Cressida

I usually don't like unique names, but I think Cressida is gorgeous.

An archaic magnificent name meaning 'golden' it also makes me think of the refreshing dainty little cress plant so to me this name is on one hand glittering and bejeweled and on the other hand natural and gentle.

I love it!

Good name ❤️.

So pretty and unique, Cressida reminds me of a crescent moon.

I personally love this name. It's stylish and classy and it is timeless and would suit a girl or woman of any age :-)

That's my name! I think the meaning is really cool. A friend told me that it would be a good name for someone associated with gold, or other metals.

I think this is a really lovely name. There's a girl in my school named Cressida, who is quite clever, and I think this name sounds quite intellectual.

My name is Cressida and I have spent 26 years very happy years with the name. If any prospective parents are considering this for a future child, I would encourage them to do so, I certainly have no complaints with the choice made by my parents.

Although this is visually and euphonically pretty, I have two problems with it:

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1. Does it make anyone besides me think of watercress?

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2. Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida is one of his few bad plays, and Cressida is perhaps his least appealing heroine.

I LOVE this name---it's beautiful, and it's unique without being a creation or a 'creative' spelling. Instead of the similar-sounding Jessica, I think parents should opt for this name instead. A nickname for this is Cressy.

This is one of my all-time favorite names. I hope to name a daughter it one day.

This is one of the strangest names I've ever come across.