Ianthe, Cicely, Apolline, Paloma, Salome...

[Messalena]

Thoughts please on these names for a girl?

Xanthe is much nicer than Ianthe.

Cicely is Fab. Named my youngest this after the lovely liquorice flower Sweet Cicely.

All are good except Salome!

they’re the kind of try-hard names that thankfully I only ever hear on MN!

Thankfully I only ever hear this ‘try-hard’ nonsense on MN.

Cicely or Paloma.

Do you like Xanthe?

Relieved that you’ve drawn a veil over Salome. Or should that be seven veils..!

How about Artemis, Allegra, Antigone or Ariadne.

I like Apolline and Cicely.
Don't like Salome.

The trouble with Cicely spelt that way is some people might think that it rhymes with nicely! Cecily is better, or Cecile, Cecilia.

Cicely. ❤

I really don’t think anyone thinks Cicely rhymes with nicely.

I think if you go for Cicely rather than Cecily she’ll get called Sissy at school, though - we’ll, maybe for her whole life, which I wouldn’t be keen on.

OK... our list as it stands:

Antigone
Apolline
Cicely
Ianthe
Paloma
Pandora
Anoushka (new addition)

Middle name will be a simple family name (probably one of: Helen, Violet, Kate, Gwen, Marin).

Any favourites or favourite combos?

Apolline Kate
Anoushka Marin
Paloma Helen
Antigone Gwen
Ianthe Violet
Lovely names @Messalena !

Anoushka Kate

Favourites ;
Ianthe Violet
Paloma Helen
Anoushka Marin
Apolline Kate

My favourite is Paloma. Also like Ramona and Portia.

Pandora Helen

Cicely will be shortened to Sissy
Love Ianthe - DH vetoed for our DD
Paloma just think of the singer

Anoushka Marin

Oh and unless you’re vair posh virtually no one will pronounce Antigone right

I’d go Ianthe Kate

It’s good if the first name is unusual to give them a more common middle name

They aren't my taste... but they aren't terrible.
Paloma is only one I would know how to pronounce right. But it means pigeon (I think?)

Pandora makes me think of the awful Adrian Mole books, I can't get over that.

What about Athena or Ariadne? Juno used to be popular on MN.

Cicely Violet

YeOldeTrout

Pandora!
I adore ya!
I implore ye
don't ignore me

Adrian's valentine ditty to Pandora. Can't remember whether that was in the same book where she spelt his name Adrain with a sparkler on Bonfire night.

Taffeta I do think that anyone who can pronounce Penelope correctly (ie everyone) can learn very quickly how to pronounce Antigone correctly.