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Cassia or Cassie on bc?

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Stelllastar · 19/01/2019 15:23

We love Cassie for a girl but I can’t stand Cassandra or Cassiopoiea (just find them very fussy) and think it’s a bit much with dd4’s name (Margot). So we’re left with either Cassia on bc with nn Cassie or just Cassie. Opinions?

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OneStepOneStumble · 20/01/2019 21:30

Cassia violet!

Seems to roll better and sounds so pretty!

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Stelllastar · 20/01/2019 18:21

Now our question is whether to go for Cassia Violet (my mum’s name) or Cassia Mathilde (my mil’s name)

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Jiggins · 19/01/2019 22:38

Objectively I can see that Cassandra is a nice name but Only Fools And Horses forever ruined that name for me.

Mum2jenny · 19/01/2019 22:33

I love Cassandra but if it's not your bag, I'm guessing you won't be registering her name as that. I personally would, as she can use her nn in everything else. However I feel Cassie or cassia are not 'real' names. Obviously only my opinion!

MumUnderTheMoon · 19/01/2019 22:27

There are also Cassidy, Cassiane and Cassiana

OneStepOneStumble · 19/01/2019 22:04

Cassia is beautiful. I've never heard it as casha but the lady I knew was a Kasia (and polish) so I don't know if that's different anyway?

Montouley · 19/01/2019 21:47

I have a Cassia and it's never been pronounced "Casha" by anyone. It can easily adapt to the nickname Cassie.

redredvino · 19/01/2019 21:41

Cassie is lovely

wejammin · 19/01/2019 21:41

Love Cassia so much. It was DC3s name if she was a girl. He was a boy though Grin

RedDwarves · 19/01/2019 21:39

Cassia.

I have grown to really like this name, the more I hear it (on here - never heard it IRL).

ZebraKid71 · 19/01/2019 20:47

My name is very similar to cassia, and I get both the cass-ee-ah and cash-uh pronunciations. I think you'd get Cash-uh a fair bit in the uk as Kasia is a popular polish nickname and is pronounced that way.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 19/01/2019 19:05

Cassia is beautiful.

Cosmoa · 19/01/2019 16:31

Definitely Cassia 😍

pfwow · 19/01/2019 16:04

There's the French name Cassiane which is really pretty.

Jiggins · 19/01/2019 16:01

Actually I've just remembered that one of Boris Johnson's daughters is called Cassia. But she may be a lovely person.

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Stelllastar · 19/01/2019 16:01

Pro ou fed?? Grin *pronounced

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Stelllastar · 19/01/2019 16:01

Really? It never even occurred to me that it would be pro uou fed Cash-a. I don’t think it’s too much of a problem- people would remember after being corrected once

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Jiggins · 19/01/2019 15:59

I think you would get equal division between people pronouncing it cash-a and cass-ee-a.

AuntieOxident · 19/01/2019 15:56

Cassie Star - (or Smith or whatever) very nice, girl next door.
But Dr Cassia Star/Smith has a certain ring to it. Also Cassia Smith QC...
Yeah, yeah I know it sounds snobbish but there’s a grain of truth in it too.
As for the pronunciation, Casha sounds as if it’s the US way, like Aleesha for Alicia (Ali-si-a on this side of the pond, with the first ‘i’ short rather than long ). Similarly, I think most people would say Cass-e-a here.

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Stelllastar · 19/01/2019 15:55

I think we’re going to go for Cassia on the bc- you’re all right in that it gives her a choice and it is also a very elegant, beautiful name (in my opinion)

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gentlyscented · 19/01/2019 15:55

Cassie x

ZebraKid71 · 19/01/2019 15:55

I love Cassia!

NamelessEnsign · 19/01/2019 15:48

How about Cassidy? Nn Cassie

BabloHoney · 19/01/2019 15:44

Love both!! I think Cassie is fine on its own x

AuntieOxident · 19/01/2019 15:40

Cassia is lovely and also gives her a choice of names she can use when she’s older.
I could see a teenager might prefer Cassie (also lovely) but Cassia is a bit more unusual and might suit her!