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Elodie - as if Melody had stood too close to the hedge clippers. Unattractive and pointless.
Seraphina - prefer Angela; don't like the full name or any possible nns
Lavinia - La-La Land? Quite pleasant for a mn, but heavy for everyday use
Genevieve - getting trendy for a reason I can't see. The French pronunciation is better, but probably wouldn't happen. Much prefer Jennifer.
Delphinia - one delphinium, two Delphinia? Nonsense!
Romilda - Roma would be less Harry Potter, but also less pretty. 50%.
Astrid - very lovely, but where I live one sits on the arse, not the ass, so that isn't a problem.
Ingrid - not my favourite -rid name; bland and flabby. (I love Sigrid!)
Daphne - quite pleasant if Daffy can be avoided
Diana - lovely as a mn; Di is depressing and inevitable. What about Dinah?
Claudia - very formal, but I like it
Ivy - one of my least favourite plants. Starts with I - conceited!
Serena - a sporty kind of name, but I don't enjoy watching Ms Williams, so not keen
Mira - it's OK, but I'd prefer Mirabel or Miranda
Kira - better than Ciara because the pronunciation is more obvious. I suppose it might rhyme with Mira! Hollywood trendoid
Tabitha - quite pretty; shortens, unfortunately, to Tabby; I much prefer Talitha
Lyra - a one-owner name, chosen because the character could fib her way out of trouble! No, really.
Belle or Isabelle /Annabelle nn "Belle" - I much prefer Isabel, Isobel and Annabel; I dislike Belle intensely.
Elisabeth - fine in German; elsewhere, Elizabeth is much less trouble
Primrose - who wants to be nicknamed Prim? Really?
Rosetta - are you better, are you well, well, well ... there are better song names
Vada - good for a minor character in early Star Wars stories: Darth Vadar's insignificant niece?
Georgiana - needlessly complicated, and some silly people pronounce it George-Ayna. Go for Georgina rather
Juliana - the only Juli- name I can face is Juliet, and I'd only use it as a mn to avoid dreary Julie
Lavender - lovely plant, but the ubiquitous bathroom cleaners and furniture polishes have ruined it for me
Lilac - good plant, good colour, makes me wonder what I lack ...
Violet - too trendy, and Vi is as bad as Di
Hyacinth - male to me, not that I'd use it on a boy either. 'Hya' is a cheerful greeting but not much of a nn
Seraphina - prefer Angela; don't like the full name or any possible nns
Lavinia - La-La Land? Quite pleasant for a mn, but heavy for everyday use
Genevieve - getting trendy for a reason I can't see. The French pronunciation is better, but probably wouldn't happen. Much prefer Jennifer.
Delphinia - one delphinium, two Delphinia? Nonsense!
Romilda - Roma would be less Harry Potter, but also less pretty. 50%.
Astrid - very lovely, but where I live one sits on the arse, not the ass, so that isn't a problem.
Ingrid - not my favourite -rid name; bland and flabby. (I love Sigrid!)
Daphne - quite pleasant if Daffy can be avoided
Diana - lovely as a mn; Di is depressing and inevitable. What about Dinah?
Claudia - very formal, but I like it
Ivy - one of my least favourite plants. Starts with I - conceited!
Serena - a sporty kind of name, but I don't enjoy watching Ms Williams, so not keen
Mira - it's OK, but I'd prefer Mirabel or Miranda
Kira - better than Ciara because the pronunciation is more obvious. I suppose it might rhyme with Mira! Hollywood trendoid
Tabitha - quite pretty; shortens, unfortunately, to Tabby; I much prefer Talitha
Lyra - a one-owner name, chosen because the character could fib her way out of trouble! No, really.
Belle or Isabelle /Annabelle nn "Belle" - I much prefer Isabel, Isobel and Annabel; I dislike Belle intensely.
Elisabeth - fine in German; elsewhere, Elizabeth is much less trouble
Primrose - who wants to be nicknamed Prim? Really?
Rosetta - are you better, are you well, well, well ... there are better song names
Vada - good for a minor character in early Star Wars stories: Darth Vadar's insignificant niece?
Georgiana - needlessly complicated, and some silly people pronounce it George-Ayna. Go for Georgina rather
Juliana - the only Juli- name I can face is Juliet, and I'd only use it as a mn to avoid dreary Julie
Lavender - lovely plant, but the ubiquitous bathroom cleaners and furniture polishes have ruined it for me
Lilac - good plant, good colour, makes me wonder what I lack ...
Violet - too trendy, and Vi is as bad as Di
Hyacinth - male to me, not that I'd use it on a boy either. 'Hya' is a cheerful greeting but not much of a nn
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Damn a pretty scathing review. No I don't like Lavinia because of LA LA Land I've actually never seen it. Evangeline & Lavinia were actually the first names I've considered using on a future daughter, circa age 12. Oh and unfortunately Dinah wouldn't really work since the idea of Diana is for my middle name as an honor but I appreciate the thought. Plus I kind of miss the mark on seeing how Dinah would avoid Di anymore than Diana would? But thank you. George-Anya? I've never heard it said that way before here but what an intriguing pronunciation! I actually think Sigrid is ugly and makes me think of a sea witch covered in seaweed. I don't really care for Angela it's definitely the most middle aged & elderly of the Angel- names, and very dry. Like the last stale cracker on a post party spread tray. Talitha sounds like a stripper or cheap prostitute name to me. Not that I don't respect strippers or prostitutes of course but I wouldn't necessarily name a daughter after one. Jennifer is so aged and overused here there is literally a support group online for them. I don't really see people using it anymore for a long time besides the occasional later-in-life first time moms that aren't as socially present. Thanks for all the well thought out insight Anneza! :)
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"sea witch covered in seaweed" is a great descriptor of Sigrid. Makes me love it even more.
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