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I love this name! I like the related names like Adelaide or Adeline a lot too, but I think Adele is better. The only downsides of this name for me are the nickname Addie, which I really don't like, and the association with Adele - the singer. - I really do like Adele, I think she's very talented and I have nothing against her whatsoever, but I am also not a crazy fan of hers either, and she's so popular, and I just wouldn't like people to think or constantly ask me if I named my daughter after her. So if I wanted to use this name, I'd probably use it as a middle, because it's great as a middle, or use it as a nickname for Adeline or Adelinda or Adella or something. It also makes me think of Adele Varens from Jane Eyre. I like how fresh and sweet it sounds and can suit a girl and woman of any age.

I like Agnes so much. It's just so classy and elegant. And yes, old fashioned, but in the case of this name I see it as an advantage. It's definitely not a wonder to me that people in Sweden like it so much. Maybe because I'm not from an English-speaking country and I don't know any old ladies called Agnes, I see this name as fitting a woman absolutely any age. It's really nice for a little girl too. Nicknames Aggie and Nessie are cute. I strongly associate this name with a singer and composer Agnes Obel and with Agnes Grey from Anne Bronte's novel and Agnes Conway from Wingless Bird by Catherine Cookson.

I like Alice. It's pretty much overlooked, you see it everywhere, plus in some countries it's very popular right now as far as I know. That's why even if I wouldn't live in Poland, I wouldn't rather call my daughter Alice. But I still like it, it's very girly, but also I must agree with one of the comments above that it has that very intriguing Gothic, tragic vibe, which I really like. I don't really associate it with "Alice In Wonderland". I like how Alice is elegant, classy and fits a woman of any age. I think an Alice is a very kind-hearted, good-looking, caring, expressive woman who loves art and is just sweet and has a good taste and loves beauty. The pronunciation I like more though is Alys, although it has a completely different feel. I kind of like our Alicja too, it has this Alice feel plus something very noble-sounding to it, but it's fairly popular right now and losing its mysterious charm for me.

I kind of like this name. I wouldn't name my child it, but I must admit that Amanda is a very feminine, quite chrming, dynamic, romantic name. There's something passionate about it. Also, I sometimes tend to confuse it with Samantha. They have very similar feel and are pretty matchy to me.

I think Amelia is a lovely name. I would never use it, because it's too popular not only in my country but as it feels nearly worldwide currently, and also because my own name is very similar, but I do like it. I think it's very classy and very girly, but also it fits all kinds of personalities, perhaps because it can have so many nicknames. Despite the very soft sound and lots of very young Amelias that I come across, I think it actually should age pretty well, I have no problem imagining an Amelia of every age. Also I have really nice synaesthetic associations with this name which make it even more pleasing to me. And there's loads of interesting literary characters named Amelia. I only don't like when English-speaking people misspell my name as Amelia even though I'm an Emilia. :D I partly get it because they're almost identical in sound in English but the spelling is still pretty different and not interchangeable. I don't think I'd pull off Amelia very well, despite this name's versatility. Also regardless of how many people say that this is not a medical condition, the sad truth is that Amelia totally IS a medical condition. When I first heard about it I too thought it was bs because it really doesn't sound credible (who would name the condition Amelia when it's a human name), but obviously they have a completely different etymology and there are a lot of limb defects ending in -melia. I think that's a big con of this name, but I also think that if someone really likes this name, and is not a doctor or physical therapist or anything like that where they'd have to do with the word Amelia, I think it's reasonably safe to just ignore this factoid, though it would be cruel if your child actually did have some limb defect - Amelia or not. - And there's always Amalia and Amelie which have no such weird associations attached. I don't like Amalia quite as much personally, but I like Amelie even more than Amelia and am surprised it's not more popular in the English-speaking world.

I really like angelic names. I prefer Angelica or Angelina to Angela, but Angela is also really great. I would not use it on a real child though because in Polish language it feels rather snobbish to me, while in the English-speaking world I guess it's getting dated. I also can't really imagine it on a very small child. I like it's meaning, and that it feels very feminine. It's quite strong but at the same time has something soft to it. I know some Angelikas who go by Angela, either occasionally or on a regular basis, all of them are around 20, I also know an older lady whose name is Angela pronounced with a G, not j, and I know two Angelas from the US, one in her early thirties and the other in her mid-forties I guess.
When I imagine an Angela, I see a woman in her early twenties with dark brown or black, curly hair, hazel or green eyes and medium light skin with some freckles. She is tall and has an oblong face, and her figure is rather curvy. She is calm, perhaps even a bit phlegmatic, but sometimes can nevertheless act impulsively and take risks without consideration. She is an altruist, a daydreamer, an idealist, likes to help people, be out in nature. Deep down in her heart she's still a child in a way, amazed with the world around her, optimistic, happy with every little pleasure that life gives her, playful and naive, but at the same time she is capable of acting very maturely, is very responsible, caring, can be down to earth and collected when need be. She likes to be needed and useful, she has a strong maternal instinct and the need to protect those who are vulnerable. She has a strong intuition and knows how to use it, but her mind is also very rational and logical, and it is the best when she can use them both equally. She loves to indulge in things that make her happy and sometimes is generally a bit too indulgent with herself and others, and doesn't have a very strong will. She is also easily forgiving, which some people might want to make use of and the more she loves them, the worse it'll end up for her. She is like an open book, her feelings are always clear and obvious whether she wants it or not, she's not good at lying but usually doesn't even think about doing it, she's always true to who she really is and expects the same honesty and integrity from others. She is very romantic and passionate, and loyal in a relationship, but she might have trouble finding a steady partner who is equally loyal and reliable. She is very sociable and likes spending time with other people, usually has a lot of friends for whom she is very supportive and who all like her very much, she likes to party and go out with them frequently, but she also needs some quiet time at times, just for relaxing and doing nothing. She can easily become emotionally dependent on someone she's closely attached to and who has a stronger personality than herself and is more domineering. She is very sensitive to beauty, likes to surround herself with beautiful objects, aesthetically pleasing things in general and has an instinctively good taste in art, even if she's not overly sophisticated in general, she may be talented artistically herself too. She loves animals and often develops strong bonds with them. Sometimes she may appear a bit shy, but usually this disappears as soon as she gets to know her company better, she really enjoys mixing with all sorts of people, even if she's not that very outspoken herself and often prefers the position of an observer at least at the beginning. She likes order in everything, she may be a little pedantic and too stiff with her routine. She can be a very spiritual person, whatever spirituality/religion she chooses as her own she will probably be very dedicated to it.
This is just how I imagine a person named Angela, not how I think all Angelas should be or are like. The Angelas I know are somewhat similar to this description but.

Angelika is one of those names that I guess don't really match my overall style as well, yet I like them. I'm Polish, and here it's very much a late millennial-early gen Z name, widely perceived as modern and due to its unconventional spelling as for Polish standards, often also seen as pretentious or some other things along those lines. I totally see why it's perceived the way it is, which is why I would never use it for a kid, but it doesn't stop me from liking the name. Maybe it's simply because I know quite a few cool Angelikas, or because I'm into names overall, not just from my own culture, so I know that in many other places Angelica is actually fairly classic. It makes me think of someone who has a rather sweet, angelic disposition, is very altruistic and lacks assertively a bit, as well as someone who is quite artistically inclined and a huge dreamer. I'm not sure which spelling I prefer, Angelica or Angelika, I like both but each conveys a bit of a different image for me. I definitely dislike the nickname Angie though.

I love all those angelic names to pieces. And I love long and frilly names as well, and Angelina definitely is one. I think it has a lot of charm and sweetness to it, and I think it suits a conscientious, kindhearted and thoughtful, altruistic person, but also someone pretty. At the same time though, Angelina is a bit of a guilty pleasure name for me, and one of those names I love but would never use, even assuming I would have kids. I wouldn't use it here in Poland, because in Polish language, even to me it sounds quite overdone and a bit pretentious. In an English-speaking country I most likely wouldn't use it on a child either, because of the Angelina Jolie association. I don't have anything against her but am not her fan at all either so I think that would bother me. But it's a lovely name anyway, and especially for a fictional character. It's so melodic and slightly magical. Perhaps because it is so angelic it makes me think of Christmas. When I think of this name, I imagine a teenage girl, with waste-length, thick hair, either jet black or golden. If jet black then she has blue eyes, if golden, then her eyes are hazel-ish. Her eyes are big and very expressive, and she has long, dreamy eyelashes. She has fair skin by nature but I imagine her with a bit of tan. She is tall and slim, slender and generally quite attractive. She is agile and may be into sports. This is just how I imagine an Angelina when I think of this name, and not how I think all Angelinas are or should be like and I don't even know anyone with this name, it's just my imagining of a person with this name.

I also do agree with Anne Shirley (one of my favourite book heroines) that this name must have an E at the end. An A is also nice, but it just has to have something more at the end, Ann is so boring and looks not elegant and like it wasn't finished. I like Anne. You may say it's boring and, being commonly used for all ages as an old and classic name it's definitely heard a lot, but for me it still has something, maybe not unique, but very interesting, and imaginative about it. This E makes it so elegant and feminine. I like it as a middle name, though it's a pity that it is used now almost only as a middle name, as a first it's also good. What I like about such short sweet names is when they are a part of a double name or a hyphenated name. My good friend's name is Carol Anne and I really love the fact that she uses it as a double name, not just Carol or Carolanne written together. I guess my favourite name to go with Anne as hyphenated is Sophie/Sofie. Anne-Sofie has such a Scandinavian feel to me, which I adore, while Sophie-Anne is very unique I think and grows with a girl fitting her entire life.

As much as I love Anne and Anna, I'm not terribly in love with Anneli. It's nice, slightly frilly and rather charming, but I'm not a huge fan of the name Li/Lee/Leigh, as I think it's quite transparent and lacks personality, and so I think Anne on its own is a lot more solid despite being shorter and perhaps more plain. But I like Anneli as a nickname for something more elaborate like Anneliese. I believe it was fairly common as a middle name in Scandinavian countries at the end of the last century (though I'm not actually Scandinavian myself so I could have that wrong, I've just noticed a lot of women born in like 70's-80's, especially from Finland having Anneli as their middle name) and I think it's a nice middle name choice. But it feels rather underwhelming as a first name, and I guess in countries where it originates from it's not very fresh as a first name at the moment and has a rather dated feel (all the women with the first name Anneli that I've heard of were in their 50's or thereabouts, all from Sweden). But if for some reason I was to use Anneli as first name for a child, I think I'd call her Neli/Nellie most of the time rather than Annie or some other Anne-derived nickname.
I think if someone likes names like Annalee, Annaleigh, Annalie or whatever other spellings are out there but doesn't want to use such a name solely because it reminds them of the word "anal" or "anally", then Anneli makes most sense out of all the spellings because its original, Scandinavian pronunciation (AHN-neh-lee) at least in my opinion, sounds less close to these words, and also looks less suggestive of it than say Analie.

I like Anneliese or Annelise a lot more, but I still do like Annelie anyway. It has quite a youthful, charming sound to it. I think it's particularly good as a nickname for Anneliese though.

I really like Arielle. I like Ariel too, but I think Arielle looks a lot better for a girl. It's gentle and feminine and flows well with a lot of different names, and is slightly frilly which I personally like, but if someone doesn't quite as much there's always the nickname Ari that can make it more tomboyish, which nickname I also like.

I usually tend to prefer the original Irish/Celtic spellings of names over their anglicised versions, but while I do like Aislinn/Aisling, Ashlynn looks better to me. I like Ashlyn with one N as well but Ashlynn looks fuller to me. I like how it sounds, and it's pretty much the only Ash- name that I like. I also do kind of like Ashley but it's mostly simply because I have good associations with the name rather than because I like it as such. Ashlynn meanwhile has the same sort of approachable, friendly vibe, while at the same time feels fresher and more youthful, and I think it's a nice alternative to Ashley, plus aside of being just a smoosh of Ashley and Lynn it can be associated with the Irish word aisling meaning dream/vision which I think is a lot more interesting meaning than that of Ashley, or even Lynn. I really dislike the nickname Ash though.

I like this name. It's strong, very strong, yet still feminine, very characteristic and good for a woman of any age. If I lived in any Scandinavian countries and wanted to have children, I'd surely consider this name for my daughter. I have a friend called Astrid and she's Dutch and I like her. My other association with this name is pretty obvious - Astrid Lindgren. I love her. Yet another is Astrid - wife of king Olaf.

I really like this name. Here in Poland it feels both very unique but also easily recognisable, I guess much like in English minus the pronunciation trouble (unless you're a kid and find a lot of R's and L's difficult).

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Personally I know only one Aurelia so to me it always feels kind of surprising to come across an Aurelia in the media, or on social media or wherever else. I think I like it enough that theoretically I wouldn't even mind using it for a real life baby if I had one, except for that I would actually want to use Kornelia, and Kornelia plus Aurelia in one sibset would be a bit too much, and besides I know that my Mum dislikes this name so I'd feel weird purposefully using something she really dislikes, even if the choice would ultimately be up to me. In an Anglophone setting I'd hesitate even more because the pronunciation thing seems so inconsistent.

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I don't know why, but this name has always made me think of autumn. Like falling leaves, gloomy, rainy days, fog, wind, sometimes a bit of sunlight, autumn fruit etc. It makes sense in English because Aurelia and autumn start with the same two letters, but English is not my native language and I had this association way before I could speak English.

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It is definitely very frilly and princessy, but to me that's not a downside because I like frilly names. And aside from frilliness, Aurelia also has a certain seriousness and majesty to it that not every frilly name has. It also makes me think of people who are very spiritual, or religious, or just have a super rich inner life and loads of intuition, you get the idea. Maybe it's because my favourite Aurelia and the one that I really associate this name most with is Aurelia Bitter (nee Jedwabińska) from the Polish Ya series called Jeżycjada by Małgorzata Musierowicz, and that Aurelia is quite an intuitive person. It also gives me very strong tragic vibe similar to Lavinia or Ophelia even though I'm not aware of any tragic Aurelia whereas there are obvious tragic connotations with the other two.

I like Belinda. I suppose it must feel a bit or a lot dated in the English-speaking world because it's so similar to Linda, and here in Poland it feels a tad bit snobbish for the same reason, but I like the name nonetheless, because despite the similarity to Linda it's a lot more interesting and unusual. It's not an extremely unique name that would raise eyebrows, but it's unique just enough to feel interesting and catch attention in the crowd. It has something really charming and elegant to it, even if perhaps not in a classic way. Something about it also makes it feel kind of quirky to me, which makes me think of someone quite eccentric when I think of Belinda. I find the nickname Billie super cute for Belinda, and I can never make up my mind whether I prefer Belinda or Melinda, because I like both. Definitely nowhere near enough to use them for a potential child, but still quite a lot. One thing about Belinda that I'm not a big fan of is the meaning. Beautiful serpent sounds rather weird.

I like Bella a lot, but more as a nickname for something longer. On its own, it feels just a little bit cliche. Maybe it's because of the meaning (which is undeniably beautiful, but kind of generic, if you get what I mean), or maybe because Bella feels like a go-to romantic heroine name for a book or movie. Also I'm probably biased, because I know more dogs with this name than actual people. Or because I dislike Twilight. :D Nonetheless, I definitely can't say that I dislike the name Bella, and as I said, as a nickname for something longer like Arabella or Annabella, it's just gorgeous. It's also very feminine and youthful.

I like Beth as a nickname from Bethan the most. It's also good as a nickname of Elizabeth, although there are many other nicknames for this name that I like more. I don't care for it as a nickname from Bethany, 'cause I just really don't like Bethany. Beth is nice on its own, although very short and not really my style as a full name. I like how Beth is so quiet and light a name, but at the same time has some strength which in my opinion can make it a good name both for a Beth March type of girl, or for a more leader-like personality. I like "Little Women" and Beth March and that's why among other reasons, I like this name. Now I'm learning Welsh and recently I found out that Beth in Welsh means "what" which I thought at first was odd and can be a disadvantage of this name when you have any Welsh connections, but I've also noticed that there are quite many Beths in Wales so I guess that people there don't really care for what it means.

I don't like this name at all. It sounds rather odd to me. From the names that are nicknames to Beth, I much prefer Elizabeth.

I don't really like Birgit, but it's still better than our Polish Brygida.

I guess the name Blue doesn't really reflect my overall naming style too well, but I really like it anyway. However I think it would be rather difficult to bear as a first name, because of the sad association and because it doesn't really sound very serious. Even Bluebell nicknamed Blue would be a better option instead though I'd still use a more serious middle with it. But I like Blue as a whimsical, melancholic middle name for a more classic first name, or a second middle name. I guess it's used more widely for boys, but I actually prefer Blue for a girl.

I used to think that despite the nice meaning this name sounded a bit harsh and elderly, even though I don't know anyone with the name Bluma, elderly or otherwise. These days though I think it's really lovely and charming and girly, while not being frilly, and just cute, and I love its meaning. It makes me think of flowers and the Swedish word for flower which is blomma and sounds very similar to Bluma, just with a double m, and obviously they share the same roots.

I love the name Camilla. Camille is nice too, but I like Camilla more because it looks more feminine. It's maybe a little frilly, but I don't mind. And as I noticed, the frilliness of the name doesn't mean that Camillas are sort of super-sensitive, queasy or squeamish. In fact, those whom I know, are sensitive and delicate, but also strong and one is even a little tomboyish I'd say. I like its nicknames - Mil(la), Millie, Milly, Cammie. I hate when people pronounce it kah-MI-lah, it definitely shouldn't be pronounced that way plus in my opinion it's just ugly, sorry didn't want to offend anyone, just my own opinion. I love kah-MEE-lah, but my favourite pronunciation is Swedish, with double l. I don't really associate it with the Duchess Of Cornwall, wrl, maybe just a bit, but even if I did, it doesn't bother me and I don't see anything wrong with it. I think it's a really sweet name.

I am generally not much into surname-y names or unisex names, but I do quite like Campbell. Not love, but like. It has a nice sound, and I like its Scottishness. I even like it on both genders, which is rare for me with unisex names, though it feels more natural on boys, but in turn for girls it has a bunch of truly adorable and cute nicknames. I don't like it enough though to use it myself, even if I had children. The meaning is truly horrid, but there are names like Claudia or Cecilia which also don't have the nicest meanings, and still have their fans, and unless you look the meaning up it's not obvious what it means from the way it sounds, so if you can get past it, I think it shouldn't be a big deal as it doesn't sound like anything offensive in English. As a Pole, I didn't know what was the deal with all the comments about the soup people wrote about so had to look it up. Nevertheless, because I didn't know about Campbell Soup Company until now, it's obviously not a problem to me, but I can easily understand why it would be a problem for others and I don't think it's a matter of growing up or not. :D.

I really like the name Carmel. As a Catholic, I think this is a great way of honouring Our Lady. I associate this name very much with caramel, so it sounds very sweet to me. It almost tastes like caramel-flavoured hard candy to me, haha. I also associate it with monasteries and with nuns (probably because of Mount Carmel and carmelites). I think it has a lovely meaning and is a nice alternative to obvious flower or other plant names for those who are into nature names. It feels very unique to me as I rarely hear it. It's also a very rare name over here in Poland, including its variants. I met a little girl named Karmela (not sure about the spelling) as a little kid and was in awe of how beautiful and rare this name was. I also know other people with related names but they're from Mediterranean countries.

I like Carolina, but only pronounced with ee, like in Scandinavian languages, not ie. I really dislike it with ie. I think it doesn't need to be shortened. It's one of those names that really don't need any nicknames despite its length. I guess all the nicknames take a lot of charm from it. I think it is a very feminine name, subtle, but dynamic. Though I prefer Caroline slightly more, also with ee or i, not ie.

I really like Carolyn. Caroline is a very nice, sophisticated, elegant and classy name too. Carolyn perhaps has less elegance, but is softer and I much prefer the sound of it. I really dislike the -LIEN ending of Caroline, and much prefer pronouncing it with -LYN, it makes it so much more pleasant. Carolyn feels stronger and more concrete, despite the softness. I also generally like -lyn names, despite my naming taste overall is rather classic.

I really like the name Celia. I used to like Cecilia more, and I still do love Cecilia, but these days I'm more drawn to Celia. I think though that Celine and Celeste are better than Celia. Celia feels really angelic to me, and celestial and heavenly indeed, it has so much subtle charm. I like both the English and the Polish pronunciation.
When I think of the name Celia, I see a girl in her early 20's. She has light blond hair, fair skin, green-ish eyes, is slim and medium-height. She is very graceful and full of very fresh, youthful charm and energy. She is likeable, warm, engaging and interested in others, as well as deeply empathetic. She likes to laugh, smiles a lot and likes to make others happy. She is modest, humble and very kind and respectful towards everyone, especially those who are older than her. She is very gentle and calm and has a calming effect on her surroundings. She is an introvert and may be a bit shy, but she does enjoy company of other people, but just doesn't like huge, loud gatherings. She is bookish and outdoorsy, very serious about her responsibilities. She is a real lover of beauty in all its forms. She may appreciate things like classical music and poetry more than your average human being, could be a talented writer herself. She is very sensitive and usually is interested in things to do with spirituality/religion. When she feels comfortable with someone she can become very chatty. She is an idealist and a romantic at heart, spends a lot of time daydreaming. She is fascinated by all things mysterious, unusual, strange, unexplained etc. She likes to live as minimalistically as possible, and enjoys travelling which allows her to have a taste of different cultures. She is a very good observer. She is a loving, forgiving and caring person but she does know what healthy boundaries are. She is very bright and intelligent, diplomatic, and has a subtle, innocent sense of humour. She likes to communicate with others, learn more about people, meet different kinds of people and observe them, hear their stories, she's genuinely interested in others. She can be very supportive and understanding. She loves animals. She has a natural air of elegance and gentleness around her. She can be very dedicated and sacrifice a lot for her loved ones, or people that she works with, because she tends to chose jobs that involve caring for others, supporting them or helping them in some significant ways. Justice is one of her most important values.
I don't know anyone with the name Celia, so this is just a description of how I imagine a Celia, rather than what I think all Celias are or should be like.

I really like this name, whether with the accent above the E or without. I've always liked our Polish Celina, but I think Celine is even better, softer and more delicate. I just really like the sound of it. I have auditory-taste synaesthesia, and auditory-tactile synaesthesia as well, and to me Celine tastes like grapes. I kind of don't like the association with Celine Dion though, not because I really don't like Dion but because she's so very popular and not really my thing. I also adore Celine as a diminutive of Marcelline.

I really love this name! I love almost all things Celtic and am an avid Welsh learner, so that being said it's not a huge surprise, but there are Celtic/Welsh names out there that I don't particularly like at all. Celyn is so lovely though. Because all the Celyns I've heard of are females, it's quite difficult for me to picture a male Celyn, I can only see this name work on a young boy but not a grown up man, while on a woman I feel like it could age much better. I wonder whether Celyn isn't a bit like Evelyn was in English - traditionally masculine but now almost exclusively feminine - because seriously I haven't heard of a single Welsh guy named Celyn. I am not Welsh though nor do I live in Wales so my idea is surely very limited and I may be wrong. I think I personally also have a problem picturing this name on a guy because Celyn is spelled so much like Celine, Marcellyn and other such feminine names, which in my opinion gives it some of their gentleness. On the other hand names like Kellan/Kellen are popular in the Anglophone world and in pronunciation Celyn is only slightly different from those. So yeah, I think it's the spelling that makes it seem so feminine to me.
I have all sorts of lovely associations with it, makes me think of the very talented Celyn Cartwright, and the historical Welsh place called Garth Celyn, as well as a song about it. As I already said, it also feels very similar in my head to Celine despite the different pronunciation and I do love Celine as well.
I honestly don't know if this name could work out in the English-speaking but non-Welsh-speaking parts of the world. I think a lot of people would try to pronounce it SE-lin or even exactly like Celine, feels inevitable if even I as a Welsh learner still have the Celine association, that people who won't have a clue about Welsh will feel the same. But then -lyn names are all the rage, and K names are very trendy too, and Celyn has a nature meaning, as well as a very modern feel when looking at it from an English perspective, so perhaps why not? It's short and sweet and could appeal to many people. But I think it definitely would be a lovely, unexpected and cool option as a middle name, especially if you have some Welsh heritage and/or your child was born around Christmas. In Wales, I think it would be great if it was more popular as a first name.

I wonder why I don't like Charlotte more. It has the style that I like, I like many elegant, girly, but strong, kind of sophisticated, classy, gentle, classic girl names and I like Charlotte, but not like it's one of my real favourites. I think I prefer Caroline. I think Charlotte is nice on its own, it looks fine written down, as it is so long and full, but at the same time it's much shorter when pronounced, so, in my opinion it doesn't really need any nicknames to be more usable. I like the association with Charlotte Bronte.

I generally tend not to like modern names which are place names, have a gazillion of possible spellings and little to no tradition beyond 21st-20th century, but Chelsea is one of the exceptions. I actually find it quite a friendly, nice name. It has a very approachable, warm, fresh, youthful, vibrant, cool and energetic vibe. I don't know anyone named Chelsea very closely but it seems like a lot of women with this name are quite nice. And I just like the sound of this name. I also like Kelsey. Would never use either myself on a child, but like hearing it on other people.

I like this name. It's subtle and feminine, but also strong. Though I prefer the form Christelle, or Chrystelle.

I like the name Clara, although I prefer Klara, but Clara's still a very nice spelling. I pronounce it KLAH-ruh and this pronunciation appeals to me the most. I think it's a very elegant, feminine, but also strong name. When I think about this name I see a woman who is very sharp-minded, beautiful, talented, especially she loves literature, theatre and music, she's generally very into culture, she's very classy and elegant, but is also a very good woman with a big, open heart. Very generous, a good listener, really full of virtues. She has quite conservative views, can be very spiritual, is very sensitive and wise, you can talk with her about really serious, philosophical things, but she has also a very good sense of humour and likes a good joke. She's extroverted. She's very loving and caring for others, she hates lies, has a very strong will and is determined and hard-working, a bit of a perfectionist, often her self-esteem is either a bit too low or a bit too high.

I love this name! Regardless of whether with a K or C. I do like Cordelia too but I think Cornelia is much nicer. One of my music crushes has been Cornelis Vreeswijk and although I never plan on having children, I've always thought that if I had a girl, I'd name her Kornelia/Cornelia because it's such a lovely name in itself but also in honour of him. But nowadays I'd be much more hesitant because Kornelia is very popular over here, or in any case, its popularity is growing. I like the nickname Nellie a lot. It is a very classy, aristocratic name with an ancient feel, that has a lot of gentleness in it, but also some inner strength, so when I think of a Cornelia, I see a girl/woman who is relatively short, has fine features, chestnut hair, green eyes, might be a bit freckly. She looks noble - not like stately or very seriously, but has a lot of finesse about herself. She seems gentle, yet at the same time she has a steely will and ambition, is very agile, hyperactive and always does what she wants. She can be a bit bossy and tyrannical. But she has a kind heart, and deep down is very sensitive, gentle and extremely vulnerable. She is very smart and likes to act tough. She likes to draw attention to herself, is creative, always stands out from the crowd, is eccentric. She likes sports and music. Gets herself and others in trouble with surprising ease. She has a fiery temper. If she has a goal, she works towards it zealously. She is a spiritual person, and often experiences very extreme feelings. She is interested in all things paranormal, out there, in psychology, has a great intuition and is very empathetic. She has a lot of contradictions in her character which makes her a difficult but very interesting character. She has a tendency to isolate herself from others and think always in black or white. She needs safety and security, and despite what she likes to show, is not too self-assured. She's very artistic and easily moved by beauty. I actually don't know any Cornelias whatsoever, it is just the way I imagine a person with this name, not how I think all Cornelias are or should be.

I don't really like it, I think Karina or Corinna are much better. Corrina sounds prettier when pronounced cor-REE-nah than cor-RI-nah for me.

I like this name a lot, even though I've recently met a woman with this name whom I really dislike, and it's not really often for me to dislike people that much, so I hope I won't have bad associations with this name. Well I mean I already do, but so far I still can appreciate its beauty. I think I prefer Daniella or Danielle a bit more, or very similar sounding but of course not etymologically related Daniela, and I dislike most of the nicknames for this name. But still, I do like it. When I try to imagine a Daniela - like just a random person with this name, trying not to be biased by that strange lady I know - I see a woman who can be somewhere in between her 20's-40's, I can easily imagine a woman with this name both as young and middle-aged. She has long, very dark hair, dark complexion and skin, and big, dark, almond-shaped eyes. I can imagine her being any height. But she's very attractive and knows it. She can be a little bit vain, and has a very high self-esteem, sometimes too high. She likes flirting, knows everything about make up and cosmetics and likes to be beautiful and in the centre of attention. Sometimes she likes a bit of drama, especially if she creates it itself, it's because her imagination is very vivid, she's intelligent and has great acting skills, and just needs an outlet for them plus craves attention. She is quite egocentric and might sometimes appear egoistical, but she's not cold-hearted and uninterested in others, just too absorbed with herself at times. She has a deep feeling that she is a very special person, like that she has some special mission in the world, or is better than anyone else in some particular sphere, usually either intellectual or regarding her appearance. She's very sensitive and it's easy to hurt her feelings, and she doesn't forgive easily. She feels everything very intensely and is often rebellious. She's an extrovert but has phases when she wants only her own company and when she retreats to her inner world. She has a good sense of humour and can be a social butterfly if she wants, however she might be a bit moody, and complain easily. She's a pessimist by nature, and needs someone who would support her and love her unconditionally. If she feels it's worth it, she's capable of unusual sacrifices or heroic deeds, but normally she doesn't have very high demands for herself. She is artsy and doesn't like too much discipline or regime, she's quite a hedonist. That's just how I imagine a person with this name, not how I think all Danielas are or should be.

I quite like Danielle. It's definitely not my favourite -elle name, but it's very nice, has a warm sound and a friendly, approachable vibe. It feels quite versatile because I can imagine it just as well on a sporty tomboy, as on a sophisticated, image-conscious, very feminine woman. It sounds dynamic and energetic but also has some sweetness to it, but is not so sweet that it would feel frilly. I used to prefer Daniela as it sounds more interesting and more feminine, but ever since I've met someone called Daniela who has sort of destroyed this name to me, I guess Danielle is my favourite out of the feminine versions of Daniel. I really dislike most of its nicknames though. I don't like Dani/Danny at all, similarly to how I dislike Dan as a nickname for Daniel, and I guess Dani is the most default/straightforward nickname for Danielle that most Danielles go by if they go by any nickname at all. The only nickname that I can think of that I like is Nellie.

I really like Delia, both on its own and as a nickname for longer names. It's really sweet. I used to think for quite a long time that it's pronounced DEL-yuh rather than DEEL-yuh, and I do prefer the Del- pronunciation as it sounds better and feels kind of more natural to me, but I really like it either way. It makes me think of an older person, however I'm sure that it would fit a girl or woman of absolutely any age. It has something really cosy and kind of comforting about it, that makes me think of eating cake in the kitchen, crackling fire, a purring cat and someone telling stories from when they were young. It makes me think of someone rather eccentric but very kind and warm, an old lady but one who has quite a young or even childish soul and likes to laugh a lot, sing and crack jokes and is either a spinster with a house full of cats or a granny who has loads of grandchildren and great-grandchildren and spoils them rotten. Though of course like I said I'm sure it would fit a woman of any age. I think the Artemis connection is really nice too and gives this really soft and gentle name a bit more strength.

Della is a beautiful name! I love how it looks and sounds and the general vibe of it. It makes me think of someone very joyful and happy and full of beans and curiosity. While it sounds rather playful and is short, I think it's still substantial enough to be a name in its own right, but is also a great nickname for all sorts of names related to Adelaide, Adelina, Adele etc. I like it way more than Addie which I'm not a fan of. Also it would be a gorgeous nickname for something like Delphina/Delfina/Delphine, Adelphia, Delphia, Delilah, Delyth, Delwen etc. While I like Ella, Bella, Stella and co. I think Della feels a lot fresher and more surprising.

I really love the name Delyth. It sounds like delight or delicate and is indeed delightful and delicate. It also makes me think of flowers and a lapping, splashing stream and nature in general. This is one of my most favourite Welsh names, though I like a whole lot of them. I agree with the previous commenter that it indeed sounds kind of elfin and fairy-like. It also makes me think of harp because of Delyth Jenkins. I think for people who aren't Welsh but live in the Anglophone world, it could make an interesting alternative to Delilah if you like Delilah but for some reason don't like it enough to use it, Delyth's crispier and definitely much more uncommon, at least outside of Wales, I've no idea how popular it is in its home country, but if you like Delilah, want something uncommon for your baby and perhaps have some Welsh heritage I think Delyth would be a cool option, especially that its pronunciation is very straightforward.

I really like Eiluned, just as I do Eluned and Luned. All these names have a very serious, kind of posh quality to them for me (even though I don't think they really are all that posh) and just like with many other Welsh names, there's something magical about all three of them as well.

I love Eithne. Probably like most non-Irish people, I first heard of it as Enya's birth name, and I love Enya so as a result I immediately felt drawn to the name as well, even though I didn't even have a clue for years about how it should be pronounced and guessed it must be something like EETH-nee. :D But I liked how it looked and the mysterious pronunciation only gave it more appeal. I like both the Enya and Ethan pronunciation though the latter makes more sense and seems a LOT more common in Ireland. Perhaps it's just because of Enya, but this name is very distinctly ethereal, otherworldly, very spiritual so to say. I imagine this name being very fit both for someone like a very pious and humble nun from a contemplative order who is all immersed in prayer all the time (there is a St. Eithne actually), or some sort of eccentric hermit psychic and fortuneteller who seems more in touch with the paranormal world than the real one. It's a bit of a pity that it wouldn't work outside of Ireland, the spelling Ethan isn't nearly as evocative, as is usually the case with Anglicised Irish names, and Enya is too tied to the singer.

It's a bit short and feels even shorter than it is because it sounds like the letter L. And because it's either a pronoun or some other small parts of speech in various languages, but it sounds good. I can't really imagine it on a man though, given that it's the name of God, it almost feels like literally being called God. I like it as a girl name though, especially as a nickname for something a bit longer.

I really like this name, the way it looks and sounds. I think it has a bit of a fantasy feel to it, would totally fit on some kind of mythical princess or something. I know that this name has very varied origins and can be used for either sex depending where in the world you are, but personally I've heard about it most often as a Welsh name, being a Welsh language learner myself. Therefore as a masculine name it feels a tad bit effeminate to me. I think Elan would be very usable in a primarily English-speaking place since it's so easy to spell and pronounce, but if I were to use it myself and lived in an English-speaking country I think I'd be a bit worried that people would just assume it's Ellen.

I really like Eleanor. It's elegant but not too frilly, vintage but fresh and youthful-sounding while at the same time ages well, has something soft to it but at the same time feels very strongly down to Earth. It's almost as versatile as Elizabeth, and just like with Elizabeth this doesn't make it feel neutral or bland. I slightly prefer our Polish Eleonora as it's so long, a lot rarer here than Eleanor is in the English-speaking world, and has even more sophistication, I also love the Swedish Ellinor. I like that Eleanor may be etymologically connected to Helena which is my all-time favourite and thus makes me like Eleanor even more. Eleanor has a great nickname potential and I love most of its nicknames, perhaps except for Nora. It has a very nerdy feel to it in my opinion but I see it as an advantage.

Elektra is an interesting name - mythological, with a lovely meaning (amber), full of quirky spunk and a sort of alternative feel to it, very original and elegant in a not too fancy way. Yet, I cannot really like this name as much as I would want or as much as I think it deserves, simply because it sounds too much like all things electricity to me. Electra's complex doesn't help either. Therefore I think people who use it on their daughters are really bold!

I really like this name. I used to think it looked incomplete in comparison with Ellen, but now it just has a completely different feel. While Ellen feels a bit more stately, dignified and sophisticated, Elen has an elfin, fairy-like, lighter feel to it. So I like both equally as much. I do prefer Helen to Elen though.

I like this name a lot. I think that if I'd have children and if it wouldn't be too popular then, as it seems to rise in my area, I'd consider it as a name for my baby. I love Helena, it's my gramma's name, so I'd love to honour her this way, though I'd be afraid that she'd be called Lena, there are so many little Lenas over here right now. I liked Lena as well some time ago, but now it's just boring and insipid in my opinion. But not Elena. Elena differs with just one letter, but not being so popular in my country, it seems fresh, original, or at least more original than Lena or even than beautiful and classic Helena, it's easy to diminish and use in Poland. It reminds me of a princess, the one who's very royal, likes to be in charge, but is also a bit tomboyish. She can be very girly though if only she wants. She likes horseback riding. It works for a very lively girl in my opinion, but also fits a woman, I think in any age... Well, it's a bit hard for me to imagine Elena in her 30's-40's, but it's probably just me. I regret that I don't know any Elenas personally.

I think this is a lovely name. It has strength, but also elegance, is refined and sophisticated, and I usually like long, elegant girl names. It is also rather unique to me, I don't know anyone with this name, but at the same time it has a classic, and classy, feel. I like Eleanor too though.

As much as I like Eleanor, I think this form looks better. My favourite form is definitely Eleonora, but Eleonore is also among my favourite variants of Eleanor.

I love, love, love the name Eleri! It sounds so melodic and elfin. I like Ellery, but Eleri both looks and sounds so much better. I also like a similar Welsh name Meleri. I am a Welsh language learner and huge enthusiast and sometimes I feel that perhaps if I ever ended up having children, after all, I could name a girl Eleri, as a tribute to Welsh language and because Eleri would be a very easy to pronounce Welsh name here in Poland, unlike in the Anglophone countries other than Wales. But it would still be a very bold choice and I'm not sure if I'd have enough courage. I would not use it and would not recommend to anyone using it in an Anglophone country that is not Wales, because I'd be worried that it would be considered just a creative spelling of Ellery and pronounced as such. Also, even in Wales I don't think it's a fresh choice. I've heard that it's very much a 60's 70's name there so perhaps it would be like naming an American baby Sharon or Linda or something? My main association with the name Eleri will forever be Eleri Siôn from BBC Radio Wales and her accent, as well as a Welsh song by Betsan Hâf Evans called Eleri.

Some years ago when I wasn't quite as familiar with the names in the English-speaking world, I was actually very surprised that Eli is considered a masculine name and so popular as a masculine name. To me, when I saw Eli I would immediately pronounce it as Ellie, and so I was the more surprised that Eli as a boy's name is pronounced EE-lie, although now it's normal for me. I like Eli for both boys and girls, but I prefer the Ellie spelling to EE-lie, hence probably why I like Eli for a girl more. I also like many of the feminine names that start with Eli- like Elizabeth, Elinor, Elin/Elina, Eliza, Eliana etc. I think Eli on a girl is both cute and gentle, and minimalistic and strong. When I think of an Eli, I imagine a young girl, in her late teens or early twenties, she has brown, curly hair, green or blue eyes, is short, and I can both imagine her being rather skinny and more fluffy. In any case, she likes being active, if not physically then at least mentally, is smart, funny, bubbly, extroverted, has a little bit of a sarcastic sense of humour. She has her own girl tribe and greatly values her friendships. She easily gets involved in dramas, and has a bit of a tendency for gossips, but only light gossips. She can be a bit clumsy. She's very down to Earth and practical, but might have artistic skills and likes to stand out from the crowd, usually has some unusual style in what she wears, or weird taste in music, has an out there pet at home or has some rare and unheard of hobby/interest. She's good at science and math. She is kind-hearted, warm, empathetic, helpful, supportive, loyal, friendly, easy to talk to, though truth be told it's more herself who will talk to you, she's very talkative and always has a lot going on. She's impulsive and passionate. She has the ability of laughing at herself and does it often. She loves eating, well who doesn't, but for Elli food is her real love and can be potentially a weakness. She is very likeable and laughs a lot. I don't know any Eli, be it a girl or a boy, and this description is not how I think all Elis are/should be like, but just how I imagine a person with this name when I think of the name Eli.

As for how I imagine an Elin, she could be any age really, as well as any height. She has light brown hair and dark green/dark blue eyes. She has petite features and looks rather gentle and fragile, but at the same time it's very very visible that she is a strong person, with a steely character. She has both loads of sensitivity and gentleness about herself as well as loads of strength. She has small, delicate hands and is very agile, not necessarily sporty, but just has some finesse in her movements and a lot of unconscious gracefulness. She is a very curious person, she loves discovering, exploring the world, people around her, learning new things, being intellectually and physically active, she's an idealist. She always asks a lot of questions and likes to receive a lot of specific and detailed info in return. She is brave, courageous, forthright and frank, sometimes a little bit too much, but if she finds it necessary for some big purpose, she will employ her imagination and drama skills and will become an excellent, convincing liar. She can be a bit temperamental at times, but usually makes an impression of calm, albeit a very inquisitive person. She is domineering, slightly self-centered and selfish, but not narcissistic, and has a lot of empathy. When she finds any obstacles in her life, she'll fight with all her strength, that's always the thing with her. She can be rebellious. She likes to look very good, but is not a type of a coquette, even though men usually find her attractive. She's also very down to Earth so at the same time simply wants to be practical and comfortable. But she has that innate elegance about herself, and a hint of sophistication. She protects her very sensitive, gentle, idealistic, dreamy, worrisome and anxious self with the invincible fighter exterior, but both are valid parts of her personality, neither is fake, even though she might not like her sensitive and vulnerable part. She's prone to anxiety and mood swings even though she strives to always keep calm and positive and very rarely complains. She is creative and very smart, in all the meanings of this word, she appreciates real beauty and art. She is also a bit nerdy and may feel very different from the rest of people. She's also prone to jealousy and may be a bit judgmental, but she always tries to be kind and respectful of others and treat everyone equally and fairly. She likes challenges and risks, dreams of adventures, and if she happens to be a mum, her children's childhood just can't be normal or boring, there's always a lot going on when Elin is around. I know only one Elin personally, and this description is not a description of any specific person named Elin, nor the way I think all the Elins are/should be like, just the way I imagine an Elin when I hear/see/think of this name.

I absolutely love Elin. It has what I like in a name. It's cute, feminine, ages well, has the El sound in it and is often used in many of my favourite languages - Swedish, Finnish and Welsh. And I have tons of nice associations with it. And it is a form of Helen, I like lots of forms of Helen, including Helen itself.

I really love most of the Helen related names. Elin is my huge favourite, but I guess Elina is even better because it's more feminine, kind of more gentle, and also more multicultural, since it occurs in Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, a lot of Slavic countries, and could be very usable in the English-speaking ones as well though I guess there could be a lot of spellings possible so that could be either an upside or a downside. I think it ages very well but at the same time fits a child and a teen well too and has a lot of sweetness to it while not being frilly or bland or overly delicate. It could fit someone strong but also a very sensitive person.

I really like Elisa. It's a lot more interesting than Lisa, and a bit more substantial than Elise (though Elise is absolutely great too and I guess I even prefer it to Elisa because of how subtle it is). I am a big fan of Eliza, however I much prefer the Polish pronunciation of it (eh-LEE-zah) compared to e-LIE-zuh, and so while I prefer Eliza to Elisa in terms of how they look, I guess, at least in English, I prefer Elisa in terms of pronunciation. There is something slightly mysterious about the name Elisa, I think. And it is very elegant. I think it would make a very original, fresh and a bit surprising nickname to Elizabeth.

I really like this name. I think Elisabeth looks better, more elegant and complete, but what's nice about Elisabet is that it's so phonetic. It seems to be incredibly popular as a middle name in Scandinavia though. It makes me think of Elisabet from "The Christmas Mystery" which is a book I loved as a child. I like the sound of it.

When I think of the name Elisabeth, I see a woman in her 30's-40's, medium height, rather slightly built, with long, a little bit wavy, light brown hair, very expressive dark green or dark blue or grey eyes. She has something majestic about herself, is very feminine, maybe not beautiful, but nice to look at and it is visible easily that she is a trustworthy and wise person, who has a lot to say on different things but also keeps a lot to herself. She is very intelligent, introverted, highly sensitive, analytical, loves writing, being out in nature, she is altruistic and devotes herself wholely to her loved ones, not thinking much about herself. She doesn't like to talk a lot, but she thinks a lot, overthinks perhaps should we say, and when she does talk, people usually find what she says very valuable. She is a loner, but is not shy around people, just rather reserved and doesn't trust easily. She treasures her freedom and privacy, as well as her independence, and respects the privacy of others.

I love Elisabeth. :) I don't have any particular preference as for the spelling, I like both Elizabeth and Elisabeth, but what's definitely true in my opinion too, as many of the commenters wrote before, is that Elisabeth is more feminine. It is subtler, more gentle, a bit more classy, though I can't say Elizabeth isn't. Elisabeth is just that little bit more, and I like the Scandinavian feel in it. As an avid Swedish learner, I pronounce it e-LEE-sah-bet, not like Elizabeth.

I love Elisabeth. It's so classic, elegant, has plenty of nicknames to choose from, is delicate and unique. However I like Elizabeth too and I can't tell which one I like more. The thing I don't like though is when people pronounce Elisabeth like Elizabeth. I like it pronounced e-LEE-sah-bet the most and that's how I pronounce it, it's a Swedish pronunciation.

I like most forms of Elizabeth, so this one is no exception, although I can't say it's one of my most favourite. The "v" feels a bit awkward in this name to me personally, even though of course I know it's a normal linguistic thing in some Slavic languages. I perceive it as very strong compared to Elizabeth or Elisabeth.

It's interesting how so many people here say that they think Elise is sweet, angelic, pure, etc. I feel it exactly the same. When I think about this name I see a girl with long, brown, wavy hair, pale skin, dark blue eyes with long lashes, small, white, delicate hands, she's very slender and has petite features. She is introverted, has a very kind heart and is good natured, can be very shy and withdraw easily but likes helping people and is very considerate about other feelings. She is acutely sensitive and always wants to be the best, and is simply nice, would never do something bad or hurtful for others on purpose, is very patient and a great listener, although can be a little vain, she loves daydreaming and being surrounded with beauty. Elise is very intelligent and has an ear for music, but is always incredibly modest and not very self-confident. She has a natural air of sophistication, elegance and mystery around her. And I really think it's a very elegant and refined name. The fact that the first thing that comes to my mind when I think about this name is a little girl doesn't mean that I can't picture a grown-up woman with this name, in fact I think it can age really well, and is good as both a first or a middle name. I think it goes particularly well with some other sweet but a bit stronger name, and looks good when hyphenated.

I have only recently learned about this name and initially thought it was a variant of Elizabeth or something like that, and thought I didn't like it. But since then it's already grown on me a fair bit and I now think it's quite a nice and definitely unusual nature name, which I guess would be quite accessible and easy to use in the English-speaking world.

My mum wanted to call me Eliza and I regret she didn't. I doubt it would suit my personality, but I really love its sound. I love the name Eliza! I don't plan to have children, but if I would have, Eliza would be very high on my list and, as I'm Polish, I pronounce it e-LEE-zah and love it the most with such pronunciation. Here it isn't a very popular name. My first association with Eliza is a very mysterious, introverted, but self confident woman, a bit romantic and very sensitive, but not showing emotions. She's intelligent and clever. She loves to read and write and is very artistic. She loves authors like Elizabeth Gaskell, Jane Austen or the sisters Bronte. She's very intuitive, but also materialistic. She's tall and quite slim, has dark brown, long, wavy hair, pale complexion and almond shaped green eyes, she likes dark, calm colours. I know two Elizas and they're both very strong personalities and very motherly to their children.

It may be not the most unique, uncommon and surprising name in the world, and it seems particularly common as a middle name - which I understand because it feels so well with almost everything - but I still love this name. I love how classy and classic it is, and so elegant and regal. It is feminine and girly, but not too frilly at all, it has loads of strength, elegance and sophistication in it. But is not overly sophisticated either, and has such a fabulous nickname potential, so that it can actually fit people with different personalities and looks. But what first comes to my mind when I hear the name Elizabeth is a young girl, either in her teens or young adulthood, who has chestnut, a little wavy, shoulder-length hair, oblong face, light brown, almond-shaped eyes, and she's rather short to medium-height and pretty skinny and slightly built. You could actually say she looks pretty fragile but she has an iron will, steely determination and can be awfully stubborn, which is both good and bad. She likes to be in control of things, if she's not it often makes her anxious. She is nice and kind, and not really a shy person, but definitely an introvert and much prefers to spend time on her own, just with her own thoughts, in the garden, taking care of her flowers, or in her room reading a book or dedicating herself to some artsy hobby like drawing, painting or playing the piano or maybe violin, something like that. She's very talented, a real aesthete and a lover of words. She knows how to write interestingly and is also pretty eloquent, has a good sense of humour, kind of sarcastic, and is very intelligent. She is a pessimist most of the time, but not the one who complains all the time. She is very strongly devoted to her family and those she loves and cares about and has a real instinct for taking care of others, protecting and reassuring them. She likes to be perceived as strong, and she has a lot of emotional strength, but at the same time she is also very vulnerable and sensitive, and it's not particularly difficult to hurt her feelings, she struggles with a lot of self-doubt as well, but also is terribly ambitious and characterised by pride, so it actually makes her quite a perfectionist and she usually achieves her goals whatever they are. She makes an impression of a very down to Earth, practical person, who has her feet firmly on the ground, who always has everything under control, is well organised, caring of others, almost overprotective and bossy but it's well intentioned, and even slightly lacking spontaneity, but sometimes, when no one sees, another side of her comes out, a part of her that is an artist, a daydreamer, a hopeless romantic, very imaginative and even a bit idealistic, and kind of a wild spirit. But actually, Elizabeth is such a versatile name that you can imagine a person with this name any age I guess, and this is just what first comes to my mind usually when I think of the name Elizabeth, this is just how I imagine an Elizabeth, but I don't know anyone who is exactly like this and I am not saying that all Elizabeths are like that.

I love this name. I generally tend to like names ending in -Ella or with -el- anywhere in them. Ella is a very fresh sounding name for me. It's soft and girly, but very energetic at the same time. I associate it with a playful, imaginative, sociable girl, believing in fairies and other fairy tale creatures, she loves to sing and be close to nature, is very chatty and rather naive, but also very bright and energetic, she's very kind to people and very outgoing. She's small and slim, has long, black, curly hair, rosy cheeks, eyes in the colour of the sea, or they can be hazel, red lips, small hands and feet, she likes long dresses, her favourite colours are pink and silver and she likes to look elegant. I tend to pronounce it EL-lah.

When I think of the name Ella, I imagine a magnetic, attractive young girl/woman. I think this name ages fairly well so I can imagine her pretty much any age. She has curly, thick dark hair, hazel or brown eyes, but I can also imagine an Ella with very intensely blue eyes who would look a bit differently. She is very feminine. Has a heart-shaped face, rosy cheeks, nice features. Ella is full of charm and very playful, energetic, active, optimistic, there's always a lot going on around her. She is a bit selfish, but not cold-hearted, she likes helping people and is easily moved by someone's suffering of any kind. She is frank and direct. Ella has a talent for music and dance, or at least feels strongly towards those things. She's a real aesthete, takes care of her beauty, is interested in lifestyle, interior design, wants to make everything around herself beautiful. She is fiercely independent but sometimes likes to be spoiled by others. It's a very romantic and affectionate soul. She is very girly. She's not a minimalist, quite the opposite, she likes living in comfort and luxury. She's a bit vain. Ella is bright and intelligent and creative and has always hundreds of ideas. She doesn't like discipline and constraints and can be rebellious. She's very, very strong-willed, determined and stubborn. People usually like her for her charm but sometimes might shy away from her as she can be a bit overwhelming and domineering and overly emotional, and might appear shallow. She's very hospitable and likes both eating and cooking. This is a sociable extrovert who loves interacting with people, especially if all eyes are focused on her, and she always has something to say. She might be up to some mischief once in a while, and she likes flirting. This is just the way I imagine an Ella when I think of this name, I don't even know anyone named Ella in person and that's not how I think all Ellas are or should be.

I love the name Ella. It maybe is very popular, which is a big downside in my opinion, but I still love it and I can understand why so many people want to use it. It's charming, kind of playful, charming, delicate, but it is also sophisticated and upperclass and very girly. I guess it doesn't sound particularly strong, maybe is even frilly, but I think bearers of this name have to be very strong, self-confident women. Though, despite loving this name, I don't think I would use it myself for a child. I'd rather go with something longer, starting with El-, or maybe even just with L-? Or ending in -Ella, and then I'd call her Ella once in a while. I love this kind of name.

I really like Elle, whether as a standalone or a nickname, but I do prefer it as a nickname for something longer, starting with El- or ending with -Elle, I think it makes for a very sweet nickname but feels a bit not enough on its own. I think Ella or Ellie feels fuller as a full name, but I'd still rather go with something longer. I just usually prefer longer names. Also a minus of Elle for me is that it sounds like a single letter, which makes it feel even more mini than it is. I don't speak even a bit of French, but I know it means she in this language, and since French is generally a popular and widely spoken language, a lot of people know this fact, I think it also contributes to a bit of an underwhelming feel of this name as a standalone.
But it's definitely sweet, and has a kind of energetic, bright vibe to it, whether it's a nickname or a full name. I am very much in love with the Sami culture among others, and the name Elle seems to be quite common there, so one of my strongest associations with this name are Sami languages. In which this name is pronounced as two syllables, so it also sounds more complete.

As for how I imagine an Ellen, when I think of this name, I see a little girl, maybe 6 or 7-year-old, with long, slightly wavy, dark brown hair, and dark blue or green eyes. She has an oblong face and nice, pretty features, but isn't objectively very beautiful. Ellen is very intelligent, and has a difficult character. She can be explosive and bossy, and always wants to have things her way. She is very forthright and honest, often too much, and doesn't care about what people think of her. Despite she's very cunning, she never lies. Ellen is an introvert, likes her own company and has a tendency to isolate herself from others, especially from her equals, and feels inadequate towards them - either very superior because of her intellect and often different way of looking at the world or very inferior because she feels lonely and alienated and jealous of what others' lives look like. - She has a deeply sensitive nature and is a great observer. She tends to be egotistical, but at the same time might not think highly of herself. Ellen is a really clever girl. It may be hard to win her heart, and make her trust you, but if you do, she will be a real friend for you and will also value your friendship. Ellen loves to be out in nature and is interested in plants, has a good hand with animals. She can be sometimes rude to people, but will never be cruel with animals. She needs discipline but also lots of gentleness and understanding. That's just the way I imagine an Ellen when I think of this name, but I actually think this name ages very well so I can imagine a woman with this name of every age. I also don't think all Ellens are like that or should be like that, I know only one Ellen and she's not like the one I've described, that's just what comes to my mind when I think "Ellen".

Ellen is a lovely name! Classic and classy, and very feminine. I think it ages well, and has both some youthful charm and calm maturity in it. I prefer Helen, or Helena, a little more, but I think lots and lots of names related to Helena are absolutely beautiful and Ellen is one of them. It's elegant, but not overly sophisticated, very simple, and I think it works well in all kinds of situations, professional, familial, etc. There is even no need to come up with any nicknames as it is short and sweet, though I really like Ellie, or Elle, Ella, they're cute nicknames for Ellen. And you can make lots of great combos with the name Ellen either as a first or middle name, to make this name even fuller with something to complete it, to make it even more charming. Oh, and I know an Ellen, she's an awesome, kind person, always very supportive and listening to other people, and willing to help whenever she can. That's how I've always imagined an Ellen, even before I met her.

I really like most forms of Eleanor, but I guess this one alongside Eleonora are my most favourite ones. Ellinor has that cool, elegant vibe to it that I really like, plus it's Swedish and I love Swedish language. I think it looks a bit better than the English Elinor.

Even though I'm very much into Welsh names, I only recently heard about Elliw for the first time, and I really liked it right away. It sounds extremely soft, but something about it makes me think of some sort of ancient Celtic warrior woman.

I absolutely love the name Elsa, but I hate how everyone associates it with "Frozen". I've never watched it and I don't have any particular opinion about the movie, but I just feel it gives this name a way too mainstream feel. And I don't like how everyone here in Poland pronounces it as Elza, I mean it's quite natural because Elza is a Polish name, so it's easier, plus I really like the name Elza as well, but Elsa written and pronounced with s sounds much better. I like the Nordic feel this name has, and I like it both on its own or as a diminutive of Elisabeth/Elisabet. It's interesting how strong and delicate it is at the same time, and I think it ages well.

I get that this name must feel weird to native English speakers, with it looking the same as the English word Else, but I think in languages where it actually is a name and when it's pronounced the way it should be (so either EL-se or EL-ze I think) it's a really cool name. I like the sound of it, especially pronounced the Scandinavian way with the s. With the z it feels a bit harsh. I guess that in places/languages where Else works it could be a cool alternative to Elsa for those who are like me and love Elsa but don't necessarily love Frozen. Still, despite the fact I like Else, I think Elsa or ELsie or ELise sound better, because even with the s sound Else still feels a bit harsh.

I love love Elvira! I also love Elwira, our Polish form of this name. Elvira is sophisticated and strong, smart and elegant, a bit magical, mysterious and fairy-like, and, to me, very very unique and rare. And it has a slightly Gothic, enigmatic feel to it. I much prefer it pronounced as el-VEE-rah than el-VI-rah, el-VIE-rah or however else people may pronounce it across the world.

This name has a bit of a dated feel in Poland, and most Elżbietas I know are 50+ so I think it needs a few more years of rest before becoming more popular again, but I think it still does have a lot of upsides to it. I definitely do like it, even though many Elżbietas I know aren't people with easy characters and even though most of them go by Ela, despite this name has such a huge nickname potential so with its commonness and kind of universality I guess it could be fun if there were more diversity in nickname usage so that each of these many Elżbietas could feel at least a bit more unique and less confused with her other namesakes. I do like the nickname Ela as well, but there are many others, like Elżunia for example, which I hardly ever hear, and it would be so cool if they were used more. I also know that the nickname Ela and how many people use it by default when talking to an Elżbieta discourages a lot of parents who like the full form but not this particular nickname.
I like how Elżbieta is a very classic, feminine name, Biblical and very strong. And I absolutely love its nickname potential, just like I do in case of Elizabeth. It also has that regal feel that Elizabeth does to me.

Great name, I love it! Not sure if I'd use it for my own child, but it's lovely, and I love the Christian connotation, also that it is similar to another name I like - Samuel. It has something magical to it. It's delicate and soft but has a masculine, upper class feel nevertheless.

I love this name. I like Emily as well, I like it a lot, but it's a bit overlooked, even though here in Poland it's not used, so I can imagine how overlooked it might be for some people in english-speaking countries. Emelie is much more original for me and is a very sweet, gentle name. When I think of this name I see a calm person, introverted, down-to-earth, but also who likes to dream, a bit of a loner, artsy creature, especially very musical, lover of beauty, very sensitive, vulnerable and enigmatic lady. She's medium high, slim, has long, black hair, likes dark colours, has blue eyes and pale complexion, may have a little Gothic, but also elegant and refined style, she's very girly.

I love this name, I think because my name is Emilia and I like it as well. I like most (if not all) of the spellings and variants of this name, well, maybe besides those like Emmilee, Emilee, Emmily, Emileigh, Emaleigh or Emiley or anything like that. I don't have anything against the traditional Emily, it is a little bit boring, you see it everywhere even if you don't live in an English-speaking country, but it's still a pretty, classic little name in my opinion. But Emilie has all that, what Emily has, plus all that lacks Emily. It's classy, gentle, feminine, sweet, easy to pronounce everywhere I guess, classic, fitting a woman any age, flexible when it comes to nicknames and so on, but also is pretty unique in its spelling, but not in this over creative way which I hate, it may appeal to people with more modern taste, as well as to those who prefer more classic names, it's also more elegant than Emily, maybe because it's longer (?) and it's not so popular, 'cause even though I like Emily I think it's overwhelmingly popular. I think Emilie is a fresh alternative to the dozens of parents across the world who have a "crush" on Em- names at the moment. When I think about this name I see a woman pretty similar to Emily Of New Moon haha. Black-haired, pale, grey-eyed, tall and slim, very dreamy, bright, creative and a little withdrawn. My associations with Emilie are Emilie Autumn and Emilie Nicolas (Norwegian electronica singer), but also, like I said Emily Of New Moon, because any name related to Emily reminds me of her, probably because I - being an Emilia - feel so close and similar to her. One thing I don't like about Emilie is its French pronunciation e-mee-LEE, I prefer it with the accent on the first syllable as in English and that's the way I pronounce it, I also like the Norwegian pronunciation e-MEE-lye.

There was a time that I liked this name quite a lot and I still kind of like it, but not as much, probably because it's so popular. I know that some time ago I considered it very elegant, romantic and mysterious, but now I don't perceive it this way. I think it is a strong, yet feminine name, but not very refined, elegant or sophisticated. I tend to pronounce it EM-mah and this pronunciation appeals to me the most. When I think of Emma, I see a woman in late 20s-early or mid30s, tall, well built, with light blonde hair, grey eyes, quite sharp features, likes to wear dark clothes and is a sort of minimalist, is very strong, physically and mentally, firm, sensible, rational, intelligent, serious, dutiful, perfectionist, ironic, when in a bad mood, a good listener, doesn't talk a lot and is very calm, but when she's angry, it would be better to say she's enraged. She's a good listener and very responsible. Deep down, she's very sensitive and emotional, but she may appear pretty tough and rarely shows her affection for anyone. Or if she does, she does it by demanding a lot, being a little harsh to such person and showing something diverse. She is obsessed about her independence. Demands a lot from herself.

I like Erika. I used to think it's ugly but started to gradually like it as my love for Scandinavian countries was raising. I like its harshness. I generally prefer more girly names for girls, but the type of harshness Erika has in itself really appeals to me. And still, it's feminine, but not overly. I prefer it much more to Erica.

I like this name, as many Welsh names and I think it's much better than the English Isolde.

I don't like Eva at all. With any pronunciation. I think I should like it, it has many features that I appreciate in names, I have some nice associations, people who bear this name are often awesome for some reason and always very kind-hearted, well, anyway those I know, but I've never liked it and I really don't think I'm going to like it in future. I pronounce it either E-vah or EE-vah, depends on the context and situation. I don't like Eve too. I like the nickname Evie slightly more, but I much much prefer it as a nickname for Evelyn or Evangeline.

I LOVE this name! It's so energetic, sweet, dynamic and just full of joy and enthusiasm. It has something special about it. I've always thought it's a name for a beautiful, or at least pretty, maybe even a bit vain girl, who is bubbly, extroverted, fun loving, energetic, coquettish and full of enthusiasm, but also sensitive, artsy, intelligent and elegant and very likeable. In my country, the form of Evelina is Ewelina. I like it too and even thought about using it for my future child, but it's a bit dated in this strange way, it was pretty overused in 70's, 80's and maybe still a bit in early 90's (similarly as Evelina in Sweden, I suppose) and now it's almost unheard of nowadays on children and just associated with a woman in her thirties. But in English-speaking countries, I think Evelina is a beautiful alternative to Ava, Eva, Adeline, or even Evelyn, as it's so unique there. I like Evelina so much more than Eva. I actually think Eva is rather ugly.

I like this name in the literature, I can perfectly understand why it was so liked centuries ago, it's cute and girly. It's a bit childish to me, but putting these unlucky associations aside, its sound is not that bad. However the meaning behind the word Fanny destroys this name for me completely and makes it just absolutely unusable in modern times. Unless you're Scandinavian/French/Mexican etc. And are sure you/your child won't ever visit an English-speaking country or just won't care for people's strange comments. I don't come from an English-speaking country, but my main association with this name isn't unfortunately Fanny Price from "Mansfield Park" or other book heroines, but female genitals. Plus I don't think that it is an advantage that it sounds like funny in so many European languages. It makes it funny in a way that I don't think could be funny for a girl with this name.

It's definitely too short and simple for me in whichever spelling, but I like its Celtic-ness.

I think Felicia is an absolutely amazing name with a noble, classic, very feminine, elegant and slightly vintage feel. I love Felicity very much as well, in fact I guess I love all of the Felix-related names, but I love Felicia more than Felicity. I would even happily consider the Polish form Felicja - as I live in Poland myself - for a potential baby, one thing which would make me hesitate a bit is that I guess for most people the default nickname for Felicja is Fela, which I'm not as hugely in love with as I am with Felicja/Felicia, and while it has nicknames galore, I don't think it would be realistic to expect people not to call her Fela at all because it's just so obvious.
In English, one potential problem I'd have with this name if I were to use it on a baby in an anglophone country is the pronunciation. I guess the most common one is fuh-LEE-shuh, but I personally much prefer fuh-LEE-see-uh. And then there's the "bye, Felicia" thing. So I guess Felicity is an easier and more practical option in the anglosphere. I think Fifi is an adorable nickname for all of the Felix names but Felicia sounds best in its full glory.
I guess my main association with the name is the fictional character created by Danish-Norwegian writer Axel Sandemose. This Felicia inspired the Swedish Dutch-born singer Cornelis Vreeswijk, who wrote quite a few songs about her, the most famous in Sweden probably being Felicia Adjö (which btw means Goodbye Felicia but that's just a coincidence :D ), and he even has a whole album called Felicias Svenska Suite.
Other than that, it makes me think of felines, which is cool and I guess if you're like me and like Felicia but don't find it very practical on a potential baby, you could still use it on a cat.

While I definitely love Felicia way more than I do any Felicity-related name, I do love Felicitas (and Felicity, for that matter) as well. I think Felicity is more wearable these days, but Felicitas is more unusual and unexpected and I like how it seems to me like it has both bags of happy energy, yet at the same something very serious about it, in a noble, stately way. I think. It's beautiful. It also has a strongly Catholic vibe to me, which I'm not actually sure is in line with the reality and whether indeed most women with this name in the world are Catholic, but since I am Catholic myself, that association is a plus for me.

I like Fiona a lot. I love its meaning, Celtic connections to it, I love how it sounds, so elegant, but also kind of magical, and kind of nerdy too. I think Fionas are interesting women. I just adore the nickname Fee, Feefee and any similar and I like the English pronunciation. Here in Poland it's pronounced FYAW-nah, which I honestly hate, it's so charmless. And I hate the fact that it's so connected to Shrek. Fiona was one of not many Celtic names that are usable here and now it's destroyed by this film. People just don't seem to think about it as a serious name. A huge amount of animals called Fiona is the proof for it in my opinion. Here it's the only association most people have with Fiona, so if you are a Fiona or have a daughter named Fiona and you want to visit Poland, you can expect tons of comments about Shrek's girlfriend, I suppose. Although I love everything Celtic, and my main association with name is simply Scotland.

I really like this name, more than our Polish Gabriela which feels kind of overlooked. Gabriella is an interesting blend of strength (it has a lot of strong consonants in it and its meaning conveys strength) and a sort of princessy frilliness and sweetness. I quite like it, though I prefer Gabrielle a little bit over Gabriella. They're all fabulous names though and my preference for Gabriella over Gabriela and Gabrielle over Gabriella is only slight. I like a lot of the nicknames for Gabriella - I don't like the way Gabby looks in writing but I quite like Gabi, - Briella/Brielle, Bella/Belle, Bree, Ellie, Ella/Elle. I know one Polish Gabriela with a single L who goes by Bisia and I think it's an adorable nickname. I like the religious/angelic connections of this name as well.

It is really clunky and would definitely not work well outside of a Dutch-language setting, but I quite like it actually. There's something majestic about it.

I really like the name Griselda. It IS really clunky and I wouldn't be keen on using it on a living human being, I also understand why some people dislike it, but I really like it. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I like it it seems. Something about it feels so princessy and fairy-like, or kind of romantic, eccentric, Victorian and Gothic. It sounds like a lovely, homey, charming and very wise old lady, or like an eccentric spinster who hides a lot of secrets which no one would have thought she could be capable of having because of her not particularly interesting external appearance, or a beautiful selkie or a changeling child. You get the idea now I suppose. I like the Scottishness of this name (I like the form Grissel too). Zelda is lovely as well though I guess I prefer it as a standalone name rather than a nickname for Griselda. And I like my synaesthetic association with it, it tastes like some sort of yummy ice cream, it has a hint of lemon and caramel and something else I guess, not sure what. The Bocaccio association is of course good too.

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But yes, it's clunky and I don't know about the Anglosphere but here in Poland it would be unusable and a child with this name would likely be ridiculed all the time. It sounds very similar to the Polish verb "gryźć" (to bite), and all the related words. Or like the grizzly bear. Despite all the fun associations with this name that I listed above, it also reminds me of a Polish TV show for children which was a thing some fifteen years ago, featuring a squirrel called Gryzelka, which is not a bad association in itself I suppose but makes Griselda/Gryzelda feel potentially even less serious and more cumbersome as a real human name. I remember that when I was a kid the name reminded me of a mouse or something similar. And then there's the Swedish and Norwegian word gris meaning "pig", which is I guess why I don't like the nickname Griss even though it's pronounced kind of differently. I just couldn't do this to a real life child haha.

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But for a fictional character, a pen name, or maybe for a pet, it sounds really cool and original.

I quite like the name Gunnel. It feels a little bit clunky, and I'm not a Swede so I don't know if it's actually the way it's perceived by a lot of Swedes too or not, but even so, it's still quite nice and sounds more serious and grown-up than the similar Gunilla, which is nice too but has just never sounded like a full name to me even though it technically is.

I really like the name Gwilym. At this point I like most languages' forms of William really (though most of them had to grow on me over time) but I think Gwilym is among my favourites and I liked it instantly when I first heard it. It feels very versatile like lots of other names in this name family are, in the sense that it's very strong and masculine, but at the same time all the sounds in it are soft so it's also quite gentle and cute. I can imagine a Gwilym of any age. I've heard that for non-Welsh-speaking English speakers it sounds kind of childish even. But I can imagine a Gwilym of any age and I also think that it's very flexible in that it would suit people of different personalities - I can imagine a very serious, intellectual and geeky Gwilym, a mischievous, humourous, fun-loving and cool Gwilym, or a grumpy hermit Gwilym who hardly talks to people and prefers to spend his time in nature or around animals, almost anything goes I guess. But while being so flexible it's still not plain. I think the nickname Gwil is very cool as well, though I've heard from some non-Welsh-speakers that to them it sounds like someone can't say "grill" correctly, which I guess makes sense, so I'm not sure how well it would work outside of Wales, perhaps it would be safer as a middle, a cool, distinctive way of honouring Welsh heritage, or a rare alternative as a honour name for a William.

I like this name a lot, although it's very short and in my opinion should be followed by a longer middle name or be used as a middle name. Anyway, as far as I know it's used mainly as a middle name in Wales. It's a great name not only for a girl born in summer. I generally love the idea of using Welsh season names as girl names. I especially adore Gwanwyn.

I generally tend to dislike surname names, but I actually like Harris a lot more than Harry. In fact I don't like Harry at all, nor do I like Henry, but Harris is cool.

I love the name Hazel! The first time I ever heard it was in one of the Anne Shirley books, I guess that was "Anne Of The Windy Poplars", there was an episodic character, a young girl with this name, and it somehow got stuck in my brain, I remember thinking as a little girl that wow, it's such a gorgeous name. I like that it has such a zippy sound to it with that z, and is so energetic but also natural. I also love the name Hazel Grace Lancaster (from "The Fault In Our Stars) association, I loved that book. Now as my English got better with years and I'm much more familiar with the word Hazel, I guess my primary association with the name is hazelnut, I can just feel hazelnuts in chocolate when I hear the name Hazel, I guess it has to do with my synesthesia a little. :D I think that Hazel would be gorgeous in a sibset with either Stella, Rachel or Lavinia, don't know why those names sound especially well with Hazel to me. When I think about a person named Hazel, I imagine a teenager, but I can imagine a Hazel in any age without a problem. This Hazel has big, Hazel eyes, dark brown, wavy hair and brown, tanned skin. She may be a little plump, and not very tall, rather short actually. She is incredibly active and energetic, chatty, hardworking, a bit of a perfectionist and nervous but doesn't like to show that. She likes helping people, is very caring, a little naive. She loves food - making it and eating it. - She is likeable, but not the most popular in her crowd. She loves nature and is imaginative, has a talent for writing, but at the same time she is also very practical and down to Earth. She has a great sense of humour, likes to have fun and make people laugh. She gets on well with little children, sometimes has really crazy and adventurous ideas, but is always very responsible and dependable. A very empathetic soul. That's just how I imagine a person with this name.

I love the name Heledd so much! It is Welsh (and I love the Welsh language and have been learning it for a few years), is the name of Heledd, princess of Powys who was already mentioned by other commenters, whose character I like a lot, I like that this name has such a long tradition. It sounds so sweet and, moreover, sounds very similar to Helen, which is a long-standing favourite of mine. I love the idea of nicknaming it to Heli like another commenter mentioned.

I love Helen! Not quite as much as Helena, but I still do love it a lot, like I do most Helen-related names. One advantage it definitely has over Helena is that the pronunciation is less of an issue in the Anglophone world, while, just like Helena, it's also easily recognizable and not confusing in many other countries. It is a bit less feminine and a bit more boring in my opinion, but not sufficiently that I'd like it significantly less. It also has more of an old-lady name feel to it than Helena does in my opinion, but, for me, it's not associated with older people to such a degree that I wouldn't be able to imagine it on a younger person, especially that I've come across a lot of younger Helens in their 30s and 40s. As a blind person, the Helen Keller association is a definitely positive thing for me. The nicknames are lovely, I love Nellie, Ellie, Hellie. I see where people are coming from with the melon and hell associations but I'm surprised that they are offputting to so many people and play such a huge role in someone's opinion of the name. Melon is definitely not something I think about when thinking of the name Helen (it's possible that it's because my native language is Polish and pronounced the Polish way it doesn't sound quite as similarly as in English), and hell is not my first thought when I think of it either. Perhaps when it's actually spelt Hellen it feels more prominent, but still, I feel like there are so many more pleasant associations with this name one can have. Oh and Helen of Troy is a great namesake as well.

I love the name Helena, and it's one of my all time favourites! My grandma's name is Helena, my name was going to be Helena, and then my sister's too, but neither of us ended up being named Helena. Helena is popular for both older ladies and little girls over here, but, a bit sadly, I haven't ever met any little girl named Helena in person, though I know lots of elderly ladies with the name Helena, all or most of them very charming and sweet and kind, just as Helenas should be. I have an impression Helenas always make for awesome grandmas, I know quite a lot of people with grandmothers with the name Helena and they always love them so so much as well as the name Helena haha. Well it's nothing particularly rare to love your grandmother, but, that's just my impression, that Helenas make for lovely and caring, warm grandmothers. I really regret I don't know any Helena below her fifties in person, but maybe I will with time. I'm not planning to have kids, but if I ever would, I think I'd at least consider Helena as a middle name for my daughter. To me, this name is so natural, classic and classy, like aristocratic I'd say, elegant, refined, sophisticated, gentle, incredibly feminine... It's rather youthful in sound, but I know plenty of women that are a living evidence that it ages very well and has some maturity to it. I love how most women with this name, be them real, or literary characters, always seem to be so good-natured, it's almost unnatural. They are idealistic, generous, innocent, sensitive, often a bit shy but when circumstances need it they can be very brave. They are caring for others so that they can easily forget about themselves, dedicated, rather introverted but can be impulsive at times, and very emotional and vulnerable inside. And I think Helenas are often religious women. I imagine a Helena as a beautiful woman, with long, black hair and sapphire eyes, white complexion, very feminine, wearing long dresses, tall, slender, with gentle, but dexterous hands. My favourite pronunciation is he-LE-nah, and it is also the most automatic one for me because I'm Polish and that's the Polish pronunciation. I really love our Polish diminutive Helenka, but I find Lena rather plain and flat. Maybe I could like it more if it wasn't so popular here as a full name. Oh, and I dislike the nickname Hela as well, it doesn't sound even half as classy as Helena does, and as subtle and tender as Helenka. I like Helen, but I think Helena has more gracefulness to it, though the pronunciation he-LAY-nuh somewhat turns me off.

I really love most of the names related to Helena, and this one is no exception. My most favourite is and will always be Helena, but Helene is very elegant and refined, and while Helena is so too, Helene is slightly subtler and lighter in my opinion. What I perceive as a little minus to this name personally is that I never know for sure how to pronounce it in all the languages it's used. He-LEEN? He-LEN? E-LEN? He-LE-ne? He-LE-nuh? He-LAY-nuh? But maybe it's just me, haha. Still, it's very sweet and refined, and simple and modest at the same time. And when I think of this name, I think of someone who is just like it. When I think of this name, I imagine a young girl in her early twenties, with curly, quite long but not too thick dark chestnut chair, big, green eyes, and small, pale face, perhaps a bit freckly but with very beautiful and subtle features. She is petite and skinny, and looks rather fragile. Helene is very shy and gentle and very considerate of others' feelings and cares about what they think of her. She is simple and usually lacks self-confidence, but it's clear to people that she's quite different from people which may make her feel inadequate, but in fact because of this people like being around her, hear about her opinions on different things. She is deep and wise beyond her years, very responsible and caring, also incredibly hardworking and a perfectionist. She feels the best in her own company, but likes helping others so that she might often end up being taken advantage of. She is very sensitive to beauty and doesn't do well with stress. Helene is artistic, can think outside the box, but she loves simplicity above all. Nature makes her happy, and so do all of the small life pleasures. She gets easily moved and cries easily, but also doesn't like to reveal her feelings. If she does though, she does it with passion and you can be sure she is honest about her feelings. She is very thoughtful and loving in her relationships. She has a quiet nature and doesn't like to be in the centre of attention, in fact she panics if something like this happens. I don't even know a single Helene, so that's not how I think all Helenes are or should be like, just how I imagine a person with this name.

Helga seems very disliked in my country and as it seems by many people on here, and I used to dislike it too, but recently I've warmed up a bit towards it. Perhaps because it sounds a little bit like Helena which is my all-time favourite? I don't know. Here in Poland it's strongly viewed as an old-fashioned, German name severely lacking in charm and femininity, but to me, as someone who really loves Nordic culture, it's more of a Viking woman name or something like that. It's certainly WAAAAY better than Olga. I don't actively dislike Olga but I do not like it either, here it has been in that weird category of names who are perhaps not extremely popular yet you feel like you see it everywhere from millennials to teenagers and to me it's kind of both very wishy-washy and harsh at the same time. Add to it the fact that all Olgas usually are called Ola, the same as all Aleksandras, and Aleksandra has been an extremely popular name for many decades now, and even though it has huge nickname potential, all Aleksandras are called Ola by default. So Helga is far more original than that, if a bit on the quirky or maybe overly original side of the spectrum, haha.
Also, some time ago I've really started to love the masculine form Helgi, and maybe that's why I've warmed up to Helga as well.

I really like this name. It has some strength to it, but at the same time it is very gentle in pronunciation, and thus very graceful. Many people don't like Helga because it sounds so harsh to them, but Helle doesn't have as much of this harshness, but still definitely isn't frilly or anything. I like that it sounds a little bit similar to Helena, which is one of my all time favourites. Though I wonder if it isn't a bit confusing for some English natives, as with English phonetics it would be pronounced like hell. Despite the fact that I like this name, I'd never call my child it, as here in Poland it doesn't seem particularly usable, but in an English-speaking country I'd be twice as cautious.

I know that for many people in the US or other countries this name is associated mostly with Imelda Marcos and not liked, though I do like Imelda. It is a strong name, but to me it also has a whimsical, kind of girly feel. Plus here it is very rare, which also gives it some charm.

I like Ines. Not like it's one of my favourite names, but I just like its sound. I think it's kind of refreshing. However I don't like when people use it here in Poland because it's a bit pretentious over here as we have our familiar, traditional form. When I was a little girl I met an Ines a few years older than me and I was really intrigued by her name and it stayed with me for years. I thought it was a rare and original name. And I still think so, but I just prefer it on people outside of my country, it kind of clashes with most Polish surnames in my opinion. It's pronounced EE-nes here and since that's the first pronunciation of this name I've heard, I tend to stick to it. Recently I've heard that we have also other form of Ines in use and it is Inezja (ee-NEZ-yah). I like it I think. As for diminutives, that Ines I mentioned was called Nesi by her friends and Ineska by teachers and her parents. I find Ineska very charming. As for spelling, I think I slightly prefer Ines to Inez.

This is a beautiful, strong name, which I really like. Although I think that outside of Germany/Scandinavia Inga would work better.

I can't decide which spelling I like more - Isabel, Isabella, or Isabelle, or maybe something else? :D I like them all and each one seems to have different advantages and a bit of a different feel. While Isabella seems very elegant and sophisticated, Isabel is too, but to me it seems more warm and dynamic, a bit stronger and less frilly, although I can't say that the name Isabella is too frilly for me, I like its girliness. I'd say that Isabel is a bit more energetic overall.

I love this name. It is so sophisticated and elegant, delicate but also full of feminine strength and so very classy. I like that it is good on a child, teenager, and young/middle-aged woman. This name has such an interesting air of calm and tranquility around it. It's a pity though that it is so popular in English-speaking countries, it is so easy to get sick of it.

I love this name. If I had to choose which form I like more - Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Isobel or something else - I wouldn't know what to pick, I like them all. But Isabelle has such a special feel, very elegant and youthful, delicate and refined, kinda smooth and gentle, but not without certain strength. It is a very feminine, sophisticated, quite regal name in my opinion.

I just love Isobel so much! I like most of the Isabel related names and find them very feminine, elegant, refined and sophisticated, but the downside of many of them is that they are very popular in the English-speaking world, others may feel a bit pretentious. Recently though, my favourite form of this name has become the Scottish Isobel, and Ishbel is fantastic too! It is still very feminine, classy, sophisticated, refined, elegant, gentle, not kreatyv, but also has a bit of an edge, is more stylish, and the o makes it look sort of more full and whole, adds more flavour and character than the usual A, and, while it's feminine and gentle, it's less frilly than Isabella for example and has more of a strong, firm feel. Also I like the kind of cool air of this name, I mean cool as in a bit cold. I see all those Isabel names as rather cold with my synaesthetic brain, but Isobel particularly so and it's not a downside at all. Just makes me think of winter, of something smooth and cool to touch, and it tastes creamy and has this kind of texture as well. I think it's a cool alternative if you like the sound of Isabella, Isabelle or Isabel, or even Bella, but are put off by the popularity. I like it because it's Scottish, because I love Scotland, Scots language and Scottish culture. It also makes me think of Enya's song "Isobella" (and Isobella is a cool name too) and Björk's "Isobel".

I like a lot of Jac- names. Maybe I don't like Jackie quite as much as I do Jack, but I still do, I think it's really cute, while at the same time I wouldn't say it sounds childish and it has a certain strength to it. That being said though, I still much prefer it as a nickname for Jacqueline, I think it's more serious than just Jackie alone, and also Jackie seems to be more dated in the English-speaking world than Jacqueline. I can definitely imagine a young Jackie, but when I hear it on someone my first thought is that they must be middle-aged. For a boy, I only see Jackie as a nickname, definitely not a full form, and I think I'd rather spell it Jacky. Jacky would be very endearing as an affectionate nickname for Jack, but as a full name it really doesn't sound suitable for an adult man to me.

I love the name Jacqueline! I am generally very fond of a lot of names that start with Jac-, Jack in particular. While Jacqueline isn't etymologically related to Jack, I think it makes for a great honour name for a Jack. If I lived in an English-speaking country and had kids, I'd quite happily use it myself. Maybe not as a first name, as I guess it wouldn't feel quite fresh yet on a little girl, but I absolutely would use it as a middle. I think Jacqueline could suit women with very varied personalities. It is a very elegant, classy and sophisticated name with something very gentle about it, but it's not frilly, and not so gentle that it wouldn't suit a slightly less conventionally feminine woman, especially with the nickname Jackie. I can also imagine a Jacqueline of any age with no problem. I really like it as a full name, but the nickname Jackie is great as well. My strongest association with this name is definitely English children's author Jacqueline Wilson.

It's maybe not the most original name in the world, but I like its classiness. I've always liked it and have a lot of good associations with it. Jane Seymour, Jane Grey, Jane Austen, Jane Bennet, Jane Eyre, Jane Marple... When I see or hear this name, I imagine a little, thin, agile, redhaired girl, with a pale, freckled, oblong face, green/grey eyes, it may also be a teenager, with a very sharp mind, very sensitive, maybe even overly sensitive soul, very creative, dreamy, rather shy and withdrawn or even a bit wild, a little sarcastic at times when with friends, quite nerdy and bookish, likes to observe the world, often literally drown in her inner world, with not the best health, she gets easily touched by things and people, in both positive and negative sense, she's very careful, cautious and worries too much, connected to nature, loves to write down her thoughts, or create some stories or poems. I can also easily imagine Jane as a woman, with quite similar qualities, I think she's always a bit of a child inside, with lively imagination, that even sometimes plays tricks on her, even though outside she can be pretty staid, practical and reasonable, she has a good sense of humour, is warm and dedicated to others and an attentive listener, but very, very sensitive and emotional, almost neurotic. It's really a great name, even if may be a bit overlooked, though I really don't like forms like Jayne or any other modern spellings.

I typically tend to prefer the traditional, classic spellings of most names, but Jacqueline is one of those names with which I don't really mind the plethora of spellings it has, I like most of them, to a varying degree, and so I like Jaqueline too. But I do prefer the standard spelling, it looks fuller and more elegant. Moreover, I absolutely adore the name Jack for a boy, and most Jac- names, and Jaqueline isn't a Jac- name, therefore I like it a bit less than the Jac- spelling. It's still really cool though.

I really really like Jocelyn. I first came across it (spelled Jocelyn) in A Tangled Web by L. M. Montgomery and I fell in love with the name right away even though back then I wasn't even sure how to pronounce it. Jocelyn is still the preferred spelling for me, but I like it a lot spelled either way. It's cool that it's a very classic, vintage name, with something very elegant and romantic to it, yet at the same time because it's gender-neutral (at least theoretically), and ends with -lyn, it feels very modern. I'm surprised it's not more popular, especially given the joyous meaning. When my interest in names started to develop and I wasn't speaking much English yet, I read a lot of our Polish websites about names and on one of them I saw Jocelyn listed as one of the foreign forms of our Polish Justyna (alongside Justine). Now I know that Jocelyn and Justine have nothing in common at all etymologically, but I still sort of see them as variants of each other, even though I don't like Justine quite as much as I do Jocelyn. Justine and Jocelyn would make cool sister names though I guess. I saw Jocelyn used as a masculine name only once, in a book, and while when I think "Jocelyn" I first think female, since having read that book I think it's actually really cool as a male name too, and would be great with the nickname Jock or Jocky or something like that. Except it probably wouldn't be very usable in practice for a guy in the English-speaking world.

It's not a very ugly name, but I find it boring and don't like it, also I guess the reason that it's a bit of a granny/elderly auntie name is a turn off for me. I also don't think it's particularly classy, and I usually like more classy, or even sophisticated names. I know a few Jolantas that are pretty okay and very kind and likeable ladies, and I find the nickname Jola slightly better than the full name.

I really do like the name Kaitlyn. I normally prefer traditional spellings, and tend not to like modern names, but I like a lot of -lyn names. Caitlin is originally an Irish name, and I love Celtic names and culture but Caitlin just looks rather bland to me and so I prefer Kaitlyn/Caitlyn, or especially Katelyn, as I have very good associations with the latter. I think it is a very youthful name though and, as another commenter wrote already, it is difficult to imagine it on an older person, I can't imagine a Kaitlyn over 40. It's a bit of a pity that Kaitlyn doesn't seem to have nice nicknames. I like Katie for Katherine related names, but since Kaitlyn is spelled a bit differently Katie is not really an obvious nickname, and I don't like Kait or even Kate very much.

I like this name. I tend to like Scandinavian names a lot, although this one I prefer to pronounce as KAH-rin or ka-REEN. It's really unusual.

I can think about forms of Katherine that I like more, but still Katja has some charm that no other related name has. It is strong, short, yet youthful, subtle and feminine. I know a Katja, she's Polish, but I guess has also some foreign descent, like German maybe. It may sound tough, but it definitely doesn't lack in femininity.

I really like Kelly on a girl. I guess people in the States or other English-speaking countries might often find it boring since it was so often used in the last century, but not here, and I like it. Not love, it's a little too modern for my style, but definitely like. I don't mind Kelly on a guy, though I don't know any, and maybe that's because it seems a little strange to me despite that's how it's been used traditionally, it's a little hard for me to imagine a guy named Kelly, same as it's hard for me to imagine a woman with this name above 50. This is a cute name, even though to me it sounds a little bit nickname-y, but it's sweet and gentle, and very strong, simple and down to earth at the same time. I like that it has Irish origin. I think Kellys are indeed real warriors and fighters, are strong but sweet at the same time, and are really warm women, with lots of charm. I imagine Kelly as an optimist, laughing very often, though if she doesn't like someone she may be very malicious and sarcastic. She is usually popular in her crowd, because of her charming and bubbly personality, but sometimes may feel shy and confused and prefers to follow others rather than be original. She likes being around people. Life is often hard for her but she knows how to thrive despite it. She might seem a bit fickle, shallow and superficial and like she's one of many, but she doesn't lack intelligence and has her heart in the right place, is loving and can stand up for those she loves and protect them like a lioness. Sometimes she's a bit too impulsive and regrets it later, and tends to have mood swings. I imagine a Kelly as someone between like 13 up to 45-year-old, with long, wavy, dark brown hair, medium complexion and green eyes, or as a red-head with dark blue eyes, she's agile and usually fit but feminine-looking. As for a guy named Kelly, I imagine he must be a little awkward, introverted and shy, a bit clumsy and not really communicative. People perceive him as someone horribly boring and often don't understand him, but beneath he's maybe not the most appealing surface he hides a really complex personality and an overactive brain. He's very very geeky and nerdy and knows a lot, but has self-esteem issues and often feels low and apathetic. He often seems like he doesn't care about anything or anyone but it's quite the opposite as in fact he overthinks everything and is quite a pesimist, a bit cynical and even paranoid sometimes. He has a bit sarcastic and grotesque sense of humour but not everyone knows about it and few actually understand it. He's a bit stiff in relationships and fears intimacy but he shows his attachment to people by what he does rather than says. He's generally not too talkative and can spend hours not talking to anyone. I imagine a male Kelly in his late thirties to early fifties, a bit overweight, with brown/grayish/dark blonde hair and brown eyes, with a bit unhealthy-looking complexion. Those are just my imaginings so please don't take it too seriously guys, I'm not saying all girls and guys named Kelly are like I said, I only know one girl named Kelly in person and while she's quite similar to my description, she's not exactly like this as there are different factors that shape us the way we are, not just names definitely.

When I was a little girl I adored the name Laura along with Klara. I considered them an ideal twin set. I was thinking Laura is a very mysterious and original name, with an icy cold, but also gentle vibe to it. I think many people considered it very original and mysterious back then. Now Laura is excessively popular here in Poland and because of this, it's lost a bit of that lady-like charm to me. I mean, it's still a beautiful name, but not original at all and my first association with it is a baby girl, or not more than 5 years old. Still though, I think the Polish pronunciation is better than the English, the English one sounds a bit too serious and haughty in my opinion. It is a serious name even pronounced in Polish, so I don't think it's really good when it's too serious. I associate it with Laura Pyziak, a heroine of Polish book series called "Jeżycjada" by Małgorzata Musierowicz, with Laura Ingalls Wilder, with my two little cousins and dozens of other little Lauras, with ice, porcelain and... gingerbreads. Don't ask me why, I don't know, just when I say the name Laura in any language, I think about the taste, the smell and the texture of gingerbreads with icing.

I don't like this name, neither for males, nor females. Especially I don't like it as a middle name. It's rather boring in my opinion. I don't have anything against filler middle names, but this one seems like it's without personality. Goes well with every name, but maybe that's what some people like about it.

Leland is not really my style, as I like very few surname names, and I'm not crazy about this one, but still like it a bit. To me, it conjures up an image of someone rather elderly but I can see it feeling as a very trendy name to many people because the L sound is so trendy, as are surname names in general. I like a lot of L names but this one is a little too much with two L's being so close and makes for a bit lispy impression. So it's definitely not my cup of tea, as I said, and has its downsides, but it is decent and I can't say I seriously dislike it. It's an okay name.

I love Lilias. It has such a lilting sound to it, is youthful and soothing, and very gentle. I do like Lily, Lillian, etc. But Lilias is better and more unique, and I like it's Scottish, as well as that Lilias Craven had this name. When I hear this name I think only about nice things - Scotland, "The Secret Garden", lilies, and flowers in general, nature, smoothness and softness, long, green, juicy grass, leaves on trees moved gently by the cool wind, a stream lapping, lots of greenness around, I see this name in green, or kinda feel it's green, I also think about violin and harp music when I think of it. When I try to imagine a Lilias, I see a young, innocent lass, who obviously loves to be out in the nature, is musical, gentle, sooo very girly, but not overly frilly or anything like this, just has a lot of youthful charm, and is a little otherworldly so to say, definitely a dreamer and romantic in a way, is rather calm but likes to laugh and is very bright, kind-hearted and enjoys every little moment of her life. It all sounds pretty poetic, but that's how I find the name Lilias - very poetic and gentle - and I think all these associations are very cool.

Lisa is one of those names that I really like, but more because of associations than because of its own charm. It's really popular. I associate it with my friend Lisa from Germany, Lip Jen Brown from the band 9B138, Lisa Gwilym - presenter of BBC Cymru and Wales, Welsh traditional song Lisa Lân and also a Welsh song by Radio Luxembourgh Lisa Magica Porfa, Lisa from the book by Astrid Lindgren about the children from Bullerbyn, Swedish singer Lisa Nilsson, Cajsa Lisa from Carl Michael Bellman's poetry, Lisa Kelly and Lambe from Celtic Woman, harpist Lisa Lynne, Amy Diamond's sister Lisa, Lisa Ekdahl - Swedish singer... just many positive associations. This name has also a very nice sound to it, but it's a pity, that it was and still is in some areas so awfully overused. I could name my potential daughter Elisabeth though and call her Lisa.

I like this name a lot. I generally like names related to Louisa. It's strong, elegant and so sophisticated. But also very delicate at the same time. And it reminds me of love. And it is so very melodic, it even has -visa at the end, which means song in Swedish.

I've never had a lot of love for the typically Slavic names (which feels kind of odd given that I'm Slavic myself) but recently I've sort of started to like a lot of names with the Lubo- element. Somehow though I don't like Lubov as much as many others. It gives off a really heavy vibe and feels almost masculine. I have a hard time imagining a child or even a teenager with this name. I do prefer Lubov to the Lyubov spelling though, I guess the latter is more standard/common/preferred one and I guess it makes more sense with the Russian pronunciation but Lubov is just a bit more aesthetically pleasing to me.

Lucia is really nice. I like almost all Lucy names and I seem to kind of go through phases when I either like Lucy or Lucia more. Lately I've been gravitating more towards Lucy, but Lucia is still a very lovely name and I can totally see why it would be more appealing to a lot of English speakers for whom Lucy may sound very standard and uninteresting. I actually think that just like one can use Lucy as a nickname for longer Luc- names (think Lucilla/Lucille, Luciana or even Lucretia etc.) so could be the case with Lucia, even though it doesn't sound as nickname-y as Lucy does. I really like the idea of Lucia being a nickname for Lucilla for example. My favourite pronunciation is most definitely Loo-SEE-ah, the way it's pronounced in Sweden. The Swedish feast of Saint Lucia is also one of my main associations with this name, the other very strong one is sister Lucia of Fatima. I think the Italian pronunciation Loo-CHEE-ah is very lovely too, and Luce (LOO-che) would be a cool nickname for this one. LOO-shuh is my least favourite, but I still like it far more than our Polishh Łucja. I think regardless of pronunciation, Lu, Lulu and Lula would be lovely nicknames, or even Lucy/Lucie though I suppose most Anglophone people use Lucia specifically because it's more interesting than Lucy so they wouldn't want Lucy as the nickname anyway.

As for how I imagine a Lucy, when I think of this name I see a woman in her early 20's, 23 maybe. She's quite tall, not overly tall, but, I don't know, perhaps about 170-75 cm. She has thick, dark blond hair, and dark blue eyes, her skin is rather light but not extremely pale and she gets tanned easily. She's very shapely and feminine but also makes an impression of a strong, fit and healthy person. This is just how I imagine a Lucy, not how I think all Lucies are or should be like.

I love the name Lucy! It seems to be very popular across the English-speaking world, so I think it's a bit more original to use it as a nickname for something longer - like Lucinda for example - but it's lovely anyway. I love it far more than our Polish Łucja which is pronounced WOOTS-yah. I think Lucy has this short and sweet nice feel to it, which makes it good for a little girl, but at the same time it doesn't sound nicknamey to me, it's quite elegant and classy and that's why I guess it ages so well and fits well even an elderly lady. I also think that Lucy can fit women with really differing personalities. It is gentle and girly but not frilly. And it goes well in combos, both as a first and a middle name. Here in Poland Lucy is much more common for dogs than humans, I've heard of at least three, but also I know one woman named Lucyna, and one named Łucja, who are sometimes called Lucy, sort of jokingly as a nickname. I can think of only one Lucy that I've come across personally, albeit fleetingly, but because the name is so common it's possible that there have been more. This name makes me think of The Beatles' song.

I love the vast majority of Louisa-related names, including Louisa itself, but I think there's something special about Luisa. It's more elegant than Louisa (not that I think Louisa isn't elegant), smoother than Luiza (not that I don't think Luiza isn't smooth) and more interesting than Louise (not that I think Louise isn't interesting, though it's certainly overused as a middle name and underrated as first). Luisa is sophisticated, classic, feels slightly vintage though I have no idea how it's received in its countries of origin, yet youthful at the same time and I think it ages extremely well and fits a woman any age and could potentially fit many different personalities fairly well. It's really beautiful and incredibly feminine without being frilly.

I love this name, as I do most names related to Lucy, even though Luz is really minimalistic and I usually tend not to like very short, mini names. There are some exceptions, though, and Luz just seems to be one of them. It is very warm and positive and I like the Christian and Marian connections it has. I am not a Spanish speaker and my idea of Spanish language is quite limited, but I know that Spaniards pronounce the z kinda like English th, and I like the way it sounds, but personally I tend to pronounce it as Luce more automatically, which I guess is the default pronunciation for English speakers. And I like this pronunciation too. The only problem with this name I have, although it is not big and doesn't make me dislike the name, is that Luz means something completely different in Polish which is my native language. It can mean something from relax/chill, to lack of inhibition, being lax/cool/calm/slack/lazy/laid back, no restrictions, that something is loose or baggy etc. You can also say quite slangily "Luz" to someone who is stressing very much, to tell them to stop worrying so much and be more calm and easy about things. Overall, this is not a bad meaning but it's kind of strange when you think about it more, especially given that Luz is a word name anyway. Maybe that's why I imagine a Luz to be a very calm and quite laid-back person. I will write a short characteristic in this comment the way I imagine a Luz, as I usually do, but keep in mind that I might be more subjective than usual this time, because of that language coincidence.
When I imagine a Luz, I see a woman in her late 20's, maybe 26-year-old. She has dark brown hair, olive green eyes, is a bit tanned and rather swarthy, has high cheek bones and is rather tall for a woman, as well as quite curvy, maybe a bit overweight or have a so called "cuddly" figure. She is a very positive, vibrant, energetic, dynamic and active person, full of beans and ideas, very bright, talkative, idealistic, maybe a bit naive, likes to be in charge and give others advice, but sometimes lacks tact and discretion so her advice may be unwanted or perceived as her trying to meddle in other people's lives in an intrusive way. If she has children of her own, she is very motherly, has a lot of maternal instinct and a strong intuition, she is a very caring and protective person, but not overprotective, she's quite a liberal and lax parent, but does have her rules that she is serious about and wants her children to obey them. She is a very good cook and likes good food, making food is like an art for her. She has a very creative side to her personality. She is very social and spontaneous, always lives just in here and now, is very optimistic and doesn't understand people who worry about the future or past or whose habit is to plan their lives more carefully. At the same time though, she is very practical, down to Earth and concrete. She likes to have fun, go to parties, dance etc. But she doesn't take her responsibilities lightly, if she assumes her responsibility for something or someone, she will take it seriously. She is very mentally strong and resilient, to the point that people may find her a bit thick-skinned. She has very good self-esteem and doesn't tend to care about what other people think of her, usually either takes all constructive criticism very well and as an opportunity to improve, or completely ignores it. She likes to receive compliments and positive feedback though, and is not restrained from giving it to others when she feels the need. She is also not inhibited from expressing her negative opinions, and is always very honest, not always realising that some people may be more sensitive to criticism or generally more emotional and less self-confident than herself. So she can often hurt people deeply without even realising it. She is perceived as a very attractive woman by many, and thinks so about herself, she likes the way she looks but doesn't focus overly on her appearance and is not interested in fashion trends and all that, she thinks that since she is a pretty and attractive woman as she is, she will look great in just about anything as long as she feels great in it and likes it. Despite she likes to indulge in overeating and enjoying all the innocent pleasures that life has to offer, she is quite a minimalist and likes to have a simple, modest life, and doesn't like exaggeration or too much luxury. She perceives herself as very feminine and is proud of her femininity, but for many people, her character may feel more on the masculine side. She doesn't like unclear situations, people who are incommunicative, secretive, overly reserved, because she is a very communicative person and tends to think that if someone struggles with it, perhaps they are not honest or have something to hide, or have bad intentions. She has a phlegmatic side to her personality. Is hardly ever very stressed or anxious, and if she is, it usually takes a form of irritability or hyperactivity. She isn't a good listener, but always loves to help people anyway. Sometimes she may be a bit too intrusive with her help, or assume that one way of doing things will be good for everyone, and is a bit egocentric, but her intentions are good and she is always willing to learn and rather open-minded by nature, even if she may appear shallow and stubborn at a first glance. She isn't inclined to much overthinking but she does have a mind built for analysis and drawing wise conclusions, and is very loving, warm and wants all the people in the world to be happy. Her optimism and faith in humanity is incredibly infectious. She makes for a good leader and will also do a great job in professions which require a lot of contact with people and have something to do with psychology or sociology, teaching, caring for or supporting others, she is also great with children and a very brave and strong, courageous, independent woman who is never afraid to say whatever it is she thinks about something. She is quite a hedonist and Epicurean, and takes life as an opportunity to have a lot of fun and pleasure out of it, as much as possible. But, as I've already said, it doesn't mean she doesn't take her duties seriously. She has a lot of distance to herself and a sense of humour. She likes to take the initiative, both at work, when having funn with friends, or at home. She likes to laugh and make others laugh. Despite her rather egocentric view on the world and other people, she is a very altruistic person. She likes to travel, do all sorts of crazy things, challenge herself to do something that may seem impossible for everyone else. She isn't a perfectionist though and if something goes wrong, she gets over it quickly, with a wide smile on her face, and tells everyone around how funny it actually was. She would make a great mother for a big family, and may be a very religious person. She is a very authoritative person with a strong character and that's why some people may find her intimidating or exhausting to deal with, She likes to dominate her surroundings and sometimes, despite her loving and caring nature, may have little understanding in herself for other people's weaknesses, fears or lack of ambitions. She usually is interested in a lot of things at once and very passionate about them all. Although she is not a perfectionist when doing things on her own, as part of a team she loves rivalisation, is very competitive and really hates to lose. She is a very straight-forward personn and never pretends someone she is not.
I don't know anyone with the name Luz, this is just the way I imagine a Luz, and not how I think all Luzes are or should be like.

Despite Lyn technically doesn't really go along with my overall naming style, I do like this name, whether it's spelt Lyn, Lynn or Lynne. I wouldn't really use it though because I guess it's quite dated as a first name. On the other hand though, it's typically overused as a middle. I think it could be a nice nickname for something more fresh that ends with or contains -Lyn-. I guess my favourite form is Lynne, but I do like Lynn and Lyn as well.

I really do like the name Lynn, though given my overall taste in names I probably shouldn't. I like the look of it a lot, and although I generally tend to like classic and long names, I do like names containing -lyn(n) a lot as well. It bugs me a little though that Lynn is such a popular filler middle name. Unlike names like Lee or Mae, which feel very bland to me, Lynn does have a fair bit of character, and it's sad that it often ends up being people's middle name just because their parents couldn't come up with anything better. Not that it doesn't flow well as a middle. I think though that it's also nice and underappreciated as a first name, even if slightly dated. I think it goes well with longer middles, or as part of a hyphenated name (in the first spot particularly). I like its meaning and that it's Welsh, as I am learning Welsh myself.

I totally understand why people say it's boring. It was used a lot some 50-60 years earlier if I remember correctly in the US so it has all the right to feel dated to people, and filler middle names do tend to be boring. However I do not feel the same way. Perhaps because I don't actually know many women with either first or middle name Lynne, or even Lynn. I tend to like longer and more traditional or classic names which don't fall out of favour after a couple of decades like Lyn(ne) did, but I just happen to like this particular name for some reason. I think I like the way it looks. Especially the e at the end makes it feel more complete but Lynn isn't bad either. And then it has Welsh roots and I love Welsh language and speak it so that's a bonus for me. If I did want to use it, I think I rather would as a first name, because it's too filler-y for a middle in my opinion. I also like longer names ending in -Lynne, even though they feel trendy and modern which is not necessarily always my cup of tea, but I just like -lyn(ne) names. So if you do like Lynne enough that you consider using it for your baby, perhaps also because you have someone with this name in your family that you'd like to honour, I'd encourage you to use it in the first spot. Many people will consider it boring anyway, but it will feel a lot more boring in the middle spot.

I really like Mabel. I like most -bel/Bella names though, and especially the ones that aren't overly popular right now. I'm actually surprised that I don't hear Mabel on children more often, with names like Maeve and Maisie getting more and more attention and Isabella, Bella and Annabelle being very widely liked, Mabel should be more popular I think. It does make me think of an old lady, but it's not like I can't imagine it on a younger woman. However, reading the comments on here and seeing how many people associate the name with a little girl made me realise that I actually have a hard time imagining Mabel on a little girl, like below 16 or so. I guess it's simply because I don't really know or haven't ever heard of any little girls with this name, rather than the name seriously not fitting for a child. Also I have to say I slightly prefer Amabel to Mabel, or prefer it spelled as Maybelle, but Mabel is still very sweet. Very Victorian, cosy, would fit well both a very sophisticated, posh lady, and a very outdoorsy, adventurous country bumpkin.

While I dislike Magdalen(a/e), I think Madeleine, as well as similar spellings like Madeline, Madelaine or even Madelyn (despite I'm usually quite a traditionalist with names) are really nice and elegant. I guess I don't like them enough to actually ever use in real life, but they're interesting to see used by other people. I guess I slightly prefer Madeline over Madeleine but it's only slightly. I think the name Madeleine has something sentimental and even quite sad about it but I don't know why. I quite like the cake Madeleine so that's also quite a strong association for me. And the Madeleine book series. And Mary Magdalene from the Bible. And St. Madeleine-Sofie Barat. And the Swedish princess Madeleine - perhaps it's because of her that I think this name sounds very posh. - Speaking of Swedish, I much prefer the Swedish pronunciation compared with the French one. The abundance of English pronunciations must make this name quite tricky to use in an Anglophone country. Also I'm a big fan of the Dutch name Madelief which means daisy, and I like to think of it as a fancy namenerd nickname for Madeleine, just like some Marguerites go by Daisy, so a Madeleine could go by Madelief. Maddies seem all the rage now but I don't really see the appeal of the nickname. I don't as much as dislike it but it's just meh and if I ever changed my mind and had a baby named Madeleine I'd much rather call her the full, long name than the bland Maddie. Many people here compare Madeleine to Madison and I also prefer Madeleine a whole lot, don't see any appeal in Madison at all.

I like Madeline a lot. I like it far more than Magdalen(a/e) and I think it's a very feminine, elegant, sophisticated, aesthetically pleasing name. I like Madeleine, Madelaine and even Madelyn/Madalyn/Madilyn as well, but I think Madeline is my favourite spelling, as it just looks most pleasant to me. Madeleine is also a lovely classic and has a bit more of an energetic vibe to it but the spelling just doesn't appeal to me as much as Madeline does, while the -lyn(n) spellings, while looking more youthful, aren't quite as elegant and classic as Madeline. And Madelaine, while being a nice name as well, looks too much like a Mad ELaine.
Despite that I like this name though, I wouldn't use it for a child, even if I lived in a place where it would be more usable, and not just because I don't even plan to have one. I think it's way too confusing pronunciation-wise. Even I myself can't fully decide which pronunciation I like best, although I guess I lean towards MAD-uh-lin the most. Then I also don't like the nickname Maddie/Maddy very much, yet Madeline is a fairly long name so I guess people must often feel an urge to nickname it, and I don't have any nickname ideas that would feel as natural and genuine for Madeline as Maddie does which I would at the same time also like more. I don't like Addie either. I like Delia or Ellie or Linnie but I don't think any of these is particularly intuitive for a Madeline to go by. Plus, at least in the US, it seems to be quite popular right now, plus there's Madison, so I don't think Maddie names are the best option to go for if you'd like something just a little less different, which is what I would definitely want when naming a child.
Still, in general Madeline is a really beautiful name with lots of elegant charm to it.

I like Malin a lot. Because of how it sounds and because of its Scandinavian connection. And because of that Astrid Lindgren's book about Saltkrakan. And because it sounds like malina which means raspberry in Polish. I love raspberries and that is and will probably always be my strongest association. I like the soft and refreshing sound of this name. It's just like raspberries, haha.

I don't really like this name, but I think I could like it more if not for my personal associations. But even if I liked it more, I don't think it could be my favourite, it just sounds so tough. Old lady-ish and macho-ish at the same time. Ew...

Well as far as I know the name of the pizza should be spelled Margherita, the way the Italian version of this name is spelled.

I like a lot of combination names that include Mary/Maria, and Maribel is really cool. It feels rather informal, but at the same time has something elegant about it, perhaps due to its similarity to Mirabelle. It's also quite sweet and I think it would suit a woman of any age quite well.

I am not a big fan of Marie. It doesn't have any personality and it's pretty plain on its own, in my opinion. I do understand though why people choose it so often as a middle name for their children and I guess it's obvious because Marie is one of these names that go well with almost any first name. And as a part of a combo, it's not that bad. It can emphasize the personality of another name in the combo. But because Marie is so popular as a middle name it doesn't make a big impression on me as such. If I had to choose Marie as one of my child's names, I think I would give her it as a first name, she'd have two middle names then and the first of them would be a part of double name with Marie. Or Marie would be the first part of a hyphenated name and then she'll have one middle name. For me that makes more sense and is more distinctive, but still I would never decide to give my kid the name Marie. It's not that I really dislike it, I just find it boring.

I'm not big on Marie on its own, but I think when it's hyphenated with some other name, the effect is often great. I really like Louise but it's a little plain on its own, whereas Marie-Louise is definitely not. It has a complex, sophisticated and elegant feel to me that I really love.

For me, Marte sounds very youthful, bright and energetic, so that when I imagine a Marte, I see a young, smiling, courageous, feminine, but sporty, straight-forward, simple girl. Although I think it can grow and age with a woman, same way as Martha and Marta do. The difference is that for me, Marte doesn't have that little bit staid feel that Martha can have on an older woman for some people.

I like May. It's sweet, and girly, and a flower name. Also I'm not against the fact that it is a month name. It looks way more elegant than Mae for me. But oh my God it's so overused as a middle name. I mean, it really fits with almost any name, but sometimes when I see that so many people have May as their middle name, I get the impression that their parents just didn't have any other, more original idea. Although I like when May is part of a double name, either as first or middle, or of a hyphenated name, or a nickname, for Maya, Maia, Mary, Margaret... And I think it should be used more as a first name, it's so charming. But not without any middle name, it's so short it that should be followed by something in my opinion.

I like this name for both genders, although slightly more for girls. I prefer a longer name and Mel as a nickname of it, I really love all sorts of Mel- names - Melanie/Melania, Melody/Melodie, Melis(s)a/Melit(t)a, Melinda, Melina, Meliora, Melisande, Melia, Melantha, Melvin, Melville, Melchior etc. - but Mel on its own is cool too.
When I think of a woman with this name, I imagine a person in her 20's, with olive skin, dark brown, short hair and hazel eyes. She is short and may be a bit chubby, and is not beautiful but people may find her attractive anyway, because she has her own, very unique taste in how she dresses or what kind of make-up she wears, and has a lot of natural charm, zest, energy, vitality and positivity. She likes to laugh, is extroverted, is not afraid of taking small, and sometimes bigger risks, likes to make people happy, has a sense of humour and an ease to laugh at herself, she is a bit sarcastic but not in a hurtful way. People usually find her very warm, funny, happy-go-lucky, friendly, supportive and reliable. She doesn't like to worry about things in advance. She is hugely into lifestyle, likes to spend time in nature, likes to have fun and is very bubbly and sociable. She has a lot of friends that she hangs out with and makes for a great hostess. Intimate, romantic relationships play a huge role in her life, though she's not necessarily the kind of person who would stick to one partner for life. She has a lot of curiosity about the world and people, and is a very courageous person. If she has children, she dotes on them and is very maternal, very responsible and caring. She doesn't like being lonely, or thinking too much about things that she can't change. She likes to dance, move around, make changes around herself, and even as an adult person has a lot of a little girl in her personality. She is a rather carefree person by nature, but by no means careless, she does have a lot of common sense and is very dutiful. Mel is a very empathetic person and can't stand to see people suffering. She is very generous and likes to share her positive, vibrant energy with others. She may be very naive and see only the good things about other people, she often does not see dark sides of things or the danger where there is one, what she sees in people first and foremost are their good traits and their vulnerability, which is great and shows what a wonderful person she is herself, but can definitely be harmful to her long term and can make her disillusioned with time. Similarly, her seemingly inexhaustible inner resources of optimism are a great thing, but can make her experience a lot of disappointments, more than an average person.
A guy called Mel, in turn, I imagine in his late thirties-early forties (I guess it's not the average age of a Mel in the US but that's how I see it). He looks older though. He has a pleasant appearance which makes him likeable, but just like a female Mel, doesn't necessarily have to be very attractive. He has thick, black hair, tanned, olive skin and big, dark brown eyes. He has a round, friendly face, with a lot of wrinkles around his eyes and mouth, he's tall and rather large. He's definitely a phlegmatic, very calm and peaceful, with a friendly, usually quiet way of being. But he is also very charming and knows about it. His calm manner has usually just as much of a positive effect on people as his female counterpart's zest and energy. He is warm but cool-headed and has a stable personality, he hardly ever appears angry or very visibly frustrated and has a lot of patience. He may appear rather shy, he is not, but what makes such an impression is that he doesn't normally like to talk a lot, unless in the company of his best friends or other people that he knows well and has a lot of things and experiences in common. He makes for a great, sensitive and supportive husband, and an understanding, responsible and wise dad. He is very conscientious and honest, and has strong moral and ethical values.
This is not how I think all people with the name Mel are like, or how I think they should be. Rather, it's just my imagining of people with this name when I think of it. I know only one woman called Mel and she's not exactly like this.

I really like this name. I prefer Melania a little bit more, but Melanie has a lot of charm. I also like the nickname Mel, but I think Melanie as a full name sounds much better, Mel is a bit like a filler and too short for me to be used like all the time. It does have the watermelon associationn for me, and it was like my main association when I was a kid, I would always make fun of this name because it sounded so much like a melon, but I do like it a lot anyways now. My other association is the singer Melanie C. Whom I kinda liked as a small child. And my synaesthetic association - I am an auditory-tactile and auditory-taste synaesthete - is very cool, because it's ice cream. Anything cold and smooth and icy really and the sweet taste but ice cream feel the most like this name. When I think about this name I see a woman in her mid 30's maybe, with black, or dark brown, or chestnut hair, very thick and smooth hair and fairly long, and with dark, like maybe black, or dark brown, or hazel, or something like this, eyes. Her complexion is olive. She's medium-height and perhaps a little fluffy, but not really overweight and you wouldn't call her fat. She likes to wear make up and usually does, and is really good at it. She wants to always look pretty but even without her cosmetics she's a very attractive woman, and, albeit not frilly or overly delicate, she's very feminine and usually attracts a lot of positive attention. She knows how to dress smartly and elegantly, but comfortably and approachably at the same time. She likes high-heel shoes and dresses, and a lot of lively colours, but she also wears more laid back things, and more toned colours, and feels just as well this way. She is very active, energetic, optimistic, smiling and just an approachable person. I imagine her working at some important and pretty high position, and she is very professional, but also deeply humane and tuned in to help people if she can. She is a great comforter and listener, though she's not the one who will always just listen and commiserate quietly, she's very chatty and likes to talk about her own life too, and is rather the kind of person who will give you a piece of practical advice, rather than just sit there with you and be empathetic. Some might like it, some will regard it as meddling into others' business, but her intentions are always good. She is spontaneous and slightly impulsive, but when necessary, she can stay very calm. She likes to have fun, and knows how to do it. She likes good music and a party, she's always a young girl at heart, though sometimes that young girl becomes suppressed by all the responsibilities she has, and her perfectionism. Melanie is very caring for others, but very demanding for herself, always lives in a hurry. She has a strong personality, but is also very sensitive and emotional. I imagine her as a mum, with a couple of children, to whom she's very dedicated, she generally gets on well with children and is a great caretaker. She's very engaged in her children's life and they have a very important place in her heart. If not that she's a very rational and smart person, she'd probably be very overprotective and possessive of them. She has especially good relationships with her daughters. Everything bad that happens in her life, she just treats as a challenge and tries not to worry too much. Her enthusiasm and optimism are infectious. She's very independent, doesn't like to ask for help, and values her freedom above all else. She has a very loving and altruistic heart. Her views are rather liberal, she's very open-minded, likes change and novelty. That's just what I see when I think of this name, not how I think all Melanies are/should be like, I know only one Melanie and I suppose she could fit only maybe like half of this description.

I'd never given much thought to this name though I've always considered it quite nice, but recently it's been growing on me. I usually tend to prefer longer, more elaborate names, but despite being short, I think Mele is not only a really sweet name that would probably age quite well, but it also has a lot of substance to it. I like its warm, kind of chilled out vibe and I like the musical meaning. I think it could make a lovely, fresher alternative for Mary, especially in the middle name spot and especially if someone has some actual connections to languages/cultures where this name is used.

I feel like I shouldn't like this name as much as I do. I'm Polish, and in Polish the word Melina has a definitely negative association. It is a colloquial term for a place where people from the so called margins of the society meet to drink alcohol and do drugs, or it could be used to mean any kind of filthy, neglected and ugly house. No wonder then that despite Melina looks like it could be very easily adapted to Polish, it's not listed in any popularity rankings and not used here.
When I first came across this name I was all like "What?! What a freaky name!". But getting used to things makes a huge difference. Now the name Melina doesn't make such an impression on me. While for sure I would not use it on a child for the above mentioned reason, nowadays I think it looks really nice and sounds very sweet, as a name, in a different language. It's very graceful and feminine and I think it ages well, is dynamic and energetic, and very girly and subtle. I have auditory-taste synaesthesia and Melina tastes kind of like a sponge cake with a slight orange-y feel.
When I imagine a person called Melina, I can imagine her any age but the first thing I see is a small girl about the age of 6. Her hair is the colour of honey, her eyes dark blue, and she has a small, round face with rosy cheeks. She is rather finely built and has a lot of charm and agility. She is also very charming when it comes to her personality. She's sweet and may even appear angelic. She shows signs of having a lot of empathy since an early age, and likes to share with people and make them happy. She can be very chatty and outgoing with people she trusts and with her loved ones, though may at the same time be very shy around strangers, as well as prone to worry and irrational fears.
This is just how I imagine a person called Melina, not how I think all Melinas are or should be like, I don't even know anyone with this name actually.

I really really love Melissa, so much that I think I actually wouldn't mind using it for a potential child. I have an impression though that here in Poland it's still more associated with the herb, Melissa tea and all that, than seen as a serious name, and I'd be afraid that because of that it might not be the best idea really, I'm afraid that naming your child this here you might risk that she'll be teased because of Melissa as in the herb, and its somnifacient properties, but maybe I'm not right, I hope not. Many people here seem to think it's a bit pretentious or snobbish, but although I am usually sensitive to such things as a name sounding overly pretentious I don't see Melissa this way. Quite the opposite, it has a very naturally classy, refined and feminine feel to me, is gentle and sweet and just nice to hear and pronounce. Though I kind of prefer the "ee pronunciation (me-LEE-sah) as in many European languages, to me-LI-sa, it makes it feel kinda heavier, if you get what I mean. In any case, it's a really great name. I do get it that it was so popular in the 70's and I guess 80's in the US that many people feel sick of it and don't see it as refined or perhaps not even classy at all, I'm sure I would feel the same if I knew many Melissas or saw this name all the time, but I don't, it feels familiar, but at the same time slightly exotic to me.
When I imagine a Melissa, I see a 9-year-old girl, with long, thick, wavy, dark brown hair, rather pale skin and blue eyes. She is rather tall for her age but not big, at the same time she is slim and makes an impression of a gentle person. She is calm, intelligent and friendly, but at the same time rather shy, introverted, worrisome and vulnerable. This is just how I imagine a Melissa, not how I think all Melissas are or should be like, and I only know one person with this name which is rather different.

I often feel quite ambivalent about word names, because I think they must be quite difficult to bear, especially as first names. I mean, I'd imagine people would be tempted to make constant puns involving your name or stuff like that. But at the same time, some of them can be really nice and interesting and I can totally see that they would appeal to parents as names.
And, overall, I really like Melody. It has a nice meaning, a beautiful, melodious sound, and it actually does sound like a real name, unlike many other modern word names, think Lyric, because it sounds sort of like a smoosh between Melissa and ELodie or something like that. Actually, speaking of Elodie I guess I like the Melodie spelling even more. It can have a lot of fun nicknames and I think it can also age fairly well. Maybe not as well as the real classic names, but I don't really have a problem imagining either a kid, or a teen, or an adult woman, or an elderly lady named Melody. I think it's also more bearable for the person and less in-your-face sort of than, say, harmony or Cadence, but perhaps that's just my subjective feeling.
If I were to use it on a real life person though, I'd much rather use it as a middle name, particularly one of several middle names, because I think word names work much better as middle names than first names. It would be less potentially cumbersome in daily life, and could work as a sort of pet name.

I don't necessarily love Merel as its vibe is too androgynous for my liking, but like both this spelling and the Dutch pronunciation far more than the English Merle. The meaning is also lovely. I can see this name being used and working well in the Anglosphere as the middle name, especially if someone either has some Dutch ancestry/connections or as a way of honouring someone named something like Merle/Muriel/Marla/Mirella/Meril/Meriel etc. Though I agree with one of the other commenters that it could be a bit problematic as a first name because it would be pronounced as Merle.

I love Meriel. It's lovely, melodic, and although I don't know anyone with this name, I think it ages well and could suit both a little girl and an older lady. It's also very natural and a nice alternative to Mary. I agree with the other commenter that it makes for a great middle name but as a first is also great. I like Muriel, but it seems to be disliked by so many people and considered elderly, so I think Meriel could be a great alternative to Muriel, or used to honour a Muriel. It has a lot of charm and I like how it sounds. When I think of Meriel, I imagine a little girl, with light brown, curly or wavy hair, medium light complexion and green or blue eyes. She is slightly built and small, and has fine features. She is cute and makes an impression of sweetness on people, which makes her easy to love and spoil. She's very intelligent, and knows that she has a lot of charm, which together makes her a bit cunning, and manipulative towards her parents. She's not a brat or anything like that but if she wants something, she'll know how to get it and will do anything to get what she wants, even if this means throwing a temper tantrum or two. Normally though she's rather calm, may have some very significant talent for example in music or visual arts, is very sensitive and, although a bit egoistical and focused on herself, easily moved by others' suffering, likes to help and be kind, also likes to be praised/rewarded in return. She likes to be out in nature, is playful though doesn't always get along with other kids the best, she either prefers to be the leader, or compete with others, or just play on her own. She likes her own company but is definitely not a loner and needs others' attention and admiration. She has trouble sharing unless she'll have some merits from sharing with others. Like everyone, Meriel has good and bad traits, but even if she's particularly mischievous, most people really like her and can't resist her charm and sense of humour. She has a particularly good relationship with her dad. That's just how I imagine someone with this name, not how I think all women with this name are like.

I really like this name! My favourite spelling in terms of looks is definitely Michaela, and I also like Mikaela, but I really dislike the English pronunciation of it Mikayla and all those modern spelling variants, I much prefer the Scandinavian way of pronouncing it - mee-kah-E-lah - or Italian or Spanish or German. And, perhaps I'm wrong, but I believe that the spelling Micaela would be least prone to being mispronounced as Mikayla. In any case, it is a lovely spelling, and the name itself is very dynamic and energetic. It is strong but also girly and a little sophisticated and has huge nickname potential. A Micaela can go by Micky, Micha/Misha, Mimmi, Ela, Millie, Ellie, Kay, Kayla and so on and so forth. When I think of a Micaela, I think of a little, perhaps 9-year-old girl with waist-long, very thick, black hair in a ponytail, round face with rosy cheeks and high cheekbones, huge, dark blue eyes, or her eyes can be hazel. She's rather tall for her age but not super tall. I don't know anyone with this name, this is just the way I imagine a Micaela, and not how I think all Micaelas are or should be like.

I really really love this name. It sounds very unique to me, because we don't use it much here in Poland, instead we have our more familiar form Michalina. I like both, both are really lovely and I like that they can be nicknamed to the very soft-sounding Misia, but Michaela sounds more elegant to me. It has lots of charm to it and is very melodic in my opinion. I really like the nickname Micha or Misha, well in fact I have a cat named Misha who is a boy, but I like Misha on both genders, it's just so CUTE. I suppose I could use Michaela on my potential child, though I'm afraid it could feel a little snobbish to most people, which I wouldn't like definitely. The thing I don't like about it is its English pronunciation and the abundance of spellings. I really dislike it pronounced as Makayla, and while some of the more creative spellings look even cool, I think there's nothing like the classic form Michaela. I, being Polish, automatically pronounce it as mee-hah-E-lah, but as a lover of Swedish language and Swedish learner I also adore the mee-ka-E-la pronunciation and the spelling Mikaela is lovely as well. When I think of a person with the name Michaela, I imagine a young girl, a teenager I guess, with long, thick, chestnut or black hair, either loose or in a pony tail, healthy, tanned, dark complexion, I guess that's what's called olive complexion, round, expressive face with rosy cheeks, big, hazel eyes full of spark with long and dark eyelashes. She's tall, not overweight but a little round I'd say, just looks very healthy and full of temper. She's strong and active, likes to move around and do lots of things. She can be a bit explosive and rebellious sometimes. Nevertheless, she's kind-hearted, loves to help people out and tends to be very zealous about what she believes in. She makes a great big sister, is an excellent cook, likes to care for others but is a bit bossy and possessive, it's just the way she shows that she cares about someone. She's sensitive, moved easily, can act impulsively and emotionally. She's sharp and witty, good with small-talk and some deeper conversations, but it's easy to start an argument with her on just about anything. Not a deadly argument, and she will quickly forget about it, but it just shows that she likes to argue and have dynamic conversations. She also likes to gossip a bit. She's extroverted and loves socializing, is very dexterous and likes doing things with her own hands. Michaela also has some interest in spiritual matters, even though at a first glance she might appear shallow. She is protective of her loved ones, particularly those who she feels depend on her in any way. Michaela has a heart of gold, her weakness is that she just acts a bit too quickly most times. She likes everything beautiful, luxurious and likes comfort. She is a practical person, and very down to earth, she's very much solution focused. Not the best listener, but always has a good piece of advice and always there to help you practically deal with your problems rather than whine about them and just express her empathy. Sometimes she may appear a little tough. That's of course just how I imagine a person with this name, not how I think all Michaelas are like, especially since I don't know a single one personally.

This is such a charming name! Would never use it here in Poland but I find it very appealing when used in the languages in which it actually works well and the pronunciation is more obvious. I get it that it probably is getting rather dated in the US, and I know only Michelles above the age of 30, but to me it sounds so youthful nevertheless, and I'd love to see it come back. I think it has such a great nickname potential, and actually ages really well. I like lots of Michael related names, and especially the feminine forms. I like the way Michaela looks but I don't like the way it sounds in English, especially with the abundance of all sorts of spellings. Meanwhile, Michelle sounds so soft and pleasant. It makes sense to pronounce it like mi-SHELL in English, not mee-SHELL like many people do, but I prefer the mee-SHELL version. I like the Beatles song and have a lot of pleasant associations with this name. My own cat is called Misha (MEE-shah and he is a male) and I tend to like this Mish sound very much, it's so cute and funny. My main synaesthetic association with the name Michelle is a shell, both in Polish which is my mother tongue and in English this name really sounds like a shell. In Polish shell is muszelka (moo-SHEL-kah) and the only Michelle I know personally often goes either by Miszelka or Muszelka. And I like the English nickname Shell or Shelly for it. Micha/Misha, Michy/Michi/Mishie and most others I can think of are great as well. I've recently come across a Swedish Youtuber called Michelle who says her nickname that she often goes by is Michan (I'm not sure how she spells it but it's like MEE-shan) which just melted my brain, so cute! I think the Michele spelling looks a bit worse and kind of negligent, but maybe it's that in my mind Michele is much more the Italian form of Michael than a form of Michelle and it creates some disharmony, I don't know, I just prefer the original spelling. I'd love to see Michelle coming back in the English-speaking countries.
When I think about a person named Michelle, I can imagine her any age, but at a first glance I see her as a teenager, some 15 years old or so. She is tall, has a rather curvy, full figure but is by no means fat. She has dark blonde/light brown, long, thick, straight hair, I see it in a ponytail, a full-cheeked face, dark blue, big eyes with long lashes.
This is just how I imagine a Michelle, not how I think all Michelles are or should be. Neither of the Michelles I know is exactly like this.

While I love the classic spelling Michaela, in a way I like this spelling even more, since it's exclusively Scandinavian in origin, and I love the Scandinavian pronunciation mee-ka-E-lah, as opposed to English mi-KAY-luh which I hate, not to mention all the Mckayla spellings which I find not particularly aesthetically pleasing personally.
When I think about a person called Mikaela, I imagine someone very similar to what I see when I think of a Michaela, I think I wrote about that in the comments for Michaela. So, I think she has long, dark brown hair, slightly lighter skin tone than Michaela, very dark blue eyes with long eyelashes. She is tall and slender, looks feminine and gentle but at the same time there's a lot of strength in the way she looks.
I don't know anyone with this name, this is just an imagining of how I think a Mikaela might be like, and not how I think all people with this name are or should be like.

I think I slightly prefer Nellie or Nella, but Nell is absolutely gorgeous too. If I were to use it myself, it would probably be as a nickname for something longer like Cornelia or Helena, or something more unexpected like Noelle, but it's still really lovely on its own. It's still very feminine but not as cute as Nellie, which could be an upside because it sounds more energetic.

I love love love the name Nellie! I always have. I love it both on its own and as a nickname of a longer name - because I like or love all of those names that I know that Nellie could possibly be a nickname of. I love Helen(a) to pieces and Cornelia has a huge emotional significance to me. I think I prefer Nellie as a nickname, it's cute and lovely on its own but I just usually prefer using a longer name with a cutesy nickname. Also, all the Nel- names are or rather have been awfully trendy in Poland for some 20 years now among parents with more modern tastes (not Nellie itself but Nela or Nel for example) so I would not use Nellie on its own here as I wouldn't like it to feel pretentious and for her to be one of many girls with very similar names in her generation. So I would rather use Helena or Kornelia (or maybe even Aniela?) and call her Nellie/Neli at times. If I lived in an English-speaking country I would be more likely to call my child just Nellie but probably wouldn't either.
Nellie has such an angelic vibe to me. It sounds quite childish but I can see it aging well (although I don't know anyone with this name). The Nellie Oleson association doesn't ruin it for me. I guess that the fact I think it is angelic could be because the first Nellie I've ever heard of was little Nellie of the Holy God (Ellen Organ, an Irish child who was very saintly and died at a very young age, about 4 or so, if I remember correctly. I think that Ellie ages better though.

I really really like Nelly! I think I always have. It's quite logical that I would like it because I love Helen(a), Eleanor, Cornelia... and I like sweet, vintage, girly nicknames. I slightly prefer Nelly as a nickname for something longer, but it's good on its own as well. I think the spelling Nellie is slightly more aesthetically pleasing and I just like it a little more, though it used to be the other way around in the past and I liked Nelly a bit more. I really like how sweet and girly, gentle but lively at the same time this name is, no matter the spelling. I could happily name my potential daughter Helena or Kornelia and nickname her to Nelly/Nellie/Neli sometimes.

I love the name Ofelia. It always sounded very intriguing, dramatic and Gothic, but at the same time very sweet and soft to me. I love Ophelia too and I can't quite decide which spelling I like more, or which pronunciation. I really regret that it is so badly underused and hope it will change.

I absolutely love the name Ophelia! I guess I find Ofelia slightly more aesthetically pleasing but both are really beautiful names. I think I could totally use this name for a baby, and while I understand that someone might not want to use a name that's so strongly associated with a tragic character, even if it's just a fictional character, I am a little bit perplexed that it's so universal and so many people avoid the name just because of Shakespeare's Ophelia. It's not like she was evil or like the name has an inherently negative meaning (quite the opposite, actually). And lots of people seem to love Juliet precisely because it's a Shakespearean name and tragically romantic. Personally I think Ophelia is a lot more interesting name (and a character too, for that matter) than Juliet. It's a bit of a shame that, in this age of Olivia, Sophia and Amelia, it's not at least a bit more popular, though on the other hand it's cool that it's not as ever-present.

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I think it's really interesting that some other commenters here associate it with paedophilia, I totally haven't thought of that before! I guess it might be saying quite a lot about our society, considering that there are so many words ending in -philia that are not names of paraphilias and have a much more pleasant and positive meaning. Think audiophilia, logophilia, Anglophilia or bibliophilia. Something like Bibliophelia could be quite a cute, if weird, nickname for a bookish Ophelia, actually. :D So I hope the "paedophilia" stuff won't deter any parents from using this beautiful name if that's what they want to do, it's seriously not a real problem.

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And the nicknames are so cute! I love Fee and Fia and Fifi, Ophie is such a fun idea too! Or something like Phila. It maybe doesn't have many very obvious nicknames, but I think if you're willing to be a bit creative, it could be a very fun and flexible name to nickname.

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I really like the dark, dramatic, kind of Gothic feel of this name. But while there are a lot of dark, dramatic, Gothic names that I wouldn't want to use on a real child because they're way too heavy, I don't think Ophelia is one of them. I think the similarity in sound to a lot of currently trending names, as well as the kind of cute, soft vibe it gives me, balance the darkness and tragedy and gloom really nicely and effectively.

I've always had very mixed feelings about this name! On one hand, here in Poland it has an extremely pretentious feel, being one of the new wave of seasonal names imported from the US in the 90's which suddenly became trendy and then fell in popularity a lot. I don't know a single person in real life who would feel positively about this name. A lot of people associate it with Pamela Anderson and thus say that it's "kitschy" or with the word pomelo. And I absolutely do agree that it is pretentious and would never ever use it unless in a short story or something. Then in the English-speaking world, or at least in the US, it is considered dated in turn, and I do feel it in an Anglophone setting that it doesn't feel particularly fresh, especially that the only (American) Pamela I know is an older lady.
But on the other hand, I really like the sound of this name. I really like the sweet meaning and the literary connections. These are all really nice upsides to it. Mel or Mellie could be a nice nickname, but I really dislike Pam, it feels very dry and makes this name feel a lot harsher and older, plus pam means why in Welsh, and I'm learning this language so it just sounds odd to me personally. Pammy in turn is too childish. I really like how the variants Pamella and Pamelia look.

This name doesn't have any personality for me at all. The only reason I like it just a very, very little bit is Pat Gardiner - Lucy Maud Montgomery's character.

I don't particularly like this name, but it's Enya's middle name. I love Enya and that's why I have some nice associations with it. But the name itself is pretty wishy-washy.

I like Penelope! I used to think it was weird, and, not being an English-speaker, for the longest time I used to think that it's pronounced like PEN-elope, which definitely contributed to that impression. But the actual pronunciation is nice, and I like the mythical connection of this name. There's something both very elegant, sophisticated and serious, as well as cute and playful about this name and I like this combination. I think it really ages well, have no problem imagining it on an adult! It gives me quite a strong British vibe. A bit of a downside is that it doesn't have a beautiful meaning. Also personally I really dislike the nickname Penny, I think it takes away a lot of charm out of Penelope. But I love Poppy and Nellie.

I consider Petra a very unique name. It's not really my style, but I like its uniqueness and Cristian associations.

OMG this name is really weird if it has such unlucky meanings in so many languages. Coming from Poland (where pipa is vulgar for vagina) and being a edish learner (where Pippa means to have sex with) it really does seem vulgar to me. But thinking more flexibly, I can't not see its cutesy when I put the vulgar associations aside and look at it from an English language perspective. It really does have a nice sound. It's a pity that it has such vulgar connotations. Although, I still think that outside of Poland/Sweden/Italy/wherever else it's so unlucky, it's a cute name, especially as a nickname. I like words with a few P's in them. They maybe don't sound good, but soooo cute.

I really like Rachel and when I first saw the Rachael spelling I thought it looked made up and kind of artificial. Even though it's clearly not the original spelling and I am usually partial to original spelling of classic names, my opinion on Rachael has changed and now I think this extra A makes it look kind of fuller and adds some extra character. I still prefer Rachel, but Rachael no longer feels made up or somehow a lot worse to me.

Rachel is such a common and usual name but I like it a whole lot nevertheless. I get why it sounds harsh to many people, but it does not really to me. I like the Biblical connection, I like how feminine it is, how strong, but very homely/homey at the same time, there is something very friendly and warm about it. It makes me think of the main character of Two Feet Apart, and Rachel Lynde from the Anne of Green Gables series, and other such literary heroines. It's a pleasant name, even if not that very unique.

I really like Rakel. I prefer Rachela which is the usual variant of this name in my country, but I think Rakel is slightly nicer sounding compared with Rachel and Raquel, and also looks better than Raquel. Which isn't to say that I don't like Rachel or Raquel, I definitely do, just find Rakel a bit more attractive.

I really like Rhys. It feels so quintessentially Welsh. I don't get Americans who think this is a made-up spelling, it's really quite easy to find out that it's otherwise. To me it feels like an exclusively masculine and strong name with lots of energy to it, even though I know of some girls/women who use this spelling. I don't really like Reece or Reese but I feel like those are a bit more fitting for a girl. Personally I think it ages very well.

I really like the sound of this name - it feels kind of crispy and fresh sounding. - It's not quite as classy and natural as Michelle or even Rachel, or even Rachelle or Rochelle, but it's nice, I can definitely like it for that. I don't know anyone with this name, not even a literary character but I would think it must age quite well. Shell or Shelly/ie could be a cute nickname, but also I think Richelle would make a lovely middle name.

I like the name Russell. Not so much that I would use it for a kid, but I certainly do. I don't know any Russells personally and don't associate the name with any specific person but for whatever reason it makes me think of someone who is handsome in a rather classic way, very charming personality-wise and knows full of well of his advantages, which he likes to use for flirting with women and making them fall head over heels for him. Despite the name's meaning, it makes me think of someone with black hair rather than red. Here in Poland I guess it could potentially be a little problematic because I've heard from several people that the normal English pronunciation (typically Poles would pronounce it more like RAH-sel) makes them think of the Polish word "rosół" which means chicken soup. It's certainly not my first or even second association with this name, but having heard it from several people already, now it does sound a bit like that to me too.

Sandra is a bit too modern for my style and I wouldn't give it to my daughter in any circumstances, but I somehow like it even though. Actually I think I even like it more than Aleksandra/Alexandra, 'cause it's a bit overlooked. I know two Sandras, one is a very determined, self-aware, beautiful perfectionist in her late twenties I guess, the second is a little girl, whom I knew when she was about 7, now in her early teens I suppose, she was a very curious, but also nervous (sensitive and easily stimulated I mean) girl looking much younger and smaller than she was. I think it's good for a child, young girl and middle-aged woman, I can imagine it on a woman in her fifties or older, but probably just because I don't know anyone in this age with this name. It's strong and energetic, but also feminine, as many of you said. And I like the nickname Sandy.

I really like Selma. I get it that for a lot of Americans it may sound elderly since so many names ending in -ma feel elderly in the US now like Thelma, Wilma, Elma or Alma. But to me, as a non-native English speaker, it sounds very youthful. It has some magical quality to it. Something very fresh and silvery, that makes me think of forests and rivers and mountains and lakes and springs, basically greenness, wilderness and water, and at the same time of fairies and other magical, beautiful, and rather wild creatures. Also Selma sounds a bit like selkie and I love selkies. Then there's Selma Lagerlöf, I've no idea how well-known she might be in different parts of the world but she was a Swedish children's author. I really like her books and it's actually thanks to her that I first heard of this name. We had to read a fragment of her book at school when I was like ten or so and when I saw the name Selma I immediately loved it.
I like that it doesn't sound too harsh or macho or tomboyish or anything, all the sounds in it are very soft, which like I said makes it sound fresh and youthful to me, but at the same time it has so much strength, energy and dynamism and I think it's a name for a real fighter, someone who is extremely stubborn and above all resilient. And a bit crazy also.
I think it's a pity that it's still mostly seen as an old lady name in the English-speaking world and many other places. I guess it could appeal to people who like names like Emma or Ella or the like. Also I see so many name nerds who love the name Sylvie, which I also like, and I think Selma could be a spunkier alternative.

I like Shelley. I'm usually not very keen on -ey names, but this one is really nice. It has a youthful, cute sound, is girly, but not frilly, sort of more girly alternative to Shelby (not that I think Shelby isn't good for a girl, it is, but Shelley is still more girly), and just has something very nice about it. I guess though that I like the spelling Shelly a tiny little bit more than Shelley. I completely can't picture it on a guy, maybe a little boy yes, but not a grown man at all, and I think a downside is that it doesn't seem to age well on women either. Well I'm not from an English-speaking country and I don't know any Shelleys so I'm no expert but I find it hard to imagine a Shelley older than say 40, and even 40 years old is quite mature for this name. When I think of this name I see a teenager, or a young adult. I really really like the diminutive Shell - be it for Shelley, Shelby or Michelle - I like how it sounds and I simply like shells so it makes me like it even more.

I used to think that Sissel was one of the more bland and uninteresting forms of Cecilia, which as such is a name I really love and I also like many of its forms, including the Norwegian Silje. But lately Sissel has been growing on me and I think it actually sounds very refined and subtle. I definitely prefer Sissel to the Danish spelling Sidsel. Of course, my first association with the name is the singer Sissel Kyrkjebø, who I'm pretty sure must be the most famous Sissel in the world.

I love Sofia. I myself am Polish, have a sis called Zofia (mostly called Zofijka), and she loves Spain, Spanish language, Spanish pop and dance music, Argentina, anything to do with Argentina. Because of that, I often call her Sofia, this Spanish version of her name suits her very well, also because I myself speak Swedish and this is one of my favourite languages, and Sofia's incredibly popular in Sweden too, just the I is written differently. I also like to call her Fia, or even Via, just because it's cool, or Sofi, Soffi-Toffi, Soffifee, or Vivi, which as I've been told can be a Swedish/Finnish nickname for Sofia/Sohvi. I think the name Sofia, no matter how the I is written (I can't write accents on the device I'm writing from), and no matter in which language, is a really beautiful, charming and feminine name, soft but with some dynamism to it. When I think about this name I think that every Sofia has to be a very charming, lovable person, and that it is impossible to not like her, she's sweet and funny, and bubbly, even if a little shy at times, she loves other people and is very chatty when she feels safe.

I love Sofie! My sister's name is Zofia (we're Polish) and I've never liked this name nor any of its conventional nicknames like Zosia. Now she's 10 and also doesn't like it, so we're inventing lots of other names for her. I regularly call her Sofie and spell it mostly this way. Sometimes I also tend to spell it Sophie, but I think the spelling with f is more elegant and fits her more. I also often call her Sofia/Sophia and also like the spelling Sofia more. Sometimes I spell it just Sofi or pronounce SAW-fee instead of so-FEE. I like the nickname Fee or Fie or Fi or Fifi for Sofie and also use it for her and it's very charming and fits her soooo much. Sometimes I call her Sofij(k)a (saw-FEE-y(k)ah) which I think could also work as a more original nickname for a Sofie, or with Z instead of S. I've found out somewhere that Vivi is a Swedish diminutive of Sofia and although I'm not really sure if it's true we've also adopted it for our Vivi. Sofie has such a delicate, fresh sound I like this "fi" in it the most I guess. When I'm pissed off by my Sofie I call her sofa. We also have tons of more creative nicknames like Sofilator, Sofisha, Sofie Toffi, Sofie Fee and so on.

I don't really like Sonja. Sonia is a little bit prettier in my opinion, however also not my favourite. It has some overly childish vibe for me. I think Sofia is better.

I love Stella! It's very sweet, celestial and angelic, melodious and energetic but kinda frilly at the same time. Its meaning is a bit cliche but still lovely. I don't know any Stellas in person at all, I'd love to meet one someday, but it is quite a rare name over here, I like it for that too. It has also the sweet -ella ending which makes this name so magical. One of my guilty pleasure imaginary sib-set ideas is a girl / girl twin set named Stella and Luna, so gorgeous! I much prefer the way we pronounce it here as STEL-lah, rather than with just one l, I think it has more charm and melody this way.

Even though I've been into Swedish culture and names for a long time and have been speaking Swedish for years as well, this name is actually relatively new to me. I had known about the Finnish Venla but didn't like it much and still don't, because it sounds like venlafaxine and I just can't get over that association. The first time I heard Vendela spoken it sounded to me like two syllables (VEND-la), which reminded me of our Polish word for charcuterie, so I thought it was weird, and it gave me a really old lady-ish vibe, kind of similar to Wanda since I guess the names are sort of distantly related etymologically. But then I've heard of several young girls with this name and was exposed to it a bit more and over time it grew on me a bit. Still not something I love, but I can say it's definitely cool. And I like how it's very distinctly Swedish, but would also work in other cultures no problem, so it probably makes Vendela a really good choice for people who have some Swedish ancestry or are Swedish but live abroad, and want to give their child a very Swedish name that is also usable elsewhere and not something stereotypically Scandinavian like Ingrid or Elsa.

I love Victoria. The only one big disadvantage of it that I see is that Wiktoria is so popular here in Poland and Victoria follows her, so you can see quite a lot of girls named this. I find Victoria spelled with V a bit pretentious on a Polish kid, but it's definitely usable in English-speaking countries, Scandinavia and so on. I love how it is very feminine, youthful, but also strong and means victory. It has a lot of contrary things in itself which I find very appealing. I think this name is even a little bit mysterious. I think Victoria is also good as a middle name and definitely shouldn't be given as the only name, it goes so well with many names, both as a first name or a middle. I think my favourite nickname is Tori, spelled exactly this way, well Torie or Tory is also nice, but not so much, in my opinion. Vicky sounds good, but over here it should be spelled Wiki and that reminds me of Wikipedia so nothing exciting lol.

Boy do I love this name! I used to see it as extremely clunky when I was younger, but the last couple of years I've been chronically swooning over it. I like most variations of William (Will, Willie, Bill, Billy, Liam's kinda nice if it wasn't so popular, the Welsh Gwilym and Gwil, the Germanic and Polish Wilhelm, the Dutch Willem, and the name William itself, and some others probably). And I think it's directly from there that I've started to love Wilhelmina so much. I'd love love love to use either Wilhelm or Wilhelmina on a child, but I'm not sure whether in the end I'd be brave enough, because they're both so extremely rare here and no one else seems to like them, and they seem to be perceived as very harsh and, well, clunky. On one side I get it because I used to be in that camp too, especially when it comes to Wilhelmina, but on the other it's weird because there are no harsh-sounding letters in it. I think Wilhelmina is quite paradoxical because it has this almost fluid sound, all the I's and L's make it look very feminine, yet it has SO much strength in it from somewhere. Perhaps it's the meaning. I love its meaning too, by the way.
Here it's so rare that I don't even know anyone with this name, and I'd love to. I don't even know why it's considered as elderly and dated as it is because it's not like you can bump into an elderly lady Wilhelmina at every corner.
I think probably the best thing about this name is the HUGE nickname potential. I love Billie to bits, and also the Finnish Helmi, Wilma, Willie, Mina/Minnie, Mila, Mimi, Elma, in Polish she could be Minka or Misia, the English Willa is quite nice too. But I think Billie and Helmi are my favourites.
I like this name because it's so long and elaborate (I tend to like long names), classic and vintage yet uncommon, both strong and soft at the same time, like I said has huge nickname potential, has a great meaning, plenty of history in many countries, is royal, makes me think of the Netherlands and the Dutch language which I like a lot and plan to learn.
The variant Vilhelmina or Vilhelmiina is also cool.
What I really dislike though is the way it's pronounced in English. Ugh, it's so wishy-washy, and also problematic, because it seems to get misspelled in English all the time. And I don't like all the alternative spellings like Willamina, Willamena etc. Not fun imo.

Wilhelmina is one of my favourite names for girls, which took a long time to grow on me but now I absolutely adore it for its sound that's both very strong and very soft, depending how you look at it, and a multitude of versatile nicknames. I would be pretty happy to use it for a child, assuming I'd ever have one. So that quite naturally extends to Wilhelmine, since it is so similar. I do think it is a little more clunky than Wilhelmina, but still absolutely lovely. And if it's too clunky or weird in the first name spot for someone's taste, I think it could do really well as a middle name (or even one of several middle names) adding a bit of an aristocratic vibe to the combo. Wilhelmine feels very royal and noble to me. While it's a German name, I think it could work nicely in English pronounced simply as Wilhelmina without the -a, which makes it even softer than Wilhelmina, unlike the original German pronunciation.

I think it's a really cool name. Maybe not something I'd use personally on a baby, but still, very nice, brimming with energy, with a happy feel to it. It feels very youthful but at the same time fits people of all ages. I think I slightly prefer Gwyn as it has a more distinctive and stronger vibe, but it's not a strong preference. And while as a first name it feels quite masculine to me, as a Welsh language learner by now I'm quite used to seeing it used as a unisex middle name. It feels slightly filler though.