Don't really like
Evadne because I think it looks awkward, and
Lenore reminds me of washing powder!
On the other hand, I love
Xanthe, (and
Ianthe,
Persephone and
Daphne) and
Xanthe Maris sounds very pretty. I'm not completely sure on
Maris though, because I still have the urge to pronounce it like
Marie. How about
Xanthe Helen? Or is that a bit OTT on the Greek references?
Other suggestions:
Xanthe JessamineXanthe LilianXanthe MelisandeXanthe Rosalind
This is hard! I think I'm going to give up now and just try and convince myself that
Maris has an s on the end :p It really is very pretty when I say it right.
How are you pronouncing
Xanthe by the way? I assumed ZAN-thee.