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  • [name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name] - [name]Alessandra[/name] is pretty, but will get confused with [name]Alexandra[/name]. She would be correcting people all the time. [name]Chloe[/name] is NMS.
  • [name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] - See comments above for [name]Alessandra[/name]. [name]Serenity[/name] seems to compete with [name]Alessandra[/name]. [name]Both[/name] names are four syllables and share too many of the same sounds (short E, S, R, and N). There is not enough contrast between the names.
  • [name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] - I know it’s a legitimate name, but [name]Caterina[/name] strikes me as a mispronunciation of [name]Catherine[/name]/[name]Catharina[/name]. I really like [name]Antoinette[/name]!
  • [name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] - [name]Vittoria[/name] looks and sounds like a misspelling/mispronunciation of [name]Victoria[/name]. This would cause a lot of confusion for people in saying and spelling the name. [name]Isabel[/name] is nice!
  • [name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] - This is quite nice! I like both names.
  • [name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name] - Again, [name]Katerina[/name] feels like a misspelling/mispronunciation of [name]Katharina[/name]. [name]London[/name] is okay.
  • [name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - Ditto for [name]Katerina[/name]. [name]Eloise[/name] is nice!
  • [name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - The names are both three syllables and are both long-E heavy. As a combo, the names are not distinct enough, imo.
  • [name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] - Ditto (see last comments above)
  • [name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - I like this combo. I am not a big fan of [name]Serena[/name], but [name]Katherine[/name] is a great mn.
  • [name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name] - I know it’s super popular, but [name]Emma[/name] just doesn’t strike me as all that substantial or distinctive, so I’m not the biggest fan. I like [name]Gwendolen[/name]!
  • [name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - Very pretty! It’s my favorite combo on your list!
  • [name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name] - I love [name]Natalie[/name] and [name]Elena[/name], but not together. I think they generally sound best paired with one- or two-syllable names and names with more contrast.

In summary, I’d vote for [name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name].

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Aw. I was so excited that I didn’t have to try being tactful, but then I saw your list of names and didn’t really have much to complain about. The worst I can say is that I am “meh” about some of them.

[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name] - Nice names, and they work well together. I don’t care for [name]Chloe[/name], but that’s just personal preference based on its sound.
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] - Nice names; the combination is a bit long, but this would work if you have a short last name.
[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] - This really isn’t bad. [name]Caterina[/name] and [name]Antoinette[/name] together sound maybe a bit too princessy - like you selected princess names without regard to national origin. That’s really a nitpick, though.
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] - Very nice, but I agree with other posters that [name]Vittoria[/name] will be constantly mistaken for [name]Victoria[/name].
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] - Essentially the same as above. I prefer [name]Isabel[/name] to [name]Isabelle[/name].
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name] - Here is the only one that I dislike, and that’s because of the name [name]London[/name]. I think it’s just silly to name people after cities, though maybe that’s an irrational prejudice on my part.
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - Perfectly nice name, though I feel like variations of [name]Katherine[/name] are awfully common and therefore a bit boring.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - I really like this.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] - I really like this, too, although - unless you’re actually going to pronounce “[name]Vivienne[/name]” with an emphasis on the last syllable - I think you should spell it [name]Vivien[/name]/[name]Vivian[/name]. Then again, it’s a middle name, so it doesn’t really matter.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - Also very nice.
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name] - Beautiful. I love that you are spelling [name]Gwendolen[/name] with an -en. The only problem is that [name]Emma[/name] is so popular - but that’s understandable because it’s such a succinct, beautiful name.
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - Nice, but boring. The name [name]Elena[/name] doesn’t have much character, in my opinion.
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name] - Fine, but I would prefer a more substantial middle name with [name]Natalie[/name].

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[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name] - love [name]Alessandra[/name], prefer it to [name]Alexandra[/name] by a mile. Works well with [name]Chloe[/name].
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] - I really hate [name]Serenity[/name]. Feels down-market to me like [name]Trinity[/name] and [name]Genesis[/name].
[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] - I would like [name]Catriona[/name] better. Not a big fan of the -ette names.
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] - People would confuse this with [name]Victoria[/name].
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] - [name]Victoria[/name] is fine, just not a fave of mine because I hate the nick names. I like the [name]Isabel[/name] spelling much better.
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name] - [name]Katerina[/name] is just NMS. [name]London[/name] is nice as a middle name.
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - Same as above. Not a huge [name]Eloise[/name] fan but works as a middle.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - [name]Serena[/name] is fine in theory but makes me think of both the tennis player and Gossip Girl character.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] - Like it better with [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - [name]Katherine[/name] vbores me as a middle name.
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name] - this is ok - like the spelling of [name]Gwendolen[/name]. [name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwen[/name] is pretty cute as a nickname.
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - I like [name]Elena[/name] - classic and beautiful.
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name] - my fave of yours. [name]Natalie[/name] is a pretty classic and it sounds great with [name]Elena[/name].

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[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name] - I love [name]Alessandra[/name] and prefer it to [name]Alexandra[/name]. [name]Chloe[/name] is meh, but I like that you’ve put it in the middle instead of the fn slot
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] - I don’t care for [name]Serenity[/name]…I’d prefer to see [name]Serena[/name]
[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] - I don’t like when the fn ends in the same letter the mn starts wiht, but otherwise its all right, love [name]Caterina[/name]
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] - this spelling makes me think of vitriol
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] - feels kind of bland as a combo
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name] - I love [name]Katerina[/name], but not [name]London[/name]
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - pretty
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - I like both names, but not the two together, when I say it, somehow the ‘el’ gets mixed in with [name]Serena[/name]
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] - I’m a big fan of both names, but together they don’t do much for me
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - pretty
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name] - I find [name]Emma[/name] rather tired in the front
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - I love [name]Elena[/name], but I think you could do something more interesting with the middle, especially with a such a solid fn
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name] - same issue with the e at the end of fn and beginning of mn

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I have a theory. I think it’s not just that people sugarcoat things. When I comment, I tend to think more in terms of, “is this something I should really advise someone not to do? Are there problems that I think really couldn’t be coped with?”. When I vote, I tend to vote more from a place of “would I use this?” as well as “is this one of the better names on the list?”. SO, names that I could give positive comments to overall, I might still give a thumbs down to. Doesn’t mean I’m thinking anything nasty or even really unfavorable, just that it’s less my style and/or I think it’s not as good as the other names on the list.

Anyway, here are some comments:

[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name] - [name]Both[/name] very pretty. I’ll admit [name]Alessandra[/name] seems a little bit much on a non-Italian child to me. I do like the rhythm of the combo. Ultimately fine. I would probably give it a thumbs down if you’re curious though.
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] - [name]Serenity[/name] is too trendy, also both names are very long. I see you’re probably trying to avoid too names ending with -a with [name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serena[/name]? What about [name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serene[/name]? Anyway, I think it’s fine, but I would vote thumbs down.
[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] - [name]Caterina[/name] is very pretty. I do think it’s a bit much, but not horribly so. Many great nicknames. [name]Antoinette[/name] just makes me think of [name]Marie[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]! Again, it’s a fine option, but I would vote no on a list.
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] - Very pretty, but I have similar feelings to [name]Alessandra[/name] (especially since you’ll consider [name]Victoria[/name]). Nothing wrong with it but I would also vote it down.
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] - I really like this! I would vote yes. I guess my one reservation is [name]Victoria[/name] feels very slightly dated to me, but not even in a particularly bad way.
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name] - I love the rhythm of this. You saw my feelings about [name]Caterina[/name] earlier. I think this is the best of your [name]Caterina[/name]/[name]Katerina[/name] combos, so I would vote yes, even with some mild reservation about [name]London[/name] feeling trendy.
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - [name]Both[/name] quite nice, but I don’t love the rhythm, so I would vote it with a thumbs down, weakly though.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - love both names but not quite together, especially considering others you like. So fine, but no.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] - Great combo, would vote up.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - Also like this, would vote up.
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name] - [name]Both[/name] great names, would vote up.
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - love it would vote up.
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name] - love it would vote up.

So there’s really not a bad one in the bunch, but ones I would actively vote up are [name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name], [name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name], [name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name], [name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name], [name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name], [name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name], and [name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name].

Good luck!

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[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name] - I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Alessandra[/name]!! [name]Chloe[/name] I’m not so into.
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] - Totally dislike [name]Serenity[/name]. Together this sounds like a stripper’s name.
[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] - I like this combo. I’ve always thought [name]Antoinette[/name] is a beautiful middle name and I love that [name]Caterina[/name] can be shortened to [name]Cat[/name], [name]Cate[/name] or [name]Kitty[/name].
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] - I’m not into [name]Vittoria[/name].
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] - I like this combo. Great classic names.
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name] - Not into [name]London[/name]
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - I’m okay with this, but not my fav.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - Not a big fan of [name]Serena[/name].
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] - I like [name]Vivienne[/name].
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - I like [name]Katherine[/name].
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name] - Nice combo.
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - Okay combo. I’m not ga-ga for [name]Elena[/name] though. It’s a bit boring.
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name] - Not really into this.

[name]Hope[/name] that helps!

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I love when people ask for opinions and actually mean it :wink:

[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name] - I really like [name]Alessandra[/name]. I think it’s pretty. Would you give her a nn since it’s a kinda long name? [name]Sandra[/name] would be nice. [name]Chloe[/name] is a nice name but I’m not sure I like it in the combo.
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] - Hm, it’s ok. What about [name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Seren[/name]? I think there are too many syllables in this name.
[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] - I prefer [name]Katerina[/name] personally (which is weird because I typically don’t like K versions of names). [name]Antoinette[/name] is too much for me. Plus the a’s kinda run into each other.
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like [name]Vittoria[/name]. To me it just looks like you hit the “t” instead of the “c”, plus I prefer [name]Victoria[/name]. [name]Will[/name] probably get confused a lot. [name]Isabel[/name] is fine. I prefer this spelling a million times more than [name]Isabelle[/name] or similar names like [name]Isabella[/name].
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] - Ha, I should have scrolled down more. [name]Love[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]. As I said earlier, prefer [name]Isabel[/name].
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name] - Oh, there’s the spelling I like! [name]Don[/name]'t really like place names, so I’m not a fan of [name]London[/name]. If it has a special meaning, I could give it a pass.
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - Too long all together but I love the names separately, especially [name]Eloise[/name]! What about [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Kate[/name]?
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Serena[/name]! Yes, that was necessary. Something about the flow though with [name]Eloise[/name] seems off… Trying to think of alternatives but I can’t at the moment.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] - Again, something about the flow is odd. [name]Love[/name] both names though!
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - This is my favorite of the [name]Serena[/name] combos!
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name] - I do like [name]Emma[/name], it’s just really popular. Maybe I have a weird idea of flow because I don’t like these names together either… hm.
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - [name]Kinda[/name] boring TBH. There are a few trends I’ve noticed lately and one is the “[name]El[/name]” names. This one for me just blends in with the rest (but for some odd reason [name]Eloise[/name] doesn’t). [name]Katherine[/name] is a great classic name, but the pair is just blah to me.
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Natalie[/name]. The e’s run into each other though.

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Ditto!!

I think this is pretty spot-on. I also think that some people would vote down all but their favorite… thinking of it as choosing their top choice, as opposed to giving a positive or negative reaction to each name individually. I stopped posting my name list for votes because I saw that the most well-known/popular name on my list was getting exclusively thumbs up, where most of the others were getting almost entirely thumbs down. I don’t need the peanut gallery to tell me which names are most popular, I have SSA lists for that :stuck_out_tongue:

Another possibility is that a different type of person takes the time to give written feedback than the type of person who anonymously votes. People who are very enthusiastic about the purpose of this forum will write, where lurkers just want to exercise their opinions.

[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name]: [name]Lovely[/name] combo. I met an [name]Alessandra[/name] nn [name]Alessi[/name], thought that was a super cute nickname.
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name]: [name]Serenity[/name] rubs me the wrong way, same as [name]Destiny[/name]. It has an immature air of trying too hard. Cheesy.
[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]: It’s a lot of name, pretty enough, but [name]Caterina[/name]/[name]Katerina[/name] makes me think of [name]Katrina[/name], which sounds hick/dated to me. That may be entirely personal association, though.
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]: Lots of people would nay-say [name]Vittoria[/name], but I like it. Who cares if people mishear and spelling has to be corrected. Vitti would be cute. The combo works nicely.
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]: [name]Just[/name] as likable as Vittora [name]Isabel[/name].
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name]: prefer the C spelling, and still not a huge fan of the first name either way. I like [name]London[/name] a lot as a middle.
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]: again, but [name]Eloise[/name] is a super cute middle.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]: Cute and likable. [name]Serena[/name] is not my style but I totally see the appeal.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]: This is my favorite of your [name]Serena[/name] combos.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]: you have so many great middle options, skip the old standbys.
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name]: Very nice combination, but [name]Emma[/name]'s popularity tends to be a turnoff for me.
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]: [name]Love[/name] [name]Elena[/name]. I think it would be even better with [name]Vivienne[/name].
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name]: smoosh factor… it may end up sounding like Natalielena. Nothing wrong with that, though, especially since you won’t be saying First Middle the VAST majority of the time, I know I almost never use my middle except for official paperwork!

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This was really interesting!
To me [name]Katharina[/name] is a more of a misspelling of [name]Katerina[/name]/[name]Katherine[/name], not the other way around! lol. It’s interesting to see how others may have viewed things from me. Thanks. :slight_smile:

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You raised good points, thank you for that! We do tend to post and vote from two different mindsets, I hadn`t factored that in. :slight_smile:

And yes, I was avoiding A sounds in general with [name]Alessandra[/name] because I find it a heavy, with the A in the beginning, twice in the middle and end. [name]Ah[/name]-leh-sandrah. [name]Serene[/name] is not bad, but It feels incomplete because I’m used to [name]Serenity[/name] and [name]Serena[/name]. It’s an idea though, thank you.

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[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name]- Alessadra is super pretty, not a huge fan of [name]Chloe[/name], ok combo

[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name]- Like [name]Alessandra[/name], I have a strong dislike of [name]Serenity[/name], too many 's’s

[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]-[name]Love[/name] [name]Caterina[/name], ok on [name]Antoinette[/name], okay combo

[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]-Dislike [name]Vittoria[/name], like [name]Isabel[/name], overall ok

[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]-Like [name]Victoria[/name], like [name]Isabelle[/name], good flow

[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name]-Like [name]Katerina[/name] alot, have strong dislike to [name]London[/name], although it’d be ok because of you’re connection :slight_smile:

[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]-Like [name]Katerina[/name], [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], beautiful combo

[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]-Like [name]Serena[/name], [name]Love[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], nice combo

[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]-Like [name]Serena[/name], like [name]Vivienne[/name], pretty combo

[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]-Like [name]Serena[/name], [name]Katherine[/name] is ok, good flow

[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name]-[name]Emma[/name] is too popular, perfer [name]Gwendolyn[/name] spelling, nice combo

[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]-[name]LOVE[/name] [name]Elena[/name], like [name]Katherine[/name], pretty combo

[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name]-[name]Natalie[/name] is getting too popular, [name]Love[/name] [name]Elena[/name], the flow isn’t wonderful

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Yes, [name]Alessandra[/name] would get a nickname for when I just couldn’t be bothered so say 4 syllables. Ale/[name]Ali[/name]/[name]Aly[/name], Lessa/[name]Lacy[/name], [name]Andie[/name], [name]Sandra[/name] are all possibilites. :slight_smile: I’d wait till I met her to see what fit more.

[name]Seren[/name] feels incomplete to me due to being so used to [name]Serenity[/name], and [name]Serena[/name], but it’s an idea!

[name]London[/name] is where my top university is, and will likely attend there next fall so that’s where the meaning comes from. There’s a lot of additional meaning behind going to [name]London[/name] for uni as well. I like the name [name]London[/name] and was hoping the University tie would be justification enough to use it. :stuck_out_tongue: I also have family in [name]London[/name] but that’s minor in reasoning very very minor. lol

[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] is lovely! I hadn’t thought of that. I’d have to run [name]Eloise[/name] in the first spot by SO, I like though!

You’re definitely right about the [name]El[/name]- trend. [name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] is one os the least likely names I’d end up getting to use on my list. I just loved the sound, I couldn’t give it up!

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Lol at peanut gallery! I’m glad for the list, because it lead me to making these topics and getting great insight, and ideas. It’s been a necessary evil. lol
I love [name]Alessandra[/name] nn [name]Alessi[/name]! Onto the list of nns it goes.
dramatic gasp Yes. [name]Elena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name], yes. Thank you. Thank you. I love it. I think [name]Vivienne[/name] is a lovely way to add some life and light to [name]Elena[/name]. Perfect, thank you.

I think I’m a fan of the smoosh factor actually…I’ve noticed a lot of people have pointed that out in a lot of my combos, I think I’ve been doing it subconsciously. I guess…it feels like the smooshing makes the flow more effortless, like the names are meant to be next to each other? Interesting thought for me to ponder on.

Thank you!

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[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name] - Not a huge fan of [name]Alessandra[/name], but [name]Chloe[/name] sounds good as a middle. C
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] - [name]Serenity[/name] is gorgeous. Not so much with [name]Alessandra[/name]. B-
[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] - [name]Queenie[/name] [name]Queenie[/name] Queendom. O.k., but a little precious, maybe trying too hard? C
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] - Luscious. A+
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] - For some reason, a little less luscious. B+
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name] - Sounds a little clunky to me, [name]Katerina[/name] is so frilly and elegant, and [name]London[/name] sounds androgynous and doesn’t evoke much for me. C-
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - [name]Love[/name] love love [name]Eloise[/name]. These two work well together. A-
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - Yes. B+
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] - Not so much. Is [name]Vivienne[/name] in this instance prounounced viv-ee-EHN, or is it [name]VIV[/name]-ee-ehn? I never know what emPHASis to put on the right sylLABble C
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - Pretty, but a bit meh. C+
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name] - Interesting. I like the spelling of [name]Gwendolen[/name] with an e and not with a y. Reminds me of the wildly popular [name]Imogen[/name]. B+
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - Very euro, very beautiful. A-
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name] - A whole lot of “L”. C-

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[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name] - I prefer [name]Alexandra[/name] and really dislike [name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] - too S heavy
[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] - the spelling with a C always makes me see “catheter” so I prefer [name]Katerina[/name], and I don’t like it much with [name]Antionette[/name]
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] - really like this one
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] - prefer [name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name], but its lovely
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name] - don’t like this one
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - very nice
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] - I find the E in [name]Serena[/name] and the I in [name]Eloise[/name] conflicting
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] - same as above, but less so
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - nice
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name] - nice
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - nice
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name] - nice

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[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name]: Its ok, just NMS.
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name]: Too much ‘S’. [name]Imagine[/name] if she had a lisp, or her friend had: Alethandra Therenity?
[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]: Prefer [name]Katerina[/name] [name]Annette[/name]/[name]Anita[/name].
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]: NMS
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]: NMS
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name]: Like.
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]: Not a fan of [name]Eloise[/name].
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]: Like [name]Serena[/name], but the same with [name]Eloise[/name].
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]: Like.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]: NMS
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name]: NMS
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]: Not a fan.
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name]: Too much ‘L’.

~[name]Jasmine[/name]

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I would never ever be so blunt but since you asked…

[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name]- [name]Alessandra[/name] doesn’t bother me but I prefer [name]Alexandra[/name]. [name]Chloe[/name] is very pretty but too popular for me.
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name]- [name]Serenity[/name] is okay, it doesn’t bother me too much but I don’t love it.
[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]- [name]Caterina[/name] rubs me the wrong way. I hate [name]Antoinette[/name].
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]- [name]Vittoria[/name] is awful. It is very weird. [name]Isabel[/name] is not bad, although it looks incomplete [name]IMO[/name].
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]- I really dislike [name]Victoria[/name], to me its formal and stuffy. [name]Isabelle[/name] is okay.
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name]- again, there is something I don’t like about [name]Katerina[/name]. [name]London[/name] isn’t bad.
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]- I really dislike [name]Eloise[/name], not sure why.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]- all I can think of is that tennis woman.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]- [name]Vivienne[/name] looks weird to me and I don’t like the sound either.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]- I think [name]Katherine[/name] is a classic. I like it.
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name]- I like [name]Emma[/name] and I like [name]Gwendolyn[/name] (spelled this way), but I don’t think the combo sounds right.
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]- I kind of like this.
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name]- I love [name]Natalie[/name] but it’s too popular for me. [name]Elena[/name] is fine but I don’t like how it sounds with [name]Natalie[/name].

It bothers me to be this harsh but I sense you are looking for truly honest opinions.

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I checked out your babynames name list, and for me, it’s not the first names so much as some of the middles you paired it with that made me give them some thumbs down. Perhaps that’s where the difference in opinions is coming from?

I love [name]Serena[/name], [name]Alessandra[/name] and [name]Elena[/name] as first names. I also like [name]Natalie[/name] and [name]Katerina[/name]/[name]Caterina[/name]. I don’t like [name]Victoria[/name] (went to school with so many) or [name]Vittoria[/name] (seems pretentious) and I hate the dated 80s nn [name]Tori[/name] (Spelling?!). [name]Emma[/name] is nice but I’d keep it in the middle as it’s just so so common and overused.

I really dislike [name]Serenity[/name] and [name]London[/name] as middles. They feel so very trendy to me. [name]Antoinette[/name] feels [name]OTT[/name] andn [name]Chloe[/name] just isn’t one of my favourite names at all sorry. I love [name]Eloise[/name] though, and [name]Katherine[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name] and [name]Isabel[/name] are lovely middles.

[name]How[/name] about:

[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Alessandra[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Serena[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Emma[/name]

Best of luck! :slight_smile:

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[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Chloe[/name]–This is okay. I personally prefer [name]Alexandra[/name] to [name]Alessandra[/name] though.
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Serenity[/name]–too S heavy
[name]Caterina[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]–eh
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]–eh
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]–nice.
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name]–[name]LOVE[/name] [name]Katerina[/name]…[name]London[/name], not so much
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]–again…
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]–I prefer [name]Selena[/name] to [name]Serena[/name]…not a fan of [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]–this is by far my favorite [name]Serena[/name] combo.
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]–I prefer the previous [name]Serena[/name] combo.
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name]–I always prefer [name]Emily[/name] to [name]Emma[/name]. [name]Gwendolen[/name] is nms.
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] --[name]Lovely[/name]!
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elena[/name]–I’m not a fan of [name]Natalie[/name] in the first name spot…(I really hate nn [name]Nat[/name]/tie)

Top 3:
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Katerina[/name] [name]London[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]

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[name]Hi[/name]! I don’t have time right now to comment on all of your list, but I have to chime in on [name]Serena[/name] :slight_smile: I have a 6 week old baby girl we named [name]Serena[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]. I have heard nothing but compliments on her name. [name]Serena[/name] is classic, strong, yet elegant at the same time. and other than the tennis star, you rarely hear it. So about the tennis star. I watched her on an interview not too long ago, and you know, she is a girl who really seems to have it together… could be much worse people to share a name with. My oldest son just returned from a trip to Europe and he told me while in [name]Italy[/name] he met two [name]Serena[/name]'s. So as you can see I am a big fan! [name]Serena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] is my fave of your list, but for something a little more spunky I love [name]Serena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]! My second fave would be [name]Victoria[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name], followed by [name]Emma[/name] :slight_smile: