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Jemima and Cosima - too matchy?

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RosannaKN · 04/02/2025 21:52

I have a 3yr old daughter called Jemima and am pregnant with her sister. I love love love the name Cosima but is it just silly to have 2 names with the same last 3 letters?
please help me decide!!!

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MrsCrabOrange · 07/02/2025 17:33

Too similar and also just really not a nice name.

Emanwenym · 07/02/2025 17:33

Who on earth would shorten Cosima to Mimi?

Reallybadidea · 07/02/2025 17:40

Emanwenym · 07/02/2025 17:33

Who on earth would shorten Cosima to Mimi?

Nigella Lawson

Emanwenym · 07/02/2025 17:54

Oh OK. Smile

mikado1 · 07/02/2025 17:56

DramaAlpaca · 04/02/2025 22:25

They are pronounced quite differently so it doesn't matter that the endings look the same written down.

jem-EYE-mah is very different to COZ-i-mah

So I say go for it.

Agree completely. Wouldn't see them in the same ballpark. Both really lovely, congratulations.

Reallybadidea · 07/02/2025 17:58

Emanwenym · 07/02/2025 17:54

Oh OK. Smile

Pointless bit of information taking up valuable space in my brain 😆

StormingNorman · 07/02/2025 18:02

Jem-eye-ma and Cos-ee-ma some quite different. I’d use them both for sisters.

mathanxiety · 07/02/2025 18:16

The spelling doesn't matter. The emphasis falls on different syllables, so imo it would be fine.

It would be a little like 'Anastasia' and 'Sophia'.

Both lovely names.

Emanwenym · 07/02/2025 18:16

@StormingNorman ,it's Cos-im-a with the stress on the Cos in the UK

Trampoline · 07/02/2025 21:16

dogwlllwalk · 07/02/2025 17:32

You do know both Jemima and Cosima can be shortened to Mimi???
Very similar and risks them both having the same shortened name.

The Cosima I know gets called Cosi (pronounced Cozzi) and I know two Jemima's - one is Jem and the other is Mima!

MedusaAndHerFavourites · 07/02/2025 21:20

As someone who has a child by one of those names I really would dissuade you if that combination. Singularly you can get away wi her but together - no one will be in doubt that you're a pretentious twat.
Sorry.

LBFseBrom · 07/02/2025 21:22

Yes it is, choose a name that doesn't have an 'a' sound at the end. i hope your surname doesn't

TuesdayRubies · 07/02/2025 21:32

Too similar.

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