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Help! Girls name to go with our unusual surname!

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Treesandbees · 20/05/2015 20:58

Help! Expecting our 2nd DC which is a girl. Finding it hard to find a girls name that goes with our surname which is Sienesi (pronounced sin-e-sea). It's Italian but we're not so don't want anything foreign sounding or difficult to pronounce or spell as its already a nightmare with the surname! Don't want anything top 10 either. Any ideas?!

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 23/05/2015 21:09

Harriet.
Eleanor
Erica
Theresa
Amanda

Instituteofstudies · 22/05/2015 21:41

I like Francesca, Antonia, Gabrielle, Maria, Milena, Rosanna, Anna, Mia, Helena, Talia

LeoandBoosmum · 22/05/2015 17:19

Elena Sienesi. Maybe Elena Rose Sienesi.

Meredith Sienesi

Scarlet Sienesi

Lucia Sienesi

Maria Sienesi

Augusta Sienesi

Bella Sienesi

Anya Sienesi

Ella Sienesi

Lila Sienesi

Evelyn Sienesi

Camille Sienesi

or my fave:

Francesca Sienesi which, to me, sounds amazing Grin

LouisaB1990 · 22/05/2015 16:50

I like your surname
Lacie
Samia
Bailey
Darcy
Gabrielle
Holly
Jasmine

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 22/05/2015 16:21

Francesca
Katrina
Elizabeth

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 22/05/2015 16:20

Amelia
Ariadne
Jessica
Anabelle
Joanna
Marianne
Miriam
Georgia
Jade
Laura
Lilia

FatWalda · 22/05/2015 16:08

"Sorry, Fat Walda, but I think Sienesi does end in an "ee" sound"

It does, but you said "avoid names ending in an "ee" sound, as two "ee"s in a row might sound funny"

There wouldn't be two "ee"s in a row. Two "ee"s in a row would be something like Lee Gleeson.

ByeByeButterfly · 22/05/2015 13:57

Julia was the first name that came to mind.

Some others:

Kaitlyn
Anna
Rhea
Jessica
Lily
Rosa

PurpleHebe1 · 22/05/2015 13:01

Serafina Sienisi ( or Seraphina) sounds lovely? Sera for short?

BikeRunSki · 22/05/2015 12:54

Edie Sienesi sounds silly, but anything else would be fine!

wesH · 22/05/2015 12:50

Sorry, Fat Walda, but I think Sienesi does end in an "ee" sound.

FatWalda · 22/05/2015 12:38

"But maybe avoid names ending in an "ee" sound, as two "ee"s in a row might sound funny"

There wouldn't be two "ee"s in a row, as OP has said the name is pronounced sin-e-sea.

Wishful80smontage · 22/05/2015 12:24

Given your ds lovely name I would go for something classic and traditional.
Abigail
Catherine
Elizabeth
Georgia
Victoria

wesH · 22/05/2015 12:18

I don't imagine it would be too difficult to find names that go well with your surname as long as they're not "old biddy" names - Ethel Seinesi wouldn't sound too good! But maybe avoid names ending in an "ee" sound, as two "ee"s in a row might sound funny.

Some pleasant sounding ones, I think, are:

Annabel
Olivia
Jessica
Katherine
Katelyn
Elizabeth
Adeline
Grace
Georgina
Helena
Martha
Constance
Alana
Emilia

KLou1105 · 21/05/2015 15:53

Rosanna
Pippa
Camilla
Lara
Abigail
Sadie

Heebiejeebie · 21/05/2015 01:45

Beth

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ancientbuchanan · 21/05/2015 01:12

Caroline
Louisa
Anna
Elisabeth
Philippa
Eva
Phillida
Ophelia
Georgina
Henrietta
Lara
Catherine
Nichola
Gabriella/Gabrielle
Ruth
Rebecca
Rachael
Talitha
Tabitha
Belinda
Clara
Amanda
Aurelia
Lalage
Lilian
Megan
Bronwen
Viola
Olivia

StupidBloodyKindle · 21/05/2015 00:50

gary sorry, OP

I like Cara

FatWalda · 21/05/2015 00:37

I would avoid anything with an S sound in it. Some of the names already suggested would sound very hissy with Sienesi.

youarekiddingme · 20/05/2015 21:55

Matilda nn Tilly?

Alice

Bethan(y)

Phoebe

WankerDeAsalWipe · 20/05/2015 21:48

Carla would be my immediate thought but also

Caroline
Melissa
Eleanor
Erica
Alicia or Alice

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Treesandbees · 20/05/2015 21:48

We love Ava but worried about popularity. I love Freya but DH doesn't Confused!

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llamasinpyjamas · 20/05/2015 21:32

Elena / Eleanor
Maya
Lila
Serena
Harriet
Laura
emilia
Freya
Elisabeth
Beatrice
Josephine (seems to be making a come-back!)
Lily
Violet
Felicity
Clementine
Naomi
Nadia
Lydia
Mathilda/Tilly
Tess

wizzler · 20/05/2015 21:28

Madeleine,
Hannah
Juliet

SilverHawk · 20/05/2015 21:28

Althea
Very unusual and classic