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Oh, hi.

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Ha. It's not my given name, but I've used it here there and around on the interwebs and no one seems to have a problem with it. I think it's so pretty, and I love the meaning and associations.

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Ingrid Amaryllis has the best flow of those combos in my opinion.

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Hyacinth as a sibset is floral overkill to me.

This message was edited 11/2/2011, 9:12 AM

love it!

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Amaryllis is beautiful. I've loved it ever since high school where we sang a couple of madrigals about "Amaryllis fair." I think I even had a gerbil named Amaryllis once. I've met a Spanish-speaking girl named Amarilis, but other than that never met a real person with the name. I think it would work just fine, though!

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I like Amaryllis Gwen the best; I think a short mn would be best. Amaryllis Blythe is my next choice. Ingrid Amaryllis is beautiful!

I once met a Catholic priest who was Father Hyacinth Someone, can't recall the ln. Which distorts my impression of the name! I certainly wouldn't use it unless, like the priest presumably, there is a very good reason.

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Amaryllis doesn't seem problematic to me. It's a well enough known flower. And it contains Mary, which might be nice for nn purposes. I once read a short story in which a girl with the nn Millie was suspected of being an Amaryllis by a teacher at her new school, but she was able to explain that she was actually Camilla!

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Amaryllis Winifred sounds good to me.

I prefer Amethyst.

I think Amaryllis is usable. Odd, but usable. It's quite pretty sounding and not too difficult to pronounce. And Mary could be a very "ordinary" nickname if she wanted one. I do, however, think that Amaryllis would be better paired with something more common than the middle names you suggested. And less...old feeling, maybe. I'd suggest something like
Amaryllis Janae
Amaryllis Mackenzie
Amaryllis Olivia
I don't know that I'm very good at this...

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Hyacinth, on the other hand, too out there for me to endorse! :)

It's pretty, and the pronunciation isn't too difficult. I'd say that most people have at least heard of the flower. The name is long, but she could always use a nickname.

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Amaryllis Gwen has a great flow. Amaryllis Blythe works as well.

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Amaryllis Ludivine really caught my attention. It's long, but lovely. In general, I'd recommend a shorter middle name (1-2 syllables), but it works. So does Amaryllis Coraline.

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I'd avoid Amaryllis Imogen and Amaryllis Winifred because they contain too many of the same sounds, and the combos are long on top of that.

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I'm not really a fan of themed sibling names, so I wouldn't recommend using Hyacinth for a sibling unless one was a middle name and the other a first (example: Amaryllis Gwen and Imogen Hyacinth).

I like it. I think it's usable, and it's not hard to pronounce because of the flower.
I like Amaryllis Blythe, Amaryllis Coraline, Amaryllis Gwen, and Amaryllis Winifred.

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I like Hyacinth, mostly for a girl, but it would be too much in a sibset (unless one was a first name and one was a middle name).

In America anything goes! I think the name has a sweet sound; its rarity is a plus and there is a great namesake.

I adore Amaryllis! It would probably cause some people to stumble and fumble, but I think it's usable notwithstanding.

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I'm fond of Amaryllis Blythe, Amaryllis Blythe Imogen, Amaryllis Ingrid, Ingrid Amaryllis, and Amaryllis Winifred.

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Hyacinth & Amaryllis is too floral a sibset for my liking.

I never liked this name. It sounds stuck-up.

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I never liked Hyacinth, either. Sorry.

I prefer Amaryllis as a middle name. It definitely gives off a more British or European vibe than a contemporary American name. I used it as a middle name for a Harry Potter character.

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Hyacinth and Amaryllis are a little much.

I think Amaryllis is more of a GP that a useable name, but it isn't as far out there as some other names we've seen.
Hyacinth is a girls' name to me because of "The dreaded Bucket woman" from Keeping Up Appearances on PBS. The show seems to have more of a cult following, opposed to being well known.

Amaryllis is awesome. Would totally use it... Only combos on here I like for it are w/ Coraline, Joceline and Winnifred.
I don't like Hyacinth as a name at all (and it has a snotty image from "Keeping Up Appearances" or whateverthat show was called). Jacinta is close in that it's the same meaning, but much better sounding.

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If people have trouble and you decide she needs a nn, you could call her either Ammy or Amy... or Lis.

This message was edited 10/30/2011, 4:01 AM

I quite like Amaryllis and I don't think the pronounciation is hard really. I like Amaryllis Gwen, but none of your other combos - many of the names you suggested are too long to go with Amaryllis. I would go for a one or two syllable name so it's not too much.

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I don't like Hyacinth at all but if I had to use it I would say it's female.

It's pretty and interesting, but it might a little too much. I personally don't have trouble pronouncing it, however. It may work better as a middle name.