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Danielle and Wanda
What do you think of the names Danielle and Wanda?My opinions: I like Danielle, but I think that Wanda is okay, but a little dated.Any thoughts?
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Wanda is kind of pretty as a name, I wish it was used more and Danielle is kind of pretty and it's a really common middle name I've noticed, more than I would have thought. It sounds really nice as a middle name. Wanda Danielle would be a cute name.
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Danielle hands down, I don’t care for Wanda.
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Danielle is pretty and lends itself to the cute nn Dani/Danny. I really dislike Daniel though so that makes it lose points for me. Wanda… I don’t know how I feel about it. It’s definitely dated but it’s kind of magical with the word “wand” in it, but also a little clunky.
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I love Wanda. It's very eccentric. Danielle is a little flat for me.
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I like Daniel very much for a boy, but Danielle for a girl doesn't appeal to me at all. Not sure why - I'm fine with both Michael and Michele. I know a lovely Danielle, nn Dani, so it isn't a bad association at all. Wanda? I've only ever heard it pronounced Vanda, not Wanda. That was on the child of neighbours when I was a kid: the father was Polish and the mother was Scottish, so both children had a Polish ln. The boy was Roderick Polishname to give him a link to his mother, and the girl was Wanda Polishname because her parents reasoned that she'd probably get married and change her ln! Very strange. Nice kids, though; we used to play cricket in the garden.
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I like both names, but they wouldn’t be my first choice. Danielle is very pretty, and I love the nickname Danny / Dani. Wanda sounds good, but the word “wand” sticks out. I think that it would be a great name for a Witch or Halloween OC (not to backtrack off of Scarlet Witch [who’s character is awesome]!). I overall like the sound of Wanda, with the unique “W” and “da” ending.
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I like Danielle
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