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Sister for Ottilie and Astoria

113 replies

SJone0101 · 10/12/2025 12:58

I have 2 daughters so far (Ottilie/Ottie and Astoria/Torie), what would you go with for their next sister due in March?

Delilah / Lilah
Persephone / Seffie (I love Roman history)
Florence / Florrie
Adaline / Ada
Violet / Lettie

Please add any extra. I would prefer a name not in the top 20, with the ability to shorten it like the above.

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miniaturepixieonacid · 10/12/2025 23:02

I also like Persephone/Seffie best (mostly because I think Seffie is really cute. Less sure about Persephne but it's very elegant).

Other ideas:
Aurelia/Aurora (Rory)
Anastasia (Stasi)
Ariadne (Addie)
Calliope/Calista (Callie)
Cassandra/Cassia (Cassie)
Dorothea (Dottie)
Elisaveta (Veta)
Evangelina (Leena)
Francesca (Frankie)
Gabriella (Gabby)
Genevieve (Vivvi)
Hermione (Maia)
Isadora (Dora)
Jacinta (Jazzy)
Josephina (Josie)
Katherina/Katrina (Katie/Kitty)
Luana (Lulu)
Liandra (Lia)
Miranda (Mimi)
Magdalena (Lena)
Natalia (Tallie)
Octavia (Tavie)
Philippa (Pippa)
Penelope (Penny)
Rhiannon (Ria)
Rosanna/Rosalie (Rosie)
Susannah (Susie)
Sylvia (Sylvie)
Tamara (Tammy)
Tallulah (Lula)
Tabitha (Tabby)
Vivianne (Vivi)
Vanessa (Nessie)
Zipporah (Zip)

Crispynoodle · 10/12/2025 23:42

Penelope nn Nell/Nelly

RegalDiamondMonster · 11/12/2025 19:02

I love Persephone!

If you're going Greek then Calliope and Penelope also nice, also Athena but a bit similar to Astoria.

Minerva (Minnie) for the Roman version of Athena?

Seraphina is also lovely and I think of it as quite similar in vibe to Persephone. Both could shorten to Seffy.

Marianne?

Tighteningmybelt · 11/12/2025 19:12

Cassiopeia Cass
Evangelina Lina
Athena Ena

ThisAquaFinch · 11/12/2025 19:12

Safiyah- Saffie??

Upholstery · 11/12/2025 19:14

Heaven
Roundhouse
Bagleys

user1492757084 · 13/12/2025 12:51

Adelaide - Adele or Lady
Georgiana - Gigi
Philomena - Philly or Mena
Rosemary - Rose
Joanna - Jojo
Cymbeline - Cymba
Evangeline - Eva
Minerva - Minnie

Squirrelchops1 · 13/12/2025 12:56

Frangipani....lol couldn't help myself but feels like it rolls off the tongue to match your other children!

chunkyBoo · 13/12/2025 15:12

How about

valentina
Phaedra
Minerva

FlatErica · 13/12/2025 15:30

Lavinia!

RuthW · 13/12/2025 16:28

Love all you choices.

I have a Florence. Was outside the top 100 when ai chose it. It’s number 7 now.

NewNameforThisPost2025 · 13/12/2025 16:38

Scheherazade.

purplehearts21 · 13/12/2025 16:58

I have a Scarlett that’s called lettie

i also have a Lydia that’s called liddy

if I had another girl I’d name her savannah / vannah

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 13/12/2025 17:27

Persephone - great name
I like Florence too, but would go for Flossie
I don't like Deliah/Lila or Ada

Dorothea - Dora, Dorey, Dorrie, Dot
Harriet / Henrietta - Hattie, Hetty, Hallie, Etta
Cassia - Cassie
Philippa - Pippa
Alexandra - Sacha, Alecky, Sandie
Eleanor/Helena - Lena, Lennie, Nell, Ella
Natalia - Tally
Rosanna - Rosa, Rosie, Posy, Nancy, Annie
Marianne - Polly, Molly, May, Nancy, Rie, Annie
Arabella - Ari, Bella, Ella, Ellie
Seraphina - Fifi, Fi
Francesca - Chessie, Chesca, Francis, Franca, Frankie
Josephine - Josie, Jojo, Fifi, Fi
Susannah - Susie, Sukey, Zanna, Annie, Nancy

Dominoeffecter · 13/12/2025 17:36

Evangeline
Ophelia

please don’t choose Lettice

thebeautifulsky · 13/12/2025 17:52

Persephone for me. Beautiful name. It's nice to have a unusual name that can be abbreviated. I was born on Christmas Day so have a fitting name but it can be shortened to something more typical if needed. Any child called Persephone will love her unusual name I'm sure.

EmpressaurusKitty · 13/12/2025 17:57

Justcallmedaffodil · 10/12/2025 13:30

Of your choices I like Persephone best.

How about Arabella/Bella?

To go with the OP’s current style Arabella would need to be shortened to Bellie.

GroundControlToMajorTomCat · 13/12/2025 18:08

This is completely off-topic but isn’t Persephone a Greek name or am I mistaken?

watermybegonias · 13/12/2025 18:11

Calliope - Callie

Handrearedmagpie · 13/12/2025 21:11

I immediately thought Seraphina, which you could get Seffie from,

DemBonesDemBones · 13/12/2025 22:51

Persephone is a Greek Goddess, not Roman…

fairycupcakes · 13/12/2025 22:55

I love Persephone (Seffie is so cute, I actually think Percy is sweet too!)

Otillie, Astoria &

Evangeline (Evie)
Vivienne (Vivi)
Genevieve (Genny)
Cordelia (Delia)
Josephine (Josie)
Clementine (Clemmie)
Calliope (Callie)
Cassandra (Cassie)
Theodora (Theo/Dora/Teddie)
Francesca (Frannie/Frankie/Cesca)
Honora (Nora)

Giraffehaver · 13/12/2025 23:54

I like Persephone, Seraphina, Marceline

ChocolateCinderToffee · 13/12/2025 23:59

Hortensia
Alexandra
Laetitia
Graciella

pinkdelight · 14/12/2025 00:01

Not what you asked but Astoria makes me wistful for moshpits at 90s metal gigs. In fact the new DD could be Astoria 2 or LA2 for short.