Respondents: 79 (This poll is closed)
I would also like the combo [name]Kalida[/name] [name]Louise[/name]- to me [name]Kalila[/name] [name]Louise[/name] is a bit “L” heavy.
I liked [name]Taisie[/name]- but prefer it as [name]Taisie[/name] [name]Louise[/name].
Especially as your other DD has a ‘classic’ MN, I think follow that model again.
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[name]Emilia[/name]
I voted for [name]Kalila[/name], but I also love [name]Olwen[/name]; they just feel very different from one another. What about [name]Kalinda[/name]?
I voted for [name]Olwen[/name] [name]Louise[/name], but I think [name]Tindra[/name] [name]Daisy[/name] is equally beautiful. [name]Astrid[/name] [name]Louise[/name] is lovely as well.
[name]Tindra[/name] [name]Daisy[/name] is enchanting, but I voted for [name]Kalila[/name] [name]Louise[/name]. Liked the ring of it.
I love [name]Kalila[/name] and [name]Tindra[/name]! I think [name]Kalila[/name] and [name]Indira[/name] would make a beautiful sibset - could I suggest [name]Kalila[/name] [name]Daisy[/name] or [name]Kalila[/name] [name]Helen[/name], though? I like [name]Louise[/name] but I feel like it’s very L heavy with [name]Kalila[/name].
I like [name]Astrid[/name] best, but also really like [name]Tindra[/name] and [name]Olwen[/name].
I think [name]Tindra[/name] [name]Daisy[/name] is really sweet as a sister to [name]Indira[/name]. They share sounds, but have very different feelings. [name]Indira[/name] is earthy, [name]Tindra[/name] is twinkly-frosty. And [name]Daisy[/name] is irresistible.
I have never heard of [name]Kalida[/name] but it does sound pretty, so I looked up the meaning and it means ‘servant of [name]Kali[/name]’, I have never heard of [name]Kali[/name], so I looked up [name]Kali[/name] and this is what is said, [name]Kali[/name], Sanskrit: “She Who Is [name]Black[/name]” or “She Who is Death”) [name]Kali[/name] in Hinduism, goddess of time, doomsday, and death.
So, I was alarmed at finding out this meaning and felt that you may be too hence sharing my research with you.
rollo
None of the names are jumping out at me but I think [name]Kalila[/name] [name]Louise[/name] suits the style of [name]Indira[/name] [name]Sarah[/name] quite well.
Have you considered these exotic names from various cultures…
Vimala
[name]Anjali[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]
[name]Tansy[/name]
[name]Tosca[/name]
Apsara
[name]Livia[/name]
[name]Aquila[/name]
[name]Ailsa[/name]
[name]Viveca[/name]
[name]Vespera[/name]
[name]Rania[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
Radha
Aparna
[name]Consuelo[/name]
Lalima
[name]Savita[/name]
[name]Veda[/name]
Vandani
[name]Samara[/name]
[name]Junia[/name]
Kamini
[name]Priya[/name]
[name]Ravenna[/name]
[name]Urania[/name]
Uttara
Tulsi
Rekha
[name]Persis[/name]
[name]Vashti[/name]
Panchali
[name]Parvati[/name]
[name]Odessa[/name]
Nirveli
Neelam
Marsala
[name]Cosima[/name]
[name]Charmian[/name]
Chandani
Basima
Arpana
Mandana
[name]Kirsi[/name]
[name]Surya[/name]
Sunniva
Kantha
[name]Alaia[/name]
Aglaia
Kallolee
Jyoti
[name]Fronia[/name]
[name]Faiza[/name]
Achala
[name]Danuta[/name]
Ranjana
Vanaja
Lalasa
[name]Kanya[/name]
Manjika
[name]Lumina[/name]
Lalika
Vidya
[name]Soraya[/name]/[name]Suraya[/name]
[name]Farida[/name]
[name]Verona[/name]
Manisha
I love [name]Kalila[/name] [name]Louise[/name] or [name]Kalila[/name] [name]Helen[/name] or [name]Kalila[/name] [name]Daisy[/name].
I think [name]Kalila[/name] and [name]Indira[/name] make a beautiful sib set.
[name]How[/name] are you pronouncing [name]Kalila[/name]? I am pronouncing it Kuh-lie-la but I am wondering on your pronunciation…
I think selecting a Sanskrit-derived name for [name]Indira[/name]'s sister is necessary; otherwise it makes her name look odd rather than intriguing. However you can’t be too matchy. [name]Shanti[/name], for example, is the ultimate hippie name-- a Sanskrit word that many know from yoga only. It was bestowed all too frequently in the 70s by anti-war activists such that it’s now kind of a caricature.
That leaves [name]Darsha[/name], [name]Kalila[/name], Mahima and [name]Kalida[/name]. I agree with rollo-- I would strike mention of [name]Kali[/name], goddess of chaos and destructioon, from your list especially as you said meaning is important to you.
Mahima has a beautiful meaning, but as it ends with A it doesn’t pair well with [name]Anne[/name]. I would select Mahima [name]Louise[/name]. (Incidentally, as [name]Kalila[/name] is on your list you might me looking at Arabic names too – there is a coincidental double-etymology with Arabic in the form of maa hima: “with wisdom.”)
I quite like [name]Darsha[/name]. It too has a good meaning, and is close to the Western names [name]Marsha[/name] and [name]Daria[/name]. [name]Darsha[/name] [name]Louise[/name] is lovely.
[name]Kalila[/name] is Arabic, not Sanskrit, if that’s a factor. I think it could still pair well with sister [name]Indira[/name]. Unfortunately, it doesn’t sound particularly good with any of your middles-- they either start with A or L (I don’t like the jarring, disconsonant nature of [name]Kalila[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]).
My vote, therefore, is for [name]Darsha[/name] [name]Louise[/name]. I think it matches perfectly with [name]Indira[/name] [name]Sarah[/name] without being matchy-matchy; both are allowed to shine and neither is made to look odd or out of place.
That is interesting, I checked on a few websites and [name]Kalida[/name] was a feminine form of [name]Khalid[/name], meaning eterna in Arabic. That was the association with the name we were going for. Thanks for the info. [name]Kali[/name] is the goddess of power, life and death, and ultimately mother of the universe in Hindu. [name]Kali[/name] would only be a nickname, but we will give this some more thought. Thanks for your input.
I am pronouncing it with three syllables, just as you posted.
Wow, these are some great names. Yes, [name]Anjali[/name], [name]Vashti[/name] and Cosmina are also in the running, but I couldn’t include them in the poll because only ten choices could be listed. I have [name]Anjali[/name] [name]Helen[/name], [name]Vashti[/name] [name]Helen[/name], and Cosmina [name]Helen[/name] on my list.
The name Kalida, pronounced with a normal English K sound, is Sanskrit, meaning ‘servant of Kali.’ If you wish to feminize Khalid-- which is a fine name, though explicitly Muslim-- it’s Khalida, and the starting sound is the guttural Arabic ‘khgh’ that rather sounds like someone clearing their throat. The vowels are different too-- in Sanskrit the I is an eeeee sound (stressed: ka-LEE-dah) whereas in Arabic, it’s a short ‘ih,’ as in ‘lid.’ stressed: KHGHA-lid-uh.
Anjali would be lovely. Vashti is Persian/Jewish and Cosmina is Greek, if that matters. You might also like Ananda and Jyoti.
Edit: Kalila should be pronounced ka-LEEL-luh. No long I; accent on the second syllable.
[name]Add[/name] a vote for [name]Tindra[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]. It was my favorite, but I didn’t notice my check mark for it failed to register before I clicked to vote.
We were looking at [name]Kalila[/name] [name]Louise[/name] because of the meaning of beloved warrior and because of the nickname Lilu.
[name]Astrid[/name] [name]Louise[/name] is beautiful.
[name]Just[/name] FYI, [name]Khalila[/name]/ [name]Khalil[/name] mean ‘beloved,’ nothing to do with warriors.
[name]Edit[/name]-- sorry- I see you meant the two together!