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Aoide?

by Atheling

10/23/2007, 1:03 PM

I found Aoide relatively recently and find myself liking it more and more - it looks pretty, it sounds pretty, and it was the name of one of the proto-Muses, the muse of song. It's definitely into the "future reference" category, and to that end I'd love to know what people think of it. (I'm going with the prn. ey-EE-dee, btw.)

Also, wdyt of:

Aoide Antonia
Aoide Grace
Aoide Elizabeth
Aoide Victoria
Aoide Lucine
Aoide Roxanne
Aoide Clarissa
Aoide Felicity
Aoide Jeanette
Aoide Ginevra

Combo suggestions would be most welcome :)

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- Eve (EveOfThought)

10/24/2007, 2:10 PM

I really like Aoide, my favourites from your combos are:

Aoide Elizabeth
Aoide Roxanne
Aoide Ginevra
Aoide Grace

I also like Aoide Lauren, Aodie Natasha and Aoide Juliet.

- queenv

10/23/2007, 6:11 PM

I've never heard it before, but I do think it's rather pretty. The only problem I see is that a girl with this name would have to be constantly explaining how to pronounce it when people see it written, and how to spell it when people hear it spoken. I think of your middle name choices, Aoide Victoria is best, but that's probably because Victoria is my favorite name ever. Aoide Grace is also nice.

- Tassiegirl

10/23/2007, 3:28 PM

It *is * nice, but I, at least, would have no idea how to pronounce it, and a child would run into that, forever.

- blaaarg

10/23/2007, 2:24 PM

I like it a lot, for the same reasons you do. I much prefer it for a middle name though, because it's so obscure and counterintuitively pronounced.

I really like Aoide Lucine, Aoide Clarissa, and Aoide Ginevra out of yours. I think my old combos were Charlotte Aoide, Judith Aoide, and Frances Aoide.

- Soul (guest)

10/23/2007, 1:20 PM

I like it. It has such a soft, melodic sound to it, and I love the meaning. It's beautiful.

Out of your combos, I like Aoide Lucina, Aoide Felicity, and Aoide Victoria the best.

- RoxStar +2

10/23/2007, 1:12 PM

Sorry, but I think it looks horrible, like a chemical compound or something. And the prn is unattractive too. I eatee, like a stereotypical Chinese person in some old book.

- Jenn (guest) +1

10/23/2007, 2:06 PM

I like it pronounced

Ay-oh-dee

- RoxStar

10/23/2007, 5:13 PM

that way is worse!

It sounds eithe rlike coyote or like IUD.

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