I am hoping to get some fresh eyes and fresh opinions on my girls’ list. I’ve listed them in general order of favorites with my issues/concerns
[name]Saskia[/name]: [name]Favorite[/name] and I keep coming back to it, but it just isn’t clicking somehow. I worry about the nickname Saucy or [name]Kiki[/name].
[name]Oona[/name]: This is absolutely ridiculous but something about the double O makes it too sensual for a little baby girl (think Hooters)! I’m out of my mind, I know…also, with the last name [name]Kelly[/name] it’s getting a little more irish than I want to go.
[name]Tirzah[/name] - is this name very jewish to you? Does this question even strike you as anti-semetic? lol - ok that is a question for another forum entirely probably.
Segolene: I don’t understand why this doesn’t show up on everyone’s list of favorite french girl names. Makes me wonder why I am the only one who likes it.
Names the hubby’s not on board with…yet:
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Liesl[/name]
[name]Liv[/name]
Names that are maybe too matchey with our first daughter’s name [name]Petra[/name]:
[name]Elka[/name]
[name]Tecla[/name]
Other names that have been nixed for a variety of reasons to give you an idea of style:
[name]Heidi[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name] (meaning)
[name]Mathilda[/name]
[name]Isis[/name]
[name]Briar[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Darcy[/name] (the one I regret the most not being able to use)
[name]Lux[/name]
[name]Tanith[/name]
[name]Ursula[/name]
some other these have potential for a middle, esp. [name]Lux[/name] & [name]Mathilda[/name].
I think [name]Oona[/name],[name]Liv[/name] and [name]Simone[/name] are great options. I haven’t heard the other names [name]Tirzah[/name] or Segolene before and am probably unsure of the correct pronunciations.
If you’re worried about the double-o in [name]Oona[/name], have you considered [name]Una[/name]? I think it’s lovely. I’ve never come across Segolene before, how is it pronounced? Also, I have never heard the nickname Saucy for [name]Saskia[/name], personally the intuitive nickname which would feel most natural to say for me would be something like Sassy. I think [name]Petra[/name] and [name]Una[/name], [name]Petra[/name] and [name]Saskia[/name] ([name]Petra[/name] and Sassy is adorable!) or [name]Petra[/name] and [name]Liv[/name] would make wonderful siblings!
Hello! I know a lovely young woman named [name]Ula[/name], its very exotic and rare, kind of similar to [name]Oona[/name].
[name]Thirza[/name] is lovely and I really don’t think it should matter if it sounds Jewish or not, I love the name [name]Shoshana[/name] and would use it if my DH was agreeable, also really like [name]Ariela[/name] which is Jewish. People are people, all faiths proclaim compassion and understanding and love of fellow humans as main principles. I guess my point is a beautiful name is a beautiful name and as long as there is no disrespect intended then I personally see nothing wrong with choosing a name you love regardless of which faith or culture it originates.
Take care
I love [name]Saskia[/name] and think it fits very nicely with big sister [name]Petra[/name].
@romanticism: I would pronounce the first syllable of [name]Saskia[/name] like the word “saw”, not like the “sa” in saturday. That’s why I think I would end up saying “saucy” rather than “sassy”, if that makes sense. Anyway, for what it’s worth I’m not a huge fan of the nn Sassy either. As for [name]Una[/name]/Oooa, I guess I always gravitate to [name]Oona[/name] b/c it looks more like a name and less like just a word, or else I fear people saying Un-ah (like UNAttractive etc.) But of course using [name]Una[/name] makes sense.
@evans_mommy: I guess I like the idea of using a name that is somehow related to my heritage, and as an extension of that I would feel a little strange using a name that was very strongly associated with a heritage that neither my husband nor I have. I never thought of the name [name]Tirzah[/name] as particularly jewish but the Nameberry website calls it “A fairly common Hebrew name without much crossover potential”, and I wondered why they felt it did not have potential…[name]Do[/name] you think the “[name]Thirza[/name]” spelling would be mispronounced with a soft th sound instead of a hard one? I think I like that spelling better.
BTW, the [name]Ariela[/name] is definitely a name that has moved beyond being associated with one particular culture or religion, esp. with today’s popularity of -ella names.
I’d pronounce Segolene as [name]Say[/name]-go-leen or [name]Say[/name]-go-lyn, with almost equal emphasis on each syllable.
The one [name]Tirzah[/name] I knew pronounced it TEAR (like what you cry) - Zah. I think it is such a fantastic name. And now that I think about it, it’s sort of cool that both [name]Petra[/name] & [name]Tirzah[/name] are ancient cities.
I like [name]Saskia[/name] best myself. [name]Don[/name]'t worry about nicknames, nicknames are chosen by the parents 99% of the time, not the kids peers.
On a different note, [name]Briar[/name] was my #1 favorite my husband would not go for sadly. Yes, I got it from Sleeping Beauty but I love the name on it’s own.
@michelle22: I’m actually worried that I will call [name]Saskia[/name] the nickname [name]Kiki[/name]! It just seems like such a natural conclusion. For my elder daughter we grab a syllable from her name and repeat it so [name]Petra[/name] is called [name]Pet[/name] [name]Pet[/name] in passing. I just don’t have the discipline that other nameberrys do of sticking with a nickname that is more “forced”.