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Help[Opinions] Crescentia
This is one of my new loves. I'm charmed by its theatricality and nunnish aura (cf. other names I've recently posted about: Illuminata, Perpetua, Annunziata); I was also pleased to discover via Wikipedia that Crescentia is a German chivalric romance from the 12th century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescentia_(romance)
Who else among you appreciates Crescentia?
Here are some combos:
Crescentia Adelaida
Crescentia Aloisia
Crescentia Aveline
Crescentia Blanche
Crescentia Blanchefleur
Crescentia Bryony
Crescentia Capucine
Crescentia Caroline
Crescentia Caterina / Catharina
Crescentia Cecilia
Crescentia Cecily
Crescentia Charlotte
Crescentia Clementine
Crescentia Clotilde
Crescentia Consolata
Crescentia Constance
Crescentia Cordelia
Crescentia Corisande
Crescentia Cornelia
Crescentia Cosima
Crescentia Cybele
Crescentia Cyprienne
Crescentia Dorothea
Crescentia Eloise
Crescentia Emmeline
Crescentia Eveline
Crescentia Fabienne
Crescentia Felicitas / Felicity
Crescentia Fiammetta
Crescentia Florence
Crescentia Francisca
Crescentia Gertrude
Crescentia Gudrun
Crescentia Helen
Crescentia Hildegard
Crescentia Ianthe
Crescentia Irene
Crescentia Iseult / Isolde
Crescentia Isidora
Crescentia Ivy
Crescentia Jocasta
Crescentia Josephine
Crescentia Judith
Crescentia Juliana
Crescentia Juliet
Crescentia Letitia
Crescentia Liliana
Crescentia Lillian
Crescentia Louisa
Crescentia Lucille
Crescentia Lucretia
Crescentia Ludmila
Crescentia Magdalena
Crescentia Margarita
Crescentia Marguerite
Crescentia Mathilda
Crescentia Melisande
Crescentia Melusine
Crescentia Millicent
Crescentia Minerva
Crescentia Naomi
Crescentia Odile
Crescentia Opal
Crescentia Ophelia
Crescentia Pauline
Crescentia Philomena
Crescentia Raphaela
Crescentia Regina
Crescentia Renata
Crescentia Richemay
Crescentia Rohese
Crescentia Rosalind
Crescentia Rosamond / Rosamund
Crescentia Rowena
Crescentia Roxane
Crescentia Sibyl / Sibylla
Crescentia Sieglinde
Crescentia Susanna
Crescentia Theodora
Crescentia Theodosia
Crescentia Ulrika
Crescentia Ursula
Crescentia Varvara
Crescentia Verena
Crescentia Violet
Crescentia Viorica
Crescentia Viviana
Crescentia Vivienne
Crescentia Wilhelmina
Crescentia Winifred
Crescentia Zenaida / Zénaïde
(Sorry for the deluge!)
Who else among you appreciates Crescentia?
Here are some combos:
Crescentia Adelaida
Crescentia Aloisia
Crescentia Aveline
Crescentia Blanche
Crescentia Blanchefleur
Crescentia Bryony
Crescentia Capucine
Crescentia Caroline
Crescentia Caterina / Catharina
Crescentia Cecilia
Crescentia Cecily
Crescentia Charlotte
Crescentia Clementine
Crescentia Clotilde
Crescentia Consolata
Crescentia Constance
Crescentia Cordelia
Crescentia Corisande
Crescentia Cornelia
Crescentia Cosima
Crescentia Cybele
Crescentia Cyprienne
Crescentia Dorothea
Crescentia Eloise
Crescentia Emmeline
Crescentia Eveline
Crescentia Fabienne
Crescentia Felicitas / Felicity
Crescentia Fiammetta
Crescentia Florence
Crescentia Francisca
Crescentia Gertrude
Crescentia Gudrun
Crescentia Helen
Crescentia Hildegard
Crescentia Ianthe
Crescentia Irene
Crescentia Iseult / Isolde
Crescentia Isidora
Crescentia Ivy
Crescentia Jocasta
Crescentia Josephine
Crescentia Judith
Crescentia Juliana
Crescentia Juliet
Crescentia Letitia
Crescentia Liliana
Crescentia Lillian
Crescentia Louisa
Crescentia Lucille
Crescentia Lucretia
Crescentia Ludmila
Crescentia Magdalena
Crescentia Margarita
Crescentia Marguerite
Crescentia Mathilda
Crescentia Melisande
Crescentia Melusine
Crescentia Millicent
Crescentia Minerva
Crescentia Naomi
Crescentia Odile
Crescentia Opal
Crescentia Ophelia
Crescentia Pauline
Crescentia Philomena
Crescentia Raphaela
Crescentia Regina
Crescentia Renata
Crescentia Richemay
Crescentia Rohese
Crescentia Rosalind
Crescentia Rosamond / Rosamund
Crescentia Rowena
Crescentia Roxane
Crescentia Sibyl / Sibylla
Crescentia Sieglinde
Crescentia Susanna
Crescentia Theodora
Crescentia Theodosia
Crescentia Ulrika
Crescentia Ursula
Crescentia Varvara
Crescentia Verena
Crescentia Violet
Crescentia Viorica
Crescentia Viviana
Crescentia Vivienne
Crescentia Wilhelmina
Crescentia Winifred
Crescentia Zenaida / Zénaïde
(Sorry for the deluge!)
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Crescentia is a new one for me. It’s not a name I’d be able to use on a child but I think it’s absolutely gorgeous.
I really enjoy your taste in names :)
I really enjoy your taste in names :)
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It is pretty but I can’t help but think paper towel brand for some reason and it also reminds me of Cascadia. Also, I’m not seeing any nicknames jump out, and the name is quite a mouthful. As a middle name I very much approve. Add the more inaccessible element with a more “I-belong-to-this-culture-somewhat” element, and it could indeed be quite magical.
Edie Crescentia — love
Ivy Crescentia
Flora Crescentia
Rosina Crescentia
Edie Crescentia — love
Ivy Crescentia
Flora Crescentia
Rosina Crescentia
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I really like it too! It’s one of my favourite ott names. I find Zenzi a cute nn. From your list of combos I like (something simple):
Crescentia Ivy
Crescentia Opal
Crescentia Violet
Crescentia Ivy
Crescentia Opal
Crescentia Violet
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I love Crescentia! But I don't know if I could get away with using it where I live, so I'll use it for a character :)
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I don't know that I've seen it before, or at least it didn't pop out at me. It has a magical vibe I'm into, the same sort of vibe as a lot of my favorites like Ourania, Artemisia, Lyra, Zephyra, Theodosia, etc Flowery but unusual, you know.
I think most all your combos are quite nice but I like best:
Crescentia Aveline
Crescentia Caterina / Catharina
Crescentia Corisande
Crescentia Cornelia
Crescentia Cosima
Crescentia Ianthe
Crescentia Iseult / Isolde
Crescentia Jocasta
Crescentia Melisande
Crescentia Melusine
Crescentia Odile
Crescentia Opal
Crescentia Ophelia
Crescentia Raphaela - I especially love this. Sounds like the name of a renaissance lady, a lover of Casanova or something
Crescentia Verena
Crescentia Viviana
I think most all your combos are quite nice but I like best:
Crescentia Aveline
Crescentia Caterina / Catharina
Crescentia Corisande
Crescentia Cornelia
Crescentia Cosima
Crescentia Ianthe
Crescentia Iseult / Isolde
Crescentia Jocasta
Crescentia Melisande
Crescentia Melusine
Crescentia Odile
Crescentia Opal
Crescentia Ophelia
Crescentia Raphaela - I especially love this. Sounds like the name of a renaissance lady, a lover of Casanova or something
Crescentia Verena
Crescentia Viviana
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Crescentia is a cool name, I agree. I also met a Crescent once, long ago, and I thought her name was intriguing. The sound really is quite pleasant - made me wonder why I'd never encountered it as a name before.
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I trip over the pronunciation of this one so it is harder to appreciate. That also likely contributes to me only finding it pleasing beside Blanche of your proposed combos.
Crescentia Lies is appealing to me though not super effective in English.
Crescentia Lies is appealing to me though not super effective in English.
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Like Illuminata and Annunziata, Crescentia is way too extravagant for my liking. I happen to love the masculine form Crescens, though - there’s something about the sound of the sharp “Cres-” and soft “-scens” that just appeals to me.
Crescentia Capucine, Crescentia Caroline, Crescentia Charlotte, Crescentia Clementine, Crescentia Constance, Crescentia Corisande, Crescentia Cybele, Crescentia Cyprienne, Crescentia Eloise, Crescentia Irene, Crescentia Isolde, Crescentia Juliet, Crescentia Lucille, Crescentia Marguerite, Crescentia Melisande, Crescentia Melusine, Crescentia Pauline, Crescentia Rohese, Crescentia Rosamond, Crescentia Roxane, Crescentia Sibyl, Crescentia Violet, Crescentia Vivienne, and Crescentia Zénaïde are all nice combos.
I especially like Corisande, Melisande, Melusine, Rohese and Zénaïde by themselves so I was happy to see them included.
Crescentia Capucine, Crescentia Caroline, Crescentia Charlotte, Crescentia Clementine, Crescentia Constance, Crescentia Corisande, Crescentia Cybele, Crescentia Cyprienne, Crescentia Eloise, Crescentia Irene, Crescentia Isolde, Crescentia Juliet, Crescentia Lucille, Crescentia Marguerite, Crescentia Melisande, Crescentia Melusine, Crescentia Pauline, Crescentia Rohese, Crescentia Rosamond, Crescentia Roxane, Crescentia Sibyl, Crescentia Violet, Crescentia Vivienne, and Crescentia Zénaïde are all nice combos.
I especially like Corisande, Melisande, Melusine, Rohese and Zénaïde by themselves so I was happy to see them included.
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Gorgeous! It has an architectural / filigree quality. Gold filigree around a mirror.
Also ofc makes me think of a crescent moon, which reminds me of mystical femininity.
I think my favorite combos you listed are:
Crescentia Gudrun
Crescentia Ludmila
Crescentia Melisande
Crescentia Renata
Crescentia Sieglinde
Also ofc makes me think of a crescent moon, which reminds me of mystical femininity.
I think my favorite combos you listed are:
Crescentia Gudrun
Crescentia Ludmila
Crescentia Melisande
Crescentia Renata
Crescentia Sieglinde
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Sorry don't like t
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How do you say it?
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This message was edited 4/11/2021, 10:37 AM
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That's how I pronounce it, too. I think it would sound different in German...
ETA: Here's a link to audio files of someone from the Netherlands and someone from Germany pronouncing the name. Gorgeous!
https://forvo.com/word/crescentia/
ETA: Here's a link to audio files of someone from the Netherlands and someone from Germany pronouncing the name. Gorgeous!
https://forvo.com/word/crescentia/
This message was edited 7/7/2020, 3:33 PM
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This message was edited 4/11/2021, 10:36 AM
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No need to face-palm! Annunziata deserves recognition from everyone!
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I love it! I recently found it and added it to my PNL, too. Woah, that's a long list of combos! My only problem with it is that I can't seem to see it on a child. I mean, I guess if there was an obvious nickname or something, maybe, but I can't think of any. Do you have any ideas for nicknames?
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BtN lists Senta and Zenzi as nicknames, but those are associated with the German form, Kreszentia. I love both, especially Zenzi. Maybe Cenna? Cent would be cute LOL
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It's quite a name! It's big and flouncy. Reminds me of the color silver and really poofy dresses. I like it well enough, and it's certainly pretty, but I see too much of the crescent moon inside it. Usually that would be a good thing but not in this case, for some reason. It seems kind of crunchy. Not in a hippie way, but in a my-mouth-crunches-up-to-say-this way. Does that make sense?
Also, don't apologize for the deluge of names. It's great to see someone excited about new finds! :)
Also, don't apologize for the deluge of names. It's great to see someone excited about new finds! :)
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I totally see what you mean by silver and poofy dresses! Those come to mind for me as well!
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Oh, great! I'm glad I'm not the only one with those images! :) I can just see a gala full of these dresses twirling around. A group of poofy dresses gliding across the dance floor is called a Crescentia! ha
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