Opinions on names

Some rare (but non made up) name I’ve recently come across (many of them Cornish), wanted to share and gauge opinions!

Also shout out your rare treasures! :slight_smile:

Immilla
Calytrix
Elestren
Prideaux
Zennor
Meraud
Ysella
[name_f]Ismene[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lethe[/name_f]
[name_f]Niobe[/name_f]
[name_f]Galilea[/name_f]
[name_f]Melusine[/name_f]
Philou
[name_f]Zerlin[/name_f]
[name_f]Viridis[/name_f]
Rupinder
[name_f]Elixane[/name_f]

Immilla: I can see this working, but I prefer [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] or [name_f]Imelda[/name_f].

Calytrix: this is cool, I love -trix names!

Elestren: this is a lovely name!!

Prideaux: not a fan, it feels more like a place or surname.

Zennor: gorgeous! I’d use this for a boy.

Meraud: OK, I can definitely see it working.

Ysella: gorgeous!

[name_f]Ismene[/name_f]: beautiful!

[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]: I prefer [name_u]Meredith[/name_u], but this is pretty.

[name_f]Lethe[/name_f]: like the river in Hades? Not sure about this, though there’s nothing unpleasant about the sound. I like [name_m]Lev[/name_m], [name_m]Liev[/name_m] and [name_m]Leif[/name_m].

[name_f]Niobe[/name_f]: sounds like [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] with a cold.

[name_f]Galilea[/name_f]: this is very pretty, and a strong namesake for a little girl.

[name_f]Melusine[/name_f]: pretty, though I prefer [name_f]Melisande[/name_f] (and [name_f]Corisande[/name_f]).

Philou: also very pretty, I really like [name_m]Philo[/name_m] for a boy.

[name_f]Zerlin[/name_f]: this would be an awesome middle name, a la [name_m]Merlin[/name_m]!

[name_f]Viridis[/name_f]: like this one a lot - I’d use it for a boy.

Rupinder: not too keen on this.

[name_f]Elixane[/name_f]: nms, but it’s a pretty name and could definitely work.

The only one that appeals to me is [name_f]Galilea[/name_f].

Ysella, [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f], [name_f]Niobe[/name_f] and [name_f]Melusine[/name_f] are my favourites! They’re all on my list as well, and I adore them!

I also enjoy Elestren, Zennor, Meraud, [name_f]Ismene[/name_f], Philou, [name_f]Elixane[/name_f] and [name_f]Lethe[/name_f], but there’s something about all of them that’s making me sy away. I’m not so into the -lest- sound of Elestren, Zennor is too close to [name_f]Azenor[/name_f]/[name_f]Leonor[/name_f] which I prefer, I have so many Mer- names on the list already, and I do love most of them more than Meraud, [name_f]Ismene[/name_f] is sweet but ultimately too full of the EE sound which I quickly tire of, Philou too close to [name_m]Philo[/name_m] and perhaps too whimsical, [name_f]Elixane[/name_f] loses agains [name_u]Alix[/name_u] and Rixende for me, and I don’t like how it could be mistaken for a kre8iv choice, it just mimics too much of what people are doing in that department. [name_f]Lethe[/name_f] is great, I might consider adding her, except I alredy have [name_f]Leda[/name_f], [name_f]Lore[/name_f], [name_f]Lark[/name_f] and Leto…

Immila feels too made up, and [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] is a sweet unusual alternative I would greatly prefer. Calytrix is cool, but too much so for me. I’m not into the sound of Prideaux or the complexity. I struggle with G names in general, [name_f]Galilea[/name_f] is not for me. [name_f]Zerlin[/name_f] sounds very heavy to me, and it feels made up, and is too close to [name_m]Berlin[/name_m]. Rupinder has a really unattractive sound to me, not sure if it’s the Rup- or the -der or the combination, but neither feels feminine to me. [name_f]Viridis[/name_f] is intriguing but ultimately it’s the sound I dislike here as well. I prefer [name_f]Viridiana[/name_f] by a milestone!

Thanks for responses, all! Any other opinions?