No, it's not awful, it's fine if you're totally comfy with it. I wouldn't be, myself, because I only speak English and I'd feel silly, especially if anyone asked me what heritage it is from and I was like, uh, I dunno, it's legit somewhere though, I looked it up on the net... It's not "charming" to me, either - it's as you say, like
Ava with an attempt made to set it apart from all the other Avas or seem "exotic." But it's pretty, not too complicating or distracting even for me. ;-) It's not "too exotic," so to speak.
This message was edited 9/28/2010, 6:36 PM