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Help[Opinions] Cora and Combos
Was playing around with some names and came up with some combos. Some of these might make it onto the PNL after some feedback and editing - I like some, but some feel like they're missing something, so feel free to suggest alternatives.
Amarilla Florence (nn Rilla)
Camellia Susan (nn Millie)
Constance Isolde (nn Connie)
Felicity Jane (nn Flick)
Lavender Frances
Meredith Paget (nn Merry)
Ravenna Acacia
Octavia Maris
June Alys
Also, I'm starting to love the name Cora. What would you pair with it in a combo? Would you use it as a first name or a middle name? What are your impressions of the name?
Amarilla Florence (nn Rilla)
Camellia Susan (nn Millie)
Constance Isolde (nn Connie)
Felicity Jane (nn Flick)
Lavender Frances
Meredith Paget (nn Merry)
Ravenna Acacia
Octavia Maris
June Alys
Also, I'm starting to love the name Cora. What would you pair with it in a combo? Would you use it as a first name or a middle name? What are your impressions of the name?
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I'd make the following changes:
Amalia Faith -I really dislike Amarilla and I want to say ah-mah-REE-yah, like the Spanish word for yellow. Florence grates on me.
Camelia Suzanne -Camellia Susan is nice too, though. I adore Camellia but I'm not sure how realistic it is--I'd spell it Camelia to make it a Romanian name.
Charlotte Isolde -Constance sounds so cold and harsh, and I hate Connie.
Melanie Jane -Felicity is one of my least favorite names ever, and Flick does not improve it. I think Melanie has sort of a similar style, though.
Helen Lavender-I really like Lavender, though I don't think it's practical in the real world. Frances has such an ugly sound to me, and with Lavender there's too much AN sound. Helen has a similar "feel" to me.
Meredith Pearl -I like Meredith but prefer it as a middle name due to it's masculinity. Paget is horrible, sorry. It's a surname and a disease, and with Meredith it's such a masculine combo.
Rosanna Acacia -Ravenna is really tacky and trashy, sorry. I don't care for Acacia but it's okay in the middle.
Olivia Maris -I like Octavia, but I really don't think it's usable.
Amalia Faith -I really dislike Amarilla and I want to say ah-mah-REE-yah, like the Spanish word for yellow. Florence grates on me.
Camelia Suzanne -Camellia Susan is nice too, though. I adore Camellia but I'm not sure how realistic it is--I'd spell it Camelia to make it a Romanian name.
Charlotte Isolde -Constance sounds so cold and harsh, and I hate Connie.
Melanie Jane -Felicity is one of my least favorite names ever, and Flick does not improve it. I think Melanie has sort of a similar style, though.
Helen Lavender-I really like Lavender, though I don't think it's practical in the real world. Frances has such an ugly sound to me, and with Lavender there's too much AN sound. Helen has a similar "feel" to me.
Meredith Pearl -I like Meredith but prefer it as a middle name due to it's masculinity. Paget is horrible, sorry. It's a surname and a disease, and with Meredith it's such a masculine combo.
Rosanna Acacia -Ravenna is really tacky and trashy, sorry. I don't care for Acacia but it's okay in the middle.
Olivia Maris -I like Octavia, but I really don't think it's usable.
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Amarilla Florence- bit over the top? I think "Floral Amaryllis" which is just too bloom-y, at least for my tastes. Marilla Florence tones it done a little, and you still get Rilla! Too "Anne of Green Gables," though perhaps.
Camellia Susan- I really really want to like this, but all I see is Camel-ia. That aside, Camellia Susan is lovely.
Constance Isolde- your first two are so flowery, the steel in this one is quite the contrast. I like it very much, but with names like these it would be good to have more nickname potential, I think.
Felicity Jane- predictable upper-middle class English name, from the 70s to the present. Seems a little out of place with the other imaginative choices, but it's perfectly nice.
Lavender Frances- hmm, very pretty. I like Lavender from the flowers, but I do associate the scent with octagenarians- nevermind the unfortunate nn of Lav...
Meredith Paget- with all her highly feminine sisters, this one seems a bit unisex. Meredith Petra?
Ravenna Acacia- too many As, and I don't really like placenames-as-fns.
Octavia Maris- you've heard of the seven seas, now meet the eighth! Octavia Mary's the only "Mary" name I've like in years, though.
June Alys is pretty, but as the second shortest name here is Constance Isolde, it seems massively out of place (pardon the irony). Having said that, it really is a lovely name-probably my favourite-just might do better with a sister like Iris Maud than Ravenna Acacia :)
Camellia Susan- I really really want to like this, but all I see is Camel-ia. That aside, Camellia Susan is lovely.
Constance Isolde- your first two are so flowery, the steel in this one is quite the contrast. I like it very much, but with names like these it would be good to have more nickname potential, I think.
Felicity Jane- predictable upper-middle class English name, from the 70s to the present. Seems a little out of place with the other imaginative choices, but it's perfectly nice.
Lavender Frances- hmm, very pretty. I like Lavender from the flowers, but I do associate the scent with octagenarians- nevermind the unfortunate nn of Lav...
Meredith Paget- with all her highly feminine sisters, this one seems a bit unisex. Meredith Petra?
Ravenna Acacia- too many As, and I don't really like placenames-as-fns.
Octavia Maris- you've heard of the seven seas, now meet the eighth! Octavia Mary's the only "Mary" name I've like in years, though.
June Alys is pretty, but as the second shortest name here is Constance Isolde, it seems massively out of place (pardon the irony). Having said that, it really is a lovely name-probably my favourite-just might do better with a sister like Iris Maud than Ravenna Acacia :)
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I'm not quite sure I can match your style, but I'll see what I've got.
Amarilla Florence (nn Rilla) - I think this combo is nice enough, but maybe Amarilla June would be nice as well.
Camellia Susan (nn Millie) - Oh Millie is sweet! I think this combo works.
Constance Isolde (nn Connie) - I love Isolde, but the s sounds are a bit close for me in this combo. Constance Juliet?
Felicity Jane (nn Flick) - This is lovely, I wouldn't change it.
Lavender Frances - I would switch out Frances for Alys.
Meredith Paget (nn Merry) - I like this one as is.
Ravenna Acacia - I took out Isolde above but maybe it would work here? Ravenna Isolde?
Octavia Maris - This one flows well for me, I see no problems!
June Alys - June Acacia? June Amarilla?
I like Cora a lot but I'm usually drawn to longer names, so I might prefer it as a middle name. That said, I am finding I like Cora with a longer middle name that also ends in a, though that often bothers me. Cora Mathilda, Cora Francesca?
Amarilla Florence (nn Rilla) - I think this combo is nice enough, but maybe Amarilla June would be nice as well.
Camellia Susan (nn Millie) - Oh Millie is sweet! I think this combo works.
Constance Isolde (nn Connie) - I love Isolde, but the s sounds are a bit close for me in this combo. Constance Juliet?
Felicity Jane (nn Flick) - This is lovely, I wouldn't change it.
Lavender Frances - I would switch out Frances for Alys.
Meredith Paget (nn Merry) - I like this one as is.
Ravenna Acacia - I took out Isolde above but maybe it would work here? Ravenna Isolde?
Octavia Maris - This one flows well for me, I see no problems!
June Alys - June Acacia? June Amarilla?
I like Cora a lot but I'm usually drawn to longer names, so I might prefer it as a middle name. That said, I am finding I like Cora with a longer middle name that also ends in a, though that often bothers me. Cora Mathilda, Cora Francesca?
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I adore Cora because it is a family name for me. I'd love to use it as a MN for a daughter someday, but I have a hard time finding the right combo. I would definitely use it as a FN, too, but for me it clashes slightly with the LN. Some of my tentative past and present Cora combos have been:
Annabel Cora
Eleanor Cora
Elisabeth Cora
Beatrice Cora
Sophie Cora
Olivia Cora
Possibilities I like with it as a FN:
Cora Blythe
Cora Meredith
Cora Frances
Cora Lillian
Cora June
Cora Genevieve
I suggested the Cora combos before I read this list, but I notice there are some name repeats. Sorry, but hey, at least we have the same style going. :)
Amarilla Florence (nn Rilla) -- Amarilla is not my style, but I like Florance. Have you considered Aurelia? It is similar to Amarilla, but I think it flows better.
Camellia Susan (nn Millie) -- Prefer the simpler Camille, but the combo is nice, and I adore Millie
Constance Isolde (nn Connie) -- A little too fanciful for me
Annabel Cora
Eleanor Cora
Elisabeth Cora
Beatrice Cora
Sophie Cora
Olivia Cora
Possibilities I like with it as a FN:
Cora Blythe
Cora Meredith
Cora Frances
Cora Lillian
Cora June
Cora Genevieve
I suggested the Cora combos before I read this list, but I notice there are some name repeats. Sorry, but hey, at least we have the same style going. :)
Amarilla Florence (nn Rilla) -- Amarilla is not my style, but I like Florance. Have you considered Aurelia? It is similar to Amarilla, but I think it flows better.
Camellia Susan (nn Millie) -- Prefer the simpler Camille, but the combo is nice, and I adore Millie
Constance Isolde (nn Connie) -- A little too fanciful for me
This message was edited 3/23/2008, 7:04 PM
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