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I prefer Florence

I feel like I should love it, as I love Florence & Delphi, but something about it just feels a bit much, sorry :)

"When she saw how beautiful Iseult (her competition [for a man's affections]) was, she [sorceress Florisdelfa] threw herself from the crystal tower to her death."

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How inauspicious. And cringey, too.
I think the name seems awkward, almost like a joke, especially with that context.
The -sd- in the middle makes it seem like two different names forced together awkwardly.
It reminds me of Florida smushed badly with Philadelphia. Floridelphia would seem less awkward.

Too many consonants! I want to make it either Floriselda or Floridelfa.

If I were to read a book with this character, I would imagine her to be unintelligent and imposing. It would make a good name for a bully or evil stepsister.

It sounds like a warping of "Floor is lava!"

This message was edited 3/7/2023, 6:11 PM

At first I thought it was a Filipino Spanish name, since Flor- names are common in the Philippines, but I was quite surprised to find out it belongs to Arthurian legend.

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It's unique, but feels a little disorganised and pompous.

It's so glamorous!

Feels a bit clumsy to me

Eh, I’m not the biggest fan of this name. Though, I love the certain, unique sounds that it has.

Don't really like it

It's charming and elf-like. The Floris- part is really pretty. I thought it was Spanish at first.

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It doesn't flow as sweetly as something like Floristella however.