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I love Carmen, it's one of the names that is always on my top girls' lists that I could really see myself using in real life. There is something so dramatic and vibrant and fiery about it, but it's also very versatile and practical sensible-namey in that there's nothing silly or whimsical about it. It's not juvenile or frilly or girly or hippyish, there's no inherent embarrassing association (Carmen Miranda, Carmen Electra, maybe cars, I don't know... I live in the UK and I think at least the first two aren't big cultural references any more and there's so many more Carmens anyway... maybe the opera is more of a thing than them). I could picture a daughter of mine called Carmen. Can't say that for many names.

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Anyway, I think it's beautiful and captivating and I sort of wouldn't be mad if I was called Carmen.

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I like:

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Carmen Violetta
Carmen Augusta
Carmen Viveca
Carmen Isidora / Carmen Isadora
Carmen Iolanthe
Carmen Odette