I am thinking of changing my name (hopefully in the next year or two) and right now the names that are closest to feeling ‘right’ are Seraphina, Anastasia, Isabella, & Georgiana, but Seraphina (and maybe Georgiana) are the only two that I’m still keeping on my list. What are some names similar to (or what would you name a sister to) [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Sera[/name_f]’, [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Ana[/name_f]’, [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Ella[/name_f]’, & [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Ana[/name_f]’? Thank you so much 
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Antoinette[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherina[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
@elenacroatia Thank you so much for you reply! I really like [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f], & [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] from your suggestions.
@marie92 Thank you so much for your reply! From your suggestions I really like [name_f]Katherina[/name_f]! Congratulations on your baby 
I assume those four are the closest but you don’t think you’re gonna use?
[name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] - with “[name_f]Ella[/name_f]” and “[name_f]Ana[/name_f]”, these two are naturally my first thoughts.
[name_f]Eleonora[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Leonora[/name_f].
[name_f]Emiliana[/name_f] - I think this one suits you a lot. 
[name_f]Giovanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] - well, maybe not exactly as [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]'s sister. 
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - another that I believe suits you a lot.
[name_f]Larissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcellina[/name_f]
[name_f]Josefina[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
Avelina
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
@luneth Thank you for your reply and yes they are, though [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] and [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] (more [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]) are still in the running. From your suggestions I really like [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f], [name_f]Emiliana[/name_f], [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_f]Camilla[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], & [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]. Thank you, again
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
@boyandgirl Thank you for your reply I adore [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]!
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]/[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]
Congratulations!
@auroralights Thank you for your reply! From your suggestions I really like [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], & [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f].
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
Raphaella
[name_f]Augustina[/name_f]
[name_f]Julianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Florentina[/name_f]
@mamaslistofnames Thank you for your reply! I really like [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], Rahaella, & [name_f]Juliana[/name_f] from your suggestions. [name_f]Welcome[/name_f] to NB
@mamaslistofnames Thank you for your reply! I really like [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], Rahaella, & [name_f]Juliana[/name_f] from your suggestions. [name_f]Welcome[/name_f] to NB
I will probably repeat a few.
Iona
Daria
Morgana
Rowena
Mathilda
Arabella
Araminta
Arcadia
Lavinia
Theodosia
Scarlett
Simonetta / Simona
Mariella
Luciana
Polendra
India
Martina
Varvara
Ophelia
Isolde / Isolda / Iseult
Judith
Bethania
Lowenna
Leocadia
Philippa
Emiliana
Gloria
Giulietta
Abrielle
Agatha
Sidonie
Ismeria / Ismerie
Ismena / Ismenia
Rhiannon
Paulina
Olympia
Danica
Elisheba
Catriona
Rosalia
Adaria
Illyria
Ilana
Lucinda
Sybilla
Belinda
Melinda
Sylvana / Sylvia
Una / Oona
Rosamund
Francesca
Ottilia / Ottilie
Odilia / Odelia
Adelia
Hopefully you find the right one in there somewhere . . . !
Btw, is there any sort of imagery you might like to attach to your name? E.g. desert sands, stained glss cathedral windows, the ocean floor swimming with rainbow fish?! I’m thinking that might help you . . . also you could do a thread with the imagery and get some quite specific replies (see @columbiacharm’s Northern lights etc. threads).
I’m just sitting here taking notes because this naming style appeals to me…
A lot of my favorites have already been mentioned: [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
I’ll add:
[name_f]Renata[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] (I guess it’s not the same style, but I like it)
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeta[/name_f] (or other spellings)
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] and [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] are [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Austen[/name_u] characters: https://nameberry.com/list/344/Jane-Austen-Baby-Names–?all=1 (I love the “jor-[name_u]JAY[/name_u]-na” pronunciation btw - I think that’s how [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], Duchess of Devonshire pronounced her name). You might like [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] and [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] from that list? More names from that period here: http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2013/01/gorgeously-georgian.html
I think [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] and [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] are all sophisticated, romantic and familiar/mainstream. Other names I think fit that criteria (well, some are not “mainstream” but not entirely unfamiliar):
[name_f]Althea[/name_f] - I love the “healing” meaning (from the Greek verb althein “to heal”). [name_f]Althea[/name_f] [name_m]Gyles[/name_m] (1868-1949) was an Irish poet and artist, known for her book cover designs for writers such as W.B. [name_u]Yeats[/name_u]. In 2010 the Italian actress [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] Orsini and [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]Edouard[/name_m] de Ligne named their daughter [name_f]Althea[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]. (Their other daughter is Athénaïs [name_f]Allegra[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Allegra[/name_f] too!)
[name_f]Antonina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] - name of [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Austen[/name_u]’s sister and mother: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Austen
[name_f]Demetra[/name_f] - prefer this to [name_f]Demetria[/name_f].
[name_f]Estella[/name_f] - I think of the beautiful [name_f]Estella[/name_f] Havisham from Great Expectations.
Guendalina - Italian form of [name_f]Gwendoline[/name_f]. Guendalina Ponti (1947-) is the daughter of Italian film producer Carlo Ponti, and Guendalina “Lina” Sastri (1953-) is an Italian actress and singer.
[name_f]Isidora[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] - it’s been suggested before but I think it fits with [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], etc!
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] - I think of the Greek princess [name_f]Maria[/name_f]-[name_f]Olympia[/name_f].
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f] - maybe, or Rowenna?
[name_f]Tamara[/name_f] - [name_f]Tamara[/name_f] “the Great” was a medieval queen of [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], actually such a badass ruler that she was crowned king. The name [name_f]Tamara[/name_f] “occurs frequently in Russian literature, and notably in a poem by Lermontov. Began to be used in English-speaking countries in the 1930s and attracted the interest of parents in 1970s to a considerable extent.” I also think of the glamorous Polish artist [name_f]Tamara[/name_f] de Lempicka.
Similar to the -phina ending of [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]:
Annephine - rare Dutch name pronounced ahn-nə-FEEN or ahn-nə-[name_u]FEE[/name_u]-nə, also spelled Annefien.
Christophine - archaic [name_m]German[/name_m] feminine form of [name_m]Christophe[/name_m]. Christophine [name_m]Reinwald[/name_m] was the sister of the [name_m]German[/name_m] writer [name_m]Friedrich[/name_m] Schiller.
Tryphena - a name from the [name_m]New[/name_m] Testament, also borne by Egyptian Ptolemaic princesses, which means “softness, delicacy” from Greek. It saw use in the Victorian era and earlier. I think “tri-[name_u]FEE[/name_u]-na” is pretty (first syllable “triff” instead of “try”).
Finally, I came across the name Zölestine/Zolestine in this blog post: https://nameberry.com/blog/7-great-new-hidden-treasure-names. I agree with the author, I think it has potential.
I see. I still think it’s best to eliminate if the names have been on your list for a while and you’ve thought over it again and again but still don’t feel like using them. I understand why you hesitate though, they’re all so lovely. 
@morning_glory Thank you so much for your reply! From your suggestions I really like [name_f]Rowena[/name_f], [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f], [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]India[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]/[name_f]Iseult[/name_f], [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], [name_f]Emiliana[/name_f], [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], [name_f]Catriona[/name_f], Roalia, [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f], & [name_f]Odelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Adelia[/name_f]. I haven’t thought of adding imagery to my name, no, but thank you for the suggestion
@laurendh Thank you for your reply! [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], & [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] are some of my favourites, too. For me, though, not my future children. From your suggestions I really like [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], & [name_f]Isadora[/name_f].
@tanaquil Thank you for your reply! Yes, that is how she pronounced her name (that’s the first time I had ever heard of the name [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], actually :)) I haven’t gone through the list yet, but I do really love the name [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]! I think the only name that is mainstream out of the four (at least where I live) is [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]. [name_f]Althea[/name_f], [name_f]Antonina[/name_f], [name_f]Isidora[/name_f] (thought I prefer the spelling [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]), & [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] (I do, too, since I heard of her about a year ago) are my favourites out of your suggestions. [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] has been growing on me lately as well. Tryphena and Zolestine are quite beautiful, too. Thank you, again, so much!
@luneth Thank you for your reply! I’ve been doing that, actually. [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], and [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] are the only ones I haven’t taken off yet, just because I do keep going back to them. I definitely agree that they’re all lovely names Thank you, again, for all of your help throughout this!
@morning_glory Thank you so much for your reply! From your suggestions I really like [name_f]Rowena[/name_f], [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f], [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]India[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]/[name_f]Iseult[/name_f], [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], [name_f]Emiliana[/name_f], [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], [name_f]Catriona[/name_f], Roalia, [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f], & [name_f]Odelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Adelia[/name_f]. I haven’t thought of adding imagery to my name, no, but thank you for the suggestion
@laurendh Thank you for your reply! [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], & [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] are some of my favourites, too. For me, though, not my future children. From your suggestions I really like [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], & [name_f]Isadora[/name_f].
@tanaquil Thank you for your reply! Yes, that is how she pronounced her name (that’s the first time I had ever heard of the name [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], actually :)) I haven’t gone through the list yet, but I do really love the name [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]! I think the only name that is mainstream out of the four (at least where I live) is [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]. [name_f]Althea[/name_f], [name_f]Antonina[/name_f], [name_f]Isidora[/name_f] (thought I prefer the spelling [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]), & [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] (I do, too, since I heard of her about a year ago) are my favourites out of your suggestions. [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] has been growing on me lately as well. Tryphena and Zolestine are quite beautiful, too. Thank you, again, so much!
@luneth Thank you for your reply! I’ve been doing that, actually. [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], and [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] are the only ones I haven’t taken off yet, just because I do keep going back to them. I definitely agree that they’re all lovely names Thank you, again, for all of your help throughout this!
@morning_glory Thank you so much for your reply! From your suggestions I really like [name_f]Rowena[/name_f], [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f], [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]India[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]/[name_f]Iseult[/name_f], [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], [name_f]Emiliana[/name_f], [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], [name_f]Catriona[/name_f], Roalia, [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f], & [name_f]Odelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Adelia[/name_f]. I haven’t thought of adding imagery to my name, no, but thank you for the suggestion
@laurendh Thank you for your reply! [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], & [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] are some of my favourites, too. For me, though, not my future children. From your suggestions I really like [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], & [name_f]Isadora[/name_f].
@tanaquil Thank you for your reply! Yes, that is how she pronounced her name (that’s the first time I had ever heard of the name [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], actually :)) I haven’t gone through the list yet, but I do really love the name [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]! I think the only name that is mainstream out of the four (at least where I live) is [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]. [name_f]Althea[/name_f], [name_f]Antonina[/name_f], [name_f]Isidora[/name_f] (thought I prefer the spelling [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]), & [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] (I do, too, since I heard of her about a year ago) are my favourites out of your suggestions. [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] has been growing on me lately as well. Tryphena and Zolestine are quite beautiful, too. Thank you, again, so much!
@luneth Thank you for your reply! I’ve been doing that, actually. [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], and [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] are the only ones I haven’t taken off yet, just because I do keep going back to them. I definitely agree that they’re all lovely names Thank you, again, for all of your help throughout this!