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Jemima and Cosima - too matchy?

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RosannaKN · 04/02/2025 21:52

I have a 3yr old daughter called Jemima and am pregnant with her sister. I love love love the name Cosima but is it just silly to have 2 names with the same last 3 letters?
please help me decide!!!

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 05/02/2025 01:29

I wouldn't, but ultimately it's your choice. (Jemima is a gorgeous name btw).
Maybe -
Catriona
Hallie
Keira
Cerys
Cara
Coralie

SerenStarEtoile · 05/02/2025 01:07

Maybe… it’s the “ma” at the end, which makes them more matchy than say, Amanda and Rebecca.

Constanza? Carenza?

GloriousBlue · 05/02/2025 00:51

Love Cosima, such a cool name

I don't think it's similar to Jemima, as they've got totally different vibes and sound quite different desire the same-spelled ending

Trampoline · 04/02/2025 22:48

I'd never think they were similar names until i see them in writing - they don't rhyme at all, so I think go for it!

Battisborough · 04/02/2025 22:37

It’s fine and they are two individuals not just two sisters so give them the individual names you love.

I have two children whose names are anagrams of one another and nobody ever notices and are amazed when I point it out!

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GoodVibesHere · 04/02/2025 22:26

No, it's not great. I'd go for something different.

DramaAlpaca · 04/02/2025 22:25

They are pronounced quite differently so it doesn't matter that the endings look the same written down.

jem-EYE-mah is very different to COZ-i-mah

So I say go for it.

mismomary · 04/02/2025 22:24

Eeeek no too matchy. Love both separately though.

fashionqueen0123 · 04/02/2025 22:22

Sorry I don’t like it. Makes me think of swimming cossie.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 04/02/2025 22:21

It’s fine. Similar to having two daughters who both end in the “ia” sound and I know a couple of those. The first couple of syllables in Jemima and Cosima sound different enough not to cause confusion. But if you have a third daughter, it might get awkward 🤣

starsinyourpies · 04/02/2025 22:12

Please no.

Constance/Connie?

RobinHood19 · 04/02/2025 21:59

How do you pronounce Cosima? I say it with a German accent (KO-zi-mah - ko a mix of a short o and the French ou sounds…).

I think it depends on where the accent is placed and whether the syllables are the same length or not - as Jemima for example isn’t, so the words would sound different.

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