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[Opinions] Re: Make me love or hate these: day 4
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Noa seems odd. I prefer Noah (for a guy/girl).
Nicola: all I can think of is the soda. If you're looking for a fancier spin, Nikola is the original name, I believe.
Selene is pretty but sounds old-fashioned. Selena sounds more modern but not necessarily better.
Bellamy gives me a similar idea to Mallory. Someone living in Kentucky who loves the cows. Idk.Bellamy for a guy is what I prefer over for a girl. It's still not my favorite but I wouldn't question if I met someone with this name.
Xander: cute and sweet in my opinion, sounds better than Alexander. Any name with "X" to start seems fun and edgy, too.

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I play around with nic- names to honor my mom (not that I'm expecting / trying to conceive). Her name is Nicole. :) I like Nicole as is and I also like Nicolette. Nicola was one I came across recently that's been on my mind! Nikola I associate as more masculine for some reason (though I know they both have masc and fem usages).My most lives-in-Kentucky-loves-cows name on my list would probably be Claribel, lol
Oh wow! I understand why you'd associate Nikola with masculinity (Nikola Tesla for me)
Also when I see Claribel I think of a ballerina but I can see why you interpret it like that :)
Colette would be a nice honour name too