New favourites:
1.
Celeste - it's lovely and uncommon. 7/10
2.
Ester - I prefer
Esther but the original Hebrew spelling is also nice. 7/10
3.
Lucilla - I prefer
Lucille and
Lucia. 5/10
4.
Margherita - I prefer
Margarita (BTW, is
Margarita used in Italy?) and
Marguerite, though I adore the nn
Rita. 5/10
5.
Fiammetta - too much. Fiamma is better than the diminutive. 4/10
6.
Diletta - it has a dated sound and meaning and sounds like a brand name. 2/10
Old favourites:
1.
Aurora - nice sound and meaning, trendy but not very popular and timeless, a nature name, and overall nice. 10/10
2.
Irene - beautiful meaning, fits any age. 8/10
3.
Ginevra - it's nice, a down-to-earth
Guinevere, but I wouldn't use it since
ginebra is the Spanish word for "gin". 7/10
4.
Beatrice - prefer
Beatrix and
Beatriz. 6/10
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