Sibling for Cecilia!

General Name Discussion
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all!

So, I’m due in [name_f]October[/name_f]! We don’t know the sex yet, but I have a strong feeling it’s a girl. We have a beautiful and wonderful 17 month old daughter, [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]. Her name came out of NO WHERE. It was not planned, was not on any list, was not even a thought, and I had been obsessing over a name throughout the entire pregnancy. We had favorites, but none of them fit her once she was born. My husband said ‘[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]’ and I felt that was it.

Now, with the second one coming in the fall, I have some ideas but I don’t want to obsess this time. We don’t have a middle name picked out either. I love pretty much any style name, but my husband is very picky when it comes to names. He believes we will know when we meet him/her. I, on the other hand, am an over thinker and would like to hear how it sounds… but I am much more patient this time around.

My husband and I both like classic names, with a unique appeal.

Here are the favorites and the ones my husband and I agree on. What do you all think goes well with [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]? If you have other ideas other than the ones I have please let me know!

GIRLS-

Theodora (nn Teddie)
[name_m]Augustine[/name_m]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] (nn Joss)
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] (nn Winnie)
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]

BOYS-

[name_m]Augustine[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Augie[/name_m])
[name_u]Kassidy[/name_u]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Des[/name_m], [name_u]Desi[/name_u])
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Monty[/name_m])
[name_m]Edison[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] (my husband loves)
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] (nn [name_m]Frank[/name_m])
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
Theodore (nn Ted, Teddy)

Can’t wait to hear what you guys think! Thanks so much!

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With [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] (which is lovely btw), I like:

[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] (like this a lot)
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f]

Some others:
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Adelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]

[name_m]Felix[/name_m] ([name_u]Love[/name_u] this)
[name_m]Edison[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]

Some other ideas:

[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]

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[name_m]Augustine[/name_m] immediately sticks out to me for a boy, it goes wonderfully with [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]

[name_m]Edison[/name_m] and [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] would be such a quirky, stylish combo that I think it would probably be my pick

I’d prefer [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u] with a C, was the non-traditional spelling chosen for a reason?

All the girls names go with [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] very well, except I’m not sure about [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] for a girl

A couple of ideas you might not have (although you’ve got more than enough lovely ideas):

[name_f]Olivet[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f] or Azelie
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Boheme[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Romola[/name_f]
[name_u]Alva[/name_u]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] or Syvlie
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rafaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] / [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f] / [name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]

[name_m]Rhodes[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
[name_m]Ramsey[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_u]Amory[/name_u]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_m]Rudyard[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_u]Larkin[/name_u]
[name_u]Rudy[/name_u]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_u]Alden[/name_u]
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Toulouse[/name_m]
[name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Manu[/name_m]
[name_m]Whittaker[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Viggo[/name_m]
[name_m]Grover[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Amias[/name_m]
[name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]
[name_m]Fergus[/name_m]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] nn [name_m]Rafi[/name_m], [name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ferdie[/name_m]
[name_m]Yves[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] / [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m]
[name_m]Mungo[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Hadrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Jefferson[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Tennyson[/name_m]

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Or [name_m]Watson[/name_m]?

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I love [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]! It’s been on my list for a long time, and I think [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] and [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] are perfect sister names. Some other ideas:

[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] “[name_f]Annie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] “[name_f]Emmie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] “[name_u]Kit[/name_u]”

[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] “[name_u]Alex[/name_u]”
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] “[name_u]Sam[/name_u]”

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I like [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] or [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] for a girl and [name_m]Augustine[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], Frencis or Luois for a boy.

Other ideas
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Clara[/name_f] / [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]

[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_m]Emil[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_m]Romeo[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_u]Dorian[/name_u]

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From your list I love [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] the best. It’s such a striking combo, and the names compliment each other without stepping on each other’s toes in terms of style.

The other girl names I liked best from your list were:

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
&
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f])

For the boys I liked [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_m]Edison[/name_m].

Other ones I liked best from your list were:

[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Monty[/name_m])
[name_m]Edison[/name_m]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (nn Ted, [name_u]Teddy[/name_u])

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From your lists I like:
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]

[name_m]Augustine[/name_m], [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Marina[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Camilla[/name_f], [name_f]Diana[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Estella[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_u]Marian[/name_u], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Evelina[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]

[name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m], [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Rufus[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Richard[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_m]Charles[/name_m], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Victor[/name_m], [name_m]Basil[/name_m], [name_m]Calvin[/name_m], [name_m]Alban[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_m]George[/name_m]

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[name_u]LOVE[/name_u] THE NAME [name_f]CECILIA[/name_f]!
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] [name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] [name_m]Augustine[/name_m]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]

[name_m]Augustine[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Edison[/name_m] [name_u]Sterling[/name_u]

10

[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f] or [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] -love all of these

[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Tennyson[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] or [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

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Girls:

I like:
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]

I don’t like:
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] (nn [name_m]Teddie[/name_m])
[name_m]Augustine[/name_m]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]
[name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f])

BOYS-

I like:
[name_m]Augustine[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Augie[/name_m]) - [name_u]Love[/name_u] this for a boy!
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] (nn [name_u]Frankie[/name_u])
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]

I don’t like:
[name_u]Kassidy[/name_u]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Monty[/name_m])
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]

My choices would be:

[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]

[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] or [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_m]Felix[/name_m]

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[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] is lovely and exotic :slight_smile: Out of your ideas I like

[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]

I want to like [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] too but I think they might be too similar.

[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Monty[/name_m])
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_m]Edison[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]

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Favorites: [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Winifred[/name_f], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Philip[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]

I agree that [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] are too close. Not a fan of [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] or [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f].

Other ideas:

[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]

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My favorites with [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] are Thedora, [name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], and [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] or [name_m]Augustine[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_m]Philip[/name_m], or [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].

Some other possibilities:

[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and

[name_f]Amethyst[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Bettina[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Davina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Frederica[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamond[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]

[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Amaury[/name_m]
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_u]Constantine[/name_u]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Irving[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Marius[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
Perregrine
[name_m]Randolph[/name_m]
[name_m]Rainier[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Rudyard[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Tarquin[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m]
[name_m]Tristram[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]

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Thank you everyone for such a wonderful and beautiful suggestions!!! You’ve honestly helped me so much!!