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Girl Names
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Names with the same or similar meanings. Please say why!
Thanks :smiley:

[name]Eleanor[/name] or [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] or [name]Freya[/name]
[name]Kathryn[/name] or [name]Candace[/name]
[name]Emily[/name] or [name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] or [name]Eva[/name]
[name]Kay[/name] or [name]Catriona[/name]
[name]Mara[/name] or [name]Molly[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] or [name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Helen[/name] or [name]Neve[/name]

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[name]Eleanor[/name] or [name]Claire[/name] - I love both names but the sweet simplicity of [name]Claire[/name] wins over the majestic strength of [name]Eleanor[/name].
[name]Alice[/name] or [name]Freya[/name] - [name]Alice[/name] for its literary association and its my mn as well as a family name.
[name]Kathryn[/name] or [name]Candace[/name] - I donā€™t like this spelling of [name]Kathryn[/name] so I chose [name]Candace[/name] (an old name)
[name]Emily[/name] or [name]Emilia[/name] - [name]Emilia[/name] is lovely. [name]Emily[/name] is nice but overused.
[name]Vivienne[/name] or [name]Eva[/name] - [name]Both[/name] are fine names but the exotic European flair of [name]Eva[/name] is my preference.
[name]Kay[/name] or [name]Catriona[/name] - [name]Catriona[/name] (katreena) has more substance.
[name]Mara[/name] or [name]Molly[/name] - [name]Molly[/name] for its sweet charm.
[name]Mary[/name] or [name]Marianne[/name] - [name]Just[/name] [name]Mary[/name] for me! It sounds refreshing nowadays.
[name]Helen[/name] or [name]Neve[/name] - [name]Helen[/name] for its meaning ā€œlightā€, its historical depth and vintage charm. [name]Neve[/name] has nothing to do with the wonderful Irish name of [name]Niamh[/name].

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[name]Eleanor[/name] or [name]Claire[/name]
Iā€™ve never liked [name]Claire[/name].

[name]Alice[/name] or [name]Freya[/name]
Iā€™m sorry, but I really canā€™t choose between these two, they are both lovely.

[name]Kathryn[/name] or [name]Candace[/name]
Though I donā€™t like this spelling of [name]Katherine[/name], Iā€™ve never liked [name]Candace[/name]. It sounds trashy to me.

[name]Emily[/name] or [name]Emilia[/name]
Iā€™ve never liked [name]Emily[/name] and while Iā€™m not a big fan of [name]Emilia[/name], I do prefer it to [name]Emily[/name].

[name]Vivienne[/name] or [name]Eva[/name]
I want to like [name]Vivienne[/name], thereā€™s just something stopping me.

[name]Kay[/name] or [name]Catriona[/name]
Not a fan of the sound of [name]Catriona[/name], though I love the way it looks.

[name]Mara[/name] or [name]Molly[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]'s adorable.

[name]Mary[/name] of [name]Marianne[/name]
Thereā€™s just something about [name]Mary[/name]ā€¦

[name]Helen[/name] or [name]Neve[/name]
I just donā€™t like [name]Neve[/name]ā€¦