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What’s the most beautiful name you’ve ever heard?

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Renenma · 02/03/2026 02:43

Just that really

What’s the most unique and beautiful name you’ve ever heard?

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PermanentTemporary · 04/06/2026 17:22

ConstanzeMozart · 04/06/2026 16:15

How do you pronounce Loinnir?

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I think it’s like what I would say if I saw something written Lunna. But I’m not an Irish speaker.

ConstanzeMozart · 04/06/2026 16:15

PermanentTemporary · 04/06/2026 14:55

Gabriella
Rhiannon
Loinnir (apologies for lack of correct accents)
Brigitte

How do you pronounce Loinnir?

PermanentTemporary · 04/06/2026 14:55

Gabriella
Rhiannon
Loinnir (apologies for lack of correct accents)
Brigitte

Chilbolton80 · 04/06/2026 14:51

According to Google translate, eglantine is briar rose....

Chilbolton80 · 04/06/2026 14:47

Squirrelsnut · 04/06/2026 07:17

It's musk rose. Honeysuckle is woodbine. Both mentioned by Oberon in a lovely, dreamy passage.

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Woodbine, sweet musk rose and eglantine are all mentioned so I don't think so.

trainboundfornowhere · 04/06/2026 12:48

Annis
Annora
Cecily
Lilas
Thalia
Kelda

Aldric
Callan
Hayden
Kester
Caleb

levitational · 04/06/2026 09:34

Sorcha
Manon
Seraphina
Grainne
Solange
Ottilie
Scheherazade
Celeste
Tabitha
Rhiannon
Seren
Siri

Roman
Gabriel (Gabe for short)
Thierry (a billion miles away from Terry)
Joseph (so plain, but good)
Emil
Pascal

yousillygoose · 04/06/2026 08:58

user1492757084 · 02/03/2026 15:43

Fotini
Catherine
Alison

Hugh
Charles
Alistair

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My name is on your list. I’ve never considered it a beautiful name (I go by a shortened version of it now as I really didn’t like it growing up), but seeing someone say it’s beautiful has made me smile.

ConstanzeMozart · 04/06/2026 08:20

Squirrelsnut · 04/06/2026 07:17

It's musk rose. Honeysuckle is woodbine. Both mentioned by Oberon in a lovely, dreamy passage.

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Honeysuckle is chèvrefeuille, no?

Squirrelsnut · 04/06/2026 07:17

Vendetti · 02/03/2026 17:34

When I did my French degree, I'm sure I learned that eglantine means honeysuckle

It's musk rose. Honeysuckle is woodbine. Both mentioned by Oberon in a lovely, dreamy passage.

JollyNavyPoster · 04/06/2026 03:33

For boys I love the names Samuel and Josiah
for girls I love the names Cora and Marnie

dailyconniptions · 04/04/2026 04:16

Shopaholic100 · 03/04/2026 23:37

Recently heard the name Safeera which I really love. Sweet sounding and unique.

Vauxhall Zafeera?

Shopaholic100 · 03/04/2026 23:37

Recently heard the name Safeera which I really love. Sweet sounding and unique.

deeahgwitch · 14/03/2026 20:54

I agree re Ann / Anne and Anna @DonttouchthatLarry
I love Anna but not Ann/Anne
Miriama is pretty.

stample · 14/03/2026 13:24

Aurelia
Catriona
Delphine

DonttouchthatLarry · 14/03/2026 13:17

thesugarbumfairy · 02/03/2026 16:40

I heard the name Miriama once and I love it. But not Miriam. The first for me is ethereal but the second quite earthy and blunt. Which seems bizarre when the only difference is an 'a' on the end!

I feel like that about Ann and Anna - they conjure up completely different characters in my mind.

keepmeright · 14/03/2026 13:13

Isla, Bonnie, Meadow, Effie are my favourite girls names. I don't love any boys names 😂

Chilbolton80 · 14/03/2026 13:07

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 04/03/2026 22:05

There’s a Saint Columba.

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There is (male). But the Corsican Columba would be patron saint of toxic femininity.

Chilbolton80 · 14/03/2026 13:06

Redheadedstepchild · 04/03/2026 22:17

I've never met a Colomba. The closest I've known is somebody who had the portrait of Colomba, as seen on beer cans of the beverage bearing the same name - tattoo'ed on his arm.

He was sort of Marseille/Algerian though.

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I wouldn't put her down as a role model, or 'beautiful on the inside'!

ChocolateCinderToffee · 13/03/2026 22:39

Almakarlinsghost · 06/03/2026 12:18

Woodbine also means honeysuckle, but seems to have fallen out of use even for the plant - wonder why? 😃
I can't see that one taking off as a name anytime soon...

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Eglantine is a wild rose I think.

DancingOctopus · 12/03/2026 17:53

I once met someone called Rosebud.
A beautiful name.
She wasn't very nice, which was a shame.

wizzler · 07/03/2026 07:23

My gm was Rosannah. She had a really hard life, was born out of wedlock ( as they said in those days) , her mother was in service and paid for someone to adopt my Gm. All very Downton Abbey. My gm worked so hard all her life. She was known as Rose but I love that her full name seems glamorous and elegant and hopeful

Pinkissmart · 07/03/2026 00:54

I love Mayanne

OneNewEagle · 07/03/2026 00:45

My name, my sisters name and my mums name have been mentioned. Also my sons middle name and my little cats name 🥰

dailydaffs · 06/03/2026 23:57

I love Persephone & Leda - if I was naming my DDs now (I am ancient) I would definitely go for these,