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[Opinions] Re: Elegant
by Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)
6/23/2005, 10:25 AM
in reply to a message by guest
I'd consider these names elegant:Katharine / Katherine / Catherine -- nn Kathy, Kate, Katie, Kitty (my favourite), Kay, etc.
Margaret -- nn Daisy, Margie, Maggie, Marlo (my favourite), Greta, etc
Georgia -- nn Georgie
Maura
Rachel
Vanessa -- nn Nessa or Nessie?
Fidelia
Anne -- nn Nan, Annie, etc
Flavia
Violet -- nn Vi?
Christine -- nn Chrissy, Tina?
Laura
Laure
Alice
Alicia
Frances -- nn Frannie, Francie
Francesca
Noelle
Maude
Linnea -- nn Linny?Any of those along the lines of what you're looking for?Array
"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith
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- guest (guest)   +9
6/23/2005, 10:42 AM
I like Maura the bestAlicia
Flavia I don't like anything that can be taken as a spanish nameCatherine Margaret Alice are to me just not pretty names kind of common?I don't know how to explain what I'm looking for
It's frustratingthanks for your help
let me know if you think of any more
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- KISSY
6/23/2005, 11:17 AM
My new neice's name is Mara Jane♥ CHRISTIE ♥
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- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)   +6
6/23/2005, 10:48 AM
Why don't you want names that could be considered Spanish?When I hear Flavia, by the by, I think of Britain. It doesn't sound Spanish to me--it just seems very European.Array
"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith
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- Miranda (Randee15)   +1
6/23/2005, 12:19 PM
I think of Rome when I hear Flavia.
Miranda
"Come... you must eat my child." — From an unknown badfic.Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks; see my profile for their names.
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- lala
6/23/2005, 12:52 PM
Ditto. But it's pretty
*Lala*
To Destiny
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- guest (guest)   +2
6/23/2005, 10:53 AM

I live in south west Texas
where the population is about 90% Hispanic
All of these are very Common in this area.NMS not my heritage
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- Bear (guest)   +1
6/23/2005, 12:42 PM
Hmmm. I love Spanish names and find them very elegant, but I can see wanting something different. Do you like French names?Adele, Gisele, Celeste, Sylvie, Sophie, Josephine, Eugenie (yoo-ZHAY-nee), Fleur, Pascale, Marie (Mimi), Amelie, Genevieve (Evie or Vivie), Lucie, Emilie, Marguerite, Margot, Pauline, Madeleine, Anais, Christine, Claire, Seraphine, Sandrine, Alexandrine, Valerie, Stephanie, Jacqueline, Simone, Leonie (LEE-uh-nee or LAY-uh-nee), Melisande, Charlotte, Natalie, Dominique, Marianne, Anne.Others:Alexandra, Imogen, Eleanora, Lenora, Cecily, Audrey, Frances, Jacintha, Cassandra, Callista, Caroline, Patricia,

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- Miss Claire
6/23/2005, 2:49 PM
In French, Eugenie is uh-zheh-nee and Leonie is leh-oh-nee :)
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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- guest (guest)
6/23/2005, 10:51 AM
FLÁVIA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese
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Portuguese feminine form of FLAVIUS
FLAVIA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: FLAH-vyah (Italian, Spanish) [key]
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Feminine form of FLAVIUS
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- guest (guest)
6/23/2005, 10:44 AM
lol Maura is a Spanish name too:(
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