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[Opinions] New combos!
Lev Aleksandr
Sophia Willow
Oana Laura
Donalda Rochelle
Archie Kirkland
Kirk Cameron
Dahlia Harriet
Ella Belle

This message was edited 5/31/2025, 6:37 AM

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Kirk Cameron?He's a moron.
Lev Aleksandr - nice
Sophia Willow - I don't why, think it's the 'p' in Sophia, but I think of a sofa with pillows
Oana Laura - pretty
Donalda Rochelle - no, thank you
Archie Kirkland - I like Archie, I do not like Kirkland
Kirk Cameron - the only reason to use this name is if you are a fan of the actor Kirk Cameron
Dahlia Harriet - I like Dahlia, dislike Harriet
Ella Belle - too repetitive, ell ell

This message was edited 6/1/2025, 1:29 PM

Lev Aleksandr - Nice, handsome. Exotic without being too "out there". Sounds heroic.Sophia Willow - This is a nice idea, and it's pretty, but I think Sophie Willow, or Sofia Willow, would be more harmonious. Sophia is so stiffly regal and Byzantine to me, and Willow makes me think of English country gardens and delicate blue-patterned china, and those two don't really mesh. Both Sophie and Sofia are light and airy, on the same wavelength as Willow.Oana Laura - Oana Laura seems a bit sing-song and the "oao-au" vowels sort of slur together. It doesn't let either name really stand out.Donalda Rochelle - Aw. Donalda is so lurchingly clumsy and lumpy, it almost makes me love it. It's like a sad, floppy-eared puppy who trips over its own too-big paws. Donalda needs something a little bit lighter than Rochelle, I think. They are both heavy names.Archie Kirkland - Kirkland is a brand name of grocery store foods to me, so this looks jarring, like "Archie Pepsi" or something. Archie Kirk would be snazzy.Kirk Cameron - as others have pointed out this is the name of a wacky right-wing evangelist who believes public schools turn children into Marxist Satanic strippers. The name works but it's taken.Dahlia Harriet - really lovely, an unexpected and fresh paring.

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Oana Laura is actually a voice actresses who does Romanian dubs.Kirk Cameron was not saying Public School turns kids into Marxist Strippers. What he was saying is that if parents let the government teach their kids, they shouldn't be surprised if they believe what the government says. He was saying Parents are the ones to teach kids.
Kirk Cameron did literally say that though.
Celebrities have said worse.
Lev Aleksandr - fine in an appropriate context
Sophia Willow - I love Sophia when it's soFEYEa, and Willow not at all
Oana Laura - I'd prefer Laura Oana, partly because I love Laura and also to avoid pronunciation issues
Donalda Rochelle - Rochelle Donalda flows better
Archie Kirkland - not keen on Kirkland, though it's pleasantly Scottish. I dated an Archie once; not a bad name at all
Kirk Cameron - Kirk is silly, Cameron is OK
Dahlia Harriet - I much prefer Harriet, and Harriet Dahlia would avoid pronunciation issues
Ella Belle - two wrongs don't make a right. Ell- is very trendy, and two Ell- names together just sound, sadly, like someone with a bad stammer, trying to pronounce one of them and not making it.
Kirk Cameron is an actor, evangelist, and TV host best known for his role on Growing Pains. Dahlia and Laura are favorites of mine. Lovely
Lev Aleksandr - in east slav countries we do not have middle names like that so I dislike for cultural reasons. Though, I love both names!
Sophia Willow - gives gen alpha. I think it is ok.
Oana Laura - I think it is better as Yoana Lara. I do not like Oana.
Donalda Rochelle - Rochelle is ok, I hate Donalda. It is Germanic and with Germanic names I either hate or love, no in between. This one I hate. Prefer Donna.
Archie Kirkland - I don't like Archie. Kirkland sounds like surname.
Kirk Cameron - neither name is my style but they sound good together.
Dahlia Harriet - nice! I like Harriet.
Ella Belle - too much ell.
Ella Belle is a town in south Georgia.
I meant for Alkesandr to be a patrionym in Lev Aleksandr, didn't know how to do it correctly
Patronymics in East Slavic: Russian-
Male ends in -ovich / -yevich girl is -ovna / -yevna.
Usually -ovich / -ovna, but names that end in -iy (e.g. Valeriy, Vasiliy) or y in general will be -yevich / -yevna. Ivan -> Ivanovich, Ivanovna
Yuriy -> Yuryevich, Yuryevna
Viktor -> Viktorovich, Viktorovna
Nikolay -> Nikolayevich, Nikolayevna
Amir -> Amirovich, Amirovna (non Russian original name) Ukrainian-
Male ends in -ovych girl is -ivna. Ivan -> Ivanovych, Ivanivna
Yuriy -> Yuriyovych, Yuriyivna
Viktor -> Viktorovych, Viktorivna
Mykola -> Mykolayovich, Mykolayivna
Józef (Yuzef) -> Yuzefovych, Yuzefivna (non Ukrainian original name)Belarusian-
Male ends in -avich / -yevich girl is -aŭna / -yeŭna.
Usually -avich / -avna, but names that end in -iy (e.g. Valeryy, Yuryy) or y in general will be -yevich / -yevna. Ivan -> Ivanavich, Ivanaŭna
Yuryy -> Yur'yevich, Yur'yeŭna
Viktar -> Viktaravich, Viktaraŭna
Mikalay -> Mikalayevich, Mikalayeŭna
Moysha -> Moyshayevich, Moyshayeŭna (non Belarusian original name)It would be Lev Aleksandrovich.

This message was edited 5/31/2025, 7:59 AM

Dahlia Harriet is a nice pairing.