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HelpRe: Opinions on this long list of girls names
in reply to a message by Cristi-es
My top five:
Violet: My favourite of the lot, combining my love for V- names and names associated with the colour purple. It's delicate and feminine and mysterious and innocent at the same time. Haven't come across someone with this name.
Victoria: Another V- name I love. Strong and feminine and can never go out of date.
Faith: I have a soft spot for hippie/virtue names, and Faith is simply beautiful in sound and in print. I love its meaning as well even in a non-religious context. Haven't come across anyone with this name either.
Caroline: I love Anglicised Latin names (Cecily and Francis come to mind). I'd like to see it used more often than Charlotte.
Genevieve: Such a traditional and underused name. It's always a delight to find out a Jenny/Genny is actually a Genevieve!
Violet: My favourite of the lot, combining my love for V- names and names associated with the colour purple. It's delicate and feminine and mysterious and innocent at the same time. Haven't come across someone with this name.
Victoria: Another V- name I love. Strong and feminine and can never go out of date.
Faith: I have a soft spot for hippie/virtue names, and Faith is simply beautiful in sound and in print. I love its meaning as well even in a non-religious context. Haven't come across anyone with this name either.
Caroline: I love Anglicised Latin names (Cecily and Francis come to mind). I'd like to see it used more often than Charlotte.
Genevieve: Such a traditional and underused name. It's always a delight to find out a Jenny/Genny is actually a Genevieve!
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Caroline vs Charolotte
I think Caroline actually use to be more common than Charlotte (at least that's how it felt when I was growing up). Charlotte was basically unheard of, while Caroline (or Carolyn or whatever spelling) was reasonably common. I had a cousin Caroline and I knew another Caroline pretty well when I was fifteen. I was seventeen before I ever met another Charlotte. But now Charlotte is stupid popular in nearly every English speaking country. I honestly think Caroline is a better name; it just sounds nicer to me. I guess less overly "little girl" - that 'ette' at the end of Charlotte!
I think Caroline actually use to be more common than Charlotte (at least that's how it felt when I was growing up). Charlotte was basically unheard of, while Caroline (or Carolyn or whatever spelling) was reasonably common. I had a cousin Caroline and I knew another Caroline pretty well when I was fifteen. I was seventeen before I ever met another Charlotte. But now Charlotte is stupid popular in nearly every English speaking country. I honestly think Caroline is a better name; it just sounds nicer to me. I guess less overly "little girl" - that 'ette' at the end of Charlotte!
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