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A very interesting selection of names!
Lysistrata — Ancient Greek / Roman name. No clear meaning aside from the association with Aristophanes’ comedy. Anyone familiar with this story will probably see it as a bad association for naming today.
Encarnación — a very old, very Catholic Spanish name. As a first name, I imagine it on an elderly, devout Catholic woman of Latin American heritage.
Melpomene — another Ancient Greek classic. The meaning is positive, but it’s association with tragedy may be seen as a negative. Most U.S. residents would probably mangle the pronunciation (mel-PO-me-nee, at least in English).
Paloma — a good, underused Spanish classic. I love the meaning of dove and the association with peace. It does seem “old-fashioned” to me, but not permanently dated in the same way that Encarnación is.
Shohreh — a beautiful Persian name with a pretty nice meaning. I also like the sound of it when it’s pronounced correctly / as in Persian. Most North Americans probably would have a hard time pronouncing this, however.
Xiomara — one of my favorite names of all time! Beautiful meaning, sound, and spelling. It makes me think of a strong, intelligent, creative woman. I totally think this is usable.
Lysistrata — Ancient Greek / Roman name. No clear meaning aside from the association with Aristophanes’ comedy. Anyone familiar with this story will probably see it as a bad association for naming today.
Encarnación — a very old, very Catholic Spanish name. As a first name, I imagine it on an elderly, devout Catholic woman of Latin American heritage.
Melpomene — another Ancient Greek classic. The meaning is positive, but it’s association with tragedy may be seen as a negative. Most U.S. residents would probably mangle the pronunciation (mel-PO-me-nee, at least in English).
Paloma — a good, underused Spanish classic. I love the meaning of dove and the association with peace. It does seem “old-fashioned” to me, but not permanently dated in the same way that Encarnación is.
Shohreh — a beautiful Persian name with a pretty nice meaning. I also like the sound of it when it’s pronounced correctly / as in Persian. Most North Americans probably would have a hard time pronouncing this, however.
Xiomara — one of my favorite names of all time! Beautiful meaning, sound, and spelling. It makes me think of a strong, intelligent, creative woman. I totally think this is usable.
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