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Camilla or Cosima?

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Hellodaahling · 29/01/2022 15:32

I love both so much, but just can’t decide!

Nicknames Mila or Cosy.

My only concern is Cosima is a bit less known so may have pronunciation issues.

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Isaisa · 31/01/2022 11:14

I’d say Cosima as ‘co-zimmuh’
I don’t like it

I don’t like Camilla either (too Parker-Bowles)

Camilla is best out of the two

TrashyPanda · 30/01/2022 13:14

I like both names.

I wouldn’t give a child three names all ending in “a” though. And the flow of three syllables, one syllable, three syllables has an awkward flow. Could you swap Gaia for something else?

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 30/01/2022 13:07

Cosima is pronounced COSS-im-a. I’ve heard anglicised pronunciations which stress and extend the second syllable, cos-EE-ma.

Camilla is lovely.

hivemindneeded · 30/01/2022 11:17

Or Imma as nn for Cosima. Imma is pretty.

hivemindneeded · 30/01/2022 11:17

I'm not wild about Camila but nn Milla is lovely. I prefer Cosima but not keen on Cosy as nn. Simi? Sima? Mima?

PattyPan · 30/01/2022 11:04

Camilla is lovely. Cosy is too twee. I thought Cosima was pronounced coz-im-ah too.

Lemonweightloss · 30/01/2022 10:55

I really like both !
Sorry, I'm no use ! Maybe see what she looks like?

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Hellodaahling · 30/01/2022 10:47

Thank you all! Seems like Camilla is the favourite. Dh has italian roots, and Camilla in Italian is pronounced cam-meel-la hence the Mila nickname.

Middle names would be:

Camilla Gaia Augusta

Or

Cosima Gaia Augusta

I do prefer Cosima with Gaia and Augusta but I know the first name is what really counts more

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SatinHeart · 30/01/2022 10:23

Also I'm squarely middle class and no one I know calls their kids names like Cosima. It's posh.

SatinHeart · 30/01/2022 10:21

Cosima is nice but Cosy isn't. Mimi is better. And Cosima will get mispronounced a lot.

Camilla is nice too (though Camille is much nicer!) but I actually don't think Mila is the most obvious NN of it. I think she'd get Millie or Cammie as soon as she started school.

Enko · 30/01/2022 10:15

Camilla of the 2 imo i am rather put off by Cosy as a nm

Meandthesky · 30/01/2022 10:12

I like Cosima but don’t like Cosy

Luredbyapomegranate · 30/01/2022 09:53

@ElectraBlue

I am sorry but these names have been done to death...

It just screams middle-class bore.

@ElectraBlue

Most idiotic comment of the thread 🥇

On what planet have Camilla and Cosima been done to death?

Luredbyapomegranate · 30/01/2022 09:50

I like Camilla better, but there are a lot of Milly names out there.. so if that bothers you then Cosima. I think most people know how to say it.

Cosy is a bit odd. I don’t think it necs needs a nickname, although the one I know is Mimi to family, and Mim to close friends.

caringcarer · 30/01/2022 00:45

Camilla ok but never heard of Cosima. A bit like costume.

LowlyTheWorm · 29/01/2022 22:39

Camille is better and at least has the “Mila” sound for the nickname. I can’t understand why cah-mill-ah would have the nn “meela” sound?

Totalwasteofpaper · 29/01/2022 22:34

Camilla is lovely Smile

Kitkat151 · 29/01/2022 22:34

I really dislike Cosima
Both Camilla and Camille are fine

mumtobee22 · 29/01/2022 22:33

Deffo camilla

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Hellodaahling · 29/01/2022 22:32

@IamnotwhouthinkIam I love all the names you mentioned!!

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sweetbellyhigh · 29/01/2022 21:47

@Hellodaahling

Nigella’s daughter is cosima! But nicknamed Mimi which is cute. I don’t think these names are overdone personally as not very popular as a whole.

So tricky I love both.

Hmmm coss-ima doesn’t seem to flow for me… and I do think it would annoy me if I’d have to keep repeating myself because the name is more “unknown”. My older daughter has a name that I have to repeat often and it is rather bothersome

Mimi is nicer than all the other names suggested in here.
SunshineOnKeith · 29/01/2022 21:27

Cosima
Great name

MissBattleaxe · 29/01/2022 21:11

Ooh yes Camille is lovely.

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 29/01/2022 21:00

I only like Camille as pronounced in French. The English pronunciation is a bit blah in comparison.

tigerlilymochalatte · 29/01/2022 20:46

Camilla or Camille, very pretty