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Simply because names that start with a reduced vowel annoy me. uh-stelle. uh-lisha. uh-livia. I don't mind reduced vowels so much if they're sandwiched or preceded by consonants, because that gives the name more clarity. A name beginning with a reduced vowel is muddy and awkward to say. Longer names, like Elizabeth, make up for it with the complexity and distinction that comes afterwards.