I decided to post a new thread because I’d love to hear your thoughts on several names that, after all, sound as the most appropriate to me.
Aurelia
Clara
Cornelia
Dahlia
Diana
Eleonora
Lavinia
Louise
Mirabella
My favourites from your list are [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f] & [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Clara[/name_f] fits best with your ‘classy, delicate-yet-strong, sophisticated, elegant & vintage spirit’ style. As for combos, I like [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] best.
Not as fond of… [name_f]Maud[/name_f] and [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] are just so incredibly dated in my opinion. I also dislike the very heavy sound of them both. While [name_f]Edith[/name_f] fits into this too, [name_f]Edie[/name_f] definitely softens it and makes if much more modern - still a little on the dated side though. I’m not as fond of [name_f]Diana[/name_f] myself (as all I can see/hear) is DIE/Die, [name_f]Ana[/name_f] which is obviously not a great association to have, and I just can’t seem to get past that. Also, I find [name_f]Louise[/name_f] to be very bland, especially as a middle, so I advise to use it as a first if you want to use it ([name_f]Louisa[/name_f] would be a big step up, and fit alongside [name_f]Clara[/name_f] in your style, I think).
I have to agree that Aurelia, [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], and [name_f]Louise[/name_f] / [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] fit very well into my style.
I noticed that many people like especially [name_f]Clara[/name_f] as a name. I think maybe because [name_f]Clara[/name_f] is very reasonable, neat and solid choice. Besides, [name_f]Louise[/name_f] also get a lot of attention.
Thanks for your input, [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f].