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help me pick from final 4!

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mexs · 14/05/2026 11:58

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

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Tryagain26 · 15/05/2026 15:39

My favourite is Cassie but with the full name Cassandra. I don't think it's any more old fashioned than Cassiopeia.

Iocanepowder · 15/05/2026 15:40

Jasminealive · 15/05/2026 14:57

Doralis

Omg 🤣

XelaM · 15/05/2026 15:40

Marigoldsbloom · 15/05/2026 14:41

Another vote for Dora - but calling her Isadora

Now that's a beautiful name.

Cartmella · 15/05/2026 15:47

Jocasta and Casimira can have the nn Cassie.
You might like Casimira?

LulaLulaByeBye · 15/05/2026 15:57

Cassiopeia is my favourite out of those for the astral connotations and I think it is a beautiful name but good luck to her on learning to spell it. Not that keen on the others. Daphne is lovely. Antigone? Andromeda? Artemis?
Dora could be short for Theodora.

roshi42 · 15/05/2026 22:45

HugoThatway · 15/05/2026 15:20

It's a surname with -ia added. The flower is aster.

I think it’s also a type of fuchsia. Probably the fuchsia was named after the surname! Different to aster. Although one is a nickname for the other - double flower name!

Bell99 · 15/05/2026 23:25

I really like Cassie but Cassandra is a much nicer name for it to be short for

nothingcangowrongnow · 15/05/2026 23:26

None

Crunchymum · 16/05/2026 15:46

I've actually been to Kassiopi (Corfu) - was a right dive circa 30 years ago.

Cassiopeia is a much stronger name what with the connection to Greek mythology and the constellation. It's a "big" name though. And I'm not a huge fan of the nn Cassie.

Astoria just doesn't sound like a name and Doralis is made up.

There are much prettier Greek influenced names out there.

Campingkit · 17/05/2026 10:56

Hmmmmmm. Still not convinced.

Doralis is definitely out! May as well call her Viagra (which actually sounds nicer).

Kassiopi is asking for a lifetime of comparisons to the holiday destination.

Astoria is hotel chain, or where the Goonies was filmed, and the town itself is a dump.

Cassiopeia is too much of a mouthful in my opinion.

Cassandra is still the best alternative but probably too close to Cassia.

I think you need to convince him that Daphne is so much more than Scooby Doo!

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