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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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Synchrony · 20/12/2021 12:06

I love Robyn (prefer Robin) and Sylvie. Dislike Elowen, I find it awkward to say with either pronunciation and forgettable amongst all the other "El" names.

Wellington17 · 20/12/2021 13:05

Love Robyn and Sylvie! Both high on my list. I’d veto Elowen as although it’s nice she’ll likely become Ellie and there’s millions of those about at the minute.

Edenember · 20/12/2021 13:55

My vote goes to Sylvie.

Olga03 · 20/12/2021 14:57

I picture Sylvie as a 50 year old Dutch woman (was popular in the Netherlands decades ago).
Robyn is fine.
Elowen is my favourite out of these three, very lovely.

mrsrobin · 20/12/2021 15:17

Robyn is my vote

strawberrymilk7 · 20/12/2021 15:37

I like them all. Robyn is my fav, followed very closely by Sylvie

ZebraKid71 · 21/12/2021 20:27

Dislike Sylvie, love Elowen and have it on my list for DC3 but the pronunciation issue put me off - someone mentioned Ffion which has a similar feel to me.

Robyn is lovely and I like the family connection.

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