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Julia Lavender.
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I don't mind it, though I think Juliet Lavender is nicer.
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I would prefer Lavender Julia to separate the "l" sounds, but I definitely like the feel of the names together. :)
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Part of me likes it. Part of me doesn't. I don't have a particular affinity for Julia, or Lavender. There's something sweet about it though, and even though I wouldn't use it, I've seen far, far worse.
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Julia is old and dated, I dislike Jules and Julie as nicknames. Lavender I just cannot see as a name. The combo is feeling too old for me, sorry. Plus it really doesn't flow very well.
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Do you think Julia is old and dated? I don't think I've ever heard that before! What makes you say that, out of curiosity? :)
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Now you've asked I'm not too sure, I've met a Julie before who is from my mother's generation but never a Julia. To say it feels dated to me was simply a gut reaction, with not much reasoning behind it.
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I like it, though I prefer Lavender Julia.
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I love Julia and it's underused and elegant. But Lavender strikes me as a tad twee and I also think of its surname origin meaning a launderer.Julia Lavinia (though the endings are a bit repetitious) or Julia Levana (Levana is a Hebrew name denoting the moon) might substitute.
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Thanks for the suggestions! That's interesting about launderer, I didn't know that. But in looking it up from Wikipedia, I found:The English word lavender is generally thought to be derived from Old French lavandre, ultimately from the Latin lavare (to wash), referring to the use of infusions of the plants. [4] The botanic name Lavandula as used by Linnaeus is considered to be derived from this and other European vernacular names for the plants. However it is suggested that this explanation may be apocryphal, and that the name may actually be derived from Latin livere, "blueish". [5]So I guess it's not the bad kind of launderer! Haha. :)Lavinia and Levena are beautiful names, but I like Lavender itself not for the sound, but for the thing, Lavender, itself. I went to a Lavender farm yesterday, actually, and learned a lot about the plant and its healing/relaxing properties, so that's what gave me the idea!Thanks again for your thoughts!
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Great combo.I like Julia and I like Lavender. Both have the exact same feel to them, they remind me of sweet, mature, bookish young ladies. I've never actually known any Lavender's but the character Lavender from Matilda by Roald Dahl was that way. More than 2/3's of the Julia's I've known were sweet, mature, bookish girls.Even though Julia was so popular in the 80's I don't feel that it seems dated. 7 years ago I felt Julia seemed dated but it seems fresh to me again. And Lavender isn't too unknown or out there.So in conclusion I think Julia Lavender is a good sounding combo that also matches well. As someone else said Lavender goes well with Julia because Lavender spices up the combo since it is a less common name.
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This message was edited 9/30/2012, 11:14 PM

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Also...I think both names go well together because they are both purple names. Lavender is a lavender darker dusty shade of purple and Julia is a wisteria or lilac shade that is in between pink and purple but leans more towards purple.
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This message was edited 10/1/2012, 11:22 AM

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Thanks for your input! It's interesting that you say Lavender is darker purple and Julia is more lilac, because I associate them with the opposite colors! But I'm glad we both see them as purple, at least. :)
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It's weird but I thought Julia must have been super common in the 80's yet it wasn't. Now I'm curious how popular it was in Washington state because in elementary school I had two or three Julia's in my age / year group though one went by Julie probably to differentiate herself. Then in middle school there were two completely different Julia's. After that I haven't met that many Julia's. I just happened to know a lot of Julia's who went to school with me. I guess the name didn't actually become popular until the 2000's.
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This message was edited 10/3/2012, 1:53 AM

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I have a soft spot for Lavender as a middle name, so I like it. It flows well.
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Ooh, I love it! I'm a bit biased, I suppose, as Julia is my name and it's served me very well. :p But Lavender is a big GP of mine and it's beautiful with Julia.
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I like Julia, and I don't like Lavender. To me, the combination has a similar feeling to, say, Claudia Destiny or Lydia Peaches. It's whole wheat topped with cheez whiz. Handmade lace with outsized plastic rhinestones. Classic + stripperish floof. Also even if I didn't think Lavender was tacky I'd object to the -lia La- sounds.

This message was edited 9/30/2012, 6:19 PM

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But what if Lavender itself is something dear to me, and isn't just used for fluff in this case? Would that change this feeling? Just curious! :)
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It doesn't, for me. My dislike for it is really strong. It reminds me of a young woman I met who called herself Princess Lavender (pseudonym), and would talk freely to anyone who'd listen about the details of her polyamorous sex life. Even without her, it makes me think of latherer ... lavatory ... the stressed LAV syllable bugs me. And there's the overpowering fake lavender scent in small public restrooms ... I just don't like it! Sorry.But obviously, a lot of people do like it ... so it's just me. I suppose that if I were someone else and got named Julia Lavender and was told how meaningful my name was, I'd feel differently.
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Oh my, that is unfortunate! I'm sorry. Coincidentally I know someone who calls herself "Princess D" and sounds like a similar kind of person lol. And yeah, I can see "LAV" not being the most pleasant sound.Thanks for your explanation!
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I like Julia, and I like Lavender, but together they're too precious and twee for my taste.
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This is actually a lovely combination. It flows well and looks attractive. Nice idea!
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Lovely!It looks beautiful together and Lavender spices up Julia.
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