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Effie and Sian

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Covet1 · 28/12/2017 23:28

Pretty sure you will all call me mad but hypothetically if I was to have another child I want to know whether these names go well with my children.
I have Juno, Ivy, Clio, Maia, Brodie & Opal
Middle names include Charlotte, Arthur, Theodora, Jessica, Daphne & Lucia.
Will be getting another pup though soon so will have to hold off on baby making but I love the names Effie Selena and Sian Clarissa for a baby girl and can't get them out of my head. Would love to know opinions!

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Sparklesdontshine · 28/12/2017 23:30

Love effie it's on my list

Rhynswynd · 28/12/2017 23:46

All I can think of is Effie from Acropolis Now which is an Aussie tv show from the 80s. Bloody love Effie. She is an icon over here.

FoggieFishieCarpeDiem · 29/12/2017 00:09

Effie really ‘fits’ with the other names (without being matchy), Selena and Clarissa are lovely.

How do you pronounce Sian?

Smoliver · 29/12/2017 00:35

I prefer Sian. I like it - I was friends with two growing up. I also think the name fits well your other children's names.

Ohmyfuck · 29/12/2017 00:37

Effie is a beautiful name. :-)

BackforGood · 29/12/2017 00:39

I'd say Effie 'goes with' / is a more similar type of name to those your other dc have.
Personally I prefer Sian.

Liloslilo · 29/12/2017 08:14

I love Effie and it fits your sibset perfectly😍 I’m welsh and have a few friends called Sian so it seems a bit dated to me and it doesn’t travel well (people often can’t say or spell it)

Patal · 29/12/2017 08:36

Effie

CormoranStrike · 29/12/2017 12:51

I think Sian is simple and elegant. Effie, to my ears, sounds like an 80-something Scottish wifie, so it is a no from me.

Beansmeans · 29/12/2017 19:37

Effie 100%

AlmostChristmas · 29/12/2017 19:48

Sian Clarissa all the way!

ProseccoPoppy · 29/12/2017 19:53

Sian is lovely and classic. Effie isn’t (IMO) and is something I can imagine kids picking on. This may be coloured by the Sians I know all being really nice...

AfterSchoolWorry · 29/12/2017 19:54

Effie to me reminds me of 'ephemeral' , sort of temporary or transient....so that puts me off.

Also Effie sounds a bit close to 'effin'. Which isn't nice.

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Covet1 · 29/12/2017 21:25

Ooh very mixed opinions so far!! It's pronounced shaan. I don't particularly think many people would think of ephemeral for Effie but maybe I am wrong.

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Harebellmeadow · 01/01/2018 20:27

Really like Effie, but also think of Ruskin's poor wife, and also Effie Briest, 19thC moralistic literature which I most likely miss the point of.

Harebellmeadow · 01/01/2018 20:30

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effie_Gray

Effie Grey is is lovely Romantic story actually, and she was a dainty beauty who lived happily ever after. Makes me like the name more actually.

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