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Sibling name for Ophelia

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Balletmummyxx · 22/06/2018 14:37

Boy/ girl sibling suggestions to go with my daughters name, ‘Ophelia’. Quite like ethereal/ regal names. Ophelia reminds me of a fairy queen. That’s along the lines I’m going for. Thankyou 🤗

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AjasLipstick · 22/06/2018 15:17

Guinevere

Perdita

MorrisDancingViv · 22/06/2018 15:18

Angelica
Juliet
Marina

Linus
Marius
Quentin

rosesandflowers1 · 22/06/2018 15:21

Also I love names and am probably coming across a bit weird what about mythological names?

Girl: Calypso, Hera, Ino, Penelope, Atalanta, Eris, Helen, Kyniska she was real but also a badass so Arete, Ariadne

Boy: Hermes, Theseus, Jason, Hector, Eurylochus, Neptune, Midas, Minos, Atlas

Again, read up before you choose Grin

user1486915549 · 22/06/2018 15:22

Olivia

InsomniacAnonymous · 22/06/2018 15:23

I found a webpage Magical, Fairy, Enchanting, And Mermaid Baby Names which may help.

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 22/06/2018 15:23

I'm reading a series of books about a child detective called Flavia at the moment - her oldest sister is called Ophelia, and then there is Daphne. Mother was called Harriet.

All names that do seem to go quite nicely with Ophelia - although maybe you'd want to steer clear of book-references!

Persephone would go nicely.

Boys - Jeremy, Leander, Alexander

PigletJohn · 22/06/2018 15:27

Queen of the Fairies? Best not.

Wellthisunexpected · 22/06/2018 15:27

Rufus

MrsEricBana · 22/06/2018 15:28

Ophelia & Rosalind

Ophelia & William

MrsEricBana · 22/06/2018 15:28

Oooh ooh, Rufus - perfect Wellthisunexpected

abilockhart · 22/06/2018 15:32

Harvey and Irma.

Notquitefeelingit · 22/06/2018 15:34

Rex for a boy, Juno for a girl

rainbowstardrops · 22/06/2018 15:39

Guinevere or Guineveve

manicmummyday · 22/06/2018 15:40

I have Ophelia (5) Genevieve (3) who gets called Ginny and Digby 10months

BecauseWeCanCanCan · 22/06/2018 15:40

Rosamund

JellyBears · 22/06/2018 15:42

Otto, Octavia..

Caribou58 · 22/06/2018 15:44

Why does the name have to be anything to do with Ophelia?

Just choose nice names that your child won't resent you for when they're older.

janizary · 22/06/2018 15:50

Cleopatra?

Cleopatra and Ophelia are the names of two of my favourite Lumineers songs. They also have one called Angela......

ikeepaforkinmypurse · 22/06/2018 15:50

Dorothy
or Madonna

DSHathawayGivesMeFannyGallops · 22/06/2018 15:59

If you want Shakespeare: Rosalind, Celia, Rosaline, Juliet, Miranda, Katherina, Bianca, Isabella, Imogen, Viola, Olivia, Jessica, Hermione, Helena, Perdita (although it means "the lost one"), Portia and Beatrice. Shakespeare and Chaucer both use Cressida, too.

Another option is the muses or mythology- Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Euanthe, Hera, Aurora, Sybil, Selene, Diana, Pandora, Helen, Athena, Penelope, Juno, Oenone, Augusta, Hebe, Octavia, Julia, to name a few.

I also love Calypso, Eugenie, Atalanta, Alexandra and Olympia and I went to school with a Bliss and a Boadiccea, too, which I love.

londonmummy1966 · 22/06/2018 16:06

Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, Mustardseed or Puck.

PunishmentSnart · 22/06/2018 16:11

Clara
Odette

Leeds2 · 22/06/2018 16:14

Serephina
Persephone
Anoushka

Roman

MissusGeneHunt · 22/06/2018 16:14

Leonard or Maxwell?
Imogen or Harriet?

Not Jilly Cooper obsessed, much, or showing my age....

LeighaJ · 22/06/2018 16:15

Please tell me people are just taking the piss with most of these atrocious suggestions? Confused