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HelpSelene.
I've suddenly really begun to like this name. It's not something that I'd normally go for, but after reading a book in which a set of twins were named Selene and Helios I've really dug it. (I love Helios as well, but I'll probably save it for a cat)
WDYT? For some reason it seems to me to be less substantial than my other favorites - Judith & Miriam - so I'm hesitant to use it. Still I really do like it.
WDYT? For some reason it seems to me to be less substantial than my other favorites - Judith & Miriam - so I'm hesitant to use it. Still I really do like it.
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Was the book you read about Ant(h)ony and Cleopatra by any chance? They had twins named Cleopatra Selene and Alexander Helios. I find the names a bit cheesy together because of the meanings. I think they're fine as middle names.
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Yep
A fictionalized account, but yes.
I wouldn't use them together - and I probably wouldn't use Helios.
A fictionalized account, but yes.
I wouldn't use them together - and I probably wouldn't use Helios.
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Selene is one of those names that I didn't always like. It gradually grew on me over the years and I really like it now. I find it quite pretty. Helios is also really cool.
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It's nice. Very tranquil. Judith and Miriam do seem a little more solid, while Selene is ethereal.
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I've long fancied this spelling over Celine. I don't know why you'd think it was less substantial than Judith and Miriam - because it's not biblical?
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KrisMichelle put it the best.
Selene is more ethereal, while Miriam and Judith are more solid.
I think it has more to do with associations. Selene brings to mind a princess, while Miriam and Judith bring to mind working women (literary associations.)
Selene is more ethereal, while Miriam and Judith are more solid.
I think it has more to do with associations. Selene brings to mind a princess, while Miriam and Judith bring to mind working women (literary associations.)
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I like it, but only pronounced "seh-LEE-nee".
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I love it, and I'd flip to see a little girl named Selene. To me the name is very substantial. It's pretty, feminine, but unusual and strong. I think Judith and Selene sound absolutely fabulous together. Works well with Miriam too.
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I like it a lot, but only pronounced se-LEEN. There are too many EE sounds in se-LEE-nee for it to be pleasant. I love it most as a middle name.
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I adore it. I was considering it as a mn for our daughter. I was actually just at the Children's Museum this weekend and there was a little girl there (around 3) named Selene. Oh, and I tend to pronounce it as se-LEEN.
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It has a nice sound to it and I love the meaning, but I agree that it seems less substantial than your other favourites. It looks and sounds so pretty, though.
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