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Flavia
What do you think of Flavia, pronounced FLAH-vee-ah? I really like it. I imagine a blond girl in ancient Rome :)
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I was just reading a Flavia de Luce mystery! Flavia is pretty especially with this pronunciation and makes me think of a dryad. I dislike the Flay-vee-ah pronunciation, which sounds like something flayed.
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I'm probably going to be in the minority, but I don't like it. It's hard for me to articulate exactly why; it could be that it reminds me of "flavor" or that I knew a woman named Flavia who was kind of difficult. Honestly, it just feels like it's missing something.

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I've really been liking it as well, recently! Such a cool name.
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It seems to be still in use in modern Rome. I like it. I rather like Flavian, too.
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I love it!
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I read a book with a haughty young blond girl in Ancient Rome named Flavia, and it was the perfect choice. I like the name. I think it would work today. I have a distant relative named Flavio (after Flavio diGioia, the inventor of the magnetic compass!!). I always thought Flavio was pretty cool too.
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Roman Mysteries? :)
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I love it. I pronounce it FLAY via because the only person I've met with this name said it that way, but either way it's a fabulous name.Have you read any of the Lindsey Davies books?
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Do you mean the Roman Mysteries? I watched the TV series when I was younger but wasn't able to find the books here back then. I should look for them again, I love to read about ancient Rome :)
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I don't know that I am....There's a series of books about a Roman investigator called Didius Falco, and she's recently started a new seriees about his adopted daughter a blonde British-born woman called Flavia Albia. Some of them are great. The first book The Silver Pigs is one of my all time favouritesETA - definitely NOT the Roman Mysteries - different author

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Ahhh okay, that sounds good :) I was looking for something to read, I will check this out :) Thanks!!!
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I hope you enjoy them. I just ordered one of the Roman Mysteries :)
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Thanks! Great :) I can't wait to read all of those books, I love stories set in ancient Rome!
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I like it. I've had it on my list for ages. I actually added it partially because of a character in a book series I was reading called Flavia (but said flay-vee-uh). But I can imagine it on anyone, especially since the first time I heard it (as Flah-) was on a dancer with dark brown hair haha. Flavia's beautiful, strong and feisty, an overall great name!
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There is also a mystery series by Alan Bradley starring Flavia de Luce, a twelve year old girl living in postwar England.
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Roman Mysteries? I love that!
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I kind of imagine a product name, like, "Try new Flavia water drops to flavor your water in any of 6 variety of flavors!"
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I think it's a beautiful name!
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