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HelpRe: Still suffering from name regret-thoughts/advice appreciated (LONG)
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Do you like Violet enough to make it her first name? Rosalie Violet Kelley is very pretty even though I don't care that much for Rosalie to be honest. Rosie is really cute, though.
I think you should definitely change it if you regret choosing Rosalie and your husband agrees. She's very young and it won't affect her negatively. Better change it now than regret it for the rest of your life.
The ones I like better than Rosalie are marked with a **.
Electra - just way over the top and harsh sounding
Isis - I think it's icy, cold and unattractive
Cleopatra - sorry but this is way over the top. Cleo would be nice.
Sapphira** - cute but also a bit much
Pandora** - love but it has negative associations
Georgia** - love
Gloria, Glory - dislike them both and Glory is silly, sorry
Giselle - Bundchen
India** - would never use it, it must be weird to be named after a country
Calypso** - but very over the top
Indigo - sounds masculine
Indira - really dislike this
Serafina** - but much prefer Seraphina
Thalia** - if you are worried about pronunciation issues with Rosalie DO NOT use this name. Just a warning.
Persephone - worst meaning but I like the sound
Katrina - 80s, hurricane
I have the feeling that many of the names on your list are very eccentric and over the top. I mean I like them but make sure they work in real life. Call her by all the names you consider. Scream Calypso in a supermarket. Make sure it's the right name this time ;)
How about:
Callista
Seraphine
Emmeline
Carina
I think you should definitely change it if you regret choosing Rosalie and your husband agrees. She's very young and it won't affect her negatively. Better change it now than regret it for the rest of your life.
The ones I like better than Rosalie are marked with a **.
Electra - just way over the top and harsh sounding
Isis - I think it's icy, cold and unattractive
Cleopatra - sorry but this is way over the top. Cleo would be nice.
Sapphira** - cute but also a bit much
Pandora** - love but it has negative associations
Georgia** - love
Gloria, Glory - dislike them both and Glory is silly, sorry
Giselle - Bundchen
India** - would never use it, it must be weird to be named after a country
Calypso** - but very over the top
Indigo - sounds masculine
Indira - really dislike this
Serafina** - but much prefer Seraphina
Thalia** - if you are worried about pronunciation issues with Rosalie DO NOT use this name. Just a warning.
Persephone - worst meaning but I like the sound
Katrina - 80s, hurricane
I have the feeling that many of the names on your list are very eccentric and over the top. I mean I like them but make sure they work in real life. Call her by all the names you consider. Scream Calypso in a supermarket. Make sure it's the right name this time ;)
How about:
Callista
Seraphine
Emmeline
Carina
This message was edited 4/3/2012, 7:55 AM
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Hi Lily,
I think my husband felt the same way about my names: that they were impractical and/or over-the-top. I do like Violet enough as a f.n. but am fairly certain he does not, I remember the discussion about it as a first name and he just wasn't sold. I hate Rosie b/c it makes me think of the character in the children's show Caillou (a show I have always disliked) so the nickname just wouldn't work for me, and in general, other than Cleo which I was considering for Cleopatra, I don't like to do nicknames.
He said the same things about Giselle and Gloria/Glory.
I like Seraphine a lot. I'll think about that and put it on the list if we can have this discussion. He thought Serafina was to close to Saoirse might be OK with Seraphine, (though I like the A on the end). He did not like Callista (I find it pretty but also think of Callista Flockhart) He has vetoed SO much, that is a big problem for me, it seems that Rosalie was the only name other than Thalia, which we both didn't find as fluid to say. And he agreed with you abut the pronunciation issue with Thalia, it has so many accepted pronunciations, it would be tough.
i feel like I am going in circles!
I think my husband felt the same way about my names: that they were impractical and/or over-the-top. I do like Violet enough as a f.n. but am fairly certain he does not, I remember the discussion about it as a first name and he just wasn't sold. I hate Rosie b/c it makes me think of the character in the children's show Caillou (a show I have always disliked) so the nickname just wouldn't work for me, and in general, other than Cleo which I was considering for Cleopatra, I don't like to do nicknames.
He said the same things about Giselle and Gloria/Glory.
I like Seraphine a lot. I'll think about that and put it on the list if we can have this discussion. He thought Serafina was to close to Saoirse might be OK with Seraphine, (though I like the A on the end). He did not like Callista (I find it pretty but also think of Callista Flockhart) He has vetoed SO much, that is a big problem for me, it seems that Rosalie was the only name other than Thalia, which we both didn't find as fluid to say. And he agreed with you abut the pronunciation issue with Thalia, it has so many accepted pronunciations, it would be tough.
i feel like I am going in circles!
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Yes, they are over the top, but if you love them you should use them anyway. I went to school with Aristoteles and Ceridwen and you really do get used to it! Haha I disliked Caillou as well! Rosie makes me think of a sweet little girl I once knew and that association is stronger so I still love it. Kleio is actually a full name and Clio, Cleo can be seen as spelling variants but I can understand that they seem nickname-y to most people, I first thought they were nicknames as well.
I don't think Serafina is too close to Saoirse. Yeah the association with Flockhart is unfortunate. I suggested Callista (she spells it Calista) so the association wouldn't be too strong but I guess it didn't work :P Callisto is a name I liked for a long time but it might be a bit too much.
I think Talia (which is also a legit name with a different background) might help with the pronunciation issues. I think most people would pronounce it TAH-lee-ah. Of course I don't know whether that's the pronunciation you like.
Anyway, good luck and feel free to post again, I think we'll all be glad to help. Finding the perfect name can be really difficult.
I don't think Serafina is too close to Saoirse. Yeah the association with Flockhart is unfortunate. I suggested Callista (she spells it Calista) so the association wouldn't be too strong but I guess it didn't work :P Callisto is a name I liked for a long time but it might be a bit too much.
I think Talia (which is also a legit name with a different background) might help with the pronunciation issues. I think most people would pronounce it TAH-lee-ah. Of course I don't know whether that's the pronunciation you like.
Anyway, good luck and feel free to post again, I think we'll all be glad to help. Finding the perfect name can be really difficult.
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yep, I do know Clio and Cleo are names unto themselves but they did sound nick-namey to me, and he did not like them anyway,I remember trying to sell him on those for a while. I love Cleopatra nn cleo. With baby #4, we almost went with Calliope had it been a girl, but I was never sold on it and now we both wouldn't use it. I don't like Talia too much.
TBH, Saoirse is the only girls' name i am really happy with of the 3. I love my boys' names.
I like serafina but he did veto it -so it is probably pointless to bring up any names I've already gone over as he is on a short fuse with this topic. I will make sure to compile a list if/when I am going to enter the conversation with him again.
TBH, Saoirse is the only girls' name i am really happy with of the 3. I love my boys' names.
I like serafina but he did veto it -so it is probably pointless to bring up any names I've already gone over as he is on a short fuse with this topic. I will make sure to compile a list if/when I am going to enter the conversation with him again.
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