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[Opinions] Ardelia
I've asked about this name in combos before (namely Dove Ardelia), but I'd really like some opinions on it by itself. What do you think? It's used both in Silence of the Lambs and Beloved. (In Beloved, Ardelia is one of Halle's sisters; his other siblings are named Patty, Rosa Lee, Tyree, John, Nancy, and Famous.) It has use historically as a name in real life, too. :)What do you think of it? And can you think of any nice combos? While I like Dove Ardelia, I'm trying to come up with more ideas, too. I'd appreciate combos where Ardelia is the first name as well as combos where it's the middle name.If this helps any, here's a list of family names (but any suggestions would be great): Robert, James, Lois, Barbara, Hazel, Ingeborg, Cornelia, Luella, Sara, Ruby, Teresa, Jean, Edith, Christian, Lisette, Honorah, Mary, Lucille, Ellen, Frances, Orpha, Bernice, Clair, Emma.Array


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Sorry, but Cordelia immediately comes to mind and obscures the view of Ardelia. With so many terrific family names to work with, I wonder if you could be persuaded to use some of them instead. How about:Cornelia Frances
Lois Mary
Eloise Marie
Aloisia Mary
Edith Mary, nn Edie
Mary Lisette, nn Mae / Mia / Mimi
Ruby Ellen / Elena
Hazel Cornelia
Ellen Frances, nn Ellie
Jean Frances, nn Jeanie
Jeanette Clair
Christiane Marie (as a twist)
Robert Francis, nn Robin
James Christian
Cornelius James
Ian Robert (honors Jean)Also, Aurelia might appeal to you too. :-) Let us know what you think. Thanks.

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I like Ardelia, it's very pretty and unusual.How about:
Ardelia Roberta
Ardelia Ruby
Ardelia Lisette
Ardelia Juniper
Ardelia Rae (I like this a lot)
Lois Ardelia
Christian Ardelia
Frances ArdeliaImage hosted by Photobucket.com
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I think I prefer Delia or Cornelia, maybe even Ophelia. However, for combos sake, here are a few:
Frances Ardelia
Laurette Ardelia
Mabel Ardelia
Lois Ardelia
Patrice Ardelia
Inge Ardelia
Clair Ardelia
Maureen Ardelia
Silvie Ardelia
Bernice Ardelia
Sarai Ardelia
Edith Ardelia
Ruth Ardelia----Betsy-----
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