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[Opinions] Philomena or Philomela?
These names are very similar so I was wondering which one people preferred?
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I prefer Philomena, though I like it better in the spelling Filomena.
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Philomena. I love the saint, plus Philomela has too much L for me. I also think Philothea is a lovely, kind of mystical name.
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I prefer the sweeter and more musical Philomela, but there are other ways to have a daughter called Phil - either Phillida or, especially, Philippa would please me more.Philomela could also shorten to Milly, which might encourage the Milly fanciers out there.
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They're both unusual, but for some reason I feel like Philomena is more familiar. I'd use Philena as a mn, which is a name on my family tree and also similar.
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Philomena, I feel like Philomela looks and sounds a bit like a medical term.
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Philomena. I'm a sucker for -mena/-mina names.
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Philomena sounds better and looks nicer in my opinion :)
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