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Help find a name to go with our dodgy surname!

18 replies

AlmondFrangipani · 21/04/2013 08:12

Need some help looking for some suggestions of boys and girls names to go with Sienesi (sir-nee-sea). It's Italian by origin but were not so we'd rather non Italian sounding names, especially as 99% of people pronounce it incorrectly!! We'd also like to avoid anything too popular and don't mind unusual as long as its easy to pronounce and spell Wink.

Thinking of James as a middle name for a boy and Poppy or Grace for a girl. Thanks!!

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Crawling · 21/04/2013 08:59

Vivien for a girl

cece · 21/04/2013 09:02

Verity

or

Gregory

SoupDragon · 21/04/2013 09:14

There's nothing dodgy about your surname that means you'll have to avoid certain names. I'd avoid too many SS sounds but that's all.

Bearandcub · 21/04/2013 09:19

Clara
Oscar

Personally not sure a name ending in S works with the surname, but I am exhausted and therefore dim this morning.

almostanotherday · 21/04/2013 10:06

Aiden, Auden, Charlotte, Lilly,

HagsFlungOut · 21/04/2013 11:13

Anton or Antonia

fussychica · 21/04/2013 13:24

I wouldn't go for S or hard C in the first name or "e" sound endings due to your surname but that's it really.

Adam, Luke, Robert, Edward (all sound lovely with James)

Laura, Abigail, May

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 22/04/2013 19:05

Felix
Gerard
Marianne
Olivia (nn Liv or Livvy)

MiaowTheCat · 23/04/2013 09:06

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dingit · 23/04/2013 09:10

My maiden name was Taylor. First name Lynne. You wouldn't believe how many people mentioned Liz Taylor!

TSSDNCOP · 23/04/2013 09:10

Oscar

Odette

IceNoSlice · 23/04/2013 09:16

Roseanna
Eliza
Emma
Juliet

James as first name
Thomas
Jonathan

Tancub · 23/04/2013 18:58

One or two syllables maximum!

Adam, Jared

Rhona, Erin

twooter · 23/04/2013 19:02

Sarah. - which I don't usually like, but it goes really well imo

raisah · 23/04/2013 20:20

Alexandra/ Alexander
Rosario
Louisa
Natasha
Natalie/Natalia
Rachel
Rebecca

thermalsinapril · 23/04/2013 20:51

Isabella
Julia
Cara
Miranda

Daniel
Alexander
Frederick
Rufus

Littlecherublegs · 23/04/2013 21:02

I have an unusual 3 syllable surname too which ruled out lots of names!!
We decided a 2 syllable first name sounded best.

On our shortlist were:
Chloe
Bethan
Lauren

Joseph
Nathan
Leon

How about:
Flora, Anna, Orla, Freya, Megan

Aidan, Joel, Hugo, Alex, Ciaran

mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 23/04/2013 21:11

I think your surname is quite nice! But then I spent my life up to the age of 25 saddled with Kicks as a surname, so my standards are probably quite low...

I think the previous suggestion of Anton is lovely with your surname. But then it's one of my faves :)

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