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True that neither Esther nor Hester have ruffles. Whether or not ruffles are needless and pretentious is a matter of opinion--in your opinion, they are. In mine, they're not, but then sleek names are not a favorite with me anyway. But in your opinion, an absence of them is a requirement for sleekness, so Esther and Hester would meet your criteria for sleekness in that way. I don't find either one succinct or minimalist, though. No two-syllable name is succinct or minimalist. Those two qualities require brevity. A succinct, minimalist name to me would be Joan, Anne, Jean, or Lynn.
Then there's the question of whether or not "succinct and minimalist" equals "sleek." In your opinion, they do. In my opinion, they do not. A sleek name is straight, smooth and repeats the same vowel sounds, or the almost the same vowel sounds with just a slight change. Phoebe (though I dislike it) and Sarah are sleek names, as are Mimi and Mara.
What constitutes "sleek" is, of course, subjective and a matter of opinion, as is the question of whether or not sleekness is even desirable.
Then there's the question of whether or not "succinct and minimalist" equals "sleek." In your opinion, they do. In my opinion, they do not. A sleek name is straight, smooth and repeats the same vowel sounds, or the almost the same vowel sounds with just a slight change. Phoebe (though I dislike it) and Sarah are sleek names, as are Mimi and Mara.
What constitutes "sleek" is, of course, subjective and a matter of opinion, as is the question of whether or not sleekness is even desirable.
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