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Thank you for reminding me of Varinia's existence. It really is a lovely name.

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Of the combos you posted, I like:

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Varinia Clare
Varinia Jane
Varinia Lucy
Varinia Marguerite
Varinia Mary
Varinia Pearl
Varinia Sophie

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Some I'd like to add:

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Varinia Caroline
Varinia Cressida
Varinia Daphne
Varinia Delphine
Varinia Dominique
Varinia Doriane / Varinia Dorianne
Varinia Florence
Varinia Genevieve
Varinia Gloriane / Varinia Glorianne
Varinia Guinevere
Varinia Gwenith
Varinia Holly
Varinia Jacqueline
Varinia Josiane / Varinia Josianne
Varinia Karen
Varinia Layla / Varinia Leila
Varinia Louise

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I don't dislike it, and I feel like I should like it more since I love similar names like Lavinia and Verena. Maybe I just need more time to roll it over in my mind. It will probably grow on me.

It definitely could have its place in literature: an ideal name for a sadistic queen in a fantasy story like Game of Thrones.

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It also sounds like it could be a type of rock; a name I would have had to memorize (easily due to my grapheme-color synesthesia; it comes in handy for remembering these types of names) in psychical geology.

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It reminds me of the word venereal, though, given similar syllable distributions.

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I wouldn't be comfortable using it because it honestly does sound too much liked a wicked fantasy character, but these combos please me best given my aesthetic preferences:

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Varinia Frances
Varinia Margaret
Varinia Marguerite
Varinia Mary

This message was edited 1/6/2018, 5:34 AM

I love it too. It's on my PNL. I think it's what you say, "an antique gem".