Thisbe - too far out?

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So is Thisbe a no way or a may be?

Also on the list for a girl (my friend decided against all previous suggestions and is now back on the hunt for something poetic)

Xanthe - I like this one
Ruri - not sure how I feel about taking names from other cultures (Japan)
Romy
Raphaelle
Signe - she would pronounce it a bit like Sidney

the stress that’s going in to this I’m so glad I only have to name my dogs 🐶

Ruri - not sure how I feel about taking names from other cultures (Japan)

But Thisbe and Xanthe are Greek so I wouldn’t let that stop you from using Ruri.

Or Seen-yeh

I like Thisbe.

‘Thisbe, or not Thisbe, that’s the question’ was my first thought.

Xanthe - nice
Ruri - another way (Scottish?)if spelling Rory. Ok.
Romy - ok.
Raphaelle - French
Signe - no

Aren’t Raphaelle and Xanthe from another culture?

Rosamund
Romilly
Remi
Blythe
Paige
Cassandra
Helena

Just saw how Signe pronounced. If people saw her name written down, they wouldn’t pronounce that way, and if heard it, would probably mis- spell it.

There are plenty of Shakespearean names that are poetic and beautiful but not seen as massively 'out there'. Thisbe is definitely not one I'd go for. It sounds ugly to me. And yes, lots of children (and some adults!) can't say th so it would become Fizzbee ... which suddenly sounds quite sweet to my ear now I've written it down but still isn't what you want for a name!

I love Xanthe. Romy is lovely too.

Otherwise, as a random collection of Shakespearean/Greek/Celtic/writing-linked/European sounding names, how about:
Ariadne, Aurelia, Amaya, Ariel, Athena, Aurora, Amity, Aphra, Alyona
Bronte, Bronwen, Beatrice
Calliope, Cassandra, Clarissa, Cordelia, Calista, Celyn, Carlotta, Cadence
Delphi, Daphne, Demelza, Drucilla
Evadne, Elowen, Eden, Elisaveta, Electra, Ebony, Evangeline
Fenella, Fabia, Francesca, Fleur
Giselle, Genevieve, Guinevere
Hermione, Helena, Honor, Harmony
Isabella, Imelda, Isadora, Inez, Iona
Jacinta, Jessamy, Juliet
Karensa, Keziah
Lorelai, Luana, Liara, Livia, Leonie, Luna, Lyric
Miranda, Morwenna, Maeve, Marissa, Melinda, Melody, Minerva
Neriah, Nyah, Nova
Octavia, Ophelia, Odette, Ottilie, Ondine
Persephone, Phoebe, Phyllida, Pandora, Paloma
Rosanna, Reagan, Ramona, Rhiannon, Rosina, Rowena, Raven, Rose, Raine
Sylvia, Serena, Seren, Saskia, Seraphina, Susanna, Summer, Sephora, Story
Thalia, Tamara, Thea, Tansy, Taryn, Talitha, Tabitha, Tallulah
Viola, Vivienne, Vanessa, Verity
Xanthippe, Xenia
Yolanda, Ysanne
Zeryn, Zillah, Zola, Zelda, Zipporah

Not keen on most of the list but Xanthe is great - pretty well known now but not overused.

Thisbe is just too obscure/odd sounding - there are far nicer underused Shakespearean names (Celia is one and it’s very poetic and romantic - it means heavenly and Tudor poet Ben Jonson dedicated his most famous poem to her).

Or literary Romola (George Elliot) with the diminutive Romy? I think Romy as a given name is a bit trendy now.

Or if she just wants romantic/poetic and unusual - then look to legendary names like Isolde or Cressida?

I like Xanthe. The rest of the names make me think she is picking an “out there” name for the sake of it. This child will, one day, be a 40 year old with a job and a mortgage.

I love it.

Xanthe and Raphaelle are also gorgeous.

I wouldn't pronounce Signe as "Sygney", so that would be a no. It's more like "Sinya".

Ruri is nice, but would be mistaken for Rory or Ruairi.

Romy is nice but if she's looking for unusual names, Romy doesn't fit the bill.

Signe is a super common (girls) name in Norway. It is pronounced "Sing-nah" here.

Pyramus and Thisbe are a pair of ill-fated lovers, Their parents, driven by rivalry, forbade their union, but they communicated through a crack in the wall between their houses. They planned to meet under a mulberry tree, but a series of tragic misunderstandings led to their deaths: Thisbe fled from a lioness, leaving her cloak behind, which Pyramus found and mistook as evidence of her death. Believing Thisbe was killed by the lioness, Pyramus committed suicide, staining the mulberry fruits with his blood. Thisbe, upon finding Pyramus dead, also killed herself. The gods changed the color of the mulberry fruits to honor their forbidden love.

You really want to name a baby Thisbe?

Here is the missing y from Sidne. It looks stupid with the y

Thisbe - no!
Xanthe - ok.
Ruri - no!
Romy - no!
Raphaelle - ok.
Signe - I like is as a Scandinavian language is my first language but does it work well in English?