[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.
Philomena. I love the saint, plus Philomela has too much L for me.
I also think Philothea is a lovely, kind of mystical name.
I also think Philothea is a lovely, kind of mystical name.
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.
Philomela could also shorten to Milly, which might encourage the Milly fanciers out there.
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.
Philomena. I'm a sucker for -mena/-mina names.
Philomena sounds better and looks nicer in my opinion :)