See the results of this poll: Please help us pick 
Respondents: 50 (This poll is closed)
- Xantha Evangeline Rose : 6 (12%)
- Violette Jane Eloise : 37 (71%)
- Vesper Anna Linnea: 9 (17%)
Respondents: 50 (This poll is closed)
[name]Xantha[/name]- itās an interesting nameā¦ Iām not much of an X-name girl myself, to be honest. I prefer [name]Xenia[/name]- still spunky and interesting but a littleā¦ tamer. But I love [name]Evangeline[/name]- I think itās beautiful and sweet. Is it a name youāre opposed to using as an FN?
[name]Violette[/name]- this is my favourite, although I much prefer the [name]Violet[/name] spelling. I love the simplicity of it as opposed to the frilly [name]Violette[/name]. And I love the [name]Violet[/name] [name]Jane[/name] combination- I think itās the perfect mix of trendy and classic. I do think that [name]Eloise[/name] is a little old-fashioned.
[name]Vesper[/name]- to be totally honest, this name reminds me of vipers. It just seems like a rather mean name to me! I do like [name]Anna[/name], and while [name]Linnea[/name] is a name Iāve never heard before, I think itās an interesting and sweet name.
And I love the name [name]Esme[/name]. Itās a hidden gem, in my opinion. I think itās sweet, happy, fresh, rare and both ageless and timeless. What about [name]Esme[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] or [name]Esme[/name] [name]Anna[/name] [name]Jane[/name]?
I feel like Iāve said āinterestingā and āsweetā a lot, but I hope this helps!
Iām sorry I donāt like any but [name]Violette[/name] [name]Jane[/name] [name]Elouise[/name]. GL
I dont like [name]Violette[/name]. Reminds me too much of Violent, even though [name]Violet[/name] doesnāt. I think itās because the ette changes the emphasis on the pronounciation.
[name]Vesper[/name] Iām also not too keen on the sound of. It sounds almost too short, like it should be Vespertine.
[name]Xantha[/name] I really like, and agree that this version will make it easier for people to pronounce, without losing any of the lovliness of the original [name]Xanthe[/name]. I also agree that this is attractive because it sounds slightly exotic.
I like [name]Xantha[/name] but prefer [name]Xanthe[/name]. I feel [name]Xanthe[/name] would be individual yet have the capacity to blend socially with similar sounding name endings such as [name]Emily[/name], [name]Sophie[/name], [name]Chloe[/name] and the like. Which make it a great blend of unusual yet acceptable.
If you like X names another I love is Xylia.
[name]Violette[/name] is pretty.
[name]Vesper[/name]ā¦ hmmm a motorbike.
[name]Xantha[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Rose[/name] is really pretty. Iām just not sure I would ever have the guts to use such a bold choice. But if I were to come across a [name]Xantha[/name], Iād find it really cool.
I like [name]Violette[/name] [name]Jane[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], but I prefer it as [name]Violette[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Jane[/name]. I think it flows better that way. Either way is pretty though.
[name]Vesper[/name] [name]Anna[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]. Iām not a fan of [name]Vesper[/name]. And opinions aside, this name does not flow as well as your other options.
as a gluten free person as soon as I saw [name]Xantha[/name] I thought of Xantham Gum which is an ingredient in a lot of foodsā¦lol.
but [name]Vesper[/name] was really neat but I did think of a vespa - but I still like it because itās something different.
I am over [name]Violet[/name]- as soon as a celebrity uses it I am over it. and that spelling is unnecessary imo. I think that with such unusual choices for the other ones using [name]Violet[/name] is sort of a phone in does that make sense?
[name]Xantha[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Violette[/name] [name]Jane[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Vesper[/name] [name]Anna[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]
My favorites are [name]Vesper[/name] and [name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Xantha[/name]- Im not a fan of this nameā¦I think it sounds like itās trying to be cool but itās notā¦
[name]Violette[/name]-I perfer [name]Violet[/name] by a mile. I think the āetteā ending just makes it look like youāre trying to make it fancy(which I know youāre not) The ending looks a little akward to me.
[name]Vesper[/name]-Not liking this ar allā¦
My favorite by far is [name]Violette[/name].
Thank you! Itās great to get these opinions. reeljabkb and nat108 thanks for letting me know about Xantham gum - gluten-free ingredients are certainly becoming more mainstream.
nat108, I do like [name]Violetta[/name], but my husband thinks it is too over the top.
Also, reeljabkb, I totally understand what you mean about [name]Violet[/name]/[name]Violette[/name] being maybe too safe of a choice compared to my other options. I keep teetering back and forth between being daring/interesting yet possibly causing my child some grief with being constantly asked ā[name]How[/name] do you spell that? What did you say your name was?ā and then on the other hand giving her/him a solid, fairly usual name choice that no one will really question, however they may wish, as I did growing up, for something a little more individual. kasey1010, my original combo actually was [name]Violette[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Jane[/name], but I had a last minute change of mind before I put the poll up, thinking too hard about the syllable flow I guess.
bluejuniper, thank you for pointing out, as others have confirmed, that you get more of a āviolentā impression from the spelling [name]Violette[/name]. Very interesting to consider, as you would logically think the further the spelling is from āviolentā, the less that would leave an impression of that word, as you said though, it is likely the emphasis on the end of the name.
erinlw, I agree [name]Esme[/name] is a beauty - is it too wrapped up in the twilight franchise now?
Thanks all, I appreciate your comments!
Voted for [name]Vesper[/name] because it was my favorite fn from your list. I like [name]Vesper[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Rose[/name] combo wise
I voted for [name]Xantha[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Rose[/name], but I definitely prefer [name]Xanthe[/name]. [name]Violette[/name] sounds too fruffy for me and [name]Vesper[/name] is not my style. But I like your mns and I like that you are looking for somewhat unique names. What about [name]Ianthe[/name] instead of [name]Xantha[/name]? I think it sounds better. I also really like [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Esme[/name] from the rest of your list. If you arenāt too keen on [name]Esme[/name] alone, it could be a nn for Esmeraude.
Here are some other suggestions:
[name]Alisann[/name]
[name]Aminta[/name]
[name]Amity[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Avis[/name]
[name]Bettina[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Clemence[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]/[name]Constancia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Cressida[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Evening[/name]
[name]Eugenie[/name]/[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Garnet[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Iolanthe[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]/[name]Irena[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Lucretia[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name] (I think the nn [name]Tavi[/name] is great)
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Reverie[/name]
Solace
[name]Sorcha[/name]
[name]Tallis[/name]
[name]Thais[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Valentine[/name]/[name]Valentina[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Viveca[/name]
[name]Winsome[/name]
[name]How[/name] about [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Linnea[/name] [name]Rose[/name]? (I prefer [name]Xanthe[/name] to [name]Xantha[/name]).
[name]Violette[/name] seems like a bit much; I would just use [name]Violet[/name], unless you are spelling it [name]Violette[/name] because you want the accent on the final syllable.
[name]Evangeline[/name] is pretty religious for my taste.
[name]Vesper[/name] is definitely out of the ordinary; itās kind of cool, but might be tough to pull off. It just doesnāt sound like a name. It reminds me very strongly of [name]James[/name] [name]Bond[/name] and Casino [name]Royale[/name].
[name]Linnea[/name] is fabulous - it has a great sound and makes me think of [name]Carolus[/name] Linnaeus.
[name]Rose[/name] is a beautiful classic; [name]Anna[/name] and [name]Jane[/name] are also nice.
Thanks for that great list davisellu! You actually hit a number of my favourites which I havenāt had much luck getting my husband to be on board with: [name]Ianthe[/name], [name]Octavia[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name], [name]Isadora[/name], [name]Thalia[/name], [name]Reverie[/name] (I just love the nickname Revie!) and [name]Isolde[/name] (which he didnāt seem to mind as much, so there could be some wiggle room with this one.)
[name]Evening[/name] is an interesting choice to ponder and one that I havenāt come across before, and [name]Blythe[/name] is nice.
holey, to tell the truth, my first inclination was to pair [name]Xanthe[/name]/[name]Xantha[/name] with [name]Linnea[/name], however no girl wants the initials XL in her name!
Ok, so I think you have all convinced me that [name]Violet[/name] is a better spelling choice, however as far as [name]Xantha[/name] goes, while we love [name]Xanthe[/name] just as much the spelling is not as intuitive for people trying to sound it out and that still makes us a little wary.
lori johnson, I havenāt really considered [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Violette[/name] together simply for the fact that one means yellow and the other purple and I thought they might work better as a sibset theme (although, yes I know, other than color-meaning and being two names we happen to like, they have absolutely nothing in common!)
redtulips - [name]Vesper[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Rose[/name] does sound nice!
I was really looking forward to the naming process prior to actually being pregnant but now there is just so much pressure to find the perfect name that I am finding it daunting to be honest. Once again, I appreciate all your help! I need it!
I love [name]Violette[/name] [name]Jane[/name], so beautiful!