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Draven comes off as a very stereotypically gawthic choice--it sounds like what 15 year old Misery Rose (nee Jessica Anne) would name her baby boy if she got knocked up. And then she'd write some miserable poetry and cake her face in white powder. I don't like it at all; it sounds like the boy would be doomed to work at a Hot Topic to me.

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Stellan, on the other hand, has some real class. It has a nice sound--feels soft without being wussy. And, of course, Jennifer Connelly has one, and since she's one of my favourite actresses in the world, that's a good thing. I think it would age well. My only problem with it is that there aren't any particularly snappy nicknames to be derived from it.

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Lilia Willow has (and take not of this, because it's something I say once in a coon's age) too much L for me. I don't particularly like Lilia anyway--it sounds trying-too-hard, like her parents really wanted Lily but thought it too popular--and with Willow, it sounds even more sing-songy than usual. Willow is beautiful, though. Absolutely beautiful. It's my favourite tree, and the sound of its name is so whispery and nice.

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Out of curiosity, have you ever considered Mira Willow? I know you're very much a Mira Ruth person, but Mira Willow would be an amazing combination--and it'd be far easier for people with minor speech impediments (i.e., moi) to say.

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"Phineas. That's an interesting name."
"Yeah. It's Latin for 'kick me'."