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Evania and Elysia
I ran across these names recently while cruising down name lists:Evania (Greek, "peaceful")Elysia (Greek, refers to the pagan concept of heaven, as in the Elysian fields; can also be seen as a form of Elisa or Elise)WDYT? Does Elysia look too trendy because of the Y?
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I think Evania is cute. My name is Elysa and I've always gotten compliment about the "y" in my name, so I think it looks good for Elysia :)
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Elysia doesn't look trendy to me because the Y is naturally there. Regading the use of the letter Y in names I only dislike it when it is replaces another letter for no reason. (i.e. Kimberly becomes Kymberly) I really like the name Elysia; very beautiful.Evania could grow on me, but it just looks like Evan with a widely feminine suffix after it.
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I knew a girl when I did competitive gymnastics (eons ago) and her name was Elysia (she was hispanic in origin). She was very pretty too. I like Elysia I do not find it trendy but I do love greek names. I am not a big fan of Evania though too much Evan -ia in spelling for me, although the meaning is beautiful.
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Evania is pretty, but a bit too fancy for my taste. Elysia is also pretty, but more down-to-earth. I have a friend who named her daughter Elysia, and she is very cute.I don't think Elysia looks trendy because of the Y; lots of names have a Y in them. Now that you mention it, my friend's daughter is the only Elysia I have ever known, so it can't be that trendy.
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I like both names. I'd probably be more likely to use Elysia as a middle name rather than a first name because I'd be worried that it might be confused with Alicia, Alyssa, or Elissa.I don't think that Elysia looks too trendy. In terms of appearance, it's not that far off from Lydia and Sylvia, which strike me as classic rather than trendy. It's close to Alyssa, which I do find trendy yet still pretty. Elysia doesn't seem overly trendy to me though.
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