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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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LeahJack · 22/06/2018 22:59

Gonnerill. (Or Gonorrhoea, Clap for short).

peoplearemean · 22/06/2018 23:10

Annabel

Miranda

Titania

Natalia

Orla

Oliver

Maxwell

Snog · 22/06/2018 23:22

Persephone
Julius

Onlyoldontheoutside · 22/06/2018 23:32

What do you shorten Ophelia to?

Eenymeeny123 · 22/06/2018 23:51

Isabella, Florence, Beatrice,Eleanor, Rosalind,Helena,Sabine(a),Juliet, Claudette, Seraphina,Eloise,Freya,Genevieve,Lydia,Serena,Celeste.
Benedict, Dominic,Gabriel, Emmet,Reuben, Isaac,Theodore,Atticus,Sebastian,Leopold,Louis.

TheClitterati · 23/06/2018 08:01

What will she think when she sees the play for the first time??
She'll probably think "great name".

My DD's name is shared with a tragic and unsympathetic fucked up film character. I didn't name dd after the character. She just happens to be the most publicly known person with "that name".

It's not like they are being called Hitler.

Anon12345ABC · 23/06/2018 11:59

"What do you shorten Ophelia to?"
My DS knows an Ophelia, I've heard him say 'Feely'. I've only ever heard the mum say Ophelia though.

DSHathawayGivesMeFannyGallops · 23/06/2018 12:12

I would shorten it to "Phia".

LongSummerDays · 23/06/2018 12:15

I do hope that your surname isn't Balls Grin

Joking apart Ophelia is a lovely name. Eleanor, Beatrice for girl James, Louis (people may think you've copied Kate Middleton) or Michael. Smile

angieloumc · 23/06/2018 12:22

What about Evangeline or Ariadne, not too many Shakespeare's then?
I do know little twin sisters called Ophelia and Florence.

Fozzleyplum · 23/06/2018 12:32

Perdita
Fenton

Both from a Winter's Tale, iirc.

MouseholeCat · 23/06/2018 12:38

Athene?

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 23/06/2018 13:09

In the Flavia De Luce books, her sister Ophelia is also called Feely for short.

IbizaLovesSundays · 13/11/2018 03:09

I haven't read the thread so apologies if this is a repeat

Girl: Aurelia, Claudia, Amelie
Boy: Ruari (Ruaraidh in trad spelling) Hugo, Alastair, Christian

AllyMcBeagle · 13/11/2018 03:16

This this thread is 5 months old @IbizaLovesSundays. I doubt the OP is still reading it - I wouldn't be surprised if they have had the baby already.

AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 13/11/2018 03:30

Ophelia and Bianca

Ophelia and Daphne

AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 13/11/2018 03:31

Whoops! I missed out the last page Blush
(But I super love the names Bianca and Daphne!)

WilyMinx · 13/11/2018 03:43

Viola/Adriana
Sebastian/Alexander

IbizaLovesSundays · 13/11/2018 03:43

Sorry im New to mumsnet not sure of the rules

someoneseatenmyapple · 13/11/2018 04:10

Athena

Mosschopz · 13/11/2018 05:59

‘Collins’ for a boy
Assuming Ophelia is shortened to ‘Phil’ Grin

JellyBears · 13/11/2018 06:47

Otto

EmUntitled · 13/11/2018 06:52

Try www.nymbler.com
You put in names you like and it makes suggestions.

Babdoc · 13/11/2018 07:01

Rose N Krantz for a girl. Guildenstern for a boy. Grin

sueelleker · 13/11/2018 10:07

Rosamund, Viola?