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Help[Opinions] Lille and Austell
These are the names of the villages where two branches of my family came from - one is in Northern France, the other is in Cornwall, England.
When I first discovered them in High School, I thought it was would be absolutely amazing to name children after these places. Not only would the names be unique, but the fact that it's tied in to family history seemed so romantic to me.
I've cooled off this idea quite a bit since then, but I found an old name list with them on it, and I'm thinking of reconsidering them. I would use both for girls (Austell as a boys' name sounds too much like I was trying to be clever and find a new "Austin" variation). They are pronounced (as far as I understand) "Leel" and "Awe-stell". I would almost definitely use Stella as a nickname for Austell.
What are people's opinions on these ideas?
When I first discovered them in High School, I thought it was would be absolutely amazing to name children after these places. Not only would the names be unique, but the fact that it's tied in to family history seemed so romantic to me.
I've cooled off this idea quite a bit since then, but I found an old name list with them on it, and I'm thinking of reconsidering them. I would use both for girls (Austell as a boys' name sounds too much like I was trying to be clever and find a new "Austin" variation). They are pronounced (as far as I understand) "Leel" and "Awe-stell". I would almost definitely use Stella as a nickname for Austell.
What are people's opinions on these ideas?
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