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[Opinions] Re: Finish my sibset!
I'm including some names I wouldn't normally suggest for a younger sibling because most of these siblings have quite mature sounding names already:Laurel
Laura
Lina
Megan
Margaret
Isabel
Nella
Della
Bethan
Fiona
Helen
Maya
Judith
Jane
Lucy
Petra
Moira
Mara
Maria
Nessa
Leona
Nicola
Maeve
Philippa
Pippa
Rose
Rhea
Romilly
Theresa
Thalia
Talitha
Sarah
Sienna
Sylvaine
Wilhelmina
Willa
Antonia
Iris

This message was edited 3/6/2024, 2:03 PM

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Sylvaine is nice! I think I like it better than Sylvia.
A couple we know just named their daughter Wilhelmina "Willa". I love it so much!
I have a soft spot for Nellie, so Nella is tempting, but I feel like it doesn't have enough gravitas. Helen is a bit stiff to me. What do you think of Helaine or Helenne? I like the French pronunciation, but I don't want to use accent marks in America. It would be too hard for people to understand.
I like Helene pronounced hel-ENNE (but I don't really like how it looks with two n's).
And I like the sound of Helaine but not sure if I like the spelling/look.
Helina or Heline might be good too.
I also like Helena.
I always thought of Helene with the Greek pronunciation like Hel-ee-nee. An early interest in Greek mythology dies hard! I want to like Helena, but it's hard to imagine using it when there are two major pronunciations that people seem to use equally.