Baby girl name - Please help - Shortlist - 5 names to choose from

[Oaktree87]

Which one would you choose out of the following:

1. Aliki
2. Kelly
3. Kyveli
4. Clelia
5. Vicky

I know they sound probably a weird selection of names, but we are not British (although we are living in the UK) and we are trying to honour family relatives and to choose a name that works in both our origin country and the UK.

I get that these names could all be a second name and to call the child with another more mainstream name, but this is not an option.

If you could please rank them, it would help a lot :) Thanks

I agree that Aliki and Kyveli are the best from your list.

I have a soft spot for the sound of Cybele and slightly prefer Kyveli now I know they are related.

I like Aliki, Kyveli and Kelly

I like Kyveli, and Aliki (boom boom down..) thanks for the ear worm!

Cybele is a great name.

I genuinely think brits would assume Clelia is a typo (Celia) and it would be a pain in the ass for your daughter.

Victoria is lovely
I've never heard Aliki or Kyveli but they sound pretty.
I'm not a fan of Kelly but it's a perfectly normal name

Vicky is the only one I’d consider.

I quite like Kyveli.

They are both nice

Aliki will be easier.

Alexander has got v popular so I expect Alexandra will pick up - Alecky is an early 20th C nn for that which might pick up with it, but anyway, it feels familiar

Aliki is lovely.
Clelia is OK.

The rest I wouldn't use at all.

Not really a fan of any of them, but would choose Kellie if i had to.

I would have no idea how to pronounce Aliki, Clelia, and Kyveli. I certainly wouldn't have guessed KivEllie as you've just said.

I like Aliki best

I wouldn’t know how to pronounce them, but once someone told me I’d be fine. I’d go with whatever is your preference. People will learn how to say it/spell it!

Is Aliki pronounced A-leek-ee or A-lick-ee?

If it's A-leek-ee I think it sounds lovely and is my favourite, but if it's A-lick-ee, I still like it, but I worry it might be cause for teasing?

1. Aliki
2. Vicky
3. Kyveli
4. Kelly - due for a come back? Why not!
5. Clelia

All ok apart from Kelly. Clelia and Celia look similar on paper but sound totally different. I once worked with a doctor called Clelia, lovely lady

Now that I know Clelia is pronounced with a short e, like jelly, I really like it, but the spelling suggests clee lia if you don’t know the pronunciation.
could you spell it either a double L?
I like it more than aliki which makes me think of leeky mash.

Aliki is nice, haven’t heard the name before but I like it best on your list.
Also like Kelly even though it’s quite 80s!

Now I know how it is pronounced Kyveli is lovely

Yes, it is nice :)

I don't think either are too extreme. They're not hard to say.

Once people learn how to pronounce it, it'll be fine. Most UK schools have DC from different cultures and people just get used to the names.

Thinking about the UK tendancy to create nicknames, Aliki does offer Ali as an obvious nickname.

Kyveli, less obvious - her friends may end up calling her Kyv, I suppose! Or perhaps Ellie. Or maybe no nickname.

I agree I like it better now I know how to pronounce it.

Vicky

Aliki... tap
Kelly...dated
Kyveli...lovely
Clelia... nice
Vicky...dated

I’m guessing you’re Greek? So many beautiful names that you can choose from. What are the names of the family members you’d like to honour?

Out of the names you’ve listed Aliki is probably the nicest but it’s not the prettiest Greek name out there.
What about
Calliope
Eleni
Sophia
Athena
Thea
Ariadne
Lydia
Thalia
Penelope
Daphne
Phoebe
Iliana

1 - Vicky, even better if short for Victoria

2 - Aliki & Kyveli: unusual in the UK but they sound nice and should be ok with pronunciation

4 - Kelly: bit dated

5 - Clelia: looks like a misspelling of Celia

I haven’t heard either name before but I think both sound nice. I prefer Aliki. I imagine it’d be likely to be shortened to Ally over time in the UK so maybe think more about whether you also like that or not.