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Never seen Valeska before. I like it even if it's a diminutive. Also Valeska and Lenore match quite well. I personally like it more than Ingrid.

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I really like Lenore, it's one of those go to character names for me for npc's or stories I'd make up when I was a kid with my dolls. Teresa and Isabela were other go to doll names for me. Also Emily, Abigail, Elizabeth, Nadine, Nadia, and Eneida. Probably some others that I'm forgetting.

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I think it's a beautiful name. The only thing I don't like about it is that it sounds a little like the French word for suitcase (valise).

I see it's actually German, but I want the sisters to be named Valeska and Nadezhda. Val and Nadia. :)

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Valeska looks pretty cool, but when I say it, my voice involuntarily turns into a overly gutteral fake German/Russian accent. And I can't seem to help it. Boo.

I know a German Valeska in her 40s. I've also seen the combo Fritzi Valeska written down somewhere, which I thought was interesting.

I don't like it. When I was in primary school there was a girl in my class named Valesca (pronounced like Valeska). I remember I disliked her name even as a child. It sounds very harsh.

I'm finding Valeska kind of hard to wrap my mouth around. I keep saying Valexa. And since I keep saying Valexa, it's sounding like a medication. Anyway, I don't know if it's just me that has trouble pronouncing this name, or if it might be more widespread or dialectal. So, I like Valeska in theory but I just can't support it myself in practice. Therefore, I like it better as a middle name. Ingrid Valeska is nice.

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And I love Lenore :)

I love both Valeska and Lenore! My first association with Valeska is Valeska Surratt, a Vamp who acted in both movies and theatre. She has one of the saddest records of any silent film star, since all her films are lost.

I like it. It's soo much fun to say and it IS dramatic and glossy. For some reason it's registering like more of a word in my mind though- like it could be a noun or adjective or else a brand name. Something to describe something else

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Valeska seems a bit too flashy next to Lenore though, which is more of a warm cozy sweater of a name. Along the same lines Valeska is more of a fancy fur coat, so they just don't jibe in my mind