Daphne Ophelia.... your thoughts please

[LadyStitt]

Hi All,

DH would really like to name our DD after his Grandmother Daphne.

I think the name is really sweet, and particularly like it with the middle name Ophelia (off-e-le-ah) but wanted your thoughts....

do you think it is TOO old fashioned?
Does it make you think of scooby doo?
Are there any nicknames you can think off?
Do you think she would get bullied at school?

Thanks in advance

I really like the name Daphne and think it deserves a revival. I quite like Ophelia.

I did notice the repeated "ph" sound with both names put together, though. How about Daphne Aurelia, or Daphne Cecelia?

Gorgeous

I've considered Daphne - I think its really cute...and for some reason I love the fact that she might end up with the nick name Daffy -ever cuter!

Thanks guys- i wasn't expecting such a positive response!!!

I like Daphne Cecelia, its really cute!

Just looked it up and thought I should correct myself - Cecilia is the original spelling

I love Ophelia but I really hate Daphne.It does make me think of Scooby Doo and makes me think of 'dafty' or Daffy duck.

I might use it as a middle name but not as a first.

LetThereBeRock That was my original thoughts too when DH first suggested it!

It seems to have grown on me now, the only thing i don't like are the obvious nicknames like Daff or Daffs.... I was thinking of encouraging the nicknames Effy or just Fe to stop any 'Daff'!

Daphne makes me think of Neighbours, but perhaps I am showing my age.
I can't see it "suiting" a baby or little girl. How is the accent local to you - around here Daphne would become Daf-neh?

I think that both together are a bit much.

Please can you re-assure me that your surname isn't the name of a body part - as in

O-feel-ya Bottom/Legs/Head/Tits

I agree that Daphne Aureleia sounds better. I too think that having ph in the first and middle names stops it flowing well.

clemetteattlee haha - i guess you are in the mid-lands? i was born in Nottingham but now in the south so not much of an accent down here... although a few family members would pronounce it 'Daf-neh'

Littlefish LOL-ing at the body parts... my surname is actually STITT.... so now totally off the idea of Ophelia for a name.... thank god you pointed that out, hahahahahahaha!!! i can not believe i missed it!!!!

P.S. I hate my surname, no girls names go with Stitt!!!!!

Sorry, there's a whiff of the "Hinge and Bracket"

Ah I think Daphne is beautiful!

Too much 'ph' if you use both.

I have to admit that Daphne is really not to my taste, and 'Daffy' definitely puts me even further off!!

Ophelia is lovely though.

I like Daphne but maybe as a second name. Not Ophelia though - a bit too much.

Daphne is lovely, as is Cecelia, not so keen on Ophelia.

Maybe :

Daphne Lily
Daphne Rose
Daphne Annabelle
Daphne Lola
Daphne Felicity
Daphne Amelia

DH really loves Daphne tho....

Ha ha ha. I hadn't realised that Stitt was your surname. Ophelia would have been a disaster!

I think that a one or two syllable middle name would work better than a three syllable. Sort of winds down gently to your surname, rather than landing with a thump, if you see what I mean.

I also think you need to avoid any middle names ending in s as it makes it quite clunky when combined with your surname.

Daphne Faith
Daphne Hope
Daphne Claire
Daphne Emma

Daphne Carina Stitt
Daphne Laura Stitt
Daphne Elizabeth Stitt
Daphne Isabelle Stitt
Daphne Victoria Stitt
Daphne Jennifer Stitt
Daphne Rebecca Stitt
Daphne Miranda Stitt
Daphne Leonie Stitt
Daphne Cathryn Stitt
Daphne Alexandra Stitt
Daphne Belinda Stitt
Daphne Jessica Stitt
Daphne Marianne Stitt
Daphne Megan Stitt
Daphne Georgina Stitt
Daphne Amelia Stitt
Daphne Josephine Stitt
Daphne Jane Stitt

Having said what I did about 2 or 1 syllable names as the middle name, from coffeefestival's list I really like

Daphne Victoria Stitt

and

Daphne Rebecca Stitt

Thank you boh so much littlefish and coffeefestival

Rebecca is also my middle name, I think it sounds lovely with Daphne. I also really like Emma and Amelia.

I love Daphne. Not keen on Ophelia and I don't think the two flow well. A 3 syllable middle name works well.

Oh, use Rebecca if it's your middle name too. A lovely family connection .

If you include Rebecca people will assume you named your dd after Daphne du Maurier!