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I like Emma, Gabrielle, Scarlett and Elena

I only like Charlotte and Scarlett. I would never use them as they have become too popular. The rest are very bland to me. I especially dislike Helen.

Charlotte - dislike the sound and the spelling (actually contains the word 'harlot'); prefer Charlene/Charline
Helen - flawless, beautiful classic. I'd use it happily.
Gabrielle - don't like the ONEtwoTHREEfour rhythm; Gabriel for a boy is OK.
Emma - bland and boring; can't for the life of me see the point of it.
Maddalena - no doubt it's OK in its own language environment, but where it sounds like Madder Lena, no thank you.
Scarlett - dislike colour names, most word names, GWTW and its heroine.
Elena - pronunciation issues, and who needs it when there's Helen?

I like all but Gabriella (don't like the sound), Helen (bad first syllable), and Maddalena (Madalena looks better).

This message was edited 4/26/2024, 11:50 AM

Charlotte - I want to like it but can't because it contains the word harlot, and I can't unhear it.
Helen - Understated beauty.
Gabrielle - The gab sound is heavy but I still think it's pretty.
Emma - Too common for me now, feels like Jane, prefer Emily
Maddalena - Dislike the spelling, Madalena is all right
Scarlett - prefer the spelling Scarlet, suffers from same problem as Charlotte above tho
Elena - prefer the spelling Alaina, but it's a nice name

Elena > Charlotte > Emma > Scarlett > Gabrielle > Maddalena > Helen

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Scarlet would be #1, but I really do not like the Scarlett spelling.

I like Charlotte, Gabrielle, Emma, Elena

I like Charlotte.

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Elena is okay.

I only like Elena ...

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The others do nothing at all for me.

I love Helen and really like Maddalena.

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Charlotte, Emma, and Elena are nice but too popular for my liking.

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I hate Gabrielle and Scarlett.

Charlotte is beautiful, although somewhat common nowadays. My only qualm with the name is the masculine nickname "Charlie".

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Helen is my favorite name on this list; it's classy and underused, nowadays.

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Gabrielle is a pretty-sounding name, but I prefer the name Gabriella.

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Emma is gorgeous and universal (just as it's meaning!), but it's become very common. It seems even more so than Emily did in the 1990s and 2000s. I don't mind common names, but this has put a little damper on this name. Still, Emma is a wonderful name.

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Maddalena sounds nice, but I'd prefer Magdalena or Madelina instead.

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Scarlett has a cool sound, and the nickname "Scar" is neat, but the color associate turns me away.

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Elena is an amazing name, though I struggle with pronouncing it.

Ratings

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1 Charlotte
2 Gabrielle
3 Emma
4 Elena
5 Helen
6 Maddalena
7 Scarlett