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Re: Portuguese girls' names statistics (2012)
1 Maria - I know people find them fresh and classic compared to Braedyn, and I can't disagree... but I find Maria/Marie/Mary soooo dull. Ick.
2 Matilde - Pretty.
3 Leonor - Ditto.
3 Mariana - Makes me think of Maria, Marina and Marinara sauce.
5 Beatriz - Pretty.
6 Ana - Boring.
7 Inês - I've never liked Inez. I knew one, and everyone pronounced it to rhyme with 'Heinz'.
8 Carolina - I dislike it.
9 Lara - Nice, simple and elegant.
10 Margarida - Not my favourite form of the name.
11 Sofia - Less common than Sophia but no less boring and over-used.
12 Joana - Okay. I prefer Johanna, it looks more complete.
13 Diana - I can but think of Princess Di. It's hard to escape in the UK.
14 Madalena - Nice. I prefer Magdalena / Magdalene.
15 Laura - Ick.
16 Francisca - Okay. Francesca is prettier.
17 Rita - Horrible.
18 Luana - Unpleasant.
19 Sara - Dull.
20 Mafalda - Witchy, weird and cool, but not my style.
21 Alice - Pretty, but wearing thin for me.
22 Íris - Lovely.
23 Eva - Simple and elegant, but not exciting.
24 Catarina - Okay.
24 Clara - Nice.
26 Gabriela - Fine.
27 Bianca - Horrible.
28 Constança - Meh.
29 Marta - Nope.
30 Ariana - Makes me think of 'aryan'.
31 Letícia - Growing on me.
32 Bruna - Ugly.
33 Daniela - Uglier.
34 Yara - Interesting, but ditsy seeming.
35 Núria - Would be lovely if it didn't make me think or urea.
36 Iara - Interesting.
37 Camila - Okay.
38 Filipa - NMS.
39 Rafaela - Nice.
40 Bárbara - Ugly.
41 Benedita - Nice.
42 Vitória - Nice, but I prefer Victoria.
43 Ema - Boring.
44 Carlota - Eh.
45 Raquel - I hate all forms of Rachel. I find them awful.
46 Helena - Pretty, in a bland, unadventurous way.
47 Alícia - Nice, but not as nice as Alice.
48 Luísa - Okay.
49 Miriam - Pretty.
50 Júlia - Eh.
51 Teresa - Okay.
52 Mara - Dull.
53 Lia - More of a NN than anything.
54 Isabel - Okay. I prefer Isabelle.
55 Nicole - Hideous.
56 Érica - NMS.
56 Jéssica - NMS.
58 Melissa - Nice. I have a sister named this :3
59 Soraia - Pretty.
60 Juliana - Okay.
61 Luna - Trendy.
62 Victória - Nice.
63 Tatiana - Not my type of name.
64 Yasmin - Ew.
65 Adriana - Eh.
66 Irina - Meh.
67 Débora - Blargh.
68 Fabiana - Makes me think of beans.
68 Eduarda - Kinda awesome.
70 Alexandra - Uninteresting.
71 Kyara - Tacky and ugly.
72 Nádia - Okay.
73 Luciana - Nice.
73 Patrícia - NMS.
75 Mélanie - Ugly.
76 Mia - Dull.
77 Carminho - Eh?
78 Vera - NMS
79 Kelly - Gross.
80 Andreia - Interesting but NMS.
81 Anita - Could grow on me.
82 Renata - Makes me think of 'renal'.
83 Violeta - Pretty.
84 Cláudia - Nice.
84 Pilar - Interesting.
86 Valentina - Frilly.
87 Ângela - NMS
88 Liliana - Silly.
89 Salomé - Interesting.
89 Lorena - Pretty.
89 Isabela - Dull.
92 Erika - NMS.
92 Aline - Cool.
94 Iris - Lovely.
94 Naiara - Interesting.
96 Safira - Pretty.
97 Isis - Pretty.
98 Flor - I prefer Fleur or Flora.
99 Erica - Eh.
100 Petra - Lovely.
101 Larissa - NMS.
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Carminho is a nickname for Carmo. It has recently became popular because of a singer of that name.From here: http://nomesportugueses.blogspot.pt/2013/01/consideracoes-sobre-o-top-100-feminino.htmlI'm not sure how it's pronounced, but it looks interesting.
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It is interesting - I'm a fan of girls' names ending in -o. But it looks so unfamiliar to a predominantly-English speaker, and so close yet far to Carmen, and it kind of stumped me :P. I don't know -what- to think of it.But it is eye-catching.
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