I've never liked
Theresa very much but when I really think about it, the impression it makes on me ... hmm. That's a really good name, I think.
It has a little bit of "perennial frump" much like
Margaret does, but I think that kinda evaporates, on meeting a
Theresa (or a
Margaret, for that matter) who isn't frumpy.
Lillian already feels "done" to me as a trend, alongside
Lily and
Willow, and I don't care for its singsongy sound. It also has some "perennial frumpishness" imo.
Vera is nice, but I'm chagrined by the ambiguous pronunciation (where I live, it's ambiguous). I like them both, but still.
Vivian is cool. A little bit brassy, but very lively, and smarter than most names I think are brassy. I prefer
Vivien because
Vivian looks masculine to me.
- mirfak