Pairings and perceptions of my whittled list

Girl Names
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You’ve been so helpful, Berries – thank you. Thus far, I’ve whittled a seemingly unwhittleable list from 35 to 23.

Original list with deletions: [name_f]Alberta[/name_f], [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f], [name_f]Araminta[/name_f], [[name_f]Arrietty[/name_f]], [[name_f]Bedelia[/name_f]], [name_f]Blythe[/name_f], [name_f]Clover[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], [[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]], [Emeraud], [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f], [[name_f]Ermina[/name_f]], [[name_f]Fern[/name_f]], [name_f]Forsythia[/name_f], [[name_f]Francine[/name_f]], [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f], [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], [[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]], [[name_f]Mariposa[/name_f]], [name_f]Maude[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f], [[name_f]Olive[/name_f]], [name_f]Parthenia[/name_f], [name_f]Ravenna[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_f]Verbena[/name_f], [[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]], [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]

You liked [name_f]Alberta[/name_f], [name_f]Bedelia[/name_f], Emeraud, [name_f]Ermina[/name_f], [name_f]Forsythia[/name_f], [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f], [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] and [name_f]Parthenia[/name_f] least.

I’ve been able to part with three of those eight while remaining true to myself.

Here are the pairings I’ve come up with:

[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f], [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] [name_f]Maude[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_f]Verbena[/name_f], [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f], [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]

Any further feedback or suggestions would be much appreciated!

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Names that stuck out to me from your list are [name_f]Ravenna[/name_f], [name_f]Blythe[/name_f], and [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]. From your pairings I really like [name_f]Lavina[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]

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[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]- my first thought was [name_f]Anne[/name_f] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables, these were two of [name_f]Anne[/name_f]'s favourite names! I love strong, sophisticated [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] and solid [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f] has a clunky but cool, old-lady-chic vibe I like. 9.5/10

[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] [name_f]Maude[/name_f]- this feels rather dark and mysterious, like an enchantress in a medieval castle. It has a grounded feel but also a magical vibe, like a fantasy story waiting to be revealed. 8/10

[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]- fun, cheerful, spunky, feminine. It makes me think of spring flowers and warm sunshine, garden parties and women in old-fashioned white lawn dresses trimmed with lace. 8/10

[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_f]Verbena[/name_f]- [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] still feels really frumpy to me, sorry. [name_f]Verbena[/name_f] has a pretty sound but it reminds me of this lemon verbena perfume that always gave me a headache. 2/10

[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]- [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] also feels really old-lady, and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] doesn’t make it seem any younger. Something more lighthearted like [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] or [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f] would be better. 1/10

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]- I prefer frilly, feminissima [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f] to spunky, playful [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] so I’d swap the order- [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]- but both would be nice. 6.5/10

[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]- peppy, bouncy, and cheerful but solid. I like the juxtaposition between old-fashioned-sounding [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] and modern [name_f]Clover[/name_f] (which fits in the word name trend, if that could be called a trend). 7/10

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites from your list are [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], [name_f]Forsythia[/name_f] (glad you left that one on there!), [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], and [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] has a fantastic vibe (as well as flow and balance.) And I like [name_f]Azalea[/name_f]'s suggestion of [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u].

Other ideas:

[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]

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[name_f]Maude[/name_f] [name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f] [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Ravenna[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
Arberta [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Alberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_u]Vesper[/name_u]

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Your pairings in order of my preference:

  1. [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
  2. [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
  3. [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_f]Verbena[/name_f]
  4. [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] [name_f]Maude[/name_f]
  5. [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]
  6. [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
  7. [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

I really liked [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] though, too bad you took it out.

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I think [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] is stunning. I also like [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] but it’s a bit too clunky and old-fashioned. Other ideas with [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]:
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] [name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]

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Thanks, [name_f]Danielle[/name_f]!

[name_u]Love[/name_u] these vivid and colorful descriptions, [name_f]Azalea[/name_f]! I thought there was an “[name_f]Anne[/name_f] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables” connection between [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f], but I wasn’t sure if I was just imagining it. That makes me so happy :).

Thanks, Geek! For the great combo ideas, too :).

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I love these, [name_f]Judy[/name_f]! Thank you :).

Aw, Anz :).

Thanks, Hands! I love [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] [name_f]Francine[/name_f]!

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