Coppelia vs Venetia as a middle name

Girl Names
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See the results of this poll: Which one with Rosamund?

Respondents: 18 (This poll is closed)

  • Rosamund Coppelia : 7 (39%)
  • Rosamund Venetia: 11 (61%)
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[name_f]Venetia[/name_f] is much prettier! The association is lovely and it gives [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] a very romantic feel without being tacky
Coppelia sounds kind of ridiculous to me since Coppela means “gal” in Greek, plus its sound is harsher than [name_f]Venetia[/name_f] and I love soft names

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I agree with @emmievis, [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] and [name_f]Venetia[/name_f] are quite complementary. :slight_smile: I think of roses, [name_f]Venice[/name_f], Venetian red and deep rich purple. Both happen to be historical English women celebrated for their beauty: [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_m]Clifford[/name_m] (12th century) and [name_f]Venetia[/name_f] [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] (17th century).

Coppelia reminds me of Coppola and seems a bit surname-y. Apparently it’s the name of ‘a life-sized mechanical dancing doll created by the mysterious [name_m]Doctor[/name_m] Coppélius in Léo Delibes’ comic ballet Coppélia (1870), based on two macabre stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann.’ Kind of a strange association but interesting!