Ophelia or Romilly?

[ruralmother]

Hi,
I posted before about a girls name for this pregnancy. My little girl is called Ottilie and we like Gus (Magnus) is this one is a boy but were stuck for girls. We now (thanks to you) have names we like but sadly they are not the same name! My husband prefers Romilly and I prefer Ophelia, mn would be Blossom with either.
Any thoughts or experiences with these two??

Thank you!

[LorelaiVictoriaGilmore]

I'm sure if I wanted to really wow the neighbours I could opt for getting a car I can't really afford on finance. For now I'll stick to finding a name I really love for my baby.

[ohlittlepea]

Orla sounds nice with Ottilie. Rosie is a nice alternative to Romilly.

[toffeepumpkins]

Romilly is lovely and without the Shakespeare ending. I love the name Ophelia but the ending puts me off it the joys of an English literature degree

[pret]

Ophelia Willy.

[Theaspidistraiswilting]

Rosalie?

[NinonDeLenclos]

Also, Ophelia Blossom is very Violet Elizabeth.

[NinonDeLenclos]

Love Romilly and it goes very well with Ottilie. I like a good bit of alliteration.

Ophelia is great in Hamlet, in real life it makes me wince.

[daisypond]

I'd say Romany would be much worse than either Romilly or Ophelia, How about Romelia?

[Ilovechocolate111]

My friends has a little girl called romany. I think its lovely

[DiegoMadonna]

Ophelia definitely. Not a fan of Romilly at all, and it's ending is too similar to Ottilie anyway.

[daisypond]

I couldn't go for Ophelia - the reference to the Shakespearean character is too strong.

[HamSandWitches]

I've got a teenage Romilly and I'm not trying to be middle class

It's a love it or hate it name. Never met another one. There''s a website for everyone called Romilly, have a look on there.

[VirginMeDear]

Hmmm. Otillie and Romilly is a bit matchy matchy, although Romilly is a nice name.

Ophelia is pretty, but I just can't get past the Shakespeare character. Tragic, pathetic character. Cordelia?

[ladybirdsaredotty]

Rural phew, glad you're not offended! Lovely name but i just thought you'd rather know now! Good luck with your decision 😊

[ruralmother]

I'm not such a fan of Rosemary, silly really as we love the herb and like the nn Rosie. I think it's because it's two names in one......

[ruralmother]

Both overused and a little 'look at how middle class we are.

Thank you for your concern bottles and cans. I can assure you my husband and I are not trying to use our children's names to climb the social ladder. I have no interest in my perceived class nor that of others. I'm sure if I wanted to really wow the neighbours I could opt for getting a car I can't really afford on finance. For now I'll stick to finding a name I really love for my baby.

[Wh1stles]

Why not Rosemary with Romy for short.

Aurelia is like oh really?
Ophelia will lead to ''were you conceived during the hurricane?'' chortle chortle remarks.

[ruralmother]

ladybirds that is so funny and I'm glad you pointed it out, might need a rethink on that one.

I'm quite taken with the suggestion of Aurelia. I suggested Octavia to DH but he responded 'like a skoda?' so I assume he's not so keen.

I love Ariella myself but DH not having any of it, he did nod in approval to Aurelia though. I also watched the love actually clip to double check pronunciation.

[ladybirdsaredotty]

Ok, I'm saying this as it's the first thing i thought of, so others may, too. Ophelia Blossom sounds like, err, I'll feel yer bottom sorry OP. I like Romilly!

[SellFridges]

Both are overused

Romilly is usually the name given to about 40 girls each year. So I would say it’s probably not over used!

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Aurelia is lovely.
I think Ophelia Blossom, sounds nicer than Romilly Blossom.
Octavia (Tavi), is a nice suggestion, above.
How about Oriana or Odette.

[Dizzybintess]

We have a school called Romilly in our town so I prefer Ophelia

[chartreuse]

I love Ophelia but I think it's too similar to Ottilie, and I think Romily and Ottilie don't sound right together. I think Aurelia wold be perfect, similar to Ophelia but sounds much better with Ottilie

[grasspigeons]

Romilly is one of my fav names. I'.d probably go for this

But do really like the name Ophelia and am a bit concerned Ottilee and Romilly are a bit rhymey

[Mrsknackered]

Love Ottilie and Romilly, but they are a bit -illy together!
If they spend most their time Otty and Romy, then it wouldn't really matter as such - but if they are constantly their full names maybe too much?
I thought I liked Ophelia, but I heard someone shouting it in the cinema queue and it just sounded quite 'look at me' and it's put me off!
Love Magnus.
What about :

Althea
Ariadne
Olive
Orla
Ishbel