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I always think of the mother dog from 101 Dalmatians when I hear it. Not a bad association, but I think Perdita sounds like a dog's name.

This message was edited 5/10/2011, 2:43 PM

I do like Perdita with the stress on the second syllable. Kind of difficult to pull off but in theory it is pretty and poetic. Also PerDITa suggests Dita for a nickname, which is 100x preferable to Perdy. But PERdita is not naturally how I would pronounce it and I can't get used to it or warm to it. I just don't find the Per- sound that attractive.

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I like:
Perdita Caroline
Perdita Cecily
Perdita Clementine
Perdita Clothilde
Perdita Constance
Perdita Elspeth
Perdita Enid
Perdita Eulalie
Perdita Eve
Perdita Florence
Perdita Frances
Perdita Helen
Perdita Ianthe
Perdita Ione
Perdita Iris - love this one!
Perdita Kathleen
Perdita Lilias
Perdita Marguerite
Perdita Marianne - and this one.
Perdita Mary
Perdita Mathilde
Perdita Melisande
Perdita Rosemary
Perdita Theodosia - love how heavy this is
Perdita Violet
Perdita Vivien - these 2 names have the same feeling to me, so they go really well

I really want to like Perdita, but the sound just isn't appealing enough for me. I do, however, find the meaning to be fantastic.

Perdita is one of those buried treasures that deserves more attention than it gets. I too pronounce it with the stress on the first syllable. That's the only down-side that I see, the pronunciation. I can see a lot of headaches because the natural tendency (at least here in the U.S.) if you've never seen / heard it before is to make it sound Spanish, with the stress on the middle syllable. But I still think it's worth reviving.

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If I listed all the combos that I like / loved, I'd be here all morning. So I'll list the ones that work particularly well in style and flow:

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Perdita Alice (this feels very natural to me)
Perdita Cecily
Perdita Eloise
Perdita Enid
Perdita Eulalie (I'm using the American, "yoo-LAY-lee" pronunciation)
Perdita Gwendolen
Perdita Hazel
Perdita Ione
Perdita Iris
Perdita Joan
Perdita Leonie (both French and English pronunciations work well, although I lean towards the French here)
Perdita Lucy
Perdita Marion
Perdita Maxine
Perdita Theodora
Perdita Violet
Perdita Vivien
Perdita Xanthe

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This message was edited 5/10/2011, 11:31 AM

I think its not so nice. Sound like purdy, like "you're kinda purdy" and I dunno, I'm not a fan

I LOOOOVE Perdita!! (though I say is more like "per-DEE-tah") It would be higher on my list if my bf didn't think it was a joke :(

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With your preferred pronunciation I like these best...

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Perdita Cecily
Perdita Florence
Perdita Ghislaine
Perdita Hazel
Perdita Jane
Perdita Lily - not normally the biggest Lily fan but I think if may be my favorite here
Perdita Mabel
Perdita Mary
Perdita Rosalie
Perdita Ruth
Perdita Susan
Perdita Viviane
Perdita Xanthe

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P.S. I personally think the nn "Perdy / Purdy" is adorable

This message was edited 5/10/2011, 10:09 AM

This is a new name to me! I think I might grow to like it. I love discovering new names!

I love Perdita, absolutely adore it. I'm not sure I'd use it in real life, but it's definitely a GP, along with several other Shakespearean names.

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I like:
Perdita Beatrix
Perdita Susanna
Perdita Viviane
Perdita Marianne (love this!)
Perdita Iris
Perdita Delphine
Perdita Cecile
Perdita Pascale

I think of it as a name for a dog who was found astray.

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Otherwise it reminds me too much of "purdy" (pretty, but drawled).
To me, putting it in combination with a name like Theodosia or Helen is almost funny. It's very whimsical and I think it would go best with other more whimsical names. Like, Perdita Blythe or P. Ambrosine seem to work okay.

Hmmm...my only Perdita association is the dalmation and it seems the "DEE" sound was stressed rather than the "PUR". I'll try getting accustomed to it with the stress on the first syllable and see which of these stand out...

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Perdita Beatrix - not usually a Beatrix fan, but this feels/sounds fitting; some spunk here
Perdita Blythe - happy to be lost?; enjoying the sound
Perdita Catherine - this actually feels kind of poetic to me; full disclosure for honest opinion purposes - it did occur to me that she'd have Catherine to fall back on if she wasn't thrilled with Perdita when she grew up
Perdita Cecile - don't like Cecile but she sounds well here; exotic; lost and blind is a bit much, though; I admit I would think a Perdita Cecile came from an upper crust family
Perdita Clare - the optimistic, friendly lost soul
Perdita Clothilde - lost but able to handle whatever's thrown at her; ditto upper crust
Perdita Delphine - if found, please return to Delphi; seriously, I'm enjoying the echo of the "d" sound and the flow of this
Perdita Diane - lost by the light of the moon; makes me think of "Moon Shadow"
Perdita Dorothy - how can I resist? She's geographically challenged, but happens to be in possession of some fabulously handy footwear! enjoying the echo "d" again; nice flow with the stress on the first syllable; this may be it.

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I don't like Perdita. It doesn't flow out of my mouth. It just sounds too hard. I don't care for the look of it either. Such silly things are important to me.