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Make a favorite alphabet (and a least favorite, if you want to)
by Caprice
9/29/2012, 1:37 PM
You can choose one female and one male name for each letter. I don't have enough male favorites, though.
And I've made a LEAST favorite alphabet, too, just for fun. Remember these are just my unimportant opinions...FAVORITESArianwen and Anatoli
Branwen and Branwell
Christine and Callum
December and Dorian
Eirwen
Fern
Gelsomina (Italian for Jasmine) and Gabriel
Hyacinth and Hugo
Indigo and Inigo
Jemima and Julian
Kyra
Luned and Leon
Mireio and Matthias
Nápla (a form of Annabel)
Ophelia and Oscar
Peronel (a form of Petronella) and Paul
Q
Rosenny
Seraphina and Santos
Tanaquil and Tobias
Umeko
Vashti and Vasilij
X
Yvaine (heroine of Neil Gaiman's Stardust
ZLEAST FAVORITESAdolf and Abishag
Bert and Bathilda
Craig and Clelia
Dolf and Dodie
Ehud and Ermintrude
Fabian and Fulvia
Gleb and Greer
Humbert and Hildegard
Ichabod and Iskra
Jebediah and Jerusha
Kurt and Kryslyn
Laban and Lyyty
Mortimer and Missy
Norton and Nichelle
Obadiah and Orvokki
Pons and Purificacion
Q
Raoul and Rigmor
Shlomo and Säde
Tord and Turid
Umberto and Ulla
Virgil and Valborg
Xzayvier and Xenobia
Y
Zebedee and Zipporah
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- Flute (meganmichele)
9/30/2012, 7:49 PM
Oh I haven't even looked at or thought much about names in a while, so this will be fun. :DAnnabel and Alasdair
Bianca and Benedict
Colette and Corin
Diana and Davis
Enid and Emeric
Felicity and Frederick
Gwendolen and Gideon
Helena and Hector
Isobel and Ivo
Jeannette and Jesse
Karen and Kester
Lyra and Lewis
Maxine and Miles
Noelle and Nathan
Octavia and Oswin
Pauline and Paris
Q
Rose and Robin
Sylvia and Seth
Tiffany and Tobias
U
Viveka and Vaughn
Wilhelmina and Wesley
Xiomara
Y
Zelda and Zimri
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- November (ollyar)   +1
9/30/2012, 12:18 PM
favoriteAfanen/Alba and Ayden
Belle and Benjamin
Ceinwen/Christiana and Caleb
Daisy/Delilah and Daniel
Eira and Edward
Ffion and Forest
Gabrielle and Gabe
Hallie and Harry
Ivy and Inigo
Juno and Jack
Kathryn and Kester
Luna and Luke
Maia/Meave/Morgan and Matthew
Nastasia
Pandora
Ramona and Rafe
Sophia and Seth
Tessie
Valentina
Wren and WilloughbyI've put slashes on the ones where I can't pick.
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- Sofia
9/30/2012, 1:55 PM
- PantheraVirgo (brilliantblue)   +2
9/30/2012, 10:06 AM
Awww, poor Shlomo and Zipporah. :( I adore both. But I have to look at it from a Jewish point of view, so there's that. I tried to narrow mine down, but I just couldn't let some go.FAVORITESAlice and Aaron
Bridget and Benjamin
Chaya / Charlotte / Caroline and Calvin
Dorothea and David
Eloise and Evan
Florence and Frederick
Georgia and Gideon
Hazel and Henry
Isabel and Isaac
Jennie and Joel
Katerina and Kyle
Louisa / Linnea / Lillian / Lucinda and Laszlo / Lachlan (I love L; it's such a lovely vibrant emerald)
Margaret and Miles
Naomi / Nina / Nora and Nathan / Nikolai (love Ns too)
Ophelia and Oliver
Paige and Philip
Quinn and Quintan
Rosalind and Rupert
Susannah and Samuel
Twila and Theodore

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- Caprice
9/30/2012, 11:55 AM
There are some Jewish names on my favorite list, too, but Zippora makes me think of a zipper and Shlomo sounds like "slimy" or "slow motion" to me. Sorry!
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- Amphelise (Chrisell)
9/30/2012, 8:16 AM
Just favourites, here...A - Amy, Alexander
B - Brigit, Benedict
C - Cecily, Connor
D - Diana, Darcy
E - Elise, Edward
F - Fern, Felix
G - Genevieve, Glen
H - Harriet, Hamish
I - Isobel, Ian
J - Judith, Jasper
K - Katelyn, Kenneth
L - Lillian, Lewis
M - Miriam, Morgan
N - Naomi, Nicholas
O - Olivia, Owen
P - Phoebe, Patrick
Q - (none)
R - Rose, Rowan
S - Skye, Seth
T - Tessa, Theo
U - Una, -
V - Vivienne, Vaughn
W - Winifred, William
X - -, Xavier
Y - (none)
Z - Zoe, Zachary
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- ACL (guest)
9/30/2012, 6:21 AM
Some of these are kind of spur of the moment:Azalea and Aedan
Bernadette and
Cecilia and Claude
Delphine and David
Elisabetta and Ezra
Flora and Francis
Gloria and Grey
Honora and Horatio
Iris and Isaac
Josephine and Jude
Katherine and Kai
Loreta and Llyr
Mary and Marius
Nora and Nathaniel
Ophelia / Ofelia and Oren
Primrose and Peter
Quinn and Quinn
Rosamund and Rafael
Serafina and Soren
Therese and T
Uma and Ulrich
Vienna and Vincent
Winona and Wolf
Ximena and Xavier
Yuna and Yves
Zaria and Zoran
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- Millie (ImSorryIfILoveYou96)
9/30/2012, 1:36 AM
I'll only do favourites as I can't think of least favourites off the top of my head!A = Annabelle and ArthurB = Bethan and BlakeC = Ciara (KEE-arh-ah) and Chanson / ChaseD = Daisy and DaneE = I have millions for E. Eve, followed closely by Eliza, Everly, Evelyn and Eden. And Elias, followed closely by Elijah, Evan, Edmund and Emerson.F = Frankie and Finlay / FinneganG = Georgina and GregoryH = Henrietta and Henry / HarrisonI = Indiana / Isabella and IsaacJ = Jenna and JamesK = Kimberly and KlausL = Liliana, followed by: Luna, Lena, Lilah and Lucia. And Lukas / LucaM = Melody and MaxN = Natasha and NiklausO = Onyx and OscarP = Pippa and PhoenixQ = Quinn, for a boy ONLYR = Roberta, followed by: Rebekah, Roxanna, Ruby, Ruth, Rae, Rachel and Riley. And Roman

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- Siân (Sharley)   +1
9/29/2012, 11:00 PM
Amedee & Aisling
Brencis & Beata
Cairbre / Carbrey & Clementine
Darcy & Daisy
Enzo & Estella
Finley & Finja
Gillespie & Georgiana (jor-jee-ah-nah)
Hollis & Hazel
Indigo & Ianthe
Judah & Juliet
Kieran & Keturah
Lennox & Leto
Marlowe & Mabel
Nemo & Neva (but I want to spell it Niomhe which isn't legit at all)
Oliver & Oona
Prosper & Philippa
Qadi & Qaysarah (pronounce: KAY-dee & KY-sar-ah)
Ryland & Runa
Shealyn & Sian (pronounced Sharn)
Tarquin & Thalia
Ulliel & Una
Vitaly & Viviana
Willoughby & Winifred
Xanthos & Xanthe
Yuri & Yonca
Zephyr & Zhaleh

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- Malin (nilamalin)
9/30/2012, 12:22 AM
I like/love*:
Amedee
Beata
Indigo* & Ianthe
Judah & Juliet
Keturah
Nemo & Neva
Prosper* & Philippa*
Sian*
Tarquin & Thalia*
Vitaly & Viviana
Willoughby* & Winifred* - of course! ;)
Xanthe
Zephyr & Zhaleh - the latter was new to me :)
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- Siân (Sharley)
9/29/2012, 11:50 PM
Like/love*:
Alexander -I love Alexander the Great so this one gives me a good vibe always.
Dominic
Edmund and Eliana
Fionn and Francesca -Fionn! Whooo!
Henry and Helena
Ian
Juliet
Leo
Natalia
Oliver
Peter
Rose
Stephanos and Susanna
William and Willow
Yaniv -Nice one. :)
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- Siân (Sharley)
9/29/2012, 11:47 PM
Glancing over this list has me excited about it.
Like/love*:Augustine* -A boy Augustine! Whooo!
Beatrice
Clemens
Dimitri*
Edmund
Frederick
Helena
Irais -How do you pronounce this? I think I could like it.
Jane
Klaus / Katia
Leopold* / Lucia
Maxentius / Magdalen -Ooowh, these are good.
Niccolò / Nieves
Piers
Sebastian*
Thaïs -I've only recently started liking this, but there's something kind of awesome about it.
Valerian* -yes, yes!
Xanthe
Zélie
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- Siân (Sharley)
9/29/2012, 11:43 PM
I see so many of my character's names in your list. It's making me happy.
Here are the names from your lists that I like/love*:Alexander* -I'm a fan of Alexander the Great. This name just sounds so classy and awesome.
Bridget -I have a character who is a nurse named this.
Elizabeth -Actually, my Elizabeth character died before the story began and the story focuses on her daughter Eliza. but Elizabeth is a great name. Sadly, I had a great-grandmother named Eliza Elizabeth. :s
Flynn
Grey
Henry
Isabella and Ian
Juliet -mother of my main characters and super in love with her husband, thus the name being appropriate, I thought. :)
Kieran( -my main character's bookworm son.
Nora
Philippa* and Patrick -both minor characters
Rose and Ryan -both character names. :)
Sophia
Willa and William
Xanthe
Zara -And I have a pet named Zara. That counts, right?Great list. :D
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- RoxStar   +4
9/29/2012, 5:23 PM
Tanaquil? That sounds like cough syrup!Favorites:Ashley and Andrew
Brianna and Benjamin
Christina and Charles
Dawn and David
Ellen
Gloria
Hailey
Irene
Jessica and James
Kayla
Lauren and Levi
Makayla and Michael
Natalie and Noah
Opal and Owen
Pamela and Phillip
Robin and Robert
Stephanie
Tiffany and Timothy
Valerie and Vincent
Whitney and William
Yvonneleast favorites:
Alice and Archie
Bella and Brody
Cora and Chester
Destiny and Dilbert
Emma and Ethan
Frances and Fin
Greer and Guy
Hilda and Homer
Ida and Ian
Jane and Justin
Kaylee and Kai
Lily and Logan
Mia and Matthew (God, how I hate the name Matthew!)
Nora and Norman
Olive and Orion
Piper and Phineas
Riley and either Ralph or Ryan
Sophie and Scott
Trinity and Tyler
Unique and Ulysses
Vera and Vinnie
Wilma and Willie
Xander
Zoe and Zane
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- Caprice
9/30/2012, 11:59 AM
TanaquilTanaquil was the wife of Tarquinius Priscus, fifth king of Rome. She was of Etruscan origin.
I found the name on a painting and thought it was beautiful. When I read about Tanaquil LeClercq and her sad fate, I started to like it even more.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaquil_LeClercq
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- Siân (Sharley)   +2
9/29/2012, 11:35 PM
I know we've discussed before how vastly different our naming styles are, but here is what I do like/love* from your first list:
Ellen
James*
Michael
Opal -Okay, I actually don't like this, but it's so similiar to Mabel that I wonder how you can like it but call Mabel a "servant name. Or old, obese chain-smoking gum-snapping greasy-spoon waitress." Surely that image is brought to mind with Opal as well then.
Phillip -Sometimes I like Phillip and sometimes I don't and I don't know why, but today it's okay. Not excited about it, but it's okay.
Robin
William
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- RoxStar   +1
9/30/2012, 6:49 AM
Opal and Mabel?I don't see how they're similar. I mean, they end in the same ul sound but that's all I can see.Anyway, Opal didn't get a silly jump-rope rhyme like Mabel, Mabel, set the table. And Opal doesn't show up as the stereotypical frozy old lady name like Mabel does.
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- Siân (Sharley)
10/4/2012, 1:12 AM
It does to me, but to each their own..-and though they say it's possible to me, i don't see how it's probable-

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- Sofia   +3
9/29/2012, 5:15 PM
- Siân (Sharley)   +2
9/29/2012, 11:25 PM
I like/love*:Anastasia* and Ariel
Beata*
Callie and Cole
Emma
Isadora and Ianto
Sofia and Sebastian*
Una
Willow and WilliamHow do you pronounce Bojan? It looks cool.

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- Sofia   +1
9/30/2012, 2:06 AM
Bojan is pronounced 'BO-yahn'. You can listen here: http://bs.forvo.com/search/bojan/
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- Siân (Sharley)
10/4/2012, 1:12 AM
I like it. Thanks!...-i see the course we're on spinning farther from where i know i'll hold on-

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- Siân (Sharley)
9/29/2012, 11:21 PM
I almost did this with my lists. But if I'd put more than one in each category, I would have ended up with ten names per letter per gender because I have no restraint.I like/love*:
Allegra*, Arabella, Astrid*
Beatrice, Briseis
Clementine*
Florence, Francesca
Genevieve
Iris, Isabelle, Ivy
Laurel, Leocadia, Lillian -I've never seen Leocadia before, but I like it.
Marguerite, Marigold, Melisande, Miriam
Nyx
Olympia
Susannah
Temperance, Thalia*
Violet, Vivienne
Xanthe
Apollinaire, Atlas, August
Casper
Dorian*
Edmund, Ezra
Felix
Ignatius, Isidore
Jasper
Leopold*
Maximilian -Never can decide if I like this or not actually.
Nikola
Oscar
Titus, Tycho -How could I have forgotten about the name Tycho?
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- Siân (Sharley)
9/29/2012, 11:10 PM
I like/love*:Anna and Alexander
Brooks
Dominic
Emlyn*
Frederica
George
Helena and Henry
Iestyn -hello, lovely Welsh name.
Orla and Oliver
Piran*
Thalia*
Una
Viviana* and Valentin*
Yannick -Nice to see someone else who likes this.
Zara and Zephyr -I almost had Zara as my female name and then we would have had the same Z names.How do you pronounce Idonea?
I'm trying to decide if I like it.
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- Malin (nilamalin)   +4
9/29/2012, 2:15 PM
Not necessarily names I actually like, just the best of each letter.Altea & Amandus
Berengaria & Bonifatius
Cecilia & Celestis
Desideria & Dante
Elvira & Edmund
Felicitas & Fenix
Gabriella & Gabriel
Hero & Hugo
Irmelin & Ilian
Junia & Jack
Kersti & Kasper
Lilja & Lysander
Mirjam & Mio
Natalia & Nikodemus
Ofelia & Oscar
Petra & Peter
Quetzala & Quercus
Rosa & Rufus
Saga & Sindre
Tullia & Tuve
Ulvhild & Ulv
Vendela & Vendel
Winifred & Willoughby
Xenia & Xerxes
Ylva & Yue
Zuleika & ZionBonus:
Åsa & Åbjörn
Älva & Älver
Önska & Önske
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- Siân (Sharley)   +2
9/29/2012, 11:06 PM
We have the same W choices. :)Also really like/love*:
Edmund
Fenix -I think I like this and dislike this because it reminds me of "fennecs" which are the breed of those little sleepy foxes you see down in my signature.
Ilian
Kasper
Lilja & Lysander
Mio
Natalia
Oscar
Petra & Peter
Sindre*
Tullia*
Winifred* & Willoughby*
ZuleikaÖnska & ÖnskeHow do you pronounce Yue? And what info do we have on that name? I've never seen it before.
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- Malin (nilamalin)   +1
9/30/2012, 12:17 AM
Yue is YOO-e - it's Chinese and I got it from the manga/anime CardCaptor Sakura. Means "moon", though it seems it can have several other meanings as well.Fenix is Swedish for phoenix. I hadn't associated it with fennecs before, probably because they're more often called "desert foxes" in Swedish. :)Önska and Önske are based off the Swedish word for "wish" btw. I basically made them up just to have something for the letter Ö. :P
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- Siân (Sharley)
10/4/2012, 1:11 AM
That's fantastic! I love Önska and Önske!And oddly enough, I collect "moon" names. This is grand.Thanks!
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