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[onzeminutos.livejournal.com]

The name Willa has really been growing on me lately. It's beautiful and feminine and easy to pronounce for an English speaker but it also has kind of Nordic vibe to it, which is important for me since I'm from Finland. WDYT about the name? Do you get any Nordic feeling about it?

Also WDYT about the name Emil (it's a boys name)? How would you pronounce it?

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[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

I know a guy named Emil who says (I think) EM-ill, or Emily minus the y. I would be tempted to pronounce it uh/ay-MEEL, however, because I suspect that would be a more German/French pronunciation and the name suggests (to me at least) that kind of foreign influence.