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I love Iolanthe and also Ianthe. I prefer the listed pronunciation in the database though. I love Antonia Iolanthe. I would prefer Honora over Annora and I dislike Emmelina.

I love Iolanthe! When I was 10 my favorite name was Ianthe, so for me it hearkens back to those days. I prefer Antonia Iolanthe or Emmelina Iolanthe, in that order.

I like it, but I prefer the simpler Ianthe. Both names are lovely and very Greek, though, so it's a pretty good bet that I'd like 'em. Also, I love Io, and getting to use that as a NN is appealing.

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Annora or Antonia Iolanthe -- Probably my favorite overall, though of Annora and Antonia, I prefer Antonia on its own. I think this flows best, though, and I do like Annora.
Emmelina Iolanthe -- No, because I'm sick of all the Em- names that are so popular right now, even if it is an alternate form. I also don't think they flow well together in syllable arrangement and name style.

I've recently started loving the most unusal girls' names, so I'm definately a fan. When I first read it, I thought I might be mispronouncing it but I wasn't. I think others might have the same problem - they get it right but don't think they did.

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Anyhow...

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I'm usually not a fan of mn's having more syllables than first names, so I would normally prefer Antonia Iolanthe over Annora Iolanthe. (Plus I don't like Emmelina.) However, I also feel that it is a lot of syllables and many people might get tongue-tied trying to say her name (though the full name is rarely spoken). I would, thus, suggest a short fn, or maybe Ianthe instead of Iolanthe?

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(I seem to be much more talkative than usual today! Hope that's not bothersome.)

This message was edited 4/11/2007, 10:28 AM

I like Antonia Iolanthe best. Iolanthe is quite obscure so I feel it needs a familiar (but not overused) first name to balance it out. Antonia is great. I'm a big fan of Iole and Iolanthe isn't far away from that ... So naturally I like it :-)

I really like it. Seeing it in type each time I think laughing out loud anthe. But in prent it would be much more obvious. I like all three combos you put out but I might prefer Annora Iolanthe just because I love Nora so much.

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By the way the Royal Tenenbaums quote in your sig is the best! I love that movie!

Love the name. A slightly shorter version with the same meaning is Ianthe.

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I have no problem pronouncing it because its Greek derivation is obvious to me (like Zoe, Chloe, Daphne, etc.) Much easier than Celtic names or creatively spelled modern names

I prefer Jolanda or Jolanthe.

I prefer the name Xanthe. It sounds similar to Iolanthe but its easier to pronounce.