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Does anyone out there appreciate or even admire Hortense? I believe I've fallen in love with the name, which calls to mind the mannered and glamorous gentry of New York City in the early twentieth century. For me the name symbolizes grand feminine hauteur (though not of an off-putting nature) and an elegance that has evanesced over time. What do you think? For the record, I don't pronounce it the French way (or-TAWNS, roughly) when I fawn over it.

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I have, of course, come up with some combos. Which (if any) appeal to you? Do any of them redeem oft-maligned Hortense in your eyes?

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Hortense Ada
Hortense Amabel
Hortense Amelia
Hortense Beatrix
Hortense Blythe
Hortense Camilla
Hortense Camille
Hortense Caroline
Hortense Catherine
Hortense Clara
Hortense Clare
Hortense Claudia
Hortense Cleo
Hortense Clio
Hortense Dahlia
Hortense Delia
Hortense Diana
Hortense Edith
Hortense Elaine
Hortense Eloise
Hortense Emeline
Hortense Emilia
Hortense Emily
Hortense Emmeline
Hortense Eva
Hortense Eve
Hortense Evelyn
Hortense Fern
Hortense Flavia
Hortense Geneva
Hortense Harriet
Hortense Heloise
Hortense Ingrid
Hortense Jean
Hortense Julia
Hortense Lila
Hortense Lilia
Hortense Lillian
Hortense Louisa
Hortense Lydia
Hortense Madeleine
Hortense Magdalen
Hortense Margery
Hortense Marguerite
Hortense Maria
Hortense Marian
Hortense Marigold
Hortense Marion
Hortense Marjorie
Hortense Mary
Hortense Miriam
Hortense Olivia
Hortense Ottilie
Hortense Ottoline
Hortense Peony
Hortense Philippa
Hortense Rosalind
Hortense Rosaline
Hortense Thea
Hortense Verena
Hortense Viola
Hortense Violet
Hortense Vivian
Hortense Viviane
Hortense Vivien
Hortense Winifred

This message was edited 5/7/2011, 6:43 AM