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Sibling for Ophelia?

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phoenix2409 · 30/06/2021 22:29

We already have a 2yo Ophelia and are expecting a baby girl in November. It’s been much more difficult coming up with a name this time around, but so far have Claudia and Cecilie (yes spelled like that - I don’t like the Cecily spelling for some reason, and seeing as it was the name of the princess of Greece, have convinced myself that it’s usable!). Thoughts on those two? We also love the name Arabella but my sister got to it before we could sadly :(

We live in SW London if that makes any difference - I know some names are subject to accents/pronunciation.

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DGFB · 01/07/2021 07:07

Claudia as the other will be constantly misspelled.
I’m a Shakespeare fan and didn’t even think of Claudius and Ophelia.
Claudia is a lovely choice

diddlediddle · 01/07/2021 07:02

😆 bit of a pass agg response there about Prince Phillips sister. I didn't know she was called Cecilie, I am sure people are called it, I just personally think it will get misspelled and I think it's twee, so my personal opinion is that Claudia is much nicer.

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phoenix2409 · 01/07/2021 06:52

Same with Clementine, love the name but don’t like the nickname Clemmy. Sounds too much like clammy or flemmy

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phoenix2409 · 01/07/2021 06:51

Cressida is great but we don’t love the nickname Cressie unfortunately :(

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TerritorialPissings · 01/07/2021 06:39

How about Cressida?

Of the two you like, I prefer Cecilie (although it reads like Cecile so much that I think she would forever be correcting people)

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phoenix2409 · 01/07/2021 06:34

Interesting! I thought that as it was the name of Prince Phillips sister, maybe it was a reputable name but I guess not! I don’t love Cecile or Cecily with the Y so I think I’m leaning towards Claudia!

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diddlediddle · 01/07/2021 06:26

Claudia of the two. I like it, pretty but classy.

Ophelia has a gravity to it that Cecilie just doesn't - the spelling makes it terribly twee not to mention everyone will spell it wrong. I can't imagine a grown up Cecilie.

Could you revisit Cecile or Cecily? It really is not usable with the ie.

Camille?
Celine?
Clemency?

lolingallovertheworld · 01/07/2021 05:32

In that case, I'd go for Claudia! Such a beautiful name x

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phoenix2409 · 01/07/2021 05:30

The hamlet thing doesn’t bother me at all actually but maybe that’s because I haven’t read Shakespeare since leaving senior school fifteen years ago!

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lolingallovertheworld · 01/07/2021 05:11

Although I love the name Claudia (and Ophelia) the Hamlet association would be too much for me I'm afraid

Confusednewmum1 · 01/07/2021 04:59

Both were on my list so I’m not much help. Claudia and Ophelia match but not sure if that’s what you want.
Cecilie love it doesn’t feel as wet as Claudia, I’d wait till she was born. For some reason Cecilie feels like a bit of a rebel.

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phoenix2409 · 01/07/2021 04:43

Thanks so much for all the suggestions!! I’m really looking for thoughts on Claudia vs Cecilie as those are our two frontrunners at the moment and it’s so hard to get DH on board with a name, I’ve almost given up on suggesting new ones ☹️

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Confusednewmum1 · 01/07/2021 04:24

Lydia
Claudia - amazing
Thea
Nina
Anna
Elodie - different not normally a fan but goes with Ophelia I think

SmackMyAssnCallMeJudy · 01/07/2021 03:59

I was coming on the suggest Odette, but I see it’s already been mentioned. I had an old school friend called Odette - she was very gamine and really suited it. Two O names may be a bit much, though.

Aquamarine1029 · 01/07/2021 03:36

Athena

hawkehurstgang · 01/07/2021 03:21

Agree you can't have Cecelia. It definitely does rhyme. Even if pronounce Cecilia the difference in sounds is tiny! I love Cecilie, spelled like this. What about Hermione, Clementine, Tabitha, Beatrice, Ariadne, Dorothea, Theodora, Odette.

Pattygonia · 30/06/2021 23:36

I like the name Claudia but really wouldn’t use it with a sibling Ophelia. For me it’s way too similar to Claudius, who is the murderous king in Hamlet. Ophelia is a lovely name but I wouldn’t go out of my way to link it to the Hamlet character - which I think having a pair of Hamlet characters would do

Bigtom · 30/06/2021 23:30

Juliet

TheBeesKnee · 30/06/2021 23:30

Collette?

Carolwithane · 30/06/2021 23:28

Jocelyn

ChilliChaos · 30/06/2021 23:28

Dorothea
Daphne
Henrietta
Pandora
Marceline
Vivienne

seasidemafia · 30/06/2021 23:26

Imogen, Vivienne, Camille or Gretchen?

TheVanguardSix · 30/06/2021 23:26

Oh and Tallulah.

TheVanguardSix · 30/06/2021 23:25

Vendela
Tabitha
Isadora
Aurelia
Ursula
Lavinia
Vanessa
Anya
Eloise
Hero

Lockdowndramaqueen · 30/06/2021 23:22

Hera? Love Claudia. Lavinia?

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