Message: "Philomena vs Filomena"

[Opinions] Philomena vs Filomena

by JennaMichelle

3/3/2009, 3:31 PM

Do the spellings give you different impressions? Which do you prefer?

I love the sound of Philomena and I think it sounds great with our last name, and with most of the other names I like. I dated a Phillip though, and in the end he turned out to be not a nice person. The sound doesn't remind me of him but the Ph- spelling does.

Would you use the F- spelling in that case or just strike it from the list? Would it be misspelled? I don't know if most people know how to spell Ph/Filomena in the first place anyway.

#Filomena #Philomena

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- Pealee (guest)

3/3/2009, 4:23 PM

I like Philomena. I think it looks most natural.

But I think if the 'ph' spelling is going to remind you of an old boyfriend you should go with Filomena.

- LoQuiero +1

3/3/2009, 3:39 PM

To me, it depends a bit on the country you live in.

In the US etc. I find Philomena looks more "natural" while I prefer Filomena in Italy or other European countries where English isn't the first language. I love both variants.

- Schezar

3/3/2009, 3:56 PM

Yeeesm.

- Alcyone

3/3/2009, 3:38 PM

I personally prefer Philomena, but I can see how in your case you would want to avoid the Ph- spelling. Filomena is perfectly fine. It's a legitimate variant of Philomena.

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