When meanings just completely ruin the name for you

Girl Names
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So today I thought I found the perfect name, “[name_f]Ascella[/name_f]”. I loved the look of it, the sound of it, the feeling of it, and not to mention it goes so, so well with my last name- and then… then I looked up the meaning of said perfect name and what does it say???

“ARMPIT”

IT MEANS ARMPIT

My god, I could literally cry right now.

[name_m]Just[/name_m] to rub salt in the wound “armpit” is what people used to tease me with in school because of another name that was associated with me before I had it changed.

Does anyone know of any names extremely similar to [name_f]Ascella[/name_f]- preferably with a… better meaning?

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I see why you wouldn’t want to pick a name that means arm pit. So sorry you got teased:(

If I got the pronunciation right, [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] is pretty similar? It means warlike which is definitely a notch up

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[name_f]Adella[/name_f], [name_f]Ariella[/name_f], [name_f]Alessia[/name_f], Azula

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I can definitely sympathize, while not all meaning are dealbreakers for there are so e thatvhave definitely ruined names and I can see why this is dealbreaker for you.

[name_f]Alcyone[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibylla[/name_f]/[name_f]Sybilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Alula[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Alzata[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessa[/name_f]
Scylla (warning this was a sea monster in mythology but tbh a sea monster is cooler than an armpit still)
[name_f]Aquilia[/name_f]/[name_f]Aquila[/name_f] ([name_f]Aquila[/name_f] is traditionally masculine with [name_f]Aquilia[/name_f] being the feminine form, but I’ve seen [name_f]Aquila[/name_f] used for girls as well.)
[name_f]Estrella[/name_f] (eh-stray-ah)
[name_f]Estella[/name_f] (es-tell-ah)
Asuna
[name_f]Lilias[/name_f]/[name_f]Lileas[/name_f]

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[name_m]How[/name_m] annoying!
Maybe one of these might work:

Assela, Acelia
Ascelin
Isala
Ysella
[name_f]Avila[/name_f]
[name_f]Axelle[/name_f], Axella, Axela
Enara
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f], [name_f]Isolda[/name_f]
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
Ascherea

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Armpit!! Oh dear, yes — not ideal!

[name_m]How[/name_m] about Aella? It’s a Greek mythology name with an awesome meaning: “whirlwind”.

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Aceline
Adelaise
Aella
Aizivella
[name_f]Alizeh[/name_f]
Aljeurinne
Arsinoe (ar-sin-oh-way)
[name_f]Asteria[/name_f]

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[name_f]Ascella[/name_f] does look and sound so pretty, and normally I wouldn’t let a meaning ruin a name for me, but Armpit is a pretty bad meaning, so I can sympathize here. [name_f]Ariella[/name_f] would be my only suggestions.

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I just want to thank everyone for replying and helping me find similar names! I actually really loved some of the names that was suggested.

Special thanks to these users ~

[Cl0udberry] Who suggested the name [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]; love the meaning!
[onomastodon] Who suggested the name Axella; I love names with X or Z letters in them
[katinka] Who suggested the name Aella; also really love the meaning!
[libelluleclaire] Who suggested the names Aceline, Aizivella, & [name_f]Asteria[/name_f]; Aizivella is just… wow, I love it!

[name_f]Edit[/name_f]! I also want to thank the users…

[greyblue] & [waverly123] Who suggested the name [name_f]Ariella[/name_f]; at first I didn’t like this name but after saying it a few times I find that I actually do find it quite pretty. It’s definitely going on the list.

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Wow, what are the chances of that reference happening twice in a lifetime?! I agree that [name_f]Ascella[/name_f] is beautiful otherwise.

[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
Arecella
Acelia
Accella / Acela - decended from Asella (see below)
Asella means “a flower of the [name_m]Lord[/name_m].”
[name_f]Azalia[/name_f]
Acelina
Asela
[name_f]Azalee[/name_f]
Acelenia
[name_u]Seneca[/name_u]
Aslisa
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] - supernatural victory

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Great ideas! I second “[name_f]Ariella[/name_f]”

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Well the armpit association and the teasing is unfortunate.
Personally, I don’t let the meaning ruin it for me, because every name has its own special meaning to each individual.

[name_f]Em[/name_f] x