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Re: Raphael
I have spent quite a bit of saying the name to myself repeatedly, thanks to Billina. Considering how often I use all three of my daughter's names the flow of Julian Raphael plus my surname does not work. It doesn't have the right vibe. Miriam Elizabeth Mae has a more welcoming, down home feeling that Julian Raphael doesn't. I like Aaron Raphael a bit better, but again Raphael runs into my surname.
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Aaron Raphael is vey nice and I agree that it better matches the vibe of your daughter’s name. I made a stab to find a second middle name, three syllables to match your daughter’s pattern of 8, with a long “a” sound near the end and, hopefully, a vibe more welcoming than pretentious: Aaron Raphael Andreas. I will now shut up on the matter and let you be. :)
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