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I'm not digging Carleen. There's just something about it that both looks and sounds off. I think the two elements just somehow seem too distinct from eachother, making the "car" stick out and not flow into the "leen" part at all (not sure if I'm making much sense here). I'd much prefer Colleen, Carla, Carmen, etc. Oh well, Carleen isn't terrible, just really NMS. Elsie is sweet. I'd prefer Elsa, but since it's honoring I can understand.

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As a combo, it's just okay. They're both disyllabic, and I normally prefer combos to be made up of alternating syllables, but that's not a must. I don't really care for the double "ee" sounds so close together, though; makes them seem a little too rhyme-y. Maybe the combo balances better with the surname, but as is I don't think it's outstanding, but not horrible. Just...okay.