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HelpLet’s Talk About Suffixes
Do you have a particular favorite suffix? Least favorite? I’ll a put a few down and I guess you can state your opinions on them. If I’m missing one, you can put an opinion on that too.
-lene (Darlene, Charlene, Marlene):
-son (Madison, Addison, Emerson):
-leigh (Charleigh, Harleigh, Hayleigh):
-lee (Ashlee, Charlee, Marlee):
-line (Madeline, Coraline, Emmeline):
-ette (Annette, Bridgette, Colette):
-enne (Vivienne, Marienne, Tatienne):
-elle (Arielle, Noelle, Chantelle):
-belle (Mirabelle, Isabelle, Mabelle):
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-lene (Darlene, Charlene, Marlene):
-son (Madison, Addison, Emerson):
-leigh (Charleigh, Harleigh, Hayleigh):
-lee (Ashlee, Charlee, Marlee):
-line (Madeline, Coraline, Emmeline):
-ette (Annette, Bridgette, Colette):
-enne (Vivienne, Marienne, Tatienne):
-elle (Arielle, Noelle, Chantelle):
-belle (Mirabelle, Isabelle, Mabelle):
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I really like -elle and -belle suffixes despite them being so very common, same with -ella and -bella. Also oddly enough, despite I'd generally say I have a fairly traditional taste in names, I like the suffix -lyn(n) quite a bit, which doesn't seem to be common with more traditional namers, although I don't like when it feels extremely made-up. I also quite like the suffix -linda.
-Lene sounds quite dated to me, just like -leen and -reen, and not particularly inspiring, although I do really like Helene (especially pronounced the Norwegian way), Selene and Mylene.
-Son is too trendy and overused, and I especially don't like it on girls as it makes little sense logically. I do kind of like Jackson though, but Jack is better.
-Ley/-lee/-leigh also feel too trendy and boring, the vast majority of them anyway.
-line is nice and classy, there are a lot of -ine names in general that I quite like, even Madeline that you mentioned.
I don't care about most -ette names and find -anne way better compared to -enne.
Lately I really like -ija/iya suffix as in a lot of Slavic female names.
-Lene sounds quite dated to me, just like -leen and -reen, and not particularly inspiring, although I do really like Helene (especially pronounced the Norwegian way), Selene and Mylene.
-Son is too trendy and overused, and I especially don't like it on girls as it makes little sense logically. I do kind of like Jackson though, but Jack is better.
-Ley/-lee/-leigh also feel too trendy and boring, the vast majority of them anyway.
-line is nice and classy, there are a lot of -ine names in general that I quite like, even Madeline that you mentioned.
I don't care about most -ette names and find -anne way better compared to -enne.
Lately I really like -ija/iya suffix as in a lot of Slavic female names.
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My favourites are-
-ora/-dora (Pandora, Isadora, Annora)
-ette/-etta; I love -ette, but I often drop/don't enunciate the T sound in my accent, so I sway towards -etta to avoid that (Lunette, Antoinette, Arietta)
-ia (Olympia, Zenobia, Hestia)
-anthe (Evanthe, Ianthe, Xanthe)
-adne (Evadne, Ariadne)
-enna (Rowenna, Lowenna, Morwenna)
-ra (Pandora, Kestra, Adira)
-aria (Lunaria, Ilaria, Talaria)
-ana (Morgana, Catiana, Victoriana)
-th (Annabeth, Elizabeth, Lilith)
-der (Lavender, Lysander, Evander)
-ian (Caspian, Julian, Fabian, Gideon in sound)
-go (Indigo, Jago, Hugo)
-us (Artemus, Atticus, Linus)
I find -leigh unnecessary, and generally prefer -ley to -lee. I just can't get into -elle/-ella/-belle/-bella names for some reason. I like Arabella, and Isobel and Isabella. But they sound like more muted, less fun versions of -etta to me. '-enne' is similar to ette where it mostly doesn't sound right in my voice. I can say it, but it sounds forced (Madeleine and Magdalene are the exceptions). -lene and -line are name dependent, but not my style overall. -son is probably my least favourite and not my style at all. Often I'm at least temporarily endeared to a name after hearing it on an actual toddler or child, but the -son names are probably the exception.
-ora/-dora (Pandora, Isadora, Annora)
-ette/-etta; I love -ette, but I often drop/don't enunciate the T sound in my accent, so I sway towards -etta to avoid that (Lunette, Antoinette, Arietta)
-ia (Olympia, Zenobia, Hestia)
-anthe (Evanthe, Ianthe, Xanthe)
-adne (Evadne, Ariadne)
-enna (Rowenna, Lowenna, Morwenna)
-ra (Pandora, Kestra, Adira)
-aria (Lunaria, Ilaria, Talaria)
-ana (Morgana, Catiana, Victoriana)
-th (Annabeth, Elizabeth, Lilith)
-der (Lavender, Lysander, Evander)
-ian (Caspian, Julian, Fabian, Gideon in sound)
-go (Indigo, Jago, Hugo)
-us (Artemus, Atticus, Linus)
I find -leigh unnecessary, and generally prefer -ley to -lee. I just can't get into -elle/-ella/-belle/-bella names for some reason. I like Arabella, and Isobel and Isabella. But they sound like more muted, less fun versions of -etta to me. '-enne' is similar to ette where it mostly doesn't sound right in my voice. I can say it, but it sounds forced (Madeleine and Magdalene are the exceptions). -lene and -line are name dependent, but not my style overall. -son is probably my least favourite and not my style at all. Often I'm at least temporarily endeared to a name after hearing it on an actual toddler or child, but the -son names are probably the exception.
This message was edited 8/6/2021, 2:57 AM
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I strongly dislike most names ending in -lene and -ette.
My favorite ending, for boys, is probably -ian.
My favorite ending, for boys, is probably -ian.
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-lene: no opinion really
-son: kind of ridiculous on girls unless it's Alison, and pretty sick of it on boys at this point as well
-leigh: this looks ugly and i never want to pronounce it how it's supposed to be. I never want to see it in a name again tbh
-lee: less offensive than -leigh but just seems sort of childish
-line: I like this one a lot, never met a -line name I don't like
-ette: it's fine, opinion varies by name
-enne: see above
-elle: it's nice
-belle: generally I think -bel looks nicer
-son: kind of ridiculous on girls unless it's Alison, and pretty sick of it on boys at this point as well
-leigh: this looks ugly and i never want to pronounce it how it's supposed to be. I never want to see it in a name again tbh
-lee: less offensive than -leigh but just seems sort of childish
-line: I like this one a lot, never met a -line name I don't like
-ette: it's fine, opinion varies by name
-enne: see above
-elle: it's nice
-belle: generally I think -bel looks nicer
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I love -ette, but mostly for middle names:
Odette, Colette, Marinette, etc.
I think -ine/-ene might be my most common:
Undine, Faustine, Severine, Selene, Geraldine, Lupine
-enne is really pretty but sometimes feels too posh
I hate -leigh and it's confusing pronunciation xP
-elle and -belle are usually much too girly for me but I don't hate it outright
For boys I am enamored with -us names!
Julius, Marius, Regulus, Augustus, Aloysius, Darius, Sylvanus
Odette, Colette, Marinette, etc.
I think -ine/-ene might be my most common:
Undine, Faustine, Severine, Selene, Geraldine, Lupine
-enne is really pretty but sometimes feels too posh
I hate -leigh and it's confusing pronunciation xP
-elle and -belle are usually much too girly for me but I don't hate it outright
For boys I am enamored with -us names!
Julius, Marius, Regulus, Augustus, Aloysius, Darius, Sylvanus
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Favorites:
-line (Adeline, Emmeline, Coraline, Rosaline, Angeline)
-lina (Adelina, Kolina, Angelina, Evangelina)
-lie (Rosalie, Coralie, Lulie, Novalie, Millie)
-lia (Cordelia, Amalia, Delia, Emilia, Magnolia)
-ley (Beverley, Daley, Keeley, Riley, Wesley, Harley)
-ly (Lily, Emily, Cecily, Cicely, Polly, Romilly, Riverly)
Least Favorite:
-leigh
-line (Adeline, Emmeline, Coraline, Rosaline, Angeline)
-lina (Adelina, Kolina, Angelina, Evangelina)
-lie (Rosalie, Coralie, Lulie, Novalie, Millie)
-lia (Cordelia, Amalia, Delia, Emilia, Magnolia)
-ley (Beverley, Daley, Keeley, Riley, Wesley, Harley)
-ly (Lily, Emily, Cecily, Cicely, Polly, Romilly, Riverly)
Least Favorite:
-leigh
This message was edited 8/5/2021, 4:41 PM
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My lease favorite is definitely lene. Maybe it's just my accent but it is like nails on a chalkboard. It's not always bad though - I do love Selene. I'm also not the biggest fan of -elle, -belle, -son, or -ette, lol
I think my favorite suffix is -sia
Anastasia
Artemisia
Artesia
Theodosia
And the similarly sounding Augusta, Francesca, Ilithyia, and my own name Tabitha. The -sia, -sca, -sha, -sta, -tha sounds are nice to my ears.
And the -ra sound
Aludra
Beira
Citra
Clara
Edurne
Enara
Enora
Erendira
Gwyneira
Iara
Isidora
Iskra
Lara
Leandra
Petra
Theodora
Vera
Lysandra
I like the -ine/-an/-in sound too:
Afanen
Alemandine
Brisen
Catherine
Celandine
Gwendolyn
Iselin
Josiane
Marion
Ombeline
Zephine
Zephyrine
Rivalen
Tristan
(you can see below I find it an especially handsome sound for boy names)
Aidan
Augustin
Bastien
Benjamin
Besarion
Caspian
Damian
Dastan
Delsin
Dinadan
Eben
I think my favorite suffix is -sia
Anastasia
Artemisia
Artesia
Theodosia
And the similarly sounding Augusta, Francesca, Ilithyia, and my own name Tabitha. The -sia, -sca, -sha, -sta, -tha sounds are nice to my ears.
And the -ra sound
Aludra
Beira
Citra
Clara
Edurne
Enara
Enora
Erendira
Gwyneira
Iara
Isidora
Iskra
Lara
Leandra
Petra
Theodora
Vera
Lysandra
I like the -ine/-an/-in sound too:
Afanen
Alemandine
Brisen
Catherine
Celandine
Gwendolyn
Iselin
Josiane
Marion
Ombeline
Zephine
Zephyrine
Rivalen
Tristan
(you can see below I find it an especially handsome sound for boy names)
Aidan
Augustin
Bastien
Benjamin
Besarion
Caspian
Damian
Dastan
Delsin
Dinadan
Eben
This message was edited 8/5/2021, 2:26 PM
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