Callia Ianthe or Seren Mere

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Had a thread a little while ago about DC3's name, had the 21 week scan, it's girl no.3.

I was wobbling about Callia Ianthe as being the new DD's name and got lot's of great ideas/feedback. DH and I then made mind up to call DD3 Callia Ianthe......

Then when on holiday we drove past Mere and I remarked I loved that name in 'Marrow' by Robert Reed (one of my favourite books/characters) DH said he really loved it too. It's a legitimate name in Maori meaning 'bitter' but was used in the context of the book as a direct from English name (i.e. the character is incredibly slight/small).

I was then reading a thread about Welsh names and somebody mentioned Seren (Welsh for 'Star') so now the there is a face (name??) off between Callia Ianthe and Seren Mere.

Any comments (apart from to tell me to quit being so precious )?

Oh DD1 is Lilith Louise and DD2 is Alethea Ivy (AKA Thea).

Seren Mere

Sounds prettier to say, and easier for spelling/pronunciation.

Callia Ianthe. Gorgeous.

Seren Mere nice but sounds like a place/holiday resort.

Well if you can call a child lIlith you are way out of my depth already

I think they're all nice names, really - had Lilith down for mine but then read the book!

How about Eden Lake?

I prefer Callia Ianthe.
I agree with Seren Mere sounding like a place.

Seren Mere sounds like the name of a racehorse or greyhound.

Jumente - which book? We named her for the mythical first wife of Adam, what with her being the first feminist and all .

I'm begining to wonder if I need help and should just call this baby Sarah Jane and be done with it

George Macdonald - seriously good author but scary woman!

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No don't be boring, I am only teasing you. I have some odd ones for my own kids - much more fun that way!

They both sound like holiday resorts actually. They are very poncey if you don't mind me saying. Do you mind that?

I wouldn't put them in those combinations - Callia Ianthe has a big mash-up of 'a's and 'i's in the middle and Seren Mere does indeed sound like somewhere in the Lake District. How about Callia Seren, Seren Ianthe or Mere Callia?

'mere' also has a strong flavour of dismissiveness to me, e.g. "you are merely a woman and therefore of no consequence", so might be worth rethinking on that score.

I think it's nice when you have one unusual name followed or preceded by a more usual one to avoid sounding a bit pretentious. Like Seren May, or Mere Grace. I do like Seren, not sure about Callia Ianthe, how is Ianthe pronounced?

I think they both sound like names from Lord of the Rings.... sort of ethereal nymph-y. I would envisage them as belonging to a blonde and willowy maiden.

Yes, Lilith is a very brave choice. It's beautiful but involves the sort of gum sucking my ageing grandmother employed when she heard that dn was to be called Delilah.

Seren is pretty. Seren Mere takes all prettiness away unfortuntely. Agree with puppy monkey about the names sounding poncey, and far too thought out. Seren Marie is lovely.

How would one pronounce Ianthe? Yan-thee?

Yes, now you mention it belgo.. it's like calling her Seren Meh.

Seren Ianthe not bad

Ooh no I like Mere a lot. When you think about it the pronunciation is pretty much like Mia (unless you're scottish or irish etc, but then it's really nice with a rolled R too)

I would go for Seren Mere. Don't like Seren Marie, something rough-sounding about it (sorry).

There is nothing wrong with sounding like somewhere in the Lake District - that's a good thing IMO!

I realise I'm a bit when it comes to names but given my name and the fact at one point there were FIVE Karens in my junior school class, I like unusual names (or outlandish/unwieldy/poncy/just plain odd if that's your pov). I don't want DDs to be Sarah X in class (or whatever today's equivalent is).

I'll put 'Seren Mere' down to pg hormones and move on given by the responses here. Unfortunately neither of us is willowy or blond/e so I think ethereal names will have to be axed as well .

Seren May is actually a legitimate choice for us as May was my Grandma's name (Ivy is DH's Grandma) but as I hated her I'm so not going to 'honour' her by naming a daughter after her (plus she thought girls were worthless so not appropriate anyway).

I like Callia Seren though. Has anyone got any more suggestions? Or any offers of medication?

seren faye
seren jane
seren louise
seren beth
seren elaine
seren anais
seren haf (welsh for summer, pronounced harv, so she'd be "summer star")

The only sense my eyes and head can immediately make of Callia Ianthe is Calanthe, but that's maybe only because I used to know someone called that. If I'm pronouncing it correctly, it sort of sounds like I'm stuttering in the middle or have a bit of a lisp. Although Ianthe is lovely.

Mere just makes me think of lowly and downtrodden, but it does have further stuttering potential when yelling c'mere Mere! across Tesco.

Sennen is nice. Not sure what it means though, I met a little boy called it once.

I love Callia but don't think it flows with Ianthe sorry, I think you need a shorter middle name but not knowing your surname it's hard to make a full judgement IYSWIM

Like Seren too but not with Mere again sorry prefer Serena TBH

Congrats on 3 girls it's fab

Seren Mere...although, I was thinking that you'd be pronouncing it 'Mare, not mere(meer)iyswim.

We were originally going with Calantha but decided with a LiliTH and THea more TH sounds would just make it sound like I had a lisp.

Argh just wish baby would get here and then we could she what she looks like - probably a Sarah Jane