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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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Zuve · 25/12/2022 18:12

Celeste is pretty

Mindystryder · 25/12/2022 18:16

Celeste! Beautiful! I quite like Ophelia too but Willa is dreadful.

KiwiMum2023 · 25/12/2022 18:20

Celeste reminds me of a contraceptive pill brand. Awful.

Ruthietuthie · 25/12/2022 18:22

All your names are lovely.
I particularly like Willa. Willa brings to mind Willa Cather and My Antonia, so a lovely reference. I always think that people criticizing names are often showing that they don't read...

rattlemehearties · 25/12/2022 18:26

I'm amazed so many suggestions of Celeste? What about the whacky duo band Daphne and Celeste, that's what it brings to mind for me?

Passmethecrisps · 25/12/2022 18:36

No one would ever be called anything if it was based on the random name calling suggestions that appear in MN.

All three names are perfectly lovely but I have a soft spot for Ophelia.

RambamThankyouMam · 25/12/2022 20:15

Celeste = incest

Ophelia = I feel your...

Willa = best of a bad bunch

DramaAlpaca · 25/12/2022 20:24

Celeste is fab.

Ophelia is tragic.

Willa is just awful.

mumonherphone · 25/12/2022 22:55

I would choose Celeste out of those but only because I like CeCe as a nickname.

I have a feeling that you might like Rosa?

BeggyMitchell · 25/12/2022 22:56

No

Idontevenknow · 25/12/2022 22:58

I would say the better 4th option

pizzazze · 25/12/2022 23:03

Willa sounds unfinished and will get Willy at some point.

Celeste is nice

Littlebluedinosaur · 25/12/2022 23:05

Celeste. Not the other two.

ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 25/12/2022 23:55

rattlemehearties · 25/12/2022 18:26

I'm amazed so many suggestions of Celeste? What about the whacky duo band Daphne and Celeste, that's what it brings to mind for me?

Ooooo stick you (your mama too).

Cats23 · 25/12/2022 23:57

DazzlePaintedBattlePants · 25/12/2022 10:25

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

Agree!
Sorry Op

aquapp · 26/12/2022 00:00

Willa

clareth · 26/12/2022 00:13

I love Willa!
Seems like you’ve had a very mixed response OP.
Willa first for me, then Celeste, Ophelia is a bit try too hard posh imo

Oher · 26/12/2022 00:19

Do NOT pick Willa, she’ll definitely be nicknamed Willy. That’s why no one elsr is using such a stupid name.

Either Celeste or Ophelia is pretty, I think I prefer Ophelia. But dk think anout nicknames, her friends simply aren’t going to bother using a 4 syllable name so would she be Oppy or Lia I dunno.

greatpotential · 26/12/2022 12:57

Celeste is fine! I know a beautiful strong adult Celeste. No weird nicknames.
Celester Molester is niche - kids who can make that up could turn any name bad

WandaWomblesaurus · 26/12/2022 13:01

I had a friend called Willa, constantly harassed and teased and called Willy. She's changed her name now.

AlwaysLatte · 26/12/2022 13:07

Out of those, Celeste. Willa's positively awful (no prizes what it might be changed to at school!)

alark · 26/12/2022 13:08

Love Celeste!

Barleysugar86 · 26/12/2022 13:10

I love Willa - how refreshing! Celeste is pretty too.

AlwaysLatte · 26/12/2022 13:15

If you like Greek names a few more suggestions: Xanthia, Calista, Amara?

PritiPatelsMaker · 26/12/2022 18:58

I love Celeste FlowersWink