Vasilisa, Evanna, Rosalie, Juliette & Arianwen WDYT

These are my top five girls names. I love all of them but I want to know what other people think. [name_f]Do[/name_f] they work well together? What nicknames would you use? What middle names would you suggest pairing with it (preferably from my signature)?

[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] (vass-uh-liss-ah)
[name_f]Evanna[/name_f] (ee-van-uh)
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] (ah-ree-an-wen) harsh A, like [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] not [name_f]Aria[/name_f]

[name_f]Do[/name_f] they work well together? I think they do work pretty well together, in an unexpected way. I must say that [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] is the odd girl out for me, but that might just be because she’s really NMS.

What nicknames would you use? [name_u]Jules[/name_u], [name_f]Ro[/name_f]/[name_f]Rose[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosie[/name_f], V/[name_u]Lisa[/name_u], [name_f]Evie[/name_f] (prn. ee-vee), and [name_u]Ari[/name_u]/Wenny!

What middle names would you suggest pairing with it (preferably from my signature)? [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]/[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]/[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]/[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]/[name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Evanna[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]/[name_f]Verity[/name_f], and [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]/[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]/[name_f]Verity[/name_f].

[name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f], the way that you’ve described the prn, evokes too much vasoline. Does this name have history? I think I’m familiar with Vasila or [name_f]Vasilia[/name_f], like Basila or [name_f]Basilia[/name_f], [name_m]Vasil[/name_m]/[name_m]Basil[/name_m] for boys, but this one seems a stretch. It seems Greek or maybe Russian, because of the history of the name. With a strict prn of that nature, Vah-see-lee-sah, it’s pretty, although heavily exotic/ethnic.

[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] is pretty and has enough classicness to ground it well.

[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] is out there, but lovely and approachable because of [name_f]Aria[/name_f] gaining some popularity.

[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] is lovely, its star has been rising with Twilight and might fall a bit, I still think it’s a lovely name and the [name_f]Rose[/name_f] part will always ground it.

[name_f]Evanna[/name_f]…I like the idea of it, and it fits certain trends, but it also just evokes [name_f]Vanna[/name_f] and [name_f]Ivana[/name_f] for me, which are less pleasing than the name itself. I’d far prefer [name_f]Eva[/name_f].

I’d use/consider [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], and [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]. [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] is NMS more than the other two but it still really appeals, so consider that a good sign. I do think [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f], like [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f], stands out from most of your taste. [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] are natural sisters, for example, and while [name_f]Evanna[/name_f] wouldn’t really fit in with them, it would work enough. [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] and [name_f]Evanna[/name_f] is actually an OK pairing to me, because they both have a Welsh connection.

What middles to put with them really depends on your taste and last name, if [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] is meaningful to you I think it pairs OK with [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] or [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] up front.

I like [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], and [name_f]Evanna[/name_f]. [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] and [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] aren’t my style though. I think that they work pretty well together!

Combos:
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Marzia[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Evanna[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_f]Evanna[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Evanna[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Evanna[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] [name_f]Thalia[/name_f]

[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] NN [name_u]Jules[/name_u], [name_f]Jewel[/name_f], [name_f]Ettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] NN [name_f]Rose[/name_f], Zeely, [name_f]Sasa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] (vass-uh-liss-ah) NN [name_f]Lissie[/name_f], Vee, [name_f]Lissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Evanna[/name_f] (ee-van-uh) NN Eh-vee, [name_f]Vanna[/name_f], [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] NN [name_u]Ari[/name_u], Wennie, [name_f]Ria[/name_f]

Thank you :slight_smile: [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] is a Russian name and whilst I don’t have any tie to [name_f]Russia[/name_f] itself the fairytale of [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] the beautiful is very important to me because my nan used to tell them to me at night. She also called me her little [name_f]Lissa[/name_f] because [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] was renowned for being beautiful, wise and brave, so it’s an important name to me.

NMS, but lovely names. The only one I would caution you against in [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f], as it sounds an awful lot like Vaseline, though the family significance is beautiful, and it has a lovely sound.

[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Verity[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ettie[/name_f], [name_u]Jet[/name_u], [name_f]Lettie[/name_f], [name_f]Jewel[/name_f] or [name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Belle[/name_f] nn [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], [name_u]Sal[/name_u]
[name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] nn Lisey, Lissy, [name_f]Lissa[/name_f], [name_u]Lisa[/name_u], Vasi
[name_f]Evanna[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f] nn [name_u]Van[/name_u], Vani, [name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] (ah-ree-an-wen) harsh A, like [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] not [name_f]Aria[/name_f]

[name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] is NMS, but I love the others! As far as middle names go I would love to see…

[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Evanna[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] [name_f]Claudia[/name_f]

I don’t like [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f], but the others are magnificent

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[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] : Prefer [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] . NN [name_u]Julie[/name_u] , [name_u]Jules[/name_u] , Liette .
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] : Very beautiful name . NN Roo , [name_f]Rose[/name_f] , [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] , [name_u]Allie[/name_u] .
[name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] (vass-uh-liss-ah) : I think its a very beautiful name . I have a name similar to it { [name_f]Vasiliki[/name_f] } and it serves me well . NN [name_m]Vaso[/name_m] (my nn ) , [name_f]Basia[/name_f] (my cousin’s nn) , [name_u]Lisa[/name_u] , [name_f]Lizzy[/name_f] , Vee , [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] , [name_f]Sissy[/name_f] .
[name_f]Evanna[/name_f] (ee-van-uh) : Prefer just [name_f]Eva[/name_f] . NN [name_f]Eva[/name_f] , [name_f]Evie[/name_f] , [name_f]Eve[/name_f] , [name_f]Anna[/name_f] , [name_f]Annie[/name_f] , [name_u]Van[/name_u] .
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] (ah-ree-an-wen) harsh A, like [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] not [name_f]Aria[/name_f] : Very pretty . NN [name_u]Arie[/name_u] , [name_f]Aria[/name_f] , [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] .

I think they go well together .

I love your combo [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] .

Some others :

[name_f]Evanna[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] [name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
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[name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] has too many syllables & is cumbersome for me. [name_u]Lisa[/name_u] has the same ending & is prettier, I feel. [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] is unfamiliar to me but has a nice sound to it. Your other 3 names are fine.
I like [name_f]Evanna[/name_f] [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] together