I think we're settling on Cosima! MN help?

Girl Names
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After our first ultrasound the father to be has taken a lot greater interest into naming than before. And now we’ve pretty much decided that if we’re to have a daughter, [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] is the name.
We’ve also decided that we’d like to give “her” two middlenames.
I would like one of the middle names to be a variation of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] or a name that has a variation of it in it (like [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] or [name_f]Mariposa[/name_f]), it’s a bit of a tradition in my mother’s family.
I’ve been thinking maybe
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] ?
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] ?
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] ? [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] ? [name_f]Mariam[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] ? [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]

But don’t know what to put into the blanks. Suggestions???

DH is in love with the name [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] and I think it could possibly make a nice mn. But I don’t think it sounds perfect when put into any of the blanks above.
Suggestions???

[name_f]TIA[/name_f]! All help will be greatly appreciated!

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I adore the name [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] and strongly considered it for my daughter. I was also considering using a [name_u]Marian[/name_u] name, too.

Here’s some of the phonetics I came up with:

CO-si-ma is stressed thusly, and ends on a vowel. The first middle name could have 3 or 4 syllables and a similar stress pattern. Ideally it would start on a consonant and end on a different vowel (I love the Greek Es, as in [name_f]Antigone[/name_f].)

The nicest [name_u]Marian[/name_u] name to end with would be either [name_f]Maris[/name_f] or [name_f]Maren[/name_f], since they have similar flows. Examples would be:

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] Chione [name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Calanthe[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]

([name_f]Antigone[/name_f] will be a bit rough to fit in, but if you don’t mind the double-As, [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] would work fine).

Conversely, if you’d like to use [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], it would be best in the first middle, followed by a nice 1/2 syllable ending name:

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_u]Seren[/name_u]

[name_f]Marielle[/name_f] has three syllables with a different stress pattern (last syllable gets it). Therefore a [name_m]French[/name_m] name, with a one-TWO stress pattern, would be best as the final middle.

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f] [name_f]Lucine[/name_f]

Though honestly I don’t care for Marielle here as much, since the -ma ending in Cosima repeats the sound.

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I love both [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] and [name_f]Antigone[/name_f]. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]? I think it sounds beautiful, though a little long. But that is my favorite option!

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[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] ? [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] ? [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] [name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] ? [name_f]Marielle[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] ? [name_f]Mariam[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Bethany[/name_f] [name_f]Mariam[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] ? [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Arabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]

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Sorry to get to this so late…

Thank you for the help with the flow and phonetics blade! You’re gold! Those are some really good points you made and you’ve helped me come up with some new combos I quite like, though I’m still looking for one that I’d really love! ([name_u]Love[/name_u] your dd’s name combonation btw!)

[name_f]Larissa[/name_f], I think either that or [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] are my favorite combos if we are to use [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] as a mn.

Thank you for your suggestions rollo!

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite combos right now are
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f]/[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Circe[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Temperance[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]

Thoughts on any of them?

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] marielle.
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] is on our girls list but DH doesn’t love it:(

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I love [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f]. Usually [name_f]Cosima[/name_f]'s A going into [name_f]Antigone[/name_f]'s would bother me, but I think it’s a stunning name.

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I’ve met a little [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], so I think it’s a sweet name, and I love that your considering forms of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] for the middle.

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] [name_f]Nora[/name_f]

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_u]Fable[/name_u] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Mariam[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Mariam[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Judith[/name_f] [name_f]Mariam[/name_f]

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Beryl[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]

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Oh, wow. I love [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]! [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] would be lovely, too. I also like [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] despite the back-to-back A’s.

If the syllable stress pattern in [name_f]Marielle[/name_f] isn’t working for you, you could always drop the last -le and use [name_f]Mariel[/name_f], which I’ve always heard with the stress on the first syllable.

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[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Eleni[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Noor[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Bryony[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Ondine[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Azure[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Reverie[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Elinor[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Astoria[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Heloise[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]

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[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] is so beautiful, as evident by my signature one of my own favourite names, and I love @blade’s suggestion of [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] Chione [name_f]Maris[/name_f].

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Anwen[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Alcyone[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Fionnuala[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] Galadriel [name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] Illyria
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] [name_f]Lucrezia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Maris[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] [name_f]Mariam[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Alienor[/name_f] [name_f]Mariam[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mariam[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mariam[/name_f] [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mariam[/name_f] [name_f]Fiammetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mariam[/name_f] [name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Mariam[/name_f] [name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] [name_f]Mariam[/name_f]

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Gaia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Oona[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] Illyria