Baby name ideas- what do you think?

[ceilingfan99]

Ideas and reactions to these names, and any similar suggestions!

Xanthe
Celeste / Celestia
Cressida
Olympia
Odette
Allegra

Honestly. You did ask. I think they are all a bit try-hard. I sort of like Celeste. But not celestia. Also Olympia is a rod for a child that is tall and or overweight.

My favourite from your list is Celeste. I quite like Xanthe. The others aren’t to my taste, sorry, they are a little pretentious sounding to me, but that’s just my personal preference for simpler names.

Xanthe Lovely
Celeste / Celestia don't like
Cressida ok
Olympia ok
Odette ok
Allegra ok

On the whole, good names.

Celeste I like, Celestia is the name of one of the my little pony characters so I just think of her. I don’t like the others

Xanthe and Celeste are the nicest. I also love Hebe, Cassia, Emerald and Lowenna, which seem along similar lines.

Celeste makes me think of Babar the elephant, sorry.
I like Odette. How about Ianthe?

Love Xanthe

Not keen on the rest, although I do have a soft spot for Odette.

Love the name Allegra.
The others are a bit "much" for my taste

Amazing feedback and great ideas, thank you! Also love Ianthe

Celeste is my favourite - lovely.

I like Xanthe and Céleste.

I was at school with a Xanthe and I'm mid 50s now - she remains the only one I've ever met.

This also means I am old enough to think that Allegra sounds too much like a car (Austin Allegro!)

I like Xanthe and Celeste.
Others I would suggest
Estelle
Araminta
Cordelia

I love Xanthe and Olympia but sure they’re a bit marmite! Celeste is nice too

Similar suggestions

zelda
estelle
stella
cassandra
venus
seraphina
tabitha
athena
calliope

Thank you so much, I love seraphina and calliope

I love Allegra

Quite like Cressida - it used to be a joke posh girl name I think, like Arabella, but that’s mainstream so don’t see why Cressida can’t be.

I sort of love Olympia, but it is full on

Ianthe is much nicer than Xanthe

Celeste / Celestia - it always sounds like the name of a contraceptive pill to me, and Odette sounds like odour.

Cassia
Fernanda
Paloma
Estella
Saskia
Adela
Cecilia
Verity
Cecily
Ismene
Selene
Cecile

might be others

Odette is lovely and Celeste is also very pretty. Another suggestion- Astrid

I like Xanthe very much.
I also like Allegra
Then Cressida and Odette ( Churchill)
Not a fan of Olympia as it is a lot to live up to
I don't like Celeste ; not sure why ( hon mention to Holm)

I think they’re a bit grand and pretentious. Sorry, they’re all very pretty, but that’s the connotation, for me

Love Selene and Cecile, thank you!

Xanthe - ok, wouldn't use it
Celeste / Celestia - Celeste is OKish but sounds like a contraceptive, Celestia is awful
Cressida - ok but makes me think of cress
Olympia - ok but makes me think of exhibitions
Odette - not keen
Allegra - lovely

Allegra is the only one I like

I have to agree with @whosaidtha - they are all a bit try hard, except for Celeste which is lovely.

I really like Xanthe and Allegra.

What the hell does ‘try hard’ mean 🤔