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Anonymous wrote:Love it -- I have two law school classmates named Claudia -- smart and friendly women who always look chic. And, of course, there's "straight A's Claudia Kincaid" from The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Claudia gets extra credit because it's a classic, yet distinctive name, that is easy to pronounce (although you will have a harder time if you'd like to use the Spanish pronounciation).
Does anyone else consider Sylvie to have a similar vibe? Slightly European, but not pretentiously so?
Silvia.
I adore Sylvia. It’s my mom’s (a boomer) name. She hates it and everyone her generation hates it. They call it an old lady name. I mentioned to dhs aunt that there were so many babies getting name Sylvia and sylvie and she felt bad for them. So I don’t think it’s universal. Love it myself though!!
It needs to be Silvia to have the “slightly European” vibe though, like the queen of Sweden and The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Well . . . Sylvie is French, but I do love Shakespeare's names, so agree that Sylvia/Silvia is also lovely. Maybe Chloe is the more popular equivalent of Sylvie?