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If you like 'frilly' names/names ending with 'a'..

70 replies

ConstanceL · 13/01/2023 10:44

Which do you prefer out of:

Cordelia
Seraphina
Aurelia
Luciana
Tabitha

Thanks 🙏

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RuthW · 13/01/2023 12:16

Cordelia. Lovely and one of my favs.

mumonherphone · 13/01/2023 12:11

Aurelia or Tabitha

ClaudiaWankleman · 13/01/2023 11:40

I really like Seraphina, but I can't work out how I would pronounce it. Either with the stress on the first 'a', pronounced short like 'cat', and the 'i' pronounced like 'in'. Or, the stress on the 'i' and pronounced like 'een'.

Regardless the 'ph' and the overall sound are quite marvellous.

Cuppasoupmonster · 13/01/2023 11:25

Serephina. The rest sound like Sylvanian family members.

goldenfoliage · 13/01/2023 11:24

I love Cordelia, Seraphina, Luciana and Tabitha, but I would pick Cordelia as favorite.

lulalulalula · 13/01/2023 11:19

Seraphina

lifeinthehills · 13/01/2023 11:11

Tabitha

DILLIGAFQUEEN · 13/01/2023 11:09

Tabitha
also
Agatha
Marina
Martha
Leila
Lyla

ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 13/01/2023 11:05

Cordelia Cordelia Cordelia. Love it. I like Tabitha and Seraphina too. I would like Luciana if the Lucy nn wasn't almost an inevitability. I'm not keen on Aurelia though. Sounds like a clinical term.

TheVanguardSix · 13/01/2023 11:02

I love them all!
My favourite is Tabitha but I also love Seraphina.
Seraphina is a beautiful name.
Cordelia too.

17caterpillars1mouse · 13/01/2023 10:59

I like Cordelia best as I think Cordy or Cory would be a cute shortening. I also like Luciana.

Cornelia is pretty too and very similar. And Evangelina has a similar feel too

Good luck choosing

paintitallover · 13/01/2023 10:57

Luciana reminds me of Dave reading to nana in the Royle Family! "Luciana's heart started pounding" So not that name.

Babdoc · 13/01/2023 10:56

How about Sybilla, the Dutch version of Sybil? If your DD grows up to dislike “frilly” names, it shortens easily to a no nonsense Sybil.

Alwaysworryingoversomething · 13/01/2023 10:51

Cordelia

Comedycook · 13/01/2023 10:49

Seraphina but it's a bit of a mouthful and can't imagine using it day to day.

Luciana is nice and more useable

TheChristmasCaca · 13/01/2023 10:49

Cordelia, although prefer Cornelia to Cordelia.

Wailywailywaily · 13/01/2023 10:48

Seraphina

CremeEggThief · 13/01/2023 10:48

Seraphina.

RenoDakota · 13/01/2023 10:47

Tabitha

Soubriquet · 13/01/2023 10:46

Tabitha