help me pick from final 4!

[mexs]

These are my final four and I love them all but have had feedback from others.

Cassiopeia - it is long would nn to Cassie but DP doesn't want nn as whole name

Kassiopi - prefer the sound but isn't a name but a place in Greece- again nn to Kassie

Astoria - I love but friend said it reminds her of the hotel chain

Doralis - nn Dora. Could be mistake for Dolores which I won' like as much

Interesting names!
I love Cassie, but to me Cassiopeia looks odd, it looks a bit like it's an ear infection or something!

To me Kassiopi looks a lot nicer and sounds a bit nicer.

I totally think hotel if I hear Astoria, shame though as it's actually quite lovely!

Doralis and Dora are really unpleasant in my opinion. Is Doralis where Dora comes from? There's also the very annoying cartoon Dora The Explorer.

Congratulations and good luck

There's also Cassia and Cassidy?

I love the name Dora but not so much Dorathy or Dorothea.

I just love Cassie but Cassandra to me feels old fashioned

I agree with your friend about Astoria.

And I agree with PP about Doralis.

I really like Cassie, but for me I’d go for Cassandra. From your options I’d go for Cassiopeia.

we have a Cassia already in the family and to me Cassidy sounds quite American

Are you Greek or from somewhere with non British heritage. I’d assume the first two names are from an overseas connection. Astoria is the worst. Ass for short? Tory?
Dora is good. Cassie is OK. No need to lengthen that into a five syllable name. But I think we have different taste. My DD is Jane 😁

I agree with you OP to be honest. Cassandra definitely feels old fashioned and Cassidy is very American, I almost didn't mention it as I thought - Mumsnet will hate that!😄
Such a shame about Cassia as I think that is a really lovely name.

None of them.

I love Cassandra.

I like the classical references and it is not overused. To me it's quite an elegant, romantic name.

I prefer it to Cassia (a cinnamon substitute) as it just has so much more gravitas, and Cassiopeia was just incredibly vain wasn't she?

Second one

This

Is Astoria a suet mix?
Kassiopi or Cassiopeia - I know someone my age (late 40s) with this name, she always go by Cassie but it’s a nice reveal when she shares her full name.
she has a tattoo of the constellation.

Is Astoria a suet mix? No. It's a hotel.

Atora is the suet mix

Cassiopeia - not someone I’d like to be named after tbh
Kassiopi - probably the best
Astoria - hotel
Doralis - too much like Doris and Delores . What about Isadora?

Cassia is bark. I’m on board with nature names but it’s taking it too far.

Cassandra is fine. I don’t think it’s used enough to be old fashioned- it doesn’t really have an era in the way names like Gavin, Samantha or Linda really pin you to a decade.

Sorry, OP, not keen on any of them tbh.

Agree that Cassandra would work.

I know you're not asking for suggestions but if you're looking for something Greek-ish, how about Daphne?

Short, classic, elegant.

Works for cute toddler, sassy teen and accomplished grown up.

I love Daphne but DP says it's Scooby doo! DP and I both studied Ancient Greece although we're not Greek ourselves!

Calliope? Callie for short? Easier to spell and slightly less of a mouthful than Cassiopeia.

Calliope is a great shout, what do you think of that one?

Kezia?
Athena?
Callista?

None of those 😂 might as well call her Persephony. There must be better Greek names.

Cassiopeia is a beautiful, evocative name and rolls easily off the tongue - totally love it.

Astoria sounds very grand. I wouldn't choose it myself but don't dislike it. Makes me think of Nancy Astor who was a pioneer as the first woman MP.

Not familiar with Doralis but like Dora.

I have a great fondness for Cassiopeia since hearing Bandit say it on Bluey!!
Love Cassandra too
Not keen on the rest

Love Cassandra, your other two options for the Cassie nn are a mouthful and hard to spell.
Dora could work on its own? I think Doralis sounds a bit like an illness. (Probably it’s the lis ending that makes me think of bronchiolitis, syphilis, etc).

I also like the suggestions of Calliope and Callista.

Nice names OP! I like them all but no to Astoria and the reference to a hotel chain. What about Ismene or Artemis or Demeter (prefer Demetra!