Robyn vs Sylvie vs Elowen

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Frankiefarr · 19/12/2021 17:42

Surname is a colour so quite short.

Thinking woodland, nature, etc but Willow and Rowan feel too used may be.

Sylvie I like but quite girly

Robyn - so fits in with local tradition of naming daughter with same initial as father. Also happens to be first part grandmother’s maiden name plus appropriate for time of year.

Elowen - I love this on paper, looks good with surname but I’m just not too sure I like the actual proper Cornish pronunciation which is Elooen or El-Oh-wen as opposed to nicer sounding American EL-i-win (my best attempt at being phonetic) 😳

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Skeumorph · 19/12/2021 19:33

Sylvie for sure.

Luredbyapomegranate · 19/12/2021 18:28

All nice

Robin is my clear favourite, especially given the time of year. I prefer it spelt like this though, Robyn is an annoying 70s invention. It’s a gender neutral name

Elowen
I love it but she’ll end up one of 6 billion Ellies Ellas and Elles. I think it’ll be said ELL-OH-win whether you like it or not.

Sylvia
It’s pretty but a bit twee as you say. Sylvia?

Other thoughts - Ffion, Stella, Briar, Jasmine, Astra, Aster

Lamont77 · 19/12/2021 18:16

I vote Robyn. Lovely name and the meaning and links make it extra special

KirstenBlest · 19/12/2021 18:10

Robyn might sound dodgy with the surname

Sylvie is nowhere near as bad as Sylvia

Elowen will be mispronounced by a lot of people - the stress is on the middle syllable not the first. She'll probably be yet another Ellie

SirVixofVixHall · 19/12/2021 17:58

Robin nicer than Robyn, the y spelling is a bit strange.

scottishnames · 19/12/2021 17:56

Agree - Sylvia (or Sylvie, tho not so nice IMHO) could not be more woodlandy. As you know, it means 'of the forest' or (as I once heard it, rather poetically) 'lady of the forsest'.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 19/12/2021 17:46

Sylvie is lovely. Sylvia is even nicer.

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