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[Opinions] Meliora?
WDYT of Meliora?I don't know if I'd ever actually use it on a real child, but I like the way it sounds and looks. (It's the name of an RPG character of mine ;P) --
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I love this name. It's unusual but pretty.Edited to fix spelling mistake.**~**~**~**~**~**~**
Elizaveta

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Looks to me like Eliora with an M stuck on the front. Going past that, it's pretty. But I don't like nn Mel. So... it's fine, but not something I'd use.
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All I see is the word "ameliorate". That just may be me though!
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Oooh, I like it! It really does sound like something from WoW, but I have a list of gp WoW names I've seen, and I love the names my characters have! I'd love to use them on real children, but they might have to go in as middle names!
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At first glance it reminded me of 'malodorous.' I'm afraid that was its death knell for me. It's kind of frilly sounding in an unappealing way for me besides. I don't hate it, but it's not going to become one of my favorites.

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Meliora is nice, but I prefer Melora which I love : )

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MEH-lee-OH-ra is how I say it. Great character name. I like it. I think it'd be fine in real life too. Also, Melora was on my list of possible names for my daughter, which I think I first saw on someone's WoW character. =P- mirfak
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I like it, actually. I dislike the NN Mel, and I could see it being used, but the sound (Mel-ee-ora, right?), look, and meaning are really nice. I would call her Ora as a NN methinks (since, well, it is pretty long).
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That's how I'm pronouncing it, but I don't know if it's the correct way since I'm not very familiar with Latin. It could be mel-eye-ora, which sounds pretty nice too. :)--
A bad wound may heal, but a bad name will kill.
Scottish Proverb "'Scuse me, mind not farting while I'm trying to save the world?"
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Agree.
What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
Man is a depth still greater than the people.
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