aristo as uh-RIS-toh, Ariston as AIR-is-tahn. I like Aristo better -- sounds sort of spunky, as opposed to the slightly snooty feel that shantastic identified with Ariston.

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They both sound somewhat astronomical to me...like they should be the names of moons or planets. You know:

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*cht* "Captain, we're in orbit around Ariston 5." *cht*
*cht* "Very good, Mr. Paris. Tuvok, prepare to beam down." *cht*

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Something like that. *grin* And a little scenette for Miranda if she reads this and still appreciates it as much as she used to.

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~ Cait

I think that Ariston has a very snooty sound to it, and a meaning of "the best" doesn't help out too much... I like Aristo better, just because I prefer the sound, and the way it looks written down.

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Shannon