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I love Honora/Annora. I lean towards just Nora because if I used either Annora or Honora I'd probably call her Nora. I've seen Annora before and know it's a real name but not everyone knows that, and I'd rather not have people think I made it up. :- Also, as much as I LOVE Honora, in theory, esp. since I'd call her Nora, the Ho- in front seems like easy teasing fodder, 'There's the ho, Nora.' But maybe I'm really stretching it, there. :b

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As for the others, I really like Acantha (although I'm a nurse, so I can't help but see 'acanthosis' there) and Augustus.

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I have liked the name Annora for the longest time! It's so pretty, I also really like Honora and Honoria, Honor not so much. I don't however like the nn Nora at all.

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Acantha Rose-nms
Helen Acacia-beautiful, I love it
Aviva Joy-don't really like
Lilian Annora-I don't really like Lilian and I'd use Annora as a fn

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Leonard Allan-not really a fan of Allan, Leonard looks incomplete to me, I like Leonardo better
Andreas Raphael-really nice!
Alaric Kenneth-nms
Augustus Tancred-I like it

I really like Annora too. All your combos are lovely as usual, but here are the ones I especially like:
Helen Acacia
Aviva Joy - I vaguely remember this being the name of a regular contributer to The Compleat Mother magazine. I know her fn was Aviva, and I'm about 90% her second name was Joy

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I would like Acantha Rose too if it didn't mean "thorny rose", which is just... nms in regards to meaning.

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Leonard Allan
Andreas Raphael
Augustus Tancred

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Miranda

I love Annora - it's in several of my books and the medieval sites.

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Being a Brit, Honor obviously looks a little off to me as I'd spell both the word and the name as Honour, but I like that too, especially as a middle name.

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I really like Acantha Rose (prefer Akantha - that spelling appears quite often in the myth too). I generally think of Rose as a filler, but when it's paired with an unusual first name, it seems much less of one.

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Aviva Joy is really beautiful and the meaning is inspiring.

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I also love Lilian Annora (prefer Annora Lilian), and love to see Lilian with one L. The spelling with two has always seemed so unnecessary to me.

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The boys' names aren't my style ... They aren't bad names, it's just that they sound quite aloof or dated or something ... I can't put my finger on it to be honest. I don't mind Andreas, Raphael and Kenneth indivually (probably all as middle names).

I like Annora! Better than Honora, to me.

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Acantha Rose (a-CANTH-a) - Acantha, frankly, makes me think of a medical or anatomical term. Not sure why.
Helen Acacia - Nice combo!
Aviva Joy - nice.
Lilian Annora - Lilian doesn't thrill me; sounds a bit frumpy to me, to be brutally honest. Like Annora tho. Also the repetition of -an Ann- isn't great. Lily Annora?
Juno Astraea (I'm going ahead and pronuncing it ah-STRAY-ah) - People will say either a-STRAY-a or a-STRY-a, I think. This combo is terrific!
Embla Anastasie - Embla sort of reminds me of the words dissemble, emblem, assembly, and embolism .. a bit too much for my taste; and also it just sounds sort of blurted out, unstructured, to me. Anastasie, I simply can't pronounce.

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Leonard Allan - nice.
Andreas Raphael - nice.
Alaric Kenneth - Nice, except for the adjacent c/k sounds.
Augustus Tancred (Tang-kred) - Neat.
Have you ever run across Leofric? I thought maybe you would like it.

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- chazda

I like ... (and medival names)

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I like:
Acantha Rose (Acantha means thorny, right?)
Augustus Tancred
Andreas Raphael
Alaric (love the way this sounds)
Embla Anastasie

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Honor is one of my favourite names, don't like Honora and have never heard of Annora but really like it (would use nn Annie probably)

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Btw. (stupid question) where do you find Medieval names?! I know Elinor has a few as well, thanks

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perse
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Also.....

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Juno Astraea (I'm going ahead and pronuncing it ah-STRAY-ah)
Embla Anastasie

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Siri