I’m having a difficult time finding the perfect mn for my favorite name [name]Cecily[/name]. I really want a family name, or some version there of. For a boy we have chosen [name]Andreas[/name] [name]Peter[/name], so I would like it to flow with that. What does everyone think of [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Johanna[/name]? [name]Johanna[/name] is [name]German[/name] and prn [name]Yo[/name]-hah-nah. [name]Do[/name] you think it is strange to have a [name]German[/name] name paired with the English [name]Cecily[/name]? Or does it help tie the name in with [name]Andreas[/name] [name]Peter[/name] (we would likely use other [name]German[/name] boys names as well). [name]Johanna[/name] would honor my grandma [name]Joann[/name].
The other combo I liked was [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Anna[/name]. Last name is one syllable, starts with a C and end in S.
Family names I would like to use:
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
Anything with [name]Ann[/name] in it
[name]Teresa[/name]
[name]Diane[/name]
[name]Renee[/name]
[name]Suzanne[/name]
[name]Lieselotte[/name]
[name]Joann[/name]
[name]Marilyn[/name]
I think [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Johanna[/name] sounds very nice. I don’t think it’s a problem to have a [name]German[/name] middle name paired with an English first name. I think the middle name is a great place to place a name that reflects your family heritage.
From your list, I also think [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Diane[/name] and [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Suzanne[/name] flow very well.
[name]Cecily[/name] [name]Johanna[/name] is pretty, but the Y kind of runs into the J, so it sounds like [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Ohanna[/name]. [name]How[/name] about:
[name]Just[/name] noticed this! Not overly keen on [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Johanna[/name],
From the family names, I like [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Anne[/name], [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] (actually this was a combo I considered too)
I like [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name], but would having the initials CCC be weird, eventhough each C makes a different sound? [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is also interesting me right now. Grandpa is also [name]John[/name], so it would have double honoring.
I’m glad to hear you dont think [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] C. sounds funny. I think my top three picks right now are [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (I just love saying this!), [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name], or maybe [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Joanna[/name]. [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Joanna[/name] have the more significant family reference to them though. [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Renee[/name] is another option, I just dont love it. However, if we name our son for my father in law it would only seem fair to name our daughter after my mother in law.
I really liked [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Anna[/name]! But I can understand why the 2 names might sound like they run together.
For family names I like:
[name]Cecily[/name] [name]Diana[/name] (I love this suggestion–plus you get [name]Anna[/name] in there.)
[name]Cecily[/name] [name]Susannah[/name] (you get [name]Suzanne[/name] and [name]Anna[/name] in there!) [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Maria[/name] (to honor [name]Marilyn[/name])
[name]Arlette[/name] is nice but I think it is deviating too much from the original family name, [name]Liselotte[/name] (I for the life of me have no clue if she spells it [name]Lieselotte[/name] or [name]Liselotte[/name] and neither does my boyfiend!).
My favourite would be [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Kate[/name] but your combo of [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Johanna[/name] is lovely. I know you will pronounce with a Y sound but I would go with the [name]Joe[/name] sound.
I’m not apposed the “Americanized” pronounciation. If we every use [name]Johanna[/name] and she wanted to pronounce it [name]JOE[/name]-hannah I would be fine with that. I’ll leave that choice up to her.
I think a lot of your family names fit nicely with [name]Cecily[/name] as they are but I have made suggestions for each one of them (apologies for repeats)
I like both [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Anna[/name] and [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Johanna[/name] - I would pronounce it the way you do and don’t think it’s a problem.
I def. like [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Diana[/name], [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Marilyn[/name], [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Renee[/name], and [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Joanna[/name]. All of those I would consider using. I like them them all about equally though, nothing really jumps out at me. Although, does it really have to? My family isnt one for using middle names, so I doubt I will ever, if rarely call our kids by their first and middle names, especially given that they will likely all have 3 syllable first names to begin with.
On another note. [name]Do[/name] you think [name]Amelie[/name] and [name]Andreas[/name] are too similar for siblings? We really only plan on two kids and I just love everything about this combo. They are both [name]German[/name], uncommon in the US, have great meanings, and fit perfectly in the “foreign but not weird” category I’m going for. [name]Andreas[/name] is a given for a first boy and for some reason I find myself comparing every girls name I like to it, and nothing seems to match up, except [name]Amelie[/name].
I love [name]Amelie[/name] and [name]Andreas[/name]! If you don’t mind alliteration, it is a beautiful sibset. There are lots of mn’s you could do with [name]Amelie[/name]…[name]Amelie[/name] [name]Cecilia[/name] or [name]Amelie[/name] [name]Diana[/name], for instance.
Thanks for the reply. I really love [name]Amelie[/name] and I dont think the two As are a problem when the rest of the names sound so different. [name]Amelie[/name] [name]Diana[/name] is gorgeous. I also like [name]Amelie[/name] [name]Susannah[/name].
