Girl's name: which do you prefer?
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Girl's name: which do you prefer?
| Thu, 10-19-2006 - 5:37pm |
Girl's name: which do you prefer?
- Cordelia
- Isadora
- Charlotte
- Lucia (LOO-sha)
You will be able to change your vote.

Definately Cordelia. I love its originality and classic feel.
-Nikki
Thanks to everyone who has voted in my poll thus far.
I chose these names because all are classic names that have loads of history and meaning, and because they are all in some way connected with literature that I love.
I'd really like to know why you like the names you do; it will help me with my own qualms and theories about names . . . I'd love to know what impression, for instance, each name would give you if you knew nothing about the bearer? Smart? Beautiful? Old? Young? Snobby? Silly? Weird? Mean? Friendly? Kind? Artistic? Nerdy?
Thanks so much for all your past and future input. It helps a lot.
Elena
I voted earlier tonight, but since you want more feedback:
Cordelia -- this got my vote. It's a beautiful classic, not trendy or popular in the least, lends itself to some great nns (Cora and Delia are especially lovely). There's just nothing I don't like about this name. ;)
Isadora -- I actually love this one too, and it's a great alternative to the ultra-popular Isabel- names. However, I leaned more towards Cordelia from this list simply because Isadora might seem to blend into the aforementioned "Isa-s," if that makes sense.
Charlotte -- love it, but it seems much more popular than the others on this list.
Lucia (LOO-sha) -- like it, but it seems the most "trendy" at the moment, since many are using this or very-similar names to get to Lucy.
So basically, I quite like all of these and have no negatives to mention other than popularity (even if by association). Charlotte is popular on its own, and Isadora and Lucia thanks to similar names, while Cordelia stands out as both beautiful and uncommon -- a plus, IMO.
All the names have a classic, old-fashioned feel, obviously, and they all strike me as lovely, sweet names (and I picture them on an equally lovely, sweet little girl LOL). The only other association I'd make would be to assume a child named Lucia might be of Italian or Spanish heritage, at least if seeing the name in writing.
HTH
~Kelli
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Kelli pretty much summed up my sense about all these names.
AJ, enjoying life with C.
This was really a tough vote for me, because I like all the names.
I love Cordelia because of the Shakespearean reference.
Charlotte has always struck me as sort of snooty and prissy - not sure why.
Lucia pronounced that way sounds masculine to me, like Lucius, and has a bad connotation for me. Also not sure why. (Oh, wait - I just looked it up. It's a Harry Potter character Lucius Malfoy).
Isadora is unusual. I like it, but I'd worry about the nickname "Izzy," which I really dislike. The other nickname possibility, Dora, is really cute and I like that one.
AJ, enjoying life with C.
Thanks so much. You guys are great.
It's amazing to get so much thorough and well-considered input from people! Truly, it's very helpful - not many in my circle are as interested in names as I am, so it has been hard to get good feedback.
Re: CHARLOTTE
Funny, although I get the most positive responses from people regarding Charlotte, I don't get much in the way of reasons, except that it's a pretty, classic name. It is popular (though at somthing like 135, not as popular as I would have thought thought) but I'm banking on it's being a classic, in the mold of Catherine and Elizabeth. I do sometimes hear that it has a prissy or old association, though, and that (plus popularity) is what counts against it.
Re: ISADORA
It's true, it has the same beginning as Isabelle - it feels to me like less frilly, more exotic choice. I like it's meaning (and the fact that it's slightly pagan while being classic). Also, I like Isadora Duncan. The nicknames Dora and Sadie are swell,too.
Re: CORDELIA
I've always loved this name. I love Shakespeare, and love in particular this character from King Lear. The nicknames are lovely too: Cordelie, Cordie, Cora, Delia, Coco. My only worry is that the name, in this age of long, many syllabled names ending in "a", will lose something of it's singularity. Anyone heard of any other little baby Cordelias out there?
Re: LUCIA
I love this name, but can imagine using it, or a variation (Lucienne?) as a middle name. Keep you eyes peeled for my middle names poll!
THANK YOU AGAIN AND PLEASE KEEP THE COMMENTS COMING! MORE INFORMATION IS BETTER THAN LESS!