[name_f]My[/name_f] top three:
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[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Such a short, simple name but [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] packs an absolute punch. That eye-catching y, the long history, the way it’s delicate but not flimsy. [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] also has some similar sounds to [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], which was my runner up, but names starting with L are so lyrical.
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[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- I know it’s popular, but [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] deserves every inch of its popularity. I like the visual symmetry of the capital I and lowercase l and the soft, sound, so feminine but not ending in a vowel the way most feminine names do. [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] is so lush and surprising.
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[name_f]Catarina[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- It was so hard to narrow this down. I love [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], and [name_f]Elena[/name_f]. But [name_f]Catarina[/name_f] is so satisfying to say. She has a lot of gravitas. Such a sleek, international name with a lot of amazing nickname options. [name_f]Catarina[/name_f] just draws my attention in ways the other names just didn’t.
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Middle name favourites:
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[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Like a crystal sculpture, all shimmer and cool beauty. I love the flow of [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f].
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[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Most of what I said about [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] applies to [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]. [name_m]Super[/name_m] satisfying symmetry and a gorgeous unexpected femininity. [name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] (maybe with nickname [name_f]Eve[/name_f] or Evie) would be gorgeous, or [name_f]Catarina[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] if you don’t mind a long full name
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[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- So pretty, I love the plant imagery and that luscious v sound. Such a big, complex sound for such a tiny name. [name_f]Catarina[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] would be darling and [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] would be a fun alliterative combo.
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[name_f]Ruby[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Just[/name_m] had to add this one, as I think it fits with all my top choices. Ruby’s been growing on me a lot, and I love the fire she adds to a combo. [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] has that amazing double y going on and feels like the heroine of a Western drama, [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] feels so chic and classic, like red lipstick, and [name_f]Catarina[/name_f] [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] is so femme fatale.