I can’t speak to what would be pronounced the same way by Spanish-speakers but I think these non-A ending names work well with [name_f]Sofia[/name_f], [name_f]Amalia[/name_f] and [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]:
[name_m]Just[/name_m] thinking how you wanted something literary, I think [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] or [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] feel a bit more like [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] than [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] but still work in [name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] as an obvious nickname. [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] is a great [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] character too!
Other literary names that I think work pronunciation wise in Spanish
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Romola[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
I like [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], or [name_f]Giselle[/name_f] for you! I don’t think an R name should be an issue with R cousins.
Some great names would be Jasmine, Cami, Marisol, Isabelle, Adalie, Anahi, Julie(t), Madalyne, Roslyn, and Jocelyn.
I personally know Hispanic people who have gifted these names to their children, except for Julie(t), which is an adaptation of Julia, and Adalie. The names on this list can roll of the tongue, and be easily pronounced in both English and Spanish. Personally, I love how almost all these names place a special emphasis on the the final syllable! ( Latina as well!) Had to edit because too long
I get the impression you’re not looking for a Spanish name, just something that can be pronounced phonetically in Spanish, correct? Perhaps a name with a Spanish equivalent will work? Plus literary and no a-ending… Let me see:
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f] (it’s pronounced ce-Les-te in Spanish, so not exactly the same, but it works in Spanish, plus [name_m]Babar[/name_m] literature connection)
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (she could be [name_f]Josephina[/name_f] to Spanish-speakers, and the [name_m]Little[/name_m] Women connection is great)
[name_f]Belinda[/name_f] (ends with an a, but has a literary connection to [name_m]Ogden[/name_m] Nash’s Custard the Dragon)
[name_f]Diana[/name_f] (lovely bilingual, albeit a-name, and has [name_u]Anne[/name_u] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables connection)
I don’t think it would be weird to repeat a cousin’s name. I like [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] because it is a three syllable name like your others. The first syllable has a prominent U vowel sound. Sofia’s first syllable has a prominent O vowel sound. Amelia’s first syllable has a prominent short A vowel sound. And, Eloise’s first syllable has a prominent short E vowel sound. All are different. I like that all the names are about the same length.
I also like [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]. The first syllable begins with a prominent I vowel sound, which is different, but then all the names would have a vowel as a first letter except [name_f]Sofia[/name_f].
Good luck with your decision. They are all great names you have to choose from.
It’s [name_f]Julieta[/name_f] in Spanish, but I’m not sure that’s a dealbreaker.
RE: Cousins - I think it depends SO MUCH on your family’s approach. I’d say most families tend to avoid repeats - and the trend is towards more + more concern that repeating names are problematic, not less. But it doesn’t mean YOUR cousins will mind. (I would’ve been thrilled.) If there’s a way to float the question, it might be worth it …
I love, love, love [name_f]Gloria[/name_f] - great suggestion! It feels like it should be more popular in our age of [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], doesn’t it?
It’s interesting I find this forum and couldn’t abstain from commenting!
I am Venezuelan, married to a frenchman and have lived in UK and [name_f]France[/name_f] for the past 10 years. We live in [name_f]France[/name_f] now and have a beautiful baby daugther called [name_f]Eloise[/name_f].
Actually, the spanish form of ‘Eloise’ is ‘Eloísa’, which I liked and was on my name lists together with [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], the french and [name_f]English[/name_f] form. However I found [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] sweeter than Eloísa, and after a lot of hesitation we settled for [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] the day she was born,. [name_f]My[/name_f] family and close friends instinctively pronounced it ‘El-o-ís’ (3 syllables), which is close to the [name_f]English[/name_f] and [name_u]French[/name_u] pronunciations, and which I found nice. However, I did not realise at that moment how the pronunciation could vary (knowing that ‘Eloísa’ is a known spanish name, so though the association would be automatically made!) and some people did indeed say ‘Eh-Loys’ or even ‘E-Loi-se’… Had to correct a couple of times… She will grow up in [name_f]France[/name_f] and we still think it’s a gorgeous name, but I have to admit I do have a little fear that is she ever decides to move back to Venezuela or any other spanish speaking country, she will have to constantly correct people or go by ‘Eloísa’. Anyway, I hope she will love her name anyway as much as we do!
So here are some other girl names for a potential 2nd baby that I have thought of which go well with [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] (not ending in A), that sound well or familiar to me in Spanish too:
-Beatrice/Beatriz
-Berenice (pronounced Be-re-ni-ce in Spanish or Be-re-nís)
-Chloe
-Mathilde (pronounced 'Ma-til-dE in spanish)
-Inés
-Anaís (although Engish pronunciation maybe hard for this one?)
-Thaís (same as Anaís)
-Emilie/Emily (although the E is repeated with Eloise)
-Juliette (I had heard of Juliettes in Venezuela, spelled Julieth though which is not very classy but the pronunciation is the same)
-Eleonor/Leonor/Eleonore/Eleanor
-Esther (pronounced Es-ter in spanish)
