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I think Severine is just ugly. It strikes me as a name one would come to be attracted to stemming from a Harry Potter fascination. That dashes any sense of elegance or interest it may have had for me and makes it tiresome. It might feel sort of unfair to dismiss a name right out of the gate, but there you go. I can't shake the reek of wizards and magic.

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Roxelana has more aesthetic appeal to me but it has is own problems. It feels awkward in the same sense that it does when people ask about Che. I associate it with one single historical figure, and even then as only her nickname. Because it is more "namey" than something like Che doesn't change that for me.

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This message was edited 9/20/2009, 2:04 PM

Severine over Roxelana. Roxelana looks like a sci-fi princess name. Severine seems to have more of a sense of history, which I always adore.

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Severine is stronger than Seraphine. Seraphine seems fussy and spoiled next to it.

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