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Adelaide
Aitana
Alba
Alva
Cassia
Della
Elowen
Elva
Freya
Ginevra
Gretel
Keeva
Laurel
Lorelai
Luella
Maisie
Milena
Nina
Perla
Raya
Tilly
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Adelaide a beautiful, classic name, although the nicknames, Addy and Ada, aren't nearly as nice
Aitana sounds made up
Alba pretty, but reminds me of Albus Dumbledore
Alva not a fan
Cassia pretty Roman name, sadly the only nickname is the awful Cassie
Della too 1920's farm-girl
Elowen very delicate sounding
Elva nope
Freya don't like the fray sound, reminds me of fraying hems or something
Ginevra only works on Ginny Weasley and there's a reason she doesn't go by it.
Gretel as a cutesy nickname for under-12 German girls named Margarethe, yes. As a full name, no
Keeva nope. Sounds like too much like skeevy.
Laurel this name strikes me as a very pretentious hippie name given by faux hippies to their children
Lorelai I can only like this name because I liked Gilmore Girls
Luella awful
Maisie cute for a little girl but doesn't age well
Milena nope
Nina lovely, as a full name or a nickname
Perla reminds me of knitting
Raya not bad, I just don't like it
Tilly I love this, but only as a nickname for Matilda. As a given name it's beyond stupid.
Aitana sounds made up
Alba pretty, but reminds me of Albus Dumbledore
Alva not a fan
Cassia pretty Roman name, sadly the only nickname is the awful Cassie
Della too 1920's farm-girl
Elowen very delicate sounding
Elva nope
Freya don't like the fray sound, reminds me of fraying hems or something
Ginevra only works on Ginny Weasley and there's a reason she doesn't go by it.
Gretel as a cutesy nickname for under-12 German girls named Margarethe, yes. As a full name, no
Keeva nope. Sounds like too much like skeevy.
Laurel this name strikes me as a very pretentious hippie name given by faux hippies to their children
Lorelai I can only like this name because I liked Gilmore Girls
Luella awful
Maisie cute for a little girl but doesn't age well
Milena nope
Nina lovely, as a full name or a nickname
Perla reminds me of knitting
Raya not bad, I just don't like it
Tilly I love this, but only as a nickname for Matilda. As a given name it's beyond stupid.
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Adelaide - two d sounds plus laid makes it a no-no
Aitana - never seen it before
Alba - ancient Scotland? Really?
Alva - people are right to have dropped Alvin from their naming stock; this is if anything worse
Cassia - better than Cinnamon but still not good
Della - very dated; not exciting but not objectionable
Elowen - too literary. Eloise is much better
Elva - I prefer Elvira, and that's saying something
Freya - Friar? Frayer? Impractical, but it looks pretty
Ginevra - don't like gin; don't like the HP character; prefer Jennifer or Virginia
Gretel - prefer Greta or even Gretchen
Keeva - Oirish spelling is a problem, but Keeva looks unattractive
Laurel - prefer Daphne or - better still - Laura
Lorelai - why not Lorelei if you must commemorate a cannibal mermaid?
Luella - looks as if an o has fallen out; prefer Louanne but not enough to use
Maisie - lovely for domestic animals
Milena - not used where I live; prefer Marina
Nina - neat and tidy and pretty enough to use
Perla - awful; sounds like a 1950s coffee bar. Pearl is bad enough without an extra syllable
Raya - oh dear, what happened to Rachael?
Tilly - charming nn for Matilda, but not a solo name
Aitana - never seen it before
Alba - ancient Scotland? Really?
Alva - people are right to have dropped Alvin from their naming stock; this is if anything worse
Cassia - better than Cinnamon but still not good
Della - very dated; not exciting but not objectionable
Elowen - too literary. Eloise is much better
Elva - I prefer Elvira, and that's saying something
Freya - Friar? Frayer? Impractical, but it looks pretty
Ginevra - don't like gin; don't like the HP character; prefer Jennifer or Virginia
Gretel - prefer Greta or even Gretchen
Keeva - Oirish spelling is a problem, but Keeva looks unattractive
Laurel - prefer Daphne or - better still - Laura
Lorelai - why not Lorelei if you must commemorate a cannibal mermaid?
Luella - looks as if an o has fallen out; prefer Louanne but not enough to use
Maisie - lovely for domestic animals
Milena - not used where I live; prefer Marina
Nina - neat and tidy and pretty enough to use
Perla - awful; sounds like a 1950s coffee bar. Pearl is bad enough without an extra syllable
Raya - oh dear, what happened to Rachael?
Tilly - charming nn for Matilda, but not a solo name
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Adelaide - I like it. It used to be on my list.
Aitana - I don't like this at all.
Alba - This name became unbelievably cute after a fanfic I read once. XD So I like it.
Alva - There's a town where I live named this, which was my first encounter with it, so it doesn't feel like a name to me. Plus, I just don't care for the sound.
Cassia - Eh. Nah.
Della - Dell / O'Dell are family names for me, so I've considered using Della as a middle for a girl. I think it's sweet and earthy.
Elowen - I realize it isn't one...but it looks like a Lord of the Rings name to me every single time I see it. It is pretty though.
Elva - Dislike it more than Alva.
Freya - I don't get why people like this name so much (most times. Every once in awhile, I'll randomly see some appeal).
Ginevra - I really like it, but it may be too tied to Harry Potter.
Gretel - I don't care for it, but if it has to be used, I would much rather see it used as a nickname for Margaret (or some other variant), as it is a short form.
Keeva - I kind of like the sound, but I don't care for the look all that much. It's too modern and trendy looking. The original spelling is too complicated for the States though.
Laurel - It's soft, and I want to like it, but I never really have done.
Lorelai - It's a kind of neat name, but I don't like this spelling.
Luella - It seems very stereotypically country/"redneck" to me.
Maisie - Cute, but I don't like it as a full name. I would use it as a nn for Thomasina, which is non-standard, I'll admit.
Aitana - I don't like this at all.
Alba - This name became unbelievably cute after a fanfic I read once. XD So I like it.
Alva - There's a town where I live named this, which was my first encounter with it, so it doesn't feel like a name to me. Plus, I just don't care for the sound.
Cassia - Eh. Nah.
Della - Dell / O'Dell are family names for me, so I've considered using Della as a middle for a girl. I think it's sweet and earthy.
Elowen - I realize it isn't one...but it looks like a Lord of the Rings name to me every single time I see it. It is pretty though.
Elva - Dislike it more than Alva.
Freya - I don't get why people like this name so much (most times. Every once in awhile, I'll randomly see some appeal).
Ginevra - I really like it, but it may be too tied to Harry Potter.
Gretel - I don't care for it, but if it has to be used, I would much rather see it used as a nickname for Margaret (or some other variant), as it is a short form.
Keeva - I kind of like the sound, but I don't care for the look all that much. It's too modern and trendy looking. The original spelling is too complicated for the States though.
Laurel - It's soft, and I want to like it, but I never really have done.
Lorelai - It's a kind of neat name, but I don't like this spelling.
Luella - It seems very stereotypically country/"redneck" to me.
Maisie - Cute, but I don't like it as a full name. I would use it as a nn for Thomasina, which is non-standard, I'll admit.
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I like
Alba
Alva
Della
I dislike
Gretel - like Hänsel & Gretel? Please no
Laurel - Like Laur- names, but this one makes me think of Stan Laurel - which is not bad, but makes the name masculine to me
Lorelai - "luring rock" just isn't a good choice for a little girl
Luella - sounds made up, or like a lullaby
Maisie - looks like a misspelled Macy or so
Nina - so boring! sorry
Raya - looks like the feminine version of Ray or so
Tilly - a nickname to me, not a real name
The rest is OK with me.
Alba
Alva
Della
I dislike
Gretel - like Hänsel & Gretel? Please no
Laurel - Like Laur- names, but this one makes me think of Stan Laurel - which is not bad, but makes the name masculine to me
Lorelai - "luring rock" just isn't a good choice for a little girl
Luella - sounds made up, or like a lullaby
Maisie - looks like a misspelled Macy or so
Nina - so boring! sorry
Raya - looks like the feminine version of Ray or so
Tilly - a nickname to me, not a real name
The rest is OK with me.
This message was edited 10/25/2014, 1:33 AM
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