Celestine/ Christabel/ Calliope

[Dixy30]

Hello

Have posted before and got some good suggestions! Have 2 other DC with unusual names.

Favourite is Celestine but what do others think and what would you guess as a nickname - Sissy, Celly doesn't sound good!

Thought would have Genevieve as a middle name but Celestine Genevieve sounds very French (we are not).

Calliope I also like but son has a Greek name and think it is a bit more out there?

If you like unusual names please chip in and suggest some middle names too! Thanks

Celestine Alice is lovely.

I love Christabel! Go for it - fab name!

Lily as a tenuous nn for Celestine?

love Calypso, plus it has that lovely Greek letter in that looks like a tiny fork -ps-

Oh I also like Celandine (in case you like flower names!)

I don't know why you think calypso is more out there than calliope!

They are all pretty.

How about
Cassandra
Seraphine
Ophelia
?

Ariadne
Celeste

Celestine is nice, I think as long as you establish a nickname at home (eg. Celeste) she will carry it through to school. Cecily, Calypso, Cliona and Caitlin are all nice, but I find Christabel a tad old fashioned. Celestine + Genevieve sound fine together, and people don't really pay attention to their full names after a while anyway.

I think Calliope is a fab name.

I love the name Capusine. I knew a little French girl called Capusine and I really fell in love with the name.

It's pronounced Cap ew sin

Was she perhaps named after Capucine, after the famous actress and model, who appeared in the original Pink Panther film, with Peter Sellers?

Capucine was her nickname; in French it means 'nasturtium'. The flower got its name from its hood-like shape (caput = head in Latin).

Pronounciation by one French person here: www.forvo.com/word/capucine/ but I expect accents vary. I'm no expert.

I don't know who she was named after but I think its a normal French name. I could be wrong though.

Yes I live in a French speaking country and have come across Capucine before. Sounds a bit like Cappuccino though doesn't it? But if that's your cup of tea, ...