Nefeli

[Panoramarama]

Pronounced 'Ne-FEL-ee'

It's an ancient Greek name. How does it sound to you?

DH is Greek and I'm English but a Greek speaker and have lost all objectivity.

Still a long way to go and we don't know what we are having so open to other suggestions. Ancient names we also like are Ariadne and Lydia.

Thanks!

I like it, I love Greek girls names

I've only met one Nefeli. I think it's a lovely name!

As are Ariadne and Lydia.

Thanks! That's encouraging.

Also just thought of Faidra.

Nefeli still our favourite.

I've never heard of Faidra. Pronounced Fay-dra or Fye-dra?

Nefeli is pretty and not too difficult to say/read as an English speaker!

Just screams nelly the elephant to me :(

Haha I didn't think of the elephant.

Faidra would pronounced Fay-dra in the UK. In Greek the d (delta) is similar to a Spanish d.

❤️ Faidra is lovely !

I love Nefeli, beautiful name!

Love everything except Lydia. Can I chuck in Eleni as an option? Love it, we nearly had Elena (Russian) here.

My absolute favourite piece of music by Ludovico Einoudi.

How about
Cassia
Cleo
Althea
Karissa

Nefeli is lovely! I know of the ancient Greek Nephele. I'm guessing Nefeli is an alternative form? I prefer Nefeli anyway - I think the spelling is more intuitive for English speakers. I also really like Ariadne, but Lydia and Faidra less so.

I would assume a Nefeli was Middle Eastern, to be honest. Primarily because it looks and sounds similar to Nefertiti etc.

Faidra should surely be Phaedra?

It just reminds me of the Einaudi piece I’ve been teaching some of my piano pupils! I’d never thought of using it as a name- it’s quite nice!

Both are beautiful! I think Faidra has the edge for me, partly because the pronounciation seems more obvious.

I think Nefeli will get incorrectly pronounced as ‘NEF-eh-lee’ her whole life.

I would go with Phaedra, spelled like that.

I like Nefeli. I know a Nifemi (Nif-em-e) which I think is pretty.

I know one Nefeli, Mum Greek and dad British. Lovely name and really suits her.

I love it. I would pronounce it the way OP suggested, I'm a Welsh speaker and we seem to have a lot of the same pronunciation rules as Greek!
Nelli for short! Which again I love.

Isn't it Phaedra?

I think if you call a child Nefeli you will have to prepare yourself for spelling it out to everyone. Personally I don't like it but it's up to you what name you use.

Love Nefeli - beautiful. What does it mean?

I peonounced nefeli in my head as you said it is pronounced and i also love faidra.