I never loved Sylvia until I became friends with the most wonderful woman in the last few years. Her name is Sylvia (obviously) and she's brought the name to my attention with such a positive association. So now I like it.
Arnold. I think of Arnold from "The Magic School Bus". If I remember correctly, he was always goofing up and the whole class would groan "Aaarnold". I really would not like Arnie as a nickname.
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names:
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
"My Inner Birthing Mother Paddles a Canoe" and other non-name musings
found on my blog:
http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/2014/07/paddle-power.html