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Iambic names
I'm searching for some new iambic names since I am creating a new list dedicated just to those ones for easier sorting. What are some of your favorites? What are the less popular ones you know of? Or just any you can think of. Especially French but not exclusively. Thank you. It's just so hard to specifically track down names with this particular specification in searches online. I have no preference in suffix. *for those that don't know iambic names are the ones that are popularly put in the middle because the stress is on the second syllable instead of the first and creates easier flow. Examples such as Marie, Michelle, Nicole, Adele, Celine, Monique, Lucille, Estelle, Monet, Roxanne, Yvonne, Elise etc.Please rate my "Names I would Use" list & "Backup Favorites" list. Feel free to rate some of my other lists too if you have the time.
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This message was edited 5/21/2022, 6:56 PM

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Hey, how about:Amandine (childhood favorite)
Delphine (same)
Élodie (same, but may be different in English)
Juliette (French pr.)
Adeline (French pr. ah-deh-LEEN)
Louise
Marine (mah-REEN)
Noelle
Christine
Caroline (Fr. kah-ro-LEEN)
Carine (kah-REEN)
Émeline
Joséphine (EEN)
Rochelle (sort of like this)
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These are some I have on my lists (French or otherwise):Lenore (probably my favourite iambic name, so satisfying)
Thaïs (if pronounced "ta-EES" which is the version I'm familiar with)
Adair
Hadar (second favourite!)
Laverne
Monroe
Sylvaine
Maxine
Raymonde
Agathe
Denise
Estelle
Gisele
Inez
Irene
Manon
Ninon
Brigitte
Helene
Janine
Jeanette
Pauline
Yvette, Ivet, Ivette
Raquel
Clotilde
Deja
Victoire
Jehanne
Solange
SolèneGaspar
Leon
Alphonse
Emil
Ignace
Denis

This message was edited 5/22/2022, 6:55 AM

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Lenore is one of my favorites too
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Without repeating what you already listed as examples: Celeste, Yvaine, Colette, Cosette, Colleen, Kathleen, Eileen, Lorraine, Lynette, Annette, Noelle, Elaine, morgaine, igraine, Milan
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Thank you I forgot about Morgaine and Milan
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