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Help[Opinions] Re: Elspeth, Zosia and Ophelie
in reply to a message by Mareasi
Elspeth - I'm usually a fan of Scottish names, but not this one. I just sounds like lisping to me. I do really like Elsie, though. :) Not really a fan of Elles, but Elle and Elsa are nice.
Zosia - not sure I've seen it before, but it really doesn't look like how BtN says it's pronounced, so that kinda throws me off. I prefer Sasha, which almost sounds the same, though I guess both really feel more like nick names. To (attempt to) answer your question, I thought Polish people tend to look reasonably similar to British people anyway?
Ophelie - I prefer Ophelia myself. I often feel that using the French spelling/pronunciation just is kind of a bit pretentious, and I think this is one of those times. But I think I still like it the best of the three. I suppose it could be nn Lee or Faye, which are both really lovely. :) And obviously, my opinion about "French" names is pretty arbitrary; I have no problem with Marie, for example, probably because I'm so used to it.
Zosia - not sure I've seen it before, but it really doesn't look like how BtN says it's pronounced, so that kinda throws me off. I prefer Sasha, which almost sounds the same, though I guess both really feel more like nick names. To (attempt to) answer your question, I thought Polish people tend to look reasonably similar to British people anyway?
Ophelie - I prefer Ophelia myself. I often feel that using the French spelling/pronunciation just is kind of a bit pretentious, and I think this is one of those times. But I think I still like it the best of the three. I suppose it could be nn Lee or Faye, which are both really lovely. :) And obviously, my opinion about "French" names is pretty arbitrary; I have no problem with Marie, for example, probably because I'm so used to it.
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