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I also like Sappho's works and her story is FASCINATING.

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I like:

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Sappho Aurelia
Sappho Cecelia
Sappho Elaine
Sappho Louisa
Sappho Theodora

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NICE PICK!

I quite like it and particularly enjoy its unusual ending for a female name. I saw a 3 year old Sappho a couple of months ago, which was a happy surprise.
Some might initally think of the word 'sapphic' but surely people realise a child would be named after the poetess? It should be usuable.

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Your combinations are always divine, but I am especially fond of Sappho Aurelia, Sappho Renata and Sappho Rosamund.

Be careful. Sappho might not be a good idea in English. People will assume that it is masculine even though it isn't.

This message was edited 4/9/2011, 1:45 PM

Of your combinations, Sappho Helene is the standout and feels most fitting to me. I am sorry to say that I find neither the sound nor look of Sappho to be alluring, however...especially not the sound. If I were enamored of the poet and name and really wanted to use it, I would do so in the middle name position. Like Ozma, I imagine the general public's first association may be the word, "sapphic". I do not mean to cast such as a negative or to condemn anyone's sexual preference. I simply would not enjoy the notion of people's brains, upon first meeting my child, immediately associating her name with sexual preference, whatever that may be, rather than just getting to know her.

Well, I would hesitate to use it in real life because of the connotation. Sappho was a brilliant woman, no doubt, but a lot of people would hear the word and think, "lesbian." Not that there is anything wrong with being a lesbian, but I just wouldn't want my kid to have a name so closely tied with "sapphic." Might be a bit of a problem later in life.

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I hope no one hates me for this, but I've gotta be honest. :/

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Other than that, I think your combos are very pretty. Here are some of my favorites:

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Sappho Ursula
Sappho Rosamund
Sappho Rosalind
Sappho Regina
Sappho Matilda
Sappho Lillian
Sappho Judith
Sappho Eleanor
Sappho Aurelia