With a two syllable last name, and I would prefer for initial purposes that middle name start with something other than “E”, but I do like the “E” middle names…
[name]Allaire[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] (This has family significance and was a favorite, except I don’t like that it means “blind”)
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Aster[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
Or,
Considering the name [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Simone[/name], which I love but I would really want her to go by [name]Simone[/name] and not [name]Sarah[/name]… but [name]Simone[/name] [name]Sarah[/name] doesn’t sound good.
I love the name [name]Alair[/name] / [name]Allaire[/name] and I’m glad to see it unearthed and getting some love!
[name]Do[/name] you enjoy the alliteration of [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Simone[/name]?
[name]Simone[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Simone[/name] [name]Celine[/name] / [name]Selene[/name]
[name]Simone[/name] [name]Sandrine[/name]
[name]Simone[/name] [name]Sarai[/name] (works from a metrical perspective, and is the original form of [name]Sarah[/name])
[name]Simone[/name] [name]Sariah[/name]
[name]Simone[/name] [name]Solenne[/name]
[name]Simone[/name] Solace
[name]Simone[/name] [name]Sylvaine[/name]
[name]Simone[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
If it helps you like [name]Cecilia[/name] more, I know I’ve read some sites about the saint that interpret the meaning of the name as “blind to vanity”. [name]Simone[/name] and [name]Cecilia[/name] are beautiful names, although together I find they are kind of a lot of sibilant sounds and hissy. What about [name]Simone[/name] [name]Celia[/name]? Has less of that sound, and the meaning of [name]Celia[/name] is “heavenly”.
I think 3 syllable names are going to have the best rhythm for you. If you don’t like the starting E of [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Aliza[/name] is a legitimate whole other name (Hebrew for “joyful”), although of course it may not look that way to other people.
[name]Simone[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] and [name]Simone[/name] [name]Rebecca[/name] are both wonderful, and you might like the Frenchified [name]Simone[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name]. [name]Simone[/name] [name]Rebecca[/name] makes me think of [name]Simone[/name] [name]Raquel[/name] and [name]Simone[/name] [name]Danica[/name]. [name]Simone[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] is good but the repeated -n endings make the flow a little off.
Also love blade’s suggestion of [name]Simone[/name] [name]Sarai[/name]!
Thank you for the input! These are good suggestions. I never thought of using Solace as a name - I tend a little more towards the traditional side but that is very cool. I like [name]Simone[/name] [name]Celeste[/name], [name]Simone[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name], although I think that one sounds so good “flipped” too - [name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Simone[/name]. I knew a [name]Sarai[/name] I didn’t like in high school so that’s out!
I think you are right about too much “hissiness” in [name]Simone[/name] [name]Cecelia[/name] after thinking about it.
What about [name]Simone[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]?
[name]Simone[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] is beautiful, but if you’re open to flipping I think it sounds better as [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Simone[/name].
I like [name]Simone[/name] - it is classic and timeless but not (currently) overly common. Although it would work in the first or middle position, I hope you will use it as a first name; I would hate to see it become a middle name to something much more common and contemporary. I like [name]Simone[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name], but wouldn’t like it flipped ([name]Aurelia[/name] is nice, but becoming rather common). My favourite of your suggestions is [name]Simone[/name] [name]Rebecca[/name], for both the sound and the literary connotations. [name]Simone[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] would also be beautiful.
I would also suggest [name]Simone[/name] [name]Lisette[/name]. If you like the alliteration of [name]Simone[/name] [name]Cecilia[/name], but are worried about the hissy sounds, the beginning of [name]Simone[/name] would pick up the second syllable of [name]Lisette[/name] without being hissy. I think [name]Simone[/name] [name]Lisette[/name] would be beautiful.
@selenea: [name]Aurelia[/name] wasn’t in the top 1000 this past year, or any other. 239 girls were given the name in the US. By contrast, 436 girls were named [name]Simone[/name].
