Thoughts on WLF's Usable Top 5!

Loved Cat’s post and wanted to see what you all thought of mine!!

Top 5 Girls:

[name_f]Augusta[/name_f], [name_f]Clelia[/name_f] (CLEH-lee-uh), [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [name_f]Saskia[/name_f], [name_f]Heracleia[/name_f] (Hair-uh-CLAY-uh)

Top 5 Boys:

[name_m]Daphnis[/name_m] (DAF-niss), [name_m]Lysander[/name_m], [name_m]Laertes[/name_m], [name_f]Lydian[/name_f], [name_m]Arledge[/name_m]

Thank you all!!

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[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] - clunky cool, elegant and strong

[name_f]Clelia[/name_f] - distinctive, bright and pretty, with a fresh, spring feel

[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] - sharp, sleek and dignified

[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] - sassy, rugged and lovely with kick and sparkle

[name_f]Heracleia[/name_f] - intriguing and magical

[name_m]Daphnis[/name_m] - poetic, lyrical and floral with quiet power

[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] - woodsy, magical and literary, gentle but with spark

[name_m]Laertes[/name_m] - love the sound and flow of this - distinctive, interesting and melodic

[name_f]Lydian[/name_f] - very charming and musical

[name_m]Arledge[/name_m] - clunky cool, maybe a bit too clunky for me, but I like the vibes

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[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] - has a sweet, clunky charm! [name_m]August[/name_m] is more my personal style but I would be delighted to meet a little one named [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]. it has more oomph for me than some vintage names

[name_f]Clelia[/name_f] - no matter how many times you post about it, I still pronounce this CLEE-lee-uh in my head :grimacing: I find cleh-lee-uh a bit awkward to say. I love your nickname options for it though

[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] - similar to my thoughts on [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]! I used to toy with this on my list but could never commit because it was just a touch too frilly for me, but I enjoy it in a good combo

[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] - I absolutely adore this name. it’s another that’s on the line of too frilly for me but if I had a spouse who loved it, I would happily use it in a heartbeat

[name_f]Heracleia[/name_f] - reminds me of Heraklion in [name_f]Crete[/name_f], which is one of my favorite places that ive been. im a sucker for greek names because they’re so unapologetically strong and almost spiky, and this is no exception

[name_m]Daphnis[/name_m] - I love it for you! personally, it still reads feminine due to [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] but it’s definitely got charm and I do love softer names for boys

[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] - another wonderful greek name! strong and melodic/soft, a beautiful combination

[name_m]Laertes[/name_m] - very distinct sound. I have to say that I much prefer the greek pronunciation…

[name_f]Lydian[/name_f] - smooth and lyrical. it just kinda flows when you say it, which I like

[name_m]Arledge[/name_m] - im not sure what it is about this name, because I like [name_m]Bridger[/name_m] and even [name_m]Ledger[/name_m], and they don’t remind me of this, but every time I see it, I just think of the word “sludge”

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I know I’ve said this before, but your list is lovely!! They all feel so magical and elegant and literary and grand!!

For girls, my favorite is [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]. She feels strong but sweet, as well as cool but elegant, and unique but easy to recognize at the same time.

For boys, my favorite is [name_m]Daphnis[/name_m]. He feels so literary and whimsical and soft, which I love because I don’t feel that way about many boys’ names.

For nicknames, I love [name_f]Clelia[/name_f] nn Clio!!