[name]Ama[/name] ([name]AH[/name]-muh) - Iāve thought about this as a nn for something like [name]Amaya[/name], [name]Amelia[/name], or [name]Amabel[/name], and I do like the Am- beginningā¦ itās very sweet and soft. Iām not sure it really works and it has a bit of an awkward sound to me, though, which is why Iāve rejected it from my own list.
[name]Amabel[/name] ([name]AH[/name]-muh-belle) - I used to like this, but Iāve ultimately fallen out of love with it, mainly because I love other -bel names ([name]Isabelle[/name], [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Arabella[/name]), I hate that this is what [name]Mabel[/name] comes from (no offense to anyoneā¦ I just canāt stand [name]Mabel[/name], lol), and Iāve always heard people say that [name]Amabel[/name] and [name]Annabel[/name] will get confused. [name]Amabel[/name] and [name]Annabel[/name] honestly look really similar, and I just prefer sweet [name]Annabel[/name], personally.
[name]Arabel[/name] ([name]Do[/name] you prefer the ARE-uh-belle or [name]AIR[/name]-uh-belle pronunciation?) - I adore [name]Arabella[/name] but [name]Arabelle[/name]/[name]Arabel[/name] has never quite appealed to me as much. I prefer the [name]AIR[/name]-uh-belle prounciation, and I even prefer the [name]Arabelle[/name] spelling. It is prettyāI just like [name]Arabella[/name] more.
[name]Astrid[/name] - love! I considered this for my own list but I think, ultimately, if I add another āAā name to my list itāll be [name]Adele[/name].
[name]Aviva[/name]* - love! Itāsā so full of life and fiery and sweet. I would love to meet an [name]Aviva[/name].
Channary* - not my thing at all, sorry! I canāt get past ācanaryāā¦
[name]Charmaine[/name] - For some reason I think of a Disney character ([name]Sharpay[/name], maybe?), and Charlemagneā¦
[name]Coral[/name]* - Iām not a fan of [name]Coral[/name] (or even [name]Coralie[/name], or [name]Coraline[/name]), but I adore [name]Cora[/name]!
[name]Erika[/name] - not my thing. I had a good friend in college named [name]Erika[/name], but I like the [name]Erica[/name] spelling so much more. It also feels very dated to me.
[name]Flair[/name]/Flare/Flara* (which oneās the best?) - Flara, I guess, but I honestly prefer [name]Clara[/name], [name]Claire[/name], and [name]Fleur[/name]/[name]Flora[/name]. [name]Flair[/name]/Flare/Flara are not my thing at all, sorry.
[name]Kelley[/name] - like [name]Erika[/name], too dated for me, sorry. I would be much more impressed to see this on a boyāI love āunisexā, traditionally boysā names given back to the boy (i.e. [name]Kelly[/name], [name]Shannon[/name], [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Avery[/name], [name]Emerson[/name], etc.)ā¦
Kimarie (combination of ā[name]Kim[/name]ā and ā[name]Marie[/name]ā - said kind of like [name]Emery[/name].) - nms, sorry. I keep thinking of kimonos, haha.
[name]Laurel[/name] - love! Charming and sweet and down-to-earth and pretty. [name]One[/name] of my favorites from your list.
[name]Lisanne[/name]/[name]Lizanne[/name] - nms, even though I love [name]Lisette[/name] and [name]Arianne[/name]ā¦
[name]Riane[/name] (ree anne) - again, I prefer [name]Arianne[/name]. [name]Riane[/name] isnāt bad, just nms, personally.
[name]Sky[/name] - very trendy right now. I can see its appeal but I wouldnāt use it as a FN, personally, and I would love to see [name]Schuyler[/name] on a boy so much more than [name]Sky/name on a girl.
Vive/[name]Viv[/name]'e (veev and vee-vay, respectively. I think I kinda made them up, lol.) - I think these would be sweet nns for [name]Vivienne[/name] or [name]Violet[/name]ā¦ although I kind of doubt those are your style.
[name]Laurel[/name], [name]Astrid[/name], [name]Aviva[/name], and [name]Arabelle[/name]/[name]Arabel[/name] are my favorites.