Henrietta Xanthe

[LottieBronte]

Yay or nay?

Loving Xanthe as a mn. Any other suggestions for a fn with a similar feel to Henrietta?

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It's a bit of a mouthful but would you say them both at once??

Why not use Xanthe as the first name?

Georgina
Bernadette
Penelope
Arabella

I like Henrietta though.

I know a Xanthe and it's grown on me.

Henrietta TBH is a bit flouncy for me and the two add up to be rather a mouthful as Bibi says.

Fantastic name, I really like it :)

Sorry really dislike the name Henrietta (Henry ate her) - too public school.

Love Xanthe. Not sure what it means though - and meanings are v. important IMO.

Also not sure about the combo - posh followed by cool. Maybe that's just me - others may disagree.

Harriet
Claudia
Cordelia
Celeste
Delphine

Henrietta a bit much IMO when paired up with Xanthe but do love Harriet.

I like Henrietta and I like Xanthe but I think they are very different so wouldn't normally be used together. I think it works well if you are looking for an unusual combination.

Xanthe means 'yellow' so is very often used for fair girls.

Henrietta is nice, but not so keen on Xanthe..

Bit of a mixed response.

I agree it is a bit of a mouthful but we wouldn't say them both at once. Our sn is short and 1 syllable so we can get away with a longer fn anyway.

Like all the suggestions - but not as much as Henrietta ;-)

I love Henrietta, it's one of my favourites and I have a one syllable surname too
Like you say how often do you say your full name including middle name!
Go for it!

You obviously love the name :) Go for it I say :o

What is the surname? My friend wanted to call her baby Henrietta Dick. She changed her mind...

PMSL at Dick......rules out Henrietta completely doesn't it?

Henrietta is horrific. Give her a proper girl's name, not an amendment to a boy's one. Xanthe is pretentious.

Henrietta is one of the ugliest names in existence. It's sounds so clumpy and mannish and harsh.

Xanthe is a bit hipsterish but infinitely better than Henrietta.

I love Henrietta (the clunkiness is part of the attraction I think). Henrietta Xanthe is very nice. Good nn potential.

Other suggestions --
Araminta
Cecelia
Helena
Josephine
Aphra