A sister for Aphra?

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I'm due to have a dd who we are going to call Aphra (totally 100% decided on, so not looking for opinions on this )

But I'm just thinking ahead to if we have another girl, what would we call her? What would you suggest?

Criteria would probably be one or two syllables, not to begin with an a or e and not too common!

If we had another ds it would definitely be one of the following...

Asa (breaking my own criteria)
Ezra "
Arlo "
Cassius
Jude
Sonny
Rex

Please indulge me, I love thinking about names! TIA

I know an Astrid and viola

Accra.

Hero

Greta

Oh I like Greta, Hero, Viola and Astrid (even though Astrid begins with an a, it's lovely) thanks for the suggestions so far

Beta.

I was going to say exactly what wingcommander said so will add Delta or Gamma.....

The Afra i know (that's how she spells it) has a sister Leah. I also think Naomi works really nicely with it.

Vashti
Tamsin
Meryl
Corinna

What's your background? Would Naomi, Miriam, Tamar or Claudia work?

Lida, Hermione, Athena, Ariadne ( I know, the As!- still both came to my mind)

Oh, or Thalia?

If DS had been a girl he'd have been Naomi Aphra so I'll third Naomi. Or, staying in the feminist heroine vein, Olympe.

I dunno but I think Aphra is an amazing name

What about Phaedra

Naomi

Thanks Wotsit I have a feeling its going to receive mixed responses though, but we both love it!

Lots of great suggestions! I don't love Naomi, more to do with associations than the name itself unfortunately!

Olympe is nice.

I think I may have to ditch the no a rule as I'm loving some of the a names especially Astrid!

Christabel
Sylvia

Estelle or Stella
Frieda or Elfrieda

Breaking lots of your rules

I love Aphra.

Like the suggestion of Stella. Also-
Seren
Cleo
Juno
Xanthe
Athene
Cassia
Pearl
Eartha
Orla
Lyra
Etta
Nell

Beleauz84 what a fantastic list! Just my style

Oh hooray. Aphra is one of my favourites buy DH no like.

Big Behn fan here so I'll indulge myself (i too love thinking about names).

You could got with other playwrights (susannah, caryl...)
Or other old English saints (Behn was originally Eaffrey but simplified the spelling later on)
Other feminist icons (Ada - or Lovelace!; Amelia; Simone; Germaine)

:-)

I second Juno and Tamar.

How about Thisbe?

Aphra and Thisbe sound like kickin sisters!

Sticking with 17th century names, what about

DS- Ambrose, Amos, Blaise, Clemment, Neriah, Japhia, Randulph, Titus, Tobias

DD- Annis, Blanche, Blythe, Cecily, Charis, Leah, Rhoda, Verily, Willow

Got to be Distra surely?

Yes Blythe, Juno or Cecily

also - Oriel, Linnet or Manon.