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[Opinions] Isolde and Steren
Just wondered what you think of Isolde- i-zold, (variants, Iseult and Ysyllt also) and also Steren (cornish for star), i'm not really sure how thats pronounced but i presume its a short e. Also Affrika, the name of a 12th century queen, too close to Africa? AF-ree-ka.
What sort of child do they fit?

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I love Isolde. It's so romantic and beautiful.
Steren is okay, but I keep pronouncing it like "starin'".
Affrika just looks like a misspelled version of Africa to me.
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I have always like Isolde but I always get the "she'll get the 'is old' tease" comment. Understood.
While i want to like Steren I can't get the "Starin' at her" sort of sound out of my head.
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How funny. I was just thinking about Africa (I've seen this as an Anglicized form of the Irish name too) the other day. I like it. :-)Isolde is gorgeous. It's romantic and classic at the same time. Very intriguing. Because of the opera, this spelling is the most user-friendly, so it's the one I've settled on. Steren is interesting. But I had to click on the link to find out if it was male or female. I'd keep this in the mn position. What sort of child do they fit? I never know how to answer these kinds of questions. How a child is raised, if anything, has more to do with their personality. If a name is anything, it's an indication of the education of the parents. To that extent I see an Affrika, Isolde or Steren being well educated as well. Beyond that, I really can't say.

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