Names that look prettier than they sound

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Does anyone else have names that they love when written out, but don’t actually love when spoken? There are names that seem so appealing to me when I read them but not when I say them. Here is a list of the ones I am thinking of…

[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f] - There is something about the spelling of it that looks so joyful and I want to love it but it always makes me think of an old lady or margarine when I hear it

[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] - Another one I want to love so much. The spelling is so pretty and just feels very sweet and spunky but it doesn’t seem to roll off my tongue the way I want it to

[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]/Isolt - These ones are definitely more unique than the first two. I really love the look and sound of names that start with “I”, especially a hard I like [name_f]Isolt[/name_f]. There is just something I love about the look of these names but not the pronunciation

[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] - I think this name looks so cute and playful, but when said I think sounds a little harsh. [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] would be a sweet, softer nickname though.

[name_u]Augustine[/name_u] - I think it looks very cute and handsome, but sounds like a lot for a baby when said

[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] the look and Idea but it just isn’t my favorite when I actually hear it

Does anyone else have names like this that they love when written down but aren’t a huge fan of when you actually hear it? [name_u]Or[/name_u] is it just me haha. Let me know!

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Adelaide! Really love how it looks, but the sound is meh.

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Aurora
[name_f]Zosia[/name_f]

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@grace17 How are you pronouncing [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]?

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I say it like [name_u]Georgie[/name_u]-ahna

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Thank you for the clarification. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Saoirse for me.

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Me too. This is of course more of my current lack of culture then anything though.

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Marianne for me! I still love it but it doesn’t sound as pretty in my accent.

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As much as I love the name [name_m]Philip[/name_m] in general, I will admit that it looks nicer than it sounds.

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I feel this way about [name_f]Ravenna[/name_f] - it looks lovely and elegant but I find the pronunciation rather harsh.

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Ashleigh
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinna[/name_f]
[name_u]Raleigh[/name_u]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f]

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Isottotte 🥲

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I always have such a hard time saying [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]!

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I haven’t heard that one before! How do you pronounce it?

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Totally agree! I think [name_m]Philip[/name_m] looks very cute spelled out but feels a little boring when you just hear it. Maybe its because I don’t love the nickname [name_u]Phil[/name_u]

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is oh TOT teh :sob:

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Imogen - The m and g with the o look beautiful, but it sounds like a mispronunciation of image when spoken.

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Aoife
[name_f]Georgette[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]

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I’m having a really hard time here separating written out names from their sounds! I just… can’t pick them apart well. The only one I can think of is [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] - written out, it looks so pretty and cute, but said out loud it sounds a bit like “oddly”. I still love it though, so I’m not sure it counts.

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