What do you think of my new combo?

First of all, complete credit to the lovely [name_f]Kate[/name_f] (@katkabet) for coming up with this amazing combo for me. I love you so much :green_heart:

Secondly, what do you think of this combo? What vibe does it give off? Does it fit with my other names? What would you rate it out of ten?

the combo is: Iona [name_u]Laurel[/name_u]

I’m completely in love!!

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I love [name_f]Iona[/name_f] [name_u]Laurel[/name_u]! I think it fits beautifully with your other combos. I could definitely see sisters [name_f]Mayim[/name_f] [name_f]Astara[/name_f] and [name_f]Iona[/name_f] [name_u]Laurel[/name_u]! I would rate it a 9/10 for you. I don’t like it that much for myself, but I love it for you!

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Beautiful combo! Flows great, elegant with a spunk. I love meanings paired together -“blessed”& “the bay of laurel plant”, lovely imagery. I think it fits well with your other combos and I would rate it 8/10 (not 10 just because I’m personally not a fan of [name_u]Laurel[/name_u], but [name_f]Ione[/name_f] is one of my favourite names)

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Iona [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] is beautiful! [name_u]Strong[/name_u], pretty, full of energy and personality–definitely a memorable combo. I would rate it an 8/10; [name_f]Ione[/name_f] [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] would be a 9 from me! The only reason it wouldn’t be a 10 with that variation is I don’t quite completely love [name_u]Laurel[/name_u]. I do really, really like it in this pairing though!

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Iona [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] is earthy and lovely! It totally fits your list

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I love [name_f]Iona[/name_f], not so keen on [name_u]Laurel[/name_u], but the combo certainly works well.

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Not a huge fan of [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] but it’s beautiful and I like it for you

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Beautiful! Flows wonderfully!

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It’s so beautiful! I’m not usually that into [name_f]Iona[/name_f]. I appreciate it, in that it’s an interesting old fashioned sounding strong feminine name. I just don’t personally love the sound that much. That being said, this combo is super gorgeous. I love [name_u]Laurel[/name_u]. It’s an underused gem. And I think that this combo fits in great w/your UC girls. It gives off a smart, no nonsense yet kind, slightly mysterious vibe.

Hope this helps. :slight_smile:

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I’m assuming you’re pronouncing [name_f]Iona[/name_f] eye-OH-na? [name_u]Or[/name_u] ee-OH-na? I find the “eye” pronunciation a bit harsh-sounding but I like the “ee” pronunciation.

Either way, the combo has a great rhythm. The names feel like they fit together in some vague way to me, and I love seeing [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] anywhere. I’d personally prefer [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] as [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] is one of those family-names-I-love-but-can’t-use for me.

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This is a really cool combo! [name_f]Iona[/name_f] is a cool I name and [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] gives it a fun nature vibe! I think it fits with your other names. It has a very sunflower field, laid-back, paisley dresses type vibe to it.

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I’ve always found [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] a little hard to say, but I do like the combo overall!

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I love [name_f]Iona[/name_f], such a lot of syllables and general atmosphere packed into four short letters.

Laurel is also lovely and I think well due a comeback. I personally slightly prefer it for a boy (nn [name_u]Laurie[/name_u] :heart_eyes:) but it’s great for a girl too.

However, I have the same problem with this combo as I do with [name_f]Iona[/name_f] + our nouny surname. When combined with a word name, I just hear [name_f]Iona[/name_f] as “I own a ([name_u]Laurel[/name_u])”. Obviously it’s not embarrassing or offensive or anything like that, but it would bug me so I’ve had to accept [name_f]Iona[/name_f] is off our list. Sniff :cry:

But it may not bother you! I do like the flow and general vibe.

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Sweet. <3 [name_f]Iona[/name_f] [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] is pretty , especially with the NN [name_f]Io[/name_f]! ^^

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I didn’t even think of that!!! Thank you for bringing that to my attention :joy:

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Iona [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] is lovely! It flows so well, and the two names work beautifully together. The overall vibe is vintage and elegant. :slight_smile:

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