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Celestine/ Christabel/ Calliope

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Dixy30 · 22/02/2014 17:04

Hello

Have posted before and got some good suggestions! Have 2 other DC with unusual names.

Favourite is Celestine but what do others think and what would you guess as a nickname - Sissy, Celly doesn't sound good!

Thought would have Genevieve as a middle name but Celestine Genevieve sounds very French (we are not).

Calliope I also like but son has a Greek name and think it is a bit more out there?

If you like unusual names please chip in and suggest some middle names too! Thanks Grin

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Yika · 25/02/2014 20:09

Yes I live in a French speaking country and have come across Capucine before. Sounds a bit like Cappuccino though doesn't it? But if that's your cup of tea, ...

YouAreTalkingRubbish · 24/02/2014 23:17

I don't know who she was named after but I think its a normal French name. I could be wrong though. Smile

florascotia · 24/02/2014 21:51

Was she perhaps named after Capucine, after the famous actress and model, who appeared in the original Pink Panther film, with Peter Sellers?

Capucine was her nickname; in French it means 'nasturtium'. The flower got its name from its hood-like shape (caput = head in Latin).

Pronounciation by one French person here: www.forvo.com/word/capucine/ but I expect accents vary. I'm no expert.

YouAreTalkingRubbish · 24/02/2014 21:21

I love the name Capusine. I knew a little French girl called Capusine and I really fell in love with the name.

It's pronounced Cap ew sin

aoife24 · 24/02/2014 20:10

I think Calliope is a fab name.

MidnightDreary · 24/02/2014 18:48

Celestine is nice, I think as long as you establish a nickname at home (eg. Celeste) she will carry it through to school. Cecily, Calypso, Cliona and Caitlin are all nice, but I find Christabel a tad old fashioned. Celestine + Genevieve sound fine together, and people don't really pay attention to their full names after a while anyway.

Yika · 24/02/2014 18:46

Ariadne
Celeste

Yika · 24/02/2014 18:45

I don't know why you think calypso is more out there than calliope!

They are all pretty.

How about
Cassandra
Seraphine
Ophelia
?

traininthedistance · 24/02/2014 18:38

Oh I also like Celandine (in case you like flower names!)

NigellasDealer · 24/02/2014 11:40

love Calypso, plus it has that lovely Greek letter in that looks like a tiny fork -ps-

yesnoyesnoyesno · 24/02/2014 11:38

Lily as a tenuous nn for Celestine?

Bonsoir · 23/02/2014 22:40

I love Christabel! Go for it - fab name!

traininthedistance · 23/02/2014 22:38

Celestine Alice is lovely.

BananaHammocks · 23/02/2014 16:41

Ceclilia/Cecily? Cordelia? Cressida? Cosima?

freerangeeggs · 23/02/2014 13:53

Celestine is lovely. Lissy maybe?

Puddles1234 · 23/02/2014 01:12

All three are great names.

Celestine Genevieve - she would probably get Celeste which I love.

Calliope - she will get the NN Callie when she goes to school. However it's such a sweet name.

Christabel - she would probably have the NN Christie or Christa

What about:

Aminta/Araminta NN Minty
Aoide
Artemis
Callisto (Can also be spelt Kallisto)
Hebe
Iola
Ophelia
Persephone NN Sephy
Selene

Showy · 23/02/2014 00:25

squoosh is right. Calliope is kuh lie o pee. Like Penelope in cadence. Beautiful name.

Dovahkiin · 23/02/2014 00:16

I love Calliope nn Cally. Would have gone with it if it hadn't clashed with our surname.

squoosh · 22/02/2014 23:11

I think Calliope is pronounced kuh-lie-o-pee but I may well be wrong.

noitsachicken · 22/02/2014 23:05

I have no idea how to pronounce Calliope!
Celestine is very pretty and unusual.

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Dixy30 · 22/02/2014 22:59

Thanks for all of your fantastic suggestions.

Love cicely and will look into origin, meaning.
Have considered calypso but worried is quite a hard name to pull off for a child/ woman - conjures up quite exotic and lively vibe.

Any other middle name suggestions? Could use Alice a family name, but not hugely keen. I do think Genevieve is too long and would prefer max 2 syllable middle name Grin

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andadietcoke · 22/02/2014 22:22

I adore Callie as a nn for Calliope, to the extent that I considered it as a name in it's own right. Agree with PPs that otherwise it might be hard to pronounce, which was what put me off.

DramaAlpaca · 22/02/2014 22:20

Oh yes, love Calypso!

squoosh · 22/02/2014 22:18

Loved Calypso in The Camomile Lawn!

ClothesPegs · 22/02/2014 22:16

Do like all your suggestions... What about Calypso though? Have loved this name since the Camomile Lawn, on my list for DC3

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