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In Australia, Davida is da-VEE-duh (very short 'a'). Helena has many different pronunciations; here (and I think in Scandinavia) it's normally he-LEE-nuh, but heh-leh-nuh is perfectly acceptable. I love both names!

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The other names:
Caroline - nice but nms
Aurelie - love it but marginally prefer Aurelia
Gail - nice, deserves a comeback
Marisol - it's sweet but I think 'parasol' whenever I hear it
Keiko - cute, but ONLY for a girl of Japanese origin
Natacia - nms
Candace - 80s trendy, ick sorry (I've known SO many bratty Candaces)
Stephanie - see Candace
Blair - nms for a girl, ok on a boy
Johanna - love it! It's a family name for me, prn yo-HAN-a
Hillary - nms (fairly rare in Australia)
Aurora - cute but too Disney
Lacey - cheap and nasty, sorry)
Tracey - nms on a girl, ok on a boy
Macey - ditto
Mallory - ditto, and also it has a bad meaning
Carly - ok as a nickname for Caroline or Carla
Carla - love it, it's a family name
Delilah - love the name, but it would be awkward for a Christian child (I'm not Christian so I don't care, but others might)

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:-)

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♦ Chrisell ♦

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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.

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