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in reply to a message by ADT
I've never really thought about Aveline, but I don't like it much. It reminds me of a prescription drug name for some reason; I don't know why. There are many similar names, such as Evelina and Emmeline, that I like quite a bit and don't give me the same mental image.
I think one factor holding Aveline back is that, for a relatively short name made up of common elements, the pronunciation is quite ambiguous. Looking at it, I don't know if it's -line or -leen or even how that first A is pronounced. For that matter, is the middle E an 'uh' sound or more like the long A sound in Ave Maria? Until I looked it up, I didn't know. It seems like Ava lovers go for something more straight forward when they pick a longer Ava- name, like Avalon or Avalyn.
I think one factor holding Aveline back is that, for a relatively short name made up of common elements, the pronunciation is quite ambiguous. Looking at it, I don't know if it's -line or -leen or even how that first A is pronounced. For that matter, is the middle E an 'uh' sound or more like the long A sound in Ave Maria? Until I looked it up, I didn't know. It seems like Ava lovers go for something more straight forward when they pick a longer Ava- name, like Avalon or Avalyn.
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