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Sister for Ottilie and Astoria

113 replies

SJone0101 · 10/12/2025 12:58

I have 2 daughters so far (Ottilie/Ottie and Astoria/Torie), what would you go with for their next sister due in March?

Delilah / Lilah
Persephone / Seffie (I love Roman history)
Florence / Florrie
Adaline / Ada
Violet / Lettie

Please add any extra. I would prefer a name not in the top 20, with the ability to shorten it like the above.

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purplehearts21 · 13/12/2025 16:58

I have a Scarlett that’s called lettie

i also have a Lydia that’s called liddy

if I had another girl I’d name her savannah / vannah

NewNameforThisPost2025 · 13/12/2025 16:38

Scheherazade.

RuthW · 13/12/2025 16:28

Love all you choices.

I have a Florence. Was outside the top 100 when ai chose it. It’s number 7 now.

FlatErica · 13/12/2025 15:30

Lavinia!

chunkyBoo · 13/12/2025 15:12

How about

valentina
Phaedra
Minerva

Squirrelchops1 · 13/12/2025 12:56

Frangipani....lol couldn't help myself but feels like it rolls off the tongue to match your other children!

user1492757084 · 13/12/2025 12:51

Adelaide - Adele or Lady
Georgiana - Gigi
Philomena - Philly or Mena
Rosemary - Rose
Joanna - Jojo
Cymbeline - Cymba
Evangeline - Eva
Minerva - Minnie

Upholstery · 11/12/2025 19:14

Heaven
Roundhouse
Bagleys

ThisAquaFinch · 11/12/2025 19:12

Safiyah- Saffie??

Tighteningmybelt · 11/12/2025 19:12

Cassiopeia Cass
Evangelina Lina
Athena Ena

RegalDiamondMonster · 11/12/2025 19:02

I love Persephone!

If you're going Greek then Calliope and Penelope also nice, also Athena but a bit similar to Astoria.

Minerva (Minnie) for the Roman version of Athena?

Seraphina is also lovely and I think of it as quite similar in vibe to Persephone. Both could shorten to Seffy.

Marianne?

Crispynoodle · 10/12/2025 23:42

Penelope nn Nell/Nelly

miniaturepixieonacid · 10/12/2025 23:02

I also like Persephone/Seffie best (mostly because I think Seffie is really cute. Less sure about Persephne but it's very elegant).

Other ideas:
Aurelia/Aurora (Rory)
Anastasia (Stasi)
Ariadne (Addie)
Calliope/Calista (Callie)
Cassandra/Cassia (Cassie)
Dorothea (Dottie)
Elisaveta (Veta)
Evangelina (Leena)
Francesca (Frankie)
Gabriella (Gabby)
Genevieve (Vivvi)
Hermione (Maia)
Isadora (Dora)
Jacinta (Jazzy)
Josephina (Josie)
Katherina/Katrina (Katie/Kitty)
Luana (Lulu)
Liandra (Lia)
Miranda (Mimi)
Magdalena (Lena)
Natalia (Tallie)
Octavia (Tavie)
Philippa (Pippa)
Penelope (Penny)
Rhiannon (Ria)
Rosanna/Rosalie (Rosie)
Susannah (Susie)
Sylvia (Sylvie)
Tamara (Tammy)
Tallulah (Lula)
Tabitha (Tabby)
Vivianne (Vivi)
Vanessa (Nessie)
Zipporah (Zip)

OhPIease · 10/12/2025 22:50

I'd want another vowel name, and ideally a T in there too.

Evanthia
Greek for “fair blossom.” Magical.
Thia, Evie,

Electra.
Shining bright/amber.
Ellie, Lexi,

User415373 · 10/12/2025 22:41

It might be nice for it not to end the 'ee' sound like your other daughters. I don't know if anyone else notices these things but to me 3 siblings ending in an 'ee' sound makes it seem deliberate (maybe it is). So many popular names these days do end in it though so it rules a lot out.

sesquipedalian · 10/12/2025 22:40

Seraphina is pretty and then she would definitely be Seffie - and it has the advantage that both start with the same letter. Please don’t call her Delilah - I just can’t get over people naming their DD after the treacherous Philistine temptress (the implication is a prostitute) who betrayed Samson (Book of Judges).

VeryQuaintIrene · 10/12/2025 22:33

dancerdog · 10/12/2025 16:10

Persephone is a Greek goddess.

Raped by Hades at that. It's a pretty name but somehow I just couldn't.

SaltySeaMaiden · 10/12/2025 22:30

Maude. Clementine. Ernestine.

Moreteaandchocolate · 10/12/2025 22:29

Lovely list! I wouldn’t be brave enough to use Persephone as the spelling/ pronunciation issues would bother me, but I love pp suggestion of Seraphina nn Sephy.

I’d pick Florence, Adaline or Violet.

HolyMacaroniBatman · 10/12/2025 20:59

Everyone will expect something like Verdigris or Rotunda or Hedwig or Valerian, but this is your chance to surprise them.

How about:
Linda (‘Lin’)
Tracey (‘Trace’)
Ella-Mae
Sharon (‘Shazza’)
Chantelle
Julie (‘Jools’)
Bernadette (‘Bernie’)

Mandarinaduck · 10/12/2025 20:49

I love Astoria, that's very unusual and rather grand!

Of your list I like Delilah best.

Some other suggestions:
Berenice
Iseult
Marguerite
Edwina
Florentina
Carmen
Antigone
Marina
Danaé

unambiguousbeard · 10/12/2025 20:46

Persephone isn't from Roman history she was a figure from Greek mythology. Her Roman name was Proserpine. You could shorten that to Prosey

Squirrelsnut · 10/12/2025 20:42

I teach a Persephone, she's lovely.

Artemis?

Potatoepatatoe · 10/12/2025 20:37

Orla Persia orphelia saffron selame clementine Nadia zanthe Athena

stample · 10/12/2025 20:33

Cordelia/ Dee
penelope/ penny/ Nellie
vanessa/ nessie
claudia/ Dee dee
Francesca / frankie