I'm not here solely for character writing, this is also a good place to see if there's a better girl name(In case I ever want a child) that I like more than Ilina.
And I like the names Ilina and Erika a lot.
And Sylvie has always come across to me as a boy's name.
Like Misha, even though I was confused on it's gender until I learned about it.
Heck, before I learned about the name Misha, I thought it was a boy's name, but was pretty sure it had to be a girl's name because of it's spelling/sounding.
No offense, though.
But I seriously think Sylvia has more of a feminine charm than Sylvie. Maybe it's because I have a friend named Sylviania? Or maybe it's because I get so knee-deep in trying to name characters for my novels that everything slams into itself and confuses me.
Oh well.
I'm insane, okay?