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Pip, Pippa, Polly, Pollie, Molly, Mollie, Mela, Mellie, Millie, Milly, Lollie, Lolly, Lola, Pam, Pia, Mia, Lia, Elle, Ella and Ellie could be nicknames.
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"Philomela" is a poem written in 1853 by English poet Matthew Arnold (1822-1888).
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I first saw the name Philomela in a book and immediately fell in love. Mellie is such a cute nickname for it!
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Means ‘lover of songs.’.
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People staying away from this lovely name due to a tragic bearer. That's like refusing to name your daughter Lucretia or Lavinia (the latter a Shakespeare character who suffered a fate similar to Philomela). However, these are all beautiful names.
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It's a great name, I like the spelling a lot. It's very unique, not something you would see everyday.
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Poor Philomela. The name is good overall - there's no denying that - but I wouldn't recommend it because of the fate that befell the mythological Philomela.
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Pronounced fil-o-MEE-lah.
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Philomela also means "nightingale", and is a different spelling of "Philomel", also feminine.
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