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I was just thinking, and I've decided that Saskia is one of the few names I really like that I'd probably use. I like Octavia, Carmen, Berengaria, etc, but they don't seem as solid and real as Saskia does. It really does seem pretty and fun, but without being princessy. The problem with names like Octavia are that they really are frilly and overly girly; names like Iris, Wilhelmina and Olive are increasingly either popular or hipsterish and trendy either way; I adore Carmen, but I don't think that I could make it work. And a lot of my other favourites which don't fall into those categories are just too whimsical and obscure and oddball to use as first names.

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Not that any of this matters, because it's not like I'm planning to have kids any time soon, but...

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Saskia really works for me. It's feminine but not too frilly, not common but not insanely oddball, sharp, spunky and fun.

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What do you think of Saskia? What would you think if you met a Saskia - a kid, an adult, a middle aged woman? Does it work?
Saskia or Carmen? Which one is better? What imagery do you get for both or either?
What combos work well for Saskia? What are your favourites?
If you prefer Carmen, what combos work well with Carmen? (I've yet to find one I really, really love more than anything else, but I hold out hope).