I've recently started loving the most unusal girls' names, so I'm definately a fan. When I first read it, I thought I might be mispronouncing it but I wasn't. I think others might have the same problem - they get it right but don't think they did.
Anyhow...
I'm usually not a fan of mn's having more syllables than first names, so I would normally prefer
Antonia Iolanthe over
Annora Iolanthe. (Plus I don't like Emmelina.) However, I also feel that it is a lot of syllables and many people might get tongue-tied trying to say her name (though the full name is rarely spoken). I would, thus, suggest a short fn, or maybe
Ianthe instead of
Iolanthe?
(I seem to be much more talkative than usual today!
Hope that's not bothersome.)
This message was edited 4/11/2007, 10:28 AM