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Christabel or Cordelia

20 replies

Elbelle6 · 30/11/2015 20:23

Christabel
Cordelia
Celandine
Callista
Carenza

Any views

(I'm still pushing for Xanthe but with not much luck with family)

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JennaLouiseO · 30/11/2015 20:24

Not my style, but my favourite is Cordelia :)

MaisieDotes · 30/11/2015 20:24

Christabel

not Callista anyway.

MrsHathaway · 30/11/2015 20:45

Christabel (nn Kitty) was top of my list but I have all boys Grin

I quite like Celandine in the abstract but I'm not sure how she'd wear it day to day.

ChiefClerkDrumknott · 30/11/2015 20:54

Cordelia, gorgeous name. But I also love Xanthe. Why do your family get a say in it?

leoniethelioness · 30/11/2015 21:03

Cordelia then Christabel. Not sure about the others.

celtictoast · 30/11/2015 21:05

Christabel. I like Celandine and Xanthe also.

Not a fan of Cordelia.

IoraRua · 30/11/2015 21:41

Carenza.
Cordelia is stuffy sounding imo.
Christabel isn't bad.

CelestiaLuna · 30/11/2015 21:41

Christabel by a mile. Sophisticated and strong but also feminine. Lots of nn options too.

Don't really like the others.

DramaAlpaca · 30/11/2015 21:43

Carenza or Christabel.

dalek · 30/11/2015 21:46

You have my DD's name in your list - we have never come across another one 9oviously not going to say what kit is as os would out myself) On a different always thought I was having a boy and loved the name Xerxes - no one else did!

dalek · 30/11/2015 21:46

(Obviously not going to say what it is as I would out myself) - must have been typing with my eyes shut!

SanityClause · 30/11/2015 21:47

Christabel was the name of Emmeline Pankhurst's daughter, who was also a suffragette.

So, that's the one I'd chose.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 30/11/2015 21:50

Christabel - by miles.

Sophronia · 30/11/2015 21:56

Christabel is lovely.

Finallyonboard · 30/11/2015 21:57

Cordelia.

georgetteheyersbonnet · 30/11/2015 22:01

Christabel is lovely. I like Cordelia but all the Cordelias I've known (a few!) were shortened to Cordy - you might want to think about possible shortenings /nicknames. I like Celandine but would you pronounce it Celan-deen or Celan-dyne? People might find it hard to spell/pronounce. Not that keen on Callista (I just think of Ally McBeal being annoying....) or Carenza, despite knowing a Carenza who gets shortened to Carrie.

ashesandfire · 30/11/2015 22:08

Christabel over Cordelia, though I prefer Christa or Christina tbh. I like Callista. Prefer Xanthe to all of them though.
Calliope, Cassandra, Cassia?

magpie17 · 30/11/2015 22:38

Cordelia for me, I don't like Christabel at all - it makes me thing of tinkerbell!

How about Cecilia or Clementine?

StormyBlue · 30/11/2015 22:46

Christabel sounds too cutesy for me. Cordelia is unusual but nice.

IoraRua · 30/11/2015 22:50

Actually what about Celine, OP? Very unusual these days and has a similar feel to Celandine.

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