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Azalea or Avalon?
If you had to choose one. I really love them both, they're my 'new finds'. And, do you think Ava (ay-va, not ah-va) could be a nn for Avalon, even though the 'ava' in Avalon doesn't have the same sound?
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I prefer Azalea. It simply gorgeous. I also don't think Ava would be too much of a stretch as a nn for Avalon.
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I've heard both used as names before, actually. I'd much rather see Azalea, which is pretty in an old-fashioned way (and I love flower names). But Avalon seems "modern" and trendy somehow. :-/
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AvalonI really like Avalon. I don't think I would ever use it as a first name, but maybe for a middle name.
Azalea is okay, but not my style.I think Ava is a great nn for Avalon.
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Hard decisionI love them both! I think I would choose Azalea, because of the nn Lea.
I think Ava could work a nn for Avalon.
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I prefer Avalon. And yes, I think Ava is a very nice nn and works fine with Avalon :-)
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I far prefer Azalea; Avalon just doesn't sound enough like a real name to me, but more like a place name. Ava could probably work as a nn for Avalon; I've heard some NNs that are a lot more out there and tenously connected than that.
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Yes, I think Ava could be a nn for Avalon, but I prefer Azalea over both.-Brendan.
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I like Azalea but Avalon is one of my favorites, so I'll go with that. I think Ava is a fine nickname for Avalon and if an Avalon is surrounded by too many Avas, she has her full name to fall back on. :)I know you weren't asking, but I think Lea would be a nice nn for an Azalea. :)

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Yep, I was thinking Lea as a nn, too
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I prefer Avalon. I think Ava would be a fine nn for it, though kind of a shame to use. Avalon is a lot more special than the overused Ava.
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I rather dislike both, I have to say...but I definitely dislike Avalon a great deal more than Azalea, so Azalea it is.Yeah, Ava works as a nn, but there're enough Avas already.Array
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