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HelpIthell & Unica
I've been reading a lot about the Surrealist painters/writers/visionaries Ithell Colquhoun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithell_Colquhoun) and Unica Zürn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unica_Z%C3%BCrn), both of whom have unusual names that have captivated me. What do you think of Ithell (in an interview, her biographer pronounced her name like Eiffel but with a "th" in place of the "ff" or like a hybrid of Iris and Ethel) and Unica?
Here are the BtN submissions: https://www.behindthename.com/name/ithell/submitted & https://www.behindthename.com/name/unica/submitted
And here, of course, are some combos:
Ithell Sophonisba
Ithell Sophia
Ithell Frederica
Ithell Rosemary
Ithell Beatrice / Beatrix
Ithell Betony
Ithell Winifred
Ithell Cordelia
Ithell Cornelia
Ithell Isadora / Isidora
Ithell Eugenia
Ithell Euphemia
Ithell Eurydice
Ithell Primrose
Ithell Georgiana
Ithell Joanna / Johanna
Ithell Susanna
Ithell Saskia
Ithell Rosamond / Rosamund
Ithell Tabea
Ithell Daphne
Ithell Primula
Ithell Perdita
Ithell Pandora
Ithell Eudora
Ithell Jessamine / Jessamy
Ithell Bernadette
Ithell Benedetta
Ithell Chryseis
Ithell Cressida
Ithell Juturna
Ithell Ginevra
Ithell Zenobia
Ithell Tristana
Ithell Guinevere
Ithell Rebecca
Unica Zerelda
Unica Raphaela
Unica Tatiana
Unica Jessamy
Unica Valentina / Valentine
Unica Cecilia
Unica Irene
Unica Teresa
Unica Virginia
Unica Vashti
Unica Serena
Unica Sibyl / Sibylla
Unica Bryony
Unica Betony
Unica Leonora
Unica Iolanthe
Unica Xanthe
Unica Betsabea
Unica Tryphena
Unica Zoraida
Unica Celandine
Unica Celeste / Celestia / Celestine
Unica Laetitia
Here are the BtN submissions: https://www.behindthename.com/name/ithell/submitted & https://www.behindthename.com/name/unica/submitted
And here, of course, are some combos:
Ithell Sophonisba
Ithell Sophia
Ithell Frederica
Ithell Rosemary
Ithell Beatrice / Beatrix
Ithell Betony
Ithell Winifred
Ithell Cordelia
Ithell Cornelia
Ithell Isadora / Isidora
Ithell Eugenia
Ithell Euphemia
Ithell Eurydice
Ithell Primrose
Ithell Georgiana
Ithell Joanna / Johanna
Ithell Susanna
Ithell Saskia
Ithell Rosamond / Rosamund
Ithell Tabea
Ithell Daphne
Ithell Primula
Ithell Perdita
Ithell Pandora
Ithell Eudora
Ithell Jessamine / Jessamy
Ithell Bernadette
Ithell Benedetta
Ithell Chryseis
Ithell Cressida
Ithell Juturna
Ithell Ginevra
Ithell Zenobia
Ithell Tristana
Ithell Guinevere
Ithell Rebecca
Unica Zerelda
Unica Raphaela
Unica Tatiana
Unica Jessamy
Unica Valentina / Valentine
Unica Cecilia
Unica Irene
Unica Teresa
Unica Virginia
Unica Vashti
Unica Serena
Unica Sibyl / Sibylla
Unica Bryony
Unica Betony
Unica Leonora
Unica Iolanthe
Unica Xanthe
Unica Betsabea
Unica Tryphena
Unica Zoraida
Unica Celandine
Unica Celeste / Celestia / Celestine
Unica Laetitia
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Ithell sounds and looks strange. At first glance, I though it was ith-EL, which I prefer - it sounds like the name of some Babylonian goddess. Unica looks like a brand name, I want to pronounce it OO-nee-tsa.
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I made an Ithell thread a few months back and got total crickets in response, so I'm glad you made another one :)
I like Ithell, but maybe not so much if it's "EYE-thull". It's like Ethel, but it's also got the word hell in it - bonus. It has a "sleepy village that is actually a secret cult" vibe to it.
Ithell Perdita is very pretty, that one jumped out at me.
Unica feels like a brand name, it doesn't really excite me. Is the first syllable "oo" or "you"? If it's the second it sounds too much like "eunuch" for my liking. But I admire it's "uniqueness".
I like Ithell, but maybe not so much if it's "EYE-thull". It's like Ethel, but it's also got the word hell in it - bonus. It has a "sleepy village that is actually a secret cult" vibe to it.
Ithell Perdita is very pretty, that one jumped out at me.
Unica feels like a brand name, it doesn't really excite me. Is the first syllable "oo" or "you"? If it's the second it sounds too much like "eunuch" for my liking. But I admire it's "uniqueness".
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