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Help[Opinions] WDYT of these?
Just some names I fancy at the moment:
Laelia
Linde
Rosewinter
Smaranda
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
Laelia
Linde
Rosewinter
Smaranda
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
Replies
Laelia - Don't hate it in the abstract! Not sure how I'd appreciate it on a real human.
Linde - What's the difference in sound between this a Linda? Linde seems a bit more interesting, at least.
Rosewinter - Nope, not for me.
Smaranda - See above.
Linde - What's the difference in sound between this a Linda? Linde seems a bit more interesting, at least.
Rosewinter - Nope, not for me.
Smaranda - See above.
Not my style.
Laelia, pronounced LIEleeuh,is unattractive. Lie? Telling a lie? No, thanks.
Linde should be pronounced like Linda, but probably won't be. Endless explanations, and for what? Fine if you're Afrikaans or Dutch; not unless.
Rosewinter could work in a children's or young adult's fantasy novel; too bizarre for real life.
Smaranda ... Emerald is pretty obvious, like Pearl and Ruby, but Smaranda ... "What's your name?" "Smaranda" "Oh ... hello, Miranda". Smaragd or Smarag haven't caught on as names, and I'm not surprised. Rather stay with English for this particular jewel.
Laelia, pronounced LIEleeuh,is unattractive. Lie? Telling a lie? No, thanks.
Linde should be pronounced like Linda, but probably won't be. Endless explanations, and for what? Fine if you're Afrikaans or Dutch; not unless.
Rosewinter could work in a children's or young adult's fantasy novel; too bizarre for real life.
Smaranda ... Emerald is pretty obvious, like Pearl and Ruby, but Smaranda ... "What's your name?" "Smaranda" "Oh ... hello, Miranda". Smaragd or Smarag haven't caught on as names, and I'm not surprised. Rather stay with English for this particular jewel.
I like Laelia best.
Lovely to “see” you! I’ve been wondering how you were doing!
Lovely to “see” you! I’ve been wondering how you were doing!
Thank you for your kind words!
Could be just me, but the first half of Smaranda clashes, my nose is pronouncing it more than my mouth is, unfortunately.
Lovely names. I especially like Laelia.
Laelia is beautiful. My instinct pronunciation was LAY-lee-ə, but I can now see it’s LIE-lee-a, which I think is equally as lovely.
Linde is also very pleasant. I’m not a massive fan of Linda because if just feels a bit dated, but Linde feels refreshing.
Rosewinter would make an awesome surname.
Coincidentally I’ve been thinking about Smaranda lately too! I can’t remember where I originally came across it. It’s definitely not my usual style but something about it is appealing to me.
Linde is also very pleasant. I’m not a massive fan of Linda because if just feels a bit dated, but Linde feels refreshing.
Rosewinter would make an awesome surname.
Coincidentally I’ve been thinking about Smaranda lately too! I can’t remember where I originally came across it. It’s definitely not my usual style but something about it is appealing to me.
This message was edited 5/21/2025, 11:55 AM