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I like it. It reminds me of Rhodopis and rhododendron. And the -dora ending is very dark and elegant.

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I like these:
Rhodora Betony
Rhodora Constance
Rhodora Edith
Rhodora Eve
Rhodora Frederica (but Federica would flow better IMO)
Rhodora Gwendolen
Rhodora Helen / Helena
Rhodora Iseult
Rhodora Lakshmi
Rhodora Leontine
Rhodora Melisande
Rhodora Melusine
Rhodora Miriam (would prefer Maryam here)
Rhodora Nimue
Rhodora Philippa
Rhodora Saturnina
Rhodora Severine
Rhodora Sibyl
Rhodora Vivien / Vivienne
Rhodora Wilhelmina / Wilhelmine
Rhodora Xanthe

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and:
Rhodora Selene
Rhodora Undine
Rhodora Viveca
Rhodora Niniane
Rhodora Odyssea
Rhodora Morgaine
Rhodora Hespera
Rhodora Athene
Rhodora Branwen
Rhodora Demeter
Rhodora Ivy
Rhodora Thalassa
Rhodora Leonida
Rhodora Katherine
Rhodora Brigitte
Rhodora Annegret
Rhodora Minerve
Rhodora Ysabel
Rhodora Harriet
Rhodora Galadriel
Rhodora Epona
Rhodora Talitha
Rhodora Artemis
Rhodora Isis
Rhodora Morwen
Rhodora Morrigan
Rhodora Hazel
Rhodora Hestia
Rhodora Isobel
Rhodora Tanith
Rhodora Pavane
Rhodora Noor
Rhodora Iris
Rhodora Gaia
Rhodora Lachesis
Rhodora Eluned
Rhodora Vincenza
Rhodora Theowin
Rhodora Lark
Rhodora Beltane

This message was edited 4/28/2021, 11:27 PM

Probably much better than I do!

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The Rhodora

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On being asked, whence is the flower.

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In May, when sea-winds pierced our solitudes,
I found the fresh Rhodora in the woods,
Spreading its leafless blooms in a damp nook,
To please the desert and the sluggish brook.
The purple petals fallen in the pool
Made the black water with their beauty gay;
Here might the red-bird come his plumes to cool,
And court the flower that cheapens his array.
Rhodora! if the sages ask thee why
This charm is wasted on the earth and sky,
Tell them, dear, that, if eyes were made for seeing,
Then beauty is its own excuse for Being;
Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose!
I never thought to ask; I never knew;
But in my simple ignorance suppose
The self-same power that brought me there, brought you.

It could grow on me. Pun!

I like it; I also like Rhodanthe.

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My favorite combos out of those listed:

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Rhodora Beatrice
Rhodora Cecily
Rhodora Emmeline
Rhodora Leontine
Rhodora Lucy
Rhodora Melusine
Rhodora Nimue
Rhodora Saturnina
Rhodora Severine
Rhodora Sibyl
Rhodora Thomasine
Rhodora Vivienne
Rhodora Xanthe

idk, it seems too elaborate and forced, I prefer Rhoda, Rhodanthe or even Rhodaline

Oh I like it. With the chunky accessible names - Rhodora Sibyl, Rhodora Even, Rhodora Xanthe, Rhodora Xenia.

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Gosh maybe that's what Aunt Rhody's full name was!!!

Now is it Ro-DORE-a/ro-Dora or roh-der-uh? Either way, I dig it.

Rhodora Lakshmi stops my traffic! I just see endless vistas of snow-capped Himalayas ...

Rhodora is a name I submitted that's pretty common in the Philippines. I like it very much. Idk what it could mean but it coming from a flower is likely in my opinion.

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Rhodora Fe
Rhodora Delia
Rhodora Jhoanna
Rhodora Carmen
Rhodora Pamela

It’s not bad, but I think I prefer either Rhea, or literally any other -dora ending name like Theodora, Menodora, or Isadora.

Oh I love a good -dora name, and this is no exception! Rhodora does sound a bit like a giant creature that Godzilla might face off against, but that just makes it more interesting for me.

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Rhodora Lucy is punchy and bright, I really like that one.

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Rhodora Nimue is unexpected and charming!

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I also like the idea of Rhodora June, that combo brings out the Rhonda-meets-Dora potential the name also has for me.