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Short Italian names associated with literature are popular on BtN? I am not surprised at all. I do like Dante and Stella, although they both have a dramatic yet ordinary vibe to me.

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I think I would like calling someone Tylah, even though I don't like Tyler. I don't particularly like Sela, but it seems harmless.

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I hate Frankie, especially as feminine.
Rowan and Winter are ok; I have good associations with them as words, at least, and they sound namey. I like Peri / Perry as unisex.

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My PNLs aren't public. I've got the max amount of lists, and they're so disorganized and redundant, it'd seem pointless for people to vote on them. I do polls instead. Here's some results...

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84% preferred Odessa to Ulyssa
82% preferred Victor to Velimir
81% preferred Loretta to Lauretta
77% preferred César to Cesare
74% preferred Sage to Wisdom
73% preferred Timothy to Timaeus
70% preferred Claude to Claudius
68% preferred Hadar to Hagar
65% preferred Yves to Ivar
61% preferred Ulysses to Odysseus
58% preferred Eve to Eden
57% preferred Pandora to Portia
52% preferred Jeffrey to Geoffrey

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This message was edited 9/10/2023, 3:58 PM

I don't know if you can vote on mine, but if you can, I've never looked

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None of these names are my style except I do like Frankie and Rowan. I love Frankie on a particularly tomboyish girl and I prefer Rowan as a male name. In theory, I like the sound of Winter, but I can't say I'm all that much of a fan. Dante isn't my style, but it's a good name.

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Stella I have a hard time with because its a brand of a beer and what's worse, it isn't seen as a particularly good one. It's a drink that isn't seen as classy and is often referred to as "wife beater". I might have liked it a little if not, but I also might not have. It reminds me of "stale" for some reason and perhaps that's just the smell of stale beer in an old pub carpet.

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Tylah and Peri for me has everything to do with how they are spelt; Major preference for Tyler and Perry and even Perrie, though I'm not particularly keen. I think Tylah has too much of a cre8tiv look to it and Peri looks simply too short and a bit wrong.

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Not sure what to make of Sæla - it reminds me of Sailor, which I do like similar to Winter - in theory, but not in practice. That's if I'm pronouncing it correctly. If it pronounced like Sela, I'm afraid I'm not keen on it either. I think the main issue that that it's too short without anything for me to associate it with - I generally favour longer names, not as a hard and fast rule (hi Ivy) but in general. It seems incomplete

I like Dante and Stella and Rowan (only for boys), don't like the others

I like Dante. It's uncommon, but still well-known. It reminds me of a guy I went to school with who was very easy-going and rather smart. Stella is great too. Dislike Tylah, Winter and Sæla.

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Frankie & Rowan are ok (definitely prefer them for boys) Don't know what to think of Peri

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I don't have any highest or lowest rated names at the moment since I have so few votes, so feel free to rate my lists ANYONE! 😅