Around 2 years ago I began idolizing [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] as a name for a child, I think it’s whimsical and flowery and I like the [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] story connection. The only thing is it is a tad too close to my middle name, and I don’t want to give any kid of mine a name that is highly similiar to my own. Also, it surprisingly seems to have sprung up on the charts which I never predicted would happen given that I went so many years never even hearing of it.
So this leads me to [name_f]Phelia[/name_f]. A close friend of mine (Sofia) recently has started going by [name_f]Fia[/name_f] and I think [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] - like [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] - has the potential to have a strong enough nickname for it to be used as a full first name. Does anyone else have a different opinion? I ask because I am personally not a fan of incomplete sounding names and would hate to create one accidently.
I know there is also a similiar [name_f]Felia[/name_f] spelling but nameberry says it’s a completely different origin so I’m focusing on only [name_f]Phelia[/name_f].
Last but not least, if anyone would like to help me make some middle names I’d be very grateful
I love [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] and Phia / [name_f]Fia[/name_f] but [name_f]Phelia[/name_f] looks unattractive / incomplete to me (as well as that it highlights the “phee-lee-uh” part which does not have the best associations).
[name_f]My[/name_f] bad, I may seem clueless, but I don’t know the negative associations with [name_f]Phelia[/name_f]. Could you elaborate? @OpheliaFlora
Oh, basically the same reason as why some people avoid ophelia, because it reminds them of ****philia; in this case I just find that connection to be even more present.
I’m sorry
I know the literal meaning is so lovely and I don’t think the association is as present in [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] or [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f], but the spelling combined with the sound did evoke that connotation for me (and more so because others users have mentioned it in previous thread; I never made that connection before either).
Unfortunately I typically like the name [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], but just [name_f]Phelia[/name_f] does not sound nice to me. It sounds like a disease or something? Not sure why. I also did get the ped*philia connection as well unfortunately, which I don’t normally get with the full [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f].
hmmm….yea as pretty as I think it is, it looks a little incomplete and made up from [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]. And I can only see the ****philia and “feel ya” jokes and associations.
