Sylvia has grown on me and if I ever have children, I would consider to use it. The problem is that I haven't found a suitable middle name that goes with
Sylvia. In fact, it's easier to form combos where
Sylvia itself is a middle name but not vice versa!
So, what would you match with
Sylvia? I like classic, international names (e.g.
Anna,
Maria,
Helena), but also some quirkier ones (e.g.
Cosima,
Kerensa,
Synnöve). But I'm open to any ideas, so you can just put your own personal favorites. You can also suggest two middle names instead of one, if it's more your style.
Also, an extra question: what do you think of
Sylvia's Finnish pronunciation (SUYL-vee-ah)? The only difference compared to the English pronunciation is the letter "y", which is pronounced the same way as the
German "ü" or the French "u". I would use this pronunciation, so I'd like to know if it sounds to you nicely exotic or just utterly horrible.