[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Larkspur[/name_f] – [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] names! I especially love seeing [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] I do find the repeated “s” in [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f] a bit tongue-twistery, but stylistically I love the names together.
[name_f]Clelia[/name_f] [name_f]Selene[/name_f] [name_m]Hopewell[/name_m] – I adore [name_f]Clelia[/name_f] [name_f]Selene[/name_f]! [name_m]Hopewell[/name_m] feels stylistically quite different to me: more Puritan and wordy versus the grand, ancient-yet-approachable feeling of [name_f]Clelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Selene[/name_f].
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] [name_f]Mayfair[/name_f] – Stunning! I love the way these names work together.
[name_f]Thekla[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f] – I love [name_f]Thekla[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]! [name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f] I think is great in theory but then I always find it a bit hard to pronounce.
[name_f]Heracleia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_m]Garnet[/name_m] – Very cool, but as a combo it’s a little clunky/awkward to me. Not that the names themselves are clunky (I like a good clunky name!) but rather it’s a lot of “hard” sounds (k, d, g, t) and long names together. I like both [name_f]Heracleia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_m]Garnet[/name_m], though! It’s just altogether a bit heavy to me.
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Evergreen[/name_f] – So pretty! I love the foresty feeling of this combo.
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelie[/name_f] [name_f]Rue[/name_f] – Elegant and mystical, yet down-to-earth at the same time! I love the jewel tones I get from this combo.
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_m]Alpenglow[/name_m] – Elegant and has great flow. I picture the winter sun rising over a snowy, silent mountain.
[name_f]Cleophee[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] – [name_f]Cleophee[/name_f] is so cool, and I really like [name_f]Cleophee[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]. It’s warm and sunny and yellow. For some reason [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] flows somewhat awkwardly to me, but I can’t put my finger on why. I love the bright, floral imagery of [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] with this combo, though!
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] [name_m]Bly[/name_m] – [name_f]Lovely[/name_f]! So warm and sunny, I picture sunflowers and a blue sky. [name_m]Bly[/name_m] also always gives me a fun, curious feeling a la [name_f]Nellie[/name_f] [name_m]Bly[/name_m]. I love the cadence of this combo.
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Maud[/name_f] – [name_f]Saskia[/name_f] [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] is a bit of a hissing tongue-twister for me with all the S. But [name_f]Maud[/name_f] is the perfect short and solid name to end this combo,
[name_f]Madelief[/name_f] [name_f]Enid[/name_f] [name_f]Wisteria[/name_f] – [name_f]Lovely[/name_f]! I love way the sweet [name_f]Madelief[/name_f] pairs with the sharper [name_f]Enid[/name_f] and then the longer, floral [name_f]Wisteria[/name_f].
[name_f]Phaenna[/name_f] [name_f]Marsaili[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f] – Very nice! I’m intrigued by [name_f]Phaenna[/name_f] – I love the ancient-yet-modern look it has, although I’m not sure how to pronounce it (fah-enna, fay-na, fay-enna, fee-na?). Regardless, I really like the sound and look of it next to [name_f]Marsaili[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]!
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Altalune[/name_f] – I feel similarly as to [name_f]Heracleia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_m]Garnet[/name_m] – lovely names, but just a bit too bulky-feeling altogether for me.
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Glory[/name_f] – [name_f]Lovely[/name_f]! It feels bold and glorious yet still grounded and down-to-earth.
[name_f]Kinneret[/name_f] [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] [name_f]Lou[/name_f] – So sweet! [name_f]Love[/name_f] the flow and the sound of this name.
[name_f]Maialen[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]July[/name_f] – So warm and sunny! I also love the flow of this combo. [name_m]Just[/name_m] lovely.
I’ll come back to finish the boys’ names!