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ConstanceL · 13/01/2023 10:44

Which do you prefer out of:

Cordelia
Seraphina
Aurelia
Luciana
Tabitha

Thanks 🙏

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ThatshallotBaby · 13/01/2023 17:27

Cordelia
I also like
Tatiana
Araminta
Valentina
Lucia
Ophelia
Domenica
Alessandra

KirstenBlest · 13/01/2023 17:32

Cordelia. I'm not a frilly name ending in -a type of person, if that helps.

ConstanceL · 13/01/2023 19:16

ClaudiaWankleman · 13/01/2023 11:40

I really like Seraphina, but I can't work out how I would pronounce it. Either with the stress on the first 'a', pronounced short like 'cat', and the 'i' pronounced like 'in'. Or, the stress on the 'i' and pronounced like 'een'.

Regardless the 'ph' and the overall sound are quite marvellous.

I have only ever heard it pronounced Serah(in the same way you'd pronounce Sarah but with an e not an a)-fee-na.

Thanks for your opinions and other suggestions all. I think the short list is Seraphina/Tabitha/Cordelia.

I do quite like the suggestion of Octavia too. Cornelia is nice as well, but if it got shortened to Corn or Corny that wouldn't be so nice.

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Eggbuttie · 13/01/2023 19:20

Cordelia definitely

Seraphina is also lovely

My cat was Tabitha (tab) which puts me off it for a person

Clettercletterthatsbetter · 13/01/2023 19:54

Out of your list my favourite is Aurelia and my least favourite is Tabitha. What about Fenella?

Clettercletterthatsbetter · 13/01/2023 19:55

From your revised shortlist I prefer Seraphina.

happyinherts · 13/01/2023 19:58

From your list, I'd go with Seraphina. But I also like Miranda, and Ruphina which haven't been mentioned.

ShandaLear · 13/01/2023 19:59

I love Evangelina and top 70’s name, Nicola.

ofwarren · 13/01/2023 20:08

Ooh that's hard!
I think I'd go with Tabitha

Salamander91 · 13/01/2023 20:10

Tabitha. I like Cordelia but we have a local takeaway called that.

fairycupcakes · 13/01/2023 20:37

Tabitha

drpet49 · 13/01/2023 20:38

Seraphina

Darkdiamond · 13/01/2023 20:43

Are you pronouncing Luciana the Italian way (Loo-chana) or the English way (Lucy-anna?)

Coxspurplepippin · 13/01/2023 20:45

Cordelia by miles.

ter19 · 13/01/2023 21:13

From your list, I like Aurelia best.
Another frilly name ending in -a that I like a lot is Adelina

Puffykins · 13/01/2023 21:26

Seraphina

DurdleSnore · 13/01/2023 21:44

Ooh this is my kind of list! I love all of them!

My top picks would be Seraphina, Tabitha and Aurelia. I would put Octavia in the shortlist too.

Let us know which one you choose!

Mumofgirls2017 · 13/01/2023 22:44

i have a Seraphina- it’s beautiful 🥰

purplecheesecat · 13/01/2023 22:47

I like Tabitha, and I also think Amelia and Evangelina are nice

Cinnamonandcoal · 20/01/2023 22:23

Seraphina

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