Mine is Elise. I like it though sometimes I wish I spelled it like Aelyse. I chose it (and had it legally changed over 5 years ago), because it harkens to 'Fur Elise' from Bethoven, has a french bookwormish sound, and is unique enough. Though I wish I went with something really out there for my middle name like a Japanese name or something. I chose 'Madeline' which I pronounce the French way 'mad-lean' which sounds nice, but everyone pronounces it the eh American way.
My old name was a boy name, ugh, and not only that but the most generic boring name with a really stupid nickname form of it. Hated it because I identify as a girl and also it didn't exude scholarly but blahness. I won't say it, but people can probably guess it in 3 tries. It was after my dad's name so just a bland control-c control-v of a name.
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