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Rate my (girls) names please!

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Smurftastic · 06/09/2021 12:19

Which ones are your most/least favourite of those names? What comes to your mind when you see them?
Baby sister for Juliet. In alphabetical order. My favourite keeps changing daily!

Adeline
Bianca
Camilla
Cecilia
Celeste
Daphne
Felicity
Josephine
Serena
Sylvia

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Roonilwazlib1 · 06/09/2021 18:34

Adeline - love this, its on my list too!
Bianca - dislike
Camilla - not keen but love camille
Cecilia - pretty
Celeste - ok
Daphne - not keen
Felicity - not keen
Josephine - not keen
Serena - ok
Sylvia - ok, really like Sylvie as a nn!

bobandhisburgers · 06/09/2021 18:30
  1. Adeline
  2. Camilla
  3. Celeste

These are the only ones I like. I do like Josephine but not together with Juliet really. I prefer Cecile to Cecilia.

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Smurftastic · 06/09/2021 18:27

@minmooch

I love Celeste

How about Cecily rather than Cecilia.

I don't like Cecily as it's too easy to rhyme 'Silly Cecily' Blush. Probably silly of me to think so!
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minmooch · 06/09/2021 18:23

Sylvie rather than Sylvia

WhoppingBigBackside · 06/09/2021 18:23

I like Bianca too.

@DDSMUM2, you could start your own thread and if you post a photo of your DS, you will get lots of replies. Congratulations, Flowers

minmooch · 06/09/2021 18:23

I love Celeste

How about Cecily rather than Cecilia.

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Smurftastic · 06/09/2021 18:21

@DDSMUM2 is it 6 weeks from birth you have to decide? What about start calling him one of the names for next week or so and see if it feels right?

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DDSMUM2 · 06/09/2021 18:19

Help! How do you choose between two baby names.. DS is a week old now and we still can’t decide!

Synchrony · 06/09/2021 17:45

I seem to be in the minority liking Bianca! I think Juliet and Bianca are lovely together and very Shakespearian. I like most of your names except Josephine (love the name, just not with Juliet).

RavenclawsRoar · 06/09/2021 17:25

I love Celeste and Serena - those are my top choices.
Bianca and Josephine are a hard no. I really dislike both - they sound clunky to me.
The rest I like, although I'm not totally sold on Cecilia.

WhoppingBigBackside · 06/09/2021 17:18

Juliet and Felicity sound like sisters

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Smurftastic · 06/09/2021 17:17

@OddsNSodsBitsNBobs

Love Josephine, with benefits of NNs Joey/josie

Prefer Sylvie to Sylvia.

Dont like the others but if you like Felicity how about Verity?

Love Verity, but can't use it unfortunately!
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Smurftastic · 06/09/2021 17:17

@eddiemairswife

As you have a Juliet it might be wise not to have another 'J' name. Could lead to confusion with correspondence addressed to Miss/Ms J. ......
Good point.
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BiBabbles · 06/09/2021 16:13

I really like Sylvia and Adeline.

I also quite like Josephine, but wouldn't with Juliet. Having shared initials with my siblings, I wouldn't recommend it.

The others are also nice, but I'd rank lower.

OddsNSodsBitsNBobs · 06/09/2021 16:00

Love Josephine, with benefits of NNs Joey/josie

Prefer Sylvie to Sylvia.

Dont like the others but if you like Felicity how about Verity?

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 06/09/2021 15:52

I'd be so tempted by Sylvia (Silvia) - an beautiful but subtle Shakespearean link (I know Bianca is too, but I dislike it, sorry!).

Of your other choices I really like both Cecilia and Serena with Juliet. Have you considered Celia? - another elegant (Shakespearean) choice, with a lovely meaning and avoids the Cece/Sissy thing.

Having said that, of your choices the only one I really dislike (apart from Bianca) is Daphne, it sounds too similar to daft/daffy for me.

TakeMeBackTo1980 · 06/09/2021 15:47

This is what I would rate them

  1. Celeste - absolutely beautiful name!
  2. Camilla - also beautiful
  3. Daphne - lovely
  4. Felicity - very nice
  5. Josephine - goes well with Juliet

I think Celest is a very elegant, feminine name and I wish I'd used it for my DD! It also goes beautifully with Juliet

I've left the ones i don't like off the list :)

Mumtotwofurbabies · 06/09/2021 15:42

I like Josephine, Cecilia, Adeline and Felicity

Sillysuzie · 06/09/2021 15:35

Adeline- sounds like a writing instruction . Prefer Adalyn.

Bianca- EastEnders

Camilla- too royal

Cecilia- love it

Celeste- not keen. Seems stiff. Dunno why.

Daphne- different but lovely

Felicity- I picture long red hair in pigtail braids with bows and a massive wide toothy smile. Don't know why. But I see her.

Josephine- Juliet and Josephine works well together. I'd choose Josephine.

Serena- powerful, athletic. Probably because of the tennis player.

Sylvia- nanna name

AdaColeman · 06/09/2021 15:31

My favourites are Camilla, Cecilia and Serena, though it’s a lovely list, and I like most of them.
My least favourites are Bianca, Daphne and Josephine.
Paloma would fit into that list I think.

Onehotmess · 06/09/2021 15:25

Serena is beautiful and my hubby won’t let me have it so you should! X

Lightningrain · 06/09/2021 15:23

Adeline - I think you might get people mispronouncing it but I don’t mind it

Bianca - I just hear it in a cockney accent, sorry (Eastenders)
Camilla - ok but first thought was Prince Charles and Camilla
Cecilia - I like Cecilia but find Cece a bit twee
Celeste - like it
Daphne - like it
Felicity - dislike. It’s a bit frilly for my liking.
Josephine
Serena - love this
Sylvia - it’s a nice enough name but still seems a bit old lady to my ears.

eddiemairswife · 06/09/2021 15:15

As you have a Juliet it might be wise not to have another 'J' name. Could lead to confusion with correspondence addressed to Miss/Ms J. ......

zingally · 06/09/2021 15:05

I like Serena, but the rest aren't to my taste personally.

LanisHouseLot · 06/09/2021 15:02

Really like Serena, Daphne and Josephine.

Once I look past the eastenders connection I really like Bianca. But it will always make people think of Eastenders and she'd get lots of tedious comments. I'd avoid it on that basis.

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