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Please help me choose from these names - Celeste, Ophelia, Willa

55 replies

mimi8763 · 25/12/2022 10:17

thank you!

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OwwwMuuuum · 25/12/2022 10:18

I love Celeste, but I absolutely adore Willa. Please pick Willa. Not enough Willas in this world!

FlowerArranger · 25/12/2022 10:19

No.
Just no.

planefullofotters · 25/12/2022 10:22

Celeste is great! The others are not.

DazzlePaintedBattlePants · 25/12/2022 10:25

It may not be in the Christmas spirit but they’re all pretty awful - Willa especially!

SiliconHeaven · 25/12/2022 10:26

How about Jane?

tyipat · 25/12/2022 10:30

Wills will be teased relentlessly.
Probably Ophelia will be too

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 25/12/2022 10:31

Sorry, OP. Willa is far too close to willy. If pushed, Celeste. I find Ophelia drippy.

fortheloveofcheesecake · 25/12/2022 10:31

I prefer Celeste.
Willa too like willy. Not good for small kids at school.
Ophelia has been ruined for me by a mum at school who pronounces it 'awww-feee-lee-aaaaaarrrrrrrrggghh'. Ruined a lovely name!

FoxtrotOscarFoxtrotOscar · 25/12/2022 10:33

Celeste is gorgeous.

JoyfulGirl · 25/12/2022 10:38

I really like all of them. If I had to put them in order I’d say Ophelia > Celeste > Willa

Shinyredbicycle · 25/12/2022 10:50

I love Celestine, Celeste not quite as much.

Ophelia is beautiful, but prefer Cordelia if you'd like Shakespearean theme!

Willa pretty good. I didn't think of willy tbh.

walkinthewoodstoday · 25/12/2022 12:56

Celeste

Epicstorm · 25/12/2022 12:56

Willa sounds like something a group of teenage lads would call their mate with surname Williams. In fact I know of a club called the Willow Park and it gets shortened to the Willa. Sorry.

averythinline · 25/12/2022 13:00

Celeste is a fantastic name.. .

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 25/12/2022 13:02

Celeste is lovely. Ophelia bottom and Willa (willy) are not good.

Ijuststoodonlego · 25/12/2022 13:03

A vote for Celeste here.

Also Merry Christmas!

mimi8763 · 25/12/2022 16:12

ahh too many people saying she will be teased! Willy - didn't think of that!

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MerryChristmasToYou · 25/12/2022 16:13

I don't like any of them, and Willa is the worst of the three. Change the Willa to Willow, and pick that.

EntreMummy · 25/12/2022 16:15

Celeste great name. Ophelia wet and dull. Willa - awful.

mimi8763 · 25/12/2022 16:20

ok guys all three names might be off the list, bad nicknames for all (another forum says there were called celester the molester, willa - willy, ophelia - ill feel ya) I still love all the names but idk, kids can be cruel

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MajorCarolDanvers · 25/12/2022 16:21

Sorry don't like them - too frilly and fussy.

windmill26 · 25/12/2022 16:46

Ophelia,love it!

FlowerArranger · 25/12/2022 17:38

I’d go with either Cordelia or Willow.

RosesAndHellebores · 25/12/2022 17:55

I like Ophelia very much - just too tragically associated. Daphne may be worth consideration.

Celeste - hmm, what about Cicely

Willa - no and I can't think of an alternative. Not keen on Willow but it's a great improvement.

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RuthW · 25/12/2022 18:08

Ophelia is lovely but popular so Willa for me.