I have a fairly solid working list of names I’m considering, but none really jump out at me and seem like “the one”. I would love and very much appreciate it if you berries would help me with this!
Requirements; -three syllables
-cannot end in “a”
-ties to history or literature or mythology
Overall, I am going for a name that is feminine/pretty, uncommon, and has roots!
Two names that I like that don’t fit the above requirements; [name]Livana[/name] (can’t find any hist/lit/myth references) and [name]Galila[/name] (ends in a).
I would love help, as I feel absolutely stuck!
I’VE DECIDED THAT MOST OF THESE NAMES ARE TOO OUT THERE, AND AM NOW SEARCHING FOR GIRL NAMES SIMILAR TO GWENDOLEN! Thank you for your help!
I love pp’s suggestions of [name]Rosalind[/name]/[name]Rosaline[/name]/[name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Valentine[/name], [name]Juliet[/name] & [name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]- [name]Poem[/name] by [name]Friedrich[/name] von Matthisson which was used by Beethoven as lyrics for a song for piano and solo voice.
[name]Eowyn[/name]- Tolkien name
[name]Mercedes[/name]- The count of [name]Monte[/name] Cristo [name]Alexandre[/name] [name]Dumas[/name]
[name]Olivette[/name]- French opera ‘[name]Les[/name] noces d’[name]Olivette[/name]’ (1879) by [name]Edmond[/name] Audran
[name]Vivien[/name]- Idylls of the [name]King[/name] by [name]Tennyson[/name]
[name]Ariel[/name]- The [name]Tempest[/name]
Aoede- Greek Mythology (though this is the latin form prn. ay-EE-dee)
Briseis- Greek Mythology (prn. brih-[name]SAY[/name]-iss)
[name]Ceridwen[/name]- Welsh Mythology (prn. ke-RID-wen)