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Rate my (girls) names please!

65 replies

Smurftastic · 06/09/2021 12:19

Which ones are your most/least favourite of those names? What comes to your mind when you see them?
Baby sister for Juliet. In alphabetical order. My favourite keeps changing daily!

Adeline
Bianca
Camilla
Cecilia
Celeste
Daphne
Felicity
Josephine
Serena
Sylvia

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PieMistee · 06/09/2021 12:21

Love Adeline and Celeste
I like all the others

BubbleCoffee · 06/09/2021 12:31

I like Cecilia, Felicity and Sylvia best.

Adeline, Daphne and Bianca are comparatively lumpy-sounding.

Babydust13 · 06/09/2021 12:32

I love Sylvia and Josephine
I really don't like Bianca
But all the others are fine

Fabbydabbydoozey · 06/09/2021 12:33

Josephine and Felicity.

Urghhhhh · 06/09/2021 12:35

All of them are decent and perfectly adequate.

My favourites:
Serena
Sylvia
Daphne

And how about Camellia instead of Camilla?

WhoppingBigBackside · 06/09/2021 12:36

Adeline - dislike
Bianca - EastEnders
Camilla - nice
Cecilia - dislike, Celia is better
Celeste - dislike
Daphne - ok
Felicity - nice but way too long
Josephine - nice, will be Jo or Josie
Serena - nice
Sylvia - dislike with a passion

I'd go for Daphne or Josephine or Serena

HerRoyalRisesAgain · 06/09/2021 12:38

I like Celeste

DotDotDotDotDot · 06/09/2021 13:20

My favourites are Felicity (lovely meaning) and Adeline. Least favourite is Bianca due to the Eastenders connection. Prefer Sylvie to Sylvia for some reason. Josephine has good nickname options if that’s your thing. Good luck.

pantherrose · 06/09/2021 13:41

My favorites are Adeline, Felicity and Serena. I don’t like Daphne or Sylvia at all.

Anycolourwilldo · 06/09/2021 13:50

Adeline - lovely. Sounds French.
Bianca - Eastenders
Camilla - Parker-Bowles. Not for me.

Cecilia - gorgeous
Celeste - gorgeous
Daphne - gorgeous
Felicity - Neighbours
Josephine - Empress. Lovely. Are you happy with Jo as a NN?
Serena - Williams. Incredible athlete - amazing women to be associated with.
Sylvia - Plath. I quite like Sylvie as a NN

Fab list of names!

ShingleBeach · 06/09/2021 13:56

Celeste, Felicity, Sylvia - yes

Adeline, Daphne -no

Anycolourwilldo · 06/09/2021 13:58

Also - I've just noticed you've got both Daphne and Celeste listed. Make sure you don't choose both these names as first and middle! (I presume you know the 90s pop duo...)

Lucked · 06/09/2021 14:07

I like Josephine and Felicity mostly as I like the nicknames. I am also quite like Sylvie as a nn for Sylvia so that gets a like too.

Not keen on any of the others with Bianca being the one I like least.

larkstar · 06/09/2021 14:18

I like Sylvia (but I am a Plath fan) and I know a lovely Sylvia.

Not much for any of the others TBH
especially not Adeline, Bianca, Celeste or Josephine

Daphe and Cecilia a weak maybe.

Smurftastic · 06/09/2021 14:58

Wow thank you all for answers!
We were set on Cecilia but not keen on the meaning. Also 'Seesee' sounds a bit like 'Sissy'.

Today I like Serena, but not sure if she'd end up with a silly nickname- it's not very easy name for nicknames!
Love Felicity and Josephine but not sure if they're so long they'd never get called by their real names Confused.

I never watched Eastenders nor heard of 'Daphne and Celeste' duo Grin

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LanisHouseLot · 06/09/2021 15:02

Really like Serena, Daphne and Josephine.

Once I look past the eastenders connection I really like Bianca. But it will always make people think of Eastenders and she'd get lots of tedious comments. I'd avoid it on that basis.

zingally · 06/09/2021 15:05

I like Serena, but the rest aren't to my taste personally.

eddiemairswife · 06/09/2021 15:15

As you have a Juliet it might be wise not to have another 'J' name. Could lead to confusion with correspondence addressed to Miss/Ms J. ......

Lightningrain · 06/09/2021 15:23

Adeline - I think you might get people mispronouncing it but I don’t mind it

Bianca - I just hear it in a cockney accent, sorry (Eastenders)
Camilla - ok but first thought was Prince Charles and Camilla
Cecilia - I like Cecilia but find Cece a bit twee
Celeste - like it
Daphne - like it
Felicity - dislike. It’s a bit frilly for my liking.
Josephine
Serena - love this
Sylvia - it’s a nice enough name but still seems a bit old lady to my ears.

Onehotmess · 06/09/2021 15:25

Serena is beautiful and my hubby won’t let me have it so you should! X

AdaColeman · 06/09/2021 15:31

My favourites are Camilla, Cecilia and Serena, though it’s a lovely list, and I like most of them.
My least favourites are Bianca, Daphne and Josephine.
Paloma would fit into that list I think.

Sillysuzie · 06/09/2021 15:35

Adeline- sounds like a writing instruction . Prefer Adalyn.

Bianca- EastEnders

Camilla- too royal

Cecilia- love it

Celeste- not keen. Seems stiff. Dunno why.

Daphne- different but lovely

Felicity- I picture long red hair in pigtail braids with bows and a massive wide toothy smile. Don't know why. But I see her.

Josephine- Juliet and Josephine works well together. I'd choose Josephine.

Serena- powerful, athletic. Probably because of the tennis player.

Sylvia- nanna name

Mumtotwofurbabies · 06/09/2021 15:42

I like Josephine, Cecilia, Adeline and Felicity

TakeMeBackTo1980 · 06/09/2021 15:47

This is what I would rate them

  1. Celeste - absolutely beautiful name!
  2. Camilla - also beautiful
  3. Daphne - lovely
  4. Felicity - very nice
  5. Josephine - goes well with Juliet

I think Celest is a very elegant, feminine name and I wish I'd used it for my DD! It also goes beautifully with Juliet

I've left the ones i don't like off the list :)

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 06/09/2021 15:52

I'd be so tempted by Sylvia (Silvia) - an beautiful but subtle Shakespearean link (I know Bianca is too, but I dislike it, sorry!).

Of your other choices I really like both Cecilia and Serena with Juliet. Have you considered Celia? - another elegant (Shakespearean) choice, with a lovely meaning and avoids the Cece/Sissy thing.

Having said that, of your choices the only one I really dislike (apart from Bianca) is Daphne, it sounds too similar to daft/daffy for me.

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