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Romy / Cora / Sienna

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flo309 · 05/06/2023 17:35

Baby no. 1 due shortly and I'm torn between 3 first names!

Middle name likely Emilia or Emmeline as a nod to my mother, but want to focus on first name initially so would love everyone's opinions disregarding middle name.

What's everyone's preference in order of Romy/Cora/Sienna?

Thank you!

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midsomermurderess · 05/06/2023 20:39

Cora; Romy; Sienna.

midsomermurderess · 05/06/2023 20:41

Romy is sometimes used as a shortening for Rosemary. Carrie J used it to honour an aunt Rosemary.

shadowchancesassy · 05/06/2023 20:41

Romy
Sienna
Cora

Hibye23289 · 05/06/2023 20:42

Cora, l've always likes this name it was also the little girls name on Titanic film. I know a Romy and she is a crap mum and unhygienic

ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 05/06/2023 22:22

Cora Emmeline!

Hearti · 05/06/2023 22:23

Romy is very sweet

SneezyEvie · 05/06/2023 22:32

Cora!

RememberNancyDrew · 05/06/2023 22:35

Is it pronounced Raw-mee or Row-mee?

What about Romi with an "i" to match the "i" in the middle name?

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flo309 · 05/06/2023 22:37

salamithumbs · 05/06/2023 18:52

Definitely Cora first! Classic and pretty but unusual.. I think sienna seems a bit trendy so will date, and Romy just reminds me of Italian takeaway places (there seems to be a lot of pizza places in my area called Roma or Romy or something similar!)

Interesting that Sienna might not date well! I think it's elegant but something about it doesn't have enough weight perhaps, unlike Cora being so classic. Thanks for sharing!

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flo309 · 05/06/2023 22:37

Whatisityoucantface · 05/06/2023 19:04

Cora
Romy
Sienna

Thank you! This seems to be the prevailing order of preference!

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flo309 · 05/06/2023 22:38

UsingChangeofName · 05/06/2023 19:05

Definitely Cora.
It fits with the "old fashioned" names that are now fashionable once again, and yet I've not come across any other Cora's so far.
I like it in that it is easy to pronounce and spell too.

Thanks so much. Agreed!

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flo309 · 05/06/2023 22:38

JamSandle · 05/06/2023 20:12

Cora
Romy
Sienna

Thank you!

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flo309 · 05/06/2023 22:39

PickledScrump · 05/06/2023 20:11

Cora is beautiful.

I really don’t like the other two.

Thank you for sharing, agree Cora is beaut!

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flo309 · 05/06/2023 22:40

RosaSkye · 05/06/2023 20:19

Another vote for Cora.
I love it.

I like the others too- Romy always feels like it should be short for something to me , like Romilie

Sienna is beautiful but so popular

Thanks for sharing! Do you know if Romilie is a spelling option? I always thought the full option is just Romilly (I'm not keen on it due to the possible shortening to Millie, which isn't for us).

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flo309 · 05/06/2023 22:40

Fiadht · 05/06/2023 20:20

I love Romy, I think I’d go with it. I like Cora too, not as keen on sienna

Thank you!

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Vikki7 · 05/06/2023 22:40

Cora is stunning name.

I was going to call my firstborn Cora(h) but her Dad was totally against it. I still adore the name.

Good luck!

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flo309 · 05/06/2023 22:42

RosaSkye · 05/06/2023 20:21

In fact, if someone announced -

Cora Emmeline XXX

I would swoon!

Oh thank you! It is a classy and unusual combo I think. Btw if your name is Rosa Skye like your username, that is utterly swoon worthy too!! Love it.

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flo309 · 05/06/2023 22:42

Snugglemonkey · 05/06/2023 20:21

I love Cora. It suits Emmeline too.

Thank you! I think Emmeline is a nice contrast from Emilia.

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Sundaychild · 05/06/2023 22:42

Yet another vote for Cora, followed by Romy. Consider the initial letters of her names - will they form a word?

PurpleChrayne · 05/06/2023 22:44

Romy Emilia is a stunning name.

continentallentil · 05/06/2023 22:44

Cora Emmeline - it’s lovely

The other two are quite Hello Mag, especially Sienna

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flo309 · 05/06/2023 22:44

Sundaychild · 05/06/2023 22:42

Yet another vote for Cora, followed by Romy. Consider the initial letters of her names - will they form a word?

Thank you so much. Looks like Cora is hands down the front runner!

Surname begins with G and we'd possibly add a second middle name beginning with D, so the initials would be CEDG which I'm fine with.

I know someone who recently named their daughter and the initials are EEL! Eek!

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flo309 · 05/06/2023 22:48

continentallentil · 05/06/2023 22:44

Cora Emmeline - it’s lovely

The other two are quite Hello Mag, especially Sienna

Thank you, I think I needed to hear this! Something about Romy and Sienna lacks gravitas... and I think you've nailed it with the Hello Mag reference haha! Thank you for sharing.

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Flidina · 05/06/2023 22:54

Cora Emmeline
Romy Emilia
Really dislike Sienna

bingnbong · 05/06/2023 22:58

Romy is a gorgeous name. Cora is ok although it sounds a little harsh to my ear and make me think of apple cores. Sienna is pretty but its popular and has perhaps had it's moment.