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Don't think an 'a' sound at the end of a name will clash with your last name. But Theodora Arnold doesn't ring right to me...

It sounds fine. I like it.

Honestly, I think it sounds nice.

I'm not bothered by first names ending in the same sound as last names. If anything I think it helps them flow together better, but I also have an accent that likes to drop consonants and slur things together anyway. Our last name starts with R and we intend to name our new baby Alexander. Meh.

I think it's fine and is nothing to lose sleep over.

Theodora Arnold is a bit of a mouthful, and can pretty easily be misheard as Theodore Arnold, but it's really -na endings that sound clumsy with Arnold. And -er/ar sounds too.

Hi !!!

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Yes...
Theodora Arnold clash for the RA AR sounds.

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Rowena and Winifred are beautiful but...clash TT
Daphne for me is too weak and soft for your surname. But it is the only one that has not the same sounds.
I dislike Edwina.
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It depends on your taste.
If the most important thing is the sound your best choice would be Daphne Arnold.

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If you don't care it so you can choose every name you want.
For me Edwina and Daphne are quite weak.
Rowena, Theodora and Winifred are stronger.

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Maybe you can look for their meanings...

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Theodora -- Greek -- gift of god
Winifred -- Welsh -- blessed/fair peace/reconciliation
Rowena -- Germanic -- fame and joy/bliss
Daphne -- Greek -- laurel
Edwina -- English -- rich friend
Hilda -- Germanic -- battle

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Looking for meanings with Hilda as MN (battle) the best is Rowena.

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Finally...
Best sound - Daphne Arnold
Best combo meaning - Rowena Hilda Arnold
More elegant name - Winifred Arnold

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WDYT about all I write?

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Byeeeeeeeeeeeee

This message was edited 7/21/2016, 2:33 AM

It's perfectly fine, I never even noticed it until I saw this post.

I know some people think that an "a" at the end of a name and an "a" at the beginning of the following name clash. I don't get this. Some of my favourite combos follow this pattern, I think they flow well and I thik Theodora Arnold flows well. Plus, if you don't mind it with your own name, I think that says a lot =)

I think Theodora Arnold clashes more than Rowena Arnold and Edwina Arnold because of the double "r" with ora-Ar. The na-Ar sound isn't as awkward. Does that makes sense?

They don't clash at all. It definitely works.

I read the name in your post on the lounge and I did not even notice the adjacent A's.
I think it does not matter at all.

It's fine. :) I like it.

This message was edited 7/20/2016, 8:05 PM

I think it's fine. Not ideal but not clunky.

Tbh, I don't think they flow very nicely. Theodora is the one that works the least imo.

Theodora Arnold is awkward, but I don't think it's because of the A's, I think it's because of the R's.

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RA AR is rather difficult to say.