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HelpWhich do you prefer?
Maxim or Maksim?
Adeline or Adelina?
Ariana or Ariane?
Ariane or Arianne?
Nathanael or Nathan? (if you prefer the Nathaniel spelling, just replace Nathanael with it)
Thorsten or Torsten?
Casper or Kasper?
Damian or Damien?
Jocelyn or Joscelin?
Adrienne or Adrianne?
Athene or Athena?
Charis or Carys?
Joanna or Johanna?
Madeleine or Madeline?
Victoria or Vittoria?
Thank you!
Katie
Adeline or Adelina?
Ariana or Ariane?
Ariane or Arianne?
Nathanael or Nathan? (if you prefer the Nathaniel spelling, just replace Nathanael with it)
Thorsten or Torsten?
Casper or Kasper?
Damian or Damien?
Jocelyn or Joscelin?
Adrienne or Adrianne?
Athene or Athena?
Charis or Carys?
Joanna or Johanna?
Madeleine or Madeline?
Victoria or Vittoria?
Thank you!
Katie
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Maxim
Adelina - can always abbreviate or shorten to the Adeline pronunciation at will...
Ariana or Ariane Ariana-female / Ariane-male (...but not necessarily)
Ariane or Arianne I would think Arianne would more easily imply female (but not necessarily)
Nathanael or Nathan -- Nathanael as it is more easily shortened by circumstance than lengthened
Thorsten
Kasper
Damian or Damien (either/or without preference)
Joscelin - would more easily suggest a possible accent on the middle syllable, but not necessarily
Adrienne or Adrianne? ( would tend to think the "e-more male" / "a--more female"
Athena
Charis
Johanna
Madeleine
Victoria
Adelina - can always abbreviate or shorten to the Adeline pronunciation at will...
Ariana or Ariane Ariana-female / Ariane-male (...but not necessarily)
Ariane or Arianne I would think Arianne would more easily imply female (but not necessarily)
Nathanael or Nathan -- Nathanael as it is more easily shortened by circumstance than lengthened
Thorsten
Kasper
Damian or Damien (either/or without preference)
Joscelin - would more easily suggest a possible accent on the middle syllable, but not necessarily
Adrienne or Adrianne? ( would tend to think the "e-more male" / "a--more female"
Athena
Charis
Johanna
Madeleine
Victoria
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thank you! I recorded everyone's responses, it was very interesting for me. I would like to do more with the data when I figure out how (e.g. work out if there is any correlation between preferences for particular names).
But so far, I have worked out the most preferred (from the ones with the biggest bias to the smallest)
Athena
Casper
Victoria
Carys
Jocelyn
Madeleine
Adrienne
Maxim
Adeline
Damian
Nathanael
Ariana
Ariane
Thorsten
Johanna
But so far, I have worked out the most preferred (from the ones with the biggest bias to the smallest)
Athena
Casper
Victoria
Carys
Jocelyn
Madeleine
Adrienne
Maxim
Adeline
Damian
Nathanael
Ariana
Ariane
Thorsten
Johanna
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Maxim, because the "ks" looks very foreign and people would spell him Maxim anyways
Adeline or Adelina, can't decide on this one, sorry! I like them both! Adeline looks more classic, but Adelina has something noble about it as well
Ariana, because I dislike the sound of Ariane... it sounds quite serious and stiff
Arianne, for the same reason as I prefer Ariana
Nathanael, this one is tough because I also really like Nathan. But Nathaniel (!) looks more complete
Thorsten, sorry I really loathe this one! Thorsten doesn't sound as hard anymore due to the "th"
Casper, because Kasper looks much older and reminds me of a Germansynonym for "clown"
Damian, because Damien looks misspelled
Jocelyn, even though I don't like this one, too... isn't Joscelin a boys name? And it sounds weird... makes me mumble
Adrianne, definitely not my cup of tea, but Adrienne reminds too much like Adrian, as to sound
Athena, although I like Athene, too, but the -e ending wouldn't make a good first name
Carys, not particularly liking any of the two, but Charis looks weird to me somehow.
Johanna, for sure! Joanna is over-used
Madeline, because I like -line names and I don't like Madeleine's "ei"
Victoria, not a fan of it, but Vittoria looks and sounds weird, sorry
Adeline or Adelina, can't decide on this one, sorry! I like them both! Adeline looks more classic, but Adelina has something noble about it as well
Ariana, because I dislike the sound of Ariane... it sounds quite serious and stiff
Arianne, for the same reason as I prefer Ariana
Nathanael, this one is tough because I also really like Nathan. But Nathaniel (!) looks more complete
Thorsten, sorry I really loathe this one! Thorsten doesn't sound as hard anymore due to the "th"
Casper, because Kasper looks much older and reminds me of a Germansynonym for "clown"
Damian, because Damien looks misspelled
Jocelyn, even though I don't like this one, too... isn't Joscelin a boys name? And it sounds weird... makes me mumble
Adrianne, definitely not my cup of tea, but Adrienne reminds too much like Adrian, as to sound
Athena, although I like Athene, too, but the -e ending wouldn't make a good first name
Carys, not particularly liking any of the two, but Charis looks weird to me somehow.
Johanna, for sure! Joanna is over-used
Madeline, because I like -line names and I don't like Madeleine's "ei"
Victoria, not a fan of it, but Vittoria looks and sounds weird, sorry
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Maksim, because it's less maxi-pad like
Adeline, but I love both so tough call!
Ariana, because I feel like Ariane could be misheard as Aryan, and I'd want to avoid even the slightest possible connection
Nathaniel and then Nathanael, because Nathan is boring
Thorsten - looks more complete to me
Casper, because I just generally prefer Cs to Ks
No preference - I don't like either
Joscelin - less trendy looking
Again, no preference, although I do pronounce them differently, I don't like either
Athena, because Athene is incomplete, and would be mistaken for Athena all the time anyway
Carys, because I always want to say Charis with a Ch- sound, and it's ugly with a Ch- sound
Joanna, because I pronounce them differently and I prefer the Joanna prn.
Madeline. Ditto the different pronunciations.
Vittoria, because I can't stand Vicky.
Adeline, but I love both so tough call!
Ariana, because I feel like Ariane could be misheard as Aryan, and I'd want to avoid even the slightest possible connection
Nathaniel and then Nathanael, because Nathan is boring
Thorsten - looks more complete to me
Casper, because I just generally prefer Cs to Ks
No preference - I don't like either
Joscelin - less trendy looking
Again, no preference, although I do pronounce them differently, I don't like either
Athena, because Athene is incomplete, and would be mistaken for Athena all the time anyway
Carys, because I always want to say Charis with a Ch- sound, and it's ugly with a Ch- sound
Joanna, because I pronounce them differently and I prefer the Joanna prn.
Madeline. Ditto the different pronunciations.
Vittoria, because I can't stand Vicky.
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Maxim or Maksim? - Maxim
Adeline or Adelina? - Adeline
Ariana or Ariane? - neither
Ariane or Arianne? - neither
Nathanael or Nathan? (if you prefer the Nathaniel spelling, just replace Nathanael with it) - neither
Thorsten or Torsten? - Torsten
Casper or Kasper? - Casper, though I wouldn't call it liking, exactly
Damian or Damien? - Damien, I suppose, since I like the two I know and I've never met a Damian. But Damian's OK.
Jocelyn or Joscelin? - Jocelyn
Adrienne or Adrianne? - neither, but Adrian for a boy is good
Athene or Athena? - as a name, neither; as a goddess, Athene
Charis or Carys? - Carys, for ease of pronunciation
Joanna or Johanna? - Joanna; too many elderly Johannas where I live
Madeleine or Madeline? - neither, but Madeline is a family name, so ...
Victoria or Vittoria? - Victoria
Adeline or Adelina? - Adeline
Ariana or Ariane? - neither
Ariane or Arianne? - neither
Nathanael or Nathan? (if you prefer the Nathaniel spelling, just replace Nathanael with it) - neither
Thorsten or Torsten? - Torsten
Casper or Kasper? - Casper, though I wouldn't call it liking, exactly
Damian or Damien? - Damien, I suppose, since I like the two I know and I've never met a Damian. But Damian's OK.
Jocelyn or Joscelin? - Jocelyn
Adrienne or Adrianne? - neither, but Adrian for a boy is good
Athene or Athena? - as a name, neither; as a goddess, Athene
Charis or Carys? - Carys, for ease of pronunciation
Joanna or Johanna? - Joanna; too many elderly Johannas where I live
Madeleine or Madeline? - neither, but Madeline is a family name, so ...
Victoria or Vittoria? - Victoria
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Maksim
Adeline
Ariana
Arianne
Nathan
Thorsten
Casper
Damien
Jocelyn
Adrienne
Athena
Carys
Joanna
Madeleine
Victoria
Adeline
Ariana
Arianne
Nathan
Thorsten
Casper
Damien
Jocelyn
Adrienne
Athena
Carys
Joanna
Madeleine
Victoria
This message was edited 8/17/2015, 12:10 AM
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Maksim
Adeline
Ariane
Ariane
Nathanael! (sooo happy to see someone else using this spelling!)
Torsten
Kasper
Damian (by a long shot, I dislike the E)
Joscelin (for a boy, right? I've also seen Joslin. Still unsure of my feelings on that one)
Adrienne
Athena
Carys
Joanna (I don't mind Johanna, but I just really, really prefer Joanna)
Madeline (though I like Madeleine quite a deal, too)
Vittoria (gets rid of the possible Vicky [bleh])
Adeline
Ariane
Ariane
Nathanael! (sooo happy to see someone else using this spelling!)
Torsten
Kasper
Damian (by a long shot, I dislike the E)
Joscelin (for a boy, right? I've also seen Joslin. Still unsure of my feelings on that one)
Adrienne
Athena
Carys
Joanna (I don't mind Johanna, but I just really, really prefer Joanna)
Madeline (though I like Madeleine quite a deal, too)
Vittoria (gets rid of the possible Vicky [bleh])
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Maxim or Maksim? Maxim
Adeline or Adelina? I like both equally.
Ariana or Ariane? Neither, I don't like it so I don't have a preferred spelling.
Ariane or Arianne? Neither
Nathanael or Nathan? (if you prefer the Nathaniel spelling, just replace Nathanael with it) Nathaniel
Thorsten or Torsten? Thorsten
Casper or Kasper? Casper
Damian or Damien? Damian
Jocelyn or Joscelin? Jocelyn
Adrienne or Adrianne? Neither
Athene or Athena? Athena
Charis or Carys? Carys
Joanna or Johanna? Johanna
Madeleine or Madeline? Madeleine
Victoria or Vittoria? Victoria
Adeline or Adelina? I like both equally.
Ariana or Ariane? Neither, I don't like it so I don't have a preferred spelling.
Ariane or Arianne? Neither
Nathanael or Nathan? (if you prefer the Nathaniel spelling, just replace Nathanael with it) Nathaniel
Thorsten or Torsten? Thorsten
Casper or Kasper? Casper
Damian or Damien? Damian
Jocelyn or Joscelin? Jocelyn
Adrienne or Adrianne? Neither
Athene or Athena? Athena
Charis or Carys? Carys
Joanna or Johanna? Johanna
Madeleine or Madeline? Madeleine
Victoria or Vittoria? Victoria
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Maxim or Maksim? - can I say neither? haha um, I really go back and forth on this one. Maxim because you can shorten to Max, but Maksim because it doesn't remind me as much as a Maxi pad. so...Maksim I guess!
Adeline or Adelina? - Adeline
Ariana or Ariane? - Ariana
Ariane or Arianne? - Arianne
Nathanael or Nathan? (if you prefer the Nathaniel spelling, just replace Nathanael with it) - Nathaniel
Thorsten or Torsten? - either, but maybe Thorsten a bit more?
Casper or Kasper? - Caspar. but otherwise, Kasper.
Damian or Damien? - Damian
Jocelyn or Joscelin? - Joscelin if a boy, Jocelyn if a girl (or Joscelyn)
Adrienne or Adrianne? - I pronounce these differently, so if you're thinking the ad-ree-EN version, I'd go with Adrienne.
Athene or Athena? - Athena
Charis or Carys? - Carys
Joanna or Johanna? - again, I pron. these differently. I like Johanna better.
Madeleine or Madeline? - ditto. and while I like both, I'd choose Madeleine.
Victoria or Vittoria? - Vittoria
Adeline or Adelina? - Adeline
Ariana or Ariane? - Ariana
Ariane or Arianne? - Arianne
Nathanael or Nathan? (if you prefer the Nathaniel spelling, just replace Nathanael with it) - Nathaniel
Thorsten or Torsten? - either, but maybe Thorsten a bit more?
Casper or Kasper? - Caspar. but otherwise, Kasper.
Damian or Damien? - Damian
Jocelyn or Joscelin? - Joscelin if a boy, Jocelyn if a girl (or Joscelyn)
Adrienne or Adrianne? - I pronounce these differently, so if you're thinking the ad-ree-EN version, I'd go with Adrienne.
Athene or Athena? - Athena
Charis or Carys? - Carys
Joanna or Johanna? - again, I pron. these differently. I like Johanna better.
Madeleine or Madeline? - ditto. and while I like both, I'd choose Madeleine.
Victoria or Vittoria? - Vittoria
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Maxim or Maksim? Maxim
Adeline or Adelina? Adeline
Ariana or Ariane? Ariane
Ariane or Arianne? Arianne
Nathanael or Nathan? (if you prefer the Nathaniel spelling, just replace Nathanael with it) Nathan
Thorsten or Torsten? Torsten
Casper or Kasper? Kasper
Damian or Damien? Damian
Jocelyn or Joscelin? Jocelyn
Adrienne or Adrianne? Adrienne
Athene or Athena? Athena
Charis or Carys? Carys
Joanna or Johanna? Joanna
Madeleine or Madeline? Madeleine
Victoria or Vittoria? Victoria
Adeline or Adelina? Adeline
Ariana or Ariane? Ariane
Ariane or Arianne? Arianne
Nathanael or Nathan? (if you prefer the Nathaniel spelling, just replace Nathanael with it) Nathan
Thorsten or Torsten? Torsten
Casper or Kasper? Kasper
Damian or Damien? Damian
Jocelyn or Joscelin? Jocelyn
Adrienne or Adrianne? Adrienne
Athene or Athena? Athena
Charis or Carys? Carys
Joanna or Johanna? Joanna
Madeleine or Madeline? Madeleine
Victoria or Vittoria? Victoria
This message was edited 8/16/2015, 5:46 PM
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Maxim - in a vacuum, I prefer Maxim because it is more familiar. People tend to get confused by the KS I've noticed. Personally though, I prefer Maksim, because I hate Max because of a personal association and a boy named Maksim could be Mak instead.
Adeline - No real reason, I just prefer the sound.
Ariane - I find a lot of the -ana names too frilly for my taste, this is no aception.
Ariane - I know someone who has this name, so it looks more correct to me.
Nathaniel - Something about Nathan is just really dull to me, I like both Nathaniel and Jonathan, but Nathan on it's own is really boring to me.
Thorsten - I just like the look better.
Casper - Where I live replacing C's with K's is fairly common and pretty downmarket. I don't think most people would know Kasper was legit and would think I'd made the spelling up. I also prefer Caspar to Casper.
Damien - I prefer the French pronunciation.
Joscelin - Just prefer the look.
Adrienne - Adrianne looks wrong to me, and I want to pronounce it with a prominent -Anne sound.
Athena
Carys
Johanna - Not really the same name in my opinion, they are pronounced completely differently. Johanna is so pretty.
Madeleine - just looks so regal, and I prefer the pronunciation.
Victoria
Adeline - No real reason, I just prefer the sound.
Ariane - I find a lot of the -ana names too frilly for my taste, this is no aception.
Ariane - I know someone who has this name, so it looks more correct to me.
Nathaniel - Something about Nathan is just really dull to me, I like both Nathaniel and Jonathan, but Nathan on it's own is really boring to me.
Thorsten - I just like the look better.
Casper - Where I live replacing C's with K's is fairly common and pretty downmarket. I don't think most people would know Kasper was legit and would think I'd made the spelling up. I also prefer Caspar to Casper.
Damien - I prefer the French pronunciation.
Joscelin - Just prefer the look.
Adrienne - Adrianne looks wrong to me, and I want to pronounce it with a prominent -Anne sound.
Athena
Carys
Johanna - Not really the same name in my opinion, they are pronounced completely differently. Johanna is so pretty.
Madeleine - just looks so regal, and I prefer the pronunciation.
Victoria
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Maxim
Adelina
Ariana
Arianne
Nathaniel
Thorsten
Casper
Damian
Jocelyn
Adrienne
Athena
Charis
Johanna
Madeleine
Victoria
Adelina
Ariana
Arianne
Nathaniel
Thorsten
Casper
Damian
Jocelyn
Adrienne
Athena
Charis
Johanna
Madeleine
Victoria
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Maxim
Adeline
Ariane
Arianne
Nathanael
Torsten
Casper
Damian
Jocelyn
Adrienne
Athene
Charis
Joanna
Madeleine
Victoria
Adeline
Ariane
Arianne
Nathanael
Torsten
Casper
Damian
Jocelyn
Adrienne
Athene
Charis
Joanna
Madeleine
Victoria
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Maxim or Maksim? - neither really, but I appreciate the simplicity of Maxim a bit more.
Adeline or Adelina? - Tough! I prefer Adeline.
Ariana or Ariane? - Ariane. It seems stronger somehow.
Ariane or Arianne? - Ariane, it's just simpler.
Nathanael or Nathan? (if you prefer the Nathaniel spelling, just replace Nathanael with it) - Hmm, Nathan.
Thorsten or Torsten? - Throsten. The Tor is a bit off-putting for me.
Casper or Kasper? - Casper.
Damian or Damien? - Damien. The e is more handsome.
Jocelyn or Joscelin? - Jocelyn, by far.
Adrienne or Adrianne? - Adrienne. So much prettier in look and sound.
Athene or Athena? - Athena, just because it is more recognizable. Though, Athene is much more solid and mature.
Charis or Carys? - Carys.
Joanna or Johanna? - Joanna. I like the sound better.
Madeleine or Madeline? - Madeleine, I guess. They both work to me.
Victoria or Vittoria? - Victoria, simply because I think Vicki is quirky.
Adeline or Adelina? - Tough! I prefer Adeline.
Ariana or Ariane? - Ariane. It seems stronger somehow.
Ariane or Arianne? - Ariane, it's just simpler.
Nathanael or Nathan? (if you prefer the Nathaniel spelling, just replace Nathanael with it) - Hmm, Nathan.
Thorsten or Torsten? - Throsten. The Tor is a bit off-putting for me.
Casper or Kasper? - Casper.
Damian or Damien? - Damien. The e is more handsome.
Jocelyn or Joscelin? - Jocelyn, by far.
Adrienne or Adrianne? - Adrienne. So much prettier in look and sound.
Athene or Athena? - Athena, just because it is more recognizable. Though, Athene is much more solid and mature.
Charis or Carys? - Carys.
Joanna or Johanna? - Joanna. I like the sound better.
Madeleine or Madeline? - Madeleine, I guess. They both work to me.
Victoria or Vittoria? - Victoria, simply because I think Vicki is quirky.
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