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I LOVE Della. Selma is good, too. Sellah sounds like Cell-a (like a prison cell). Zelma's just... weird.
Della is elegant but short, perfectly abd swiftly made in its 5 letters, it's simply a delight to write and say...
Not to sound like a creep.

My favorites are Zelma and Selma, followed by Selah (I prefer Sela) and Della.

Selah to me was my Great Aunt Alta's favorite pig growing up so I can never seperate the name from the pig.

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Selma is always associated with Selma Blair so it's pretty but not my style.

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Zelma just looks and sounds like someone was trying to be clever with Selma. I'm not on board with it. I'd prefer Zelda as a similar name.

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Della is pretty but as someone who worked at Disney, I associate it with Della Duck (Donald's mother/sister in some older cartoons and in the newer Ducktales)

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In favorite order:

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1. Della
2. Selma
3. Zelma
4. Selah

Selah doesn't sound good or look good to me.
Selma is just OK; the only Selma I've met was very elderly and German, living in South Africa.
Zelma - perhaps an attempt to make Selma more modern by using a trendy Z. I really dislike the sound.
Della makes me think of Della Rees; not a bad thing, but a name meaning Of The or From The doesn't appeal to me.

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Instead of Selah, I'd use Sally any day.
I prefer Thelma to Selma.
I prefer Delia to Della.

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Sorry: no favourite!

Don't really like any, maybe Della at a pinch

My favorite is definitely Selah. I'm a big fan of the pronunciation - I think it's very feminine and beautiful. If I were to use this name I would probably use a different spelling like Seela or Sela.

This message was edited 10/20/2023, 9:48 AM