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Camilla or Diana?

42 replies

Xenaaa · 14/04/2022 23:12

Genuinely I love both names…

Which name do you prefer?

And if one is picked, is the other destined to never be chosen for a future sister due to the royal family connotation… Or would it not matter..and Camilla and Diana are perfect matching sister names.

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DogsNotMen · 15/04/2022 20:18

I kinda think it would be quirky for twins!!!

I prefer Camilla, you could always have Camilla Diane as a name

ArtVandalay · 15/04/2022 20:33

Camilla is a nice name, Diana is really not.

And if you gave the name to siblings, people would think you were having a laugh.

elephantbreathing · 15/04/2022 20:37

My friend is named Diana, but pronounced in the Italian way - Dee-Anna.
Pretty name.

LuluBlakey1 · 15/04/2022 20:40

My friend has a toddler christened Camilla but they call her Milla. I like it.

Cryingintherain99 · 15/04/2022 20:41

I like both.
As a child I had a baby doll called Diana.
Funnily enough I really dislike the name Diane, but replacing the e with an a makes a whole world of difference.
I feel the same about Joanne/ Joanna. Isabelle/ Isabella. Julie/ Julia.

I like Camilla. I think I've only ever met one and she was lovely.

SpaceJamtart · 15/04/2022 20:46

I prefer Diana, I know one who shortens it to Dee or DeeDee.
It feels more like Wonder Woman wheras Camilla sounds quite 60s and not in a cool way.

LuluBlakey1 · 15/04/2022 20:48

I had an Aunt called Diana who got Didy ( pronounced Diedee)

onemorerose · 15/04/2022 20:56

I love Diana, not fussed on Camilla. Definitely not the two together. I wouldn’t be able to help but laugh if someone introduced sisters as this.

YellowAndGreenToBeSeen · 15/04/2022 21:07

Diana is a beautiful name. I love it.

Camilla is pretty but not a patch on Diana ()

itssquidstella · 15/04/2022 21:28

I love the name Camilla but can't abide Milly so it's off the table for me. Diana I think is on the verge of making a come back - in ten years, it'll be old fashioned enough to be cool again. You could be a trail blazer!

I definitely wouldn't use them together, but individually they are nice names.

SunshiningBoo · 15/04/2022 21:40

I like Diana.

Firebird83 · 15/04/2022 22:01

I like Diana, it feels very elegant and glamorous.

Pember · 15/04/2022 23:27

Diana is a nice underused classic, definitely deserving of a comeback IMO.

Camilla is a bit too prissy for me.

Both perfectly fine hands individually but definitely not for sisters!

WaitinginVain · 15/04/2022 23:35

I like both but prefer Camilla.

To be honest, it wouldn't bother me to use for siblings.

Appolonia · 15/04/2022 23:52

I've a Camilla. She's 2, and insists on being called "Ca".

They're both lovely names, but no, not for siblings.

viktoria · 16/04/2022 00:10

My friend is called Diana. Her sister is called Camilla.
They are both in their fifties - so well before there were any Charles connotations.

Merryclaire · 16/04/2022 07:02

Never thought about it before but Camilla is a really nice name with good nickname potential. Would definitely avoid the sister wives theme though!

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