Leila Clementine or Cassia Betsy?

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We've narrowed down our name choices to the following. Would really appreciate if you could say which you like best? Or point out any howlers about either I've not noticed

Leila Clementine
Cassia Betsy

Baby is due very shortly and is a girl. DH and I are agreed on each of the name's spelling (Layla v Leila took about 2 months!) and the order of first and middle names is because he doesn't care what she has for a middle name but doesn't like either Betsy or Clementine for a first name.

Brother is Leo.

Thanks!

Cassia is much nicer than Leila. I don't like Layla or Clementine.
Quite like Betsey but it's a diminutive of Elizabeth, which is more of a traditional middle name.

Betsy is a rather childish nickname. Cute on a toddler but think of her entire life span.

Clementine is awful. Truly awful.

Leila (im assuming you’re pronouncing it Lee-La instead of Layla) isn’t as nice as Cassia but I don’t think Cassia Betsy go together at all.

Leila and Cassia are both lovely names. Clementine is a nice middle name. Betsy stands out as having a completely different feel. I think it sounds very clunky with the otherwise elegant set of name choices. Therefore I’d pick either one of the first names, with Clementine as the middle name.

You do know you’re allowed more than two names? I have four … Why not just pick the three you like best and have those?

Love Leila Clementine

Leila and Leo sound quite similar to me.

Cassia Betsy

Thanks for comments so far. To confirm, Leila would be pronounced "Layla" and we would like to stick to one middle name only.

They're all good enough, just pick whatever you want. There will always be strangers on the internet that agree and disagree with you.

Personally, I love both the first names.

Not so keen on the middle names but then that's sort of the point of them. You can pick slightly more controversial ones knowing the child won't have to use them if they don't want to.

Cassia is related to senna(!) and also a type of bark used as a sub for cinnamon. With one s it's a girls' name of Greek origin meaning thorny tree and a variant of Acacia. Spelt Kasia it's the Polish diminutive of Katherine.

Betsy sounds like a doll's name to me.

Cassia Clementine

I like Cassia best of your first names and Clementine best of your middle names.
(I do like Betsy but I find Leila tricky just because of the different pronunciations and spellings and also because it merges with a very definite trend for similar names eg Lyra, Luna, Lila, Lily, Lyla etc).
I like Cassia Clementine or Cassia Betsy best.

Absolutely love the name Cassia, but not keen on Betsy. Leila/Layla is quite common around here!

I like Cassia best, but Leila is also beautiful.

The middle names are much better.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Clementine for me.
Not convinced Leila and Leo is a great pair, and not in love with Cassia.
What about Casandra (Cassie)?

Cassia - I think of Casio keyboard 🙈 (but then I'm old enough to remember them!)

Given that they spent 2 months on the spelling of Leila vs Layla, it would make sense that they want the pronunciation of Layla.

I wouldn't want Leila and Leo, I think, they're too alliterative.

I don't think Leila and Leo are good sibling names - too similar!

Cassia Betsey doesn't work for me either - it doesn't flow. Betsey is a diminutive of Elizabeth and too cutesy for an adult.

Cassia is ok but a bit too 80's calculator/keyboard brand for me....

And the Clementine at my DDs school gets called Clammy by the not-very-nice kids....

Cassia Clementine gets my vote. Betsy is just a bit too cutesy and a nickname.

I think Leo and Leila are too similar so my vote goes to Cassia. Not keen on Betsy. I like Clementine best out of all the names though.

Leo and Clementine?

Sorry just read your husband not keen on Clemmie as first name.

Delicious, sounds like a Fever Tree flavour