We are expecting baby girl #2 in early [name_u]March[/name_u] & still haven’t agreed on a name. We chose [name_u]Havana[/name_u] because of a very special and meaningful trip to [name_u]Cuba[/name_u] in 2014 so am trying to find a name that also carries meaning & is unique. I am Irish but my husband isn’t so he’s not a huge fan of Irish names. (However, he would consider one if it was easy to spell/pronounce). We spent years visiting & eventually married in [name_f]Sicily[/name_f] so we have been looking at Italian names. Names we both like are; [name_f]Iona[/name_f] (Scottish as opposed to Irish but still Celtic), [name_f]Siena[/name_f], [name_f]Serafina[/name_f]. I also love [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f], [name_f]Brona[/name_f] and [name_f]Iseult[/name_f] but husband doesn’t. Any suggestions would be warmly welcomed!
What about [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] (Sess-uh-lee)?
I was going to suggest something similar to the previous poster as well. Why not [name_f]Sicily[/name_f]? Whatever you do choose should have special significance, as your older daughter’s name carries a lot.
One that’s similar to [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]: [name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f] (kee-va)
Suggestions:
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Jordana[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
Teagen
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Tamara[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Portia[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Alyssa[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f]
[name_f]Aisling[/name_f]
[name_f]Melora[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Kyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
Thanks for these suggestions! We did consider [name_f]Sicily[/name_f] but having two daughters with names that are places doesn’t quite work. I like [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] but my husband doesn’t. I’m going to run through the rest tonight so will hopefully get some more inspiration!
I love [name_f]Oona[/name_f]/[name_f]Una[/name_f] with [name_u]Havana[/name_u]! Also the suggestion of going straight to [name_f]Sicily[/name_f] (or even [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]). Other suggestions…
[name_u]Havana[/name_u] and [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_u]Havana[/name_u] and [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_u]Havana[/name_u] and [name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
What about [name_u]Havana[/name_u] and [name_f]Talia[/name_f]? Could be short for [name_f]Italia[/name_f], or it could stand on its own (on its own, it works as a stealthy place-name, since you’re concerned about both daughters having explicit place-names).
I also like the sound of [name_f]Helena[/name_f], or [name_f]Honora[/name_f] (whose Irish form is [name_f]Onora[/name_f]), but I’m a sucker for alliterative sibling names.
[name_f]Serena[/name_f] reminds me of [name_f]Siena[/name_f] and [name_f]Serafina[/name_f]. You might also like [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], which, from what I understand, is the Latin form of a Celtic name.
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Celina[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f]
[name_f]Maura[/name_f]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Elora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
These really are all fantastic suggestions - thank you! We’ve been going back and forth on a few of them…with some variations on spelling. We seem to be leaning towards the ‘S…a’ route and have a couple of favorites;
[name_f]Salina[/name_f] - an island off coast of [name_f]Sicily[/name_f] where we went on honeymoon but doesn’t sound as obvious a place name as [name_f]Sicily[/name_f]
[name_u]Sierra[/name_u] - I love this but husband is not convinced
I also love (from all your suggestions) [name_f]Odessa[/name_f], [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], [name_f]Rowena[/name_f], [name_f]Onora[/name_f]
[name_u]Bryn[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
Cristansia ( pronounced Cristanzia, My Sicilians great grandmother’s name)
Savoca
Latona (Sicilian name)
I love the idea of [name_u]Havana[/name_u] and [name_f]Salina[/name_f]
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & …
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Siena[/name_f] (was the first that came to mind!)
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Carolina[/name_f] (my own, also a place name, but extremely close to the traditional [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]!)
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] (Close to [name_f]Sicily[/name_f])
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_u]Roma[/name_u] (The latin word for the city of [name_m]Rome[/name_m])
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Milana[/name_f] (Close to [name_u]Milan[/name_u])
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Keira[/name_f]
What about repeating the “v” consonant with the girl’s name [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] (pronouned [name_f]May[/name_f]-v). [name_u]Havana[/name_u] & [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]. ”