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    Phonaesthetics (Beautiful Sounding Names)

    Hi, What is the most most beautiful sounding name you can think of?
    For me, it would be Anna Rosina.

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    Snæfríður

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    I have always been very keen on Alcibiades

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    Quote Originally Posted by Summer M View Post
    Snæfríður
    why an Icelandic name?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Helga View Post
    why an Icelandic name?
    Was there a geographical proviso in the OP? It's a beautiful name, that's all.

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    Cool How about .....

    Camille.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alexander III View Post
    I have always been very keen on Alcibiades
    you and many other Ancient Greek men.
    I wrote a poem on a leaf and it blew away...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Summer M View Post
    Was there a geographical proviso in the OP? It's a beautiful name, that's all.
    I love the Icelandic names, but I'm too mired in medieval Norse literature to see Snæfríður as anything other than a witch's name. I rather like the names with the -hildur ending; I know several Reynhildurs, Brynhildurs, and Swanhildurs.

    The Welsh have a pretty good line in nice sounding names as well, particularly with the likes of Rhianwen, Elwen, Elowen, Carys, Alwyn and Llywelyn.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Summer M View Post
    Was there a geographical proviso in the OP? It's a beautiful name, that's all.
    I asked cause I'm from Iceland, sorry for being curious.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Helga View Post
    I asked cause I'm from Iceland, sorry for being curious.
    No problem. I spent six months there just recently. Beautiful country, nice people, great weather--but none of that can make up for the ridiculously high cost of living, or for the $9 in custom taxes they charged for a $6 laptop charger from eBay.

    Anyway, the name is from Iceland's Bell. I don't know know whether I'd call Snæfríður Íslandssól a witch as per Lokasenna, but she was definitely a b***h.

    Still, great name.

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