What are your thoughts and feeling about the name [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]?
[name_f]Every[/name_f] name has positives and negatives and I would like to weigh them to see if [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] could be a contender for baby #2. (currently ttc and anxious to get some name lists going.)
I love the sound and the Greek connection, but I’m not sure how I feel about place names in general. Should I take that into consideration? I don’t really like [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], but love this name. Is it too uncommon? There is a fine line between unique/usable and unique/strange.
Thank you in advance for any thoughts! Be honest. I’m not totally committed to it so don’t hold back please.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] as you can tell from my signature. It’s beautiful and I don’t mind that it’s a place name at all. It’s definitely uncommon but I don’t find it to be too unusual either.
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] is great with [name_f]Nova[/name_f]!
I love the positive feedback! You’ve helped bolster my feelings for the name. 
Sometimes I’ll get a crush on a name and it’ll pass quickly, but this name feels really solid right now.
Any other opinions? [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t be shy!
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] would make a marvelous name! I considered it once when I was looking for a long form for [name_f]Thea[/name_f]. It think its resemblance to [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] makes is rhythmically appealing, and [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f], Greece seems like a fascinating city. I could see [name_f]Thea[/name_f] or [name_f]Tess[/name_f]/[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] as a cool nickname. I give [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] two thumbs up.
I’m not sure I’ve heard it before but I think it sounds lovely!
I never thought of it as having [name_f]Thea[/name_f] as a nickname! I love it even more now. I’ve always adored [name_f]Thea[/name_f] but it never felt right as a stand alone name. Wow…thank you for the suggestion!
I love [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]- it is sweet yet solid, uncommon yet not weird. It has serious history and while it seems ‘current’, it also doesn’t seem trendy.
I have been to [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] and it is indeed a marvelous place, so I think [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] makes a great name. Its lovely and refreshing. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the suggestion of [name_f]Thea[/name_f] as a nickname. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Tess/name_f?
I think it is fantastic. Highly uncommon, but easy to pronounce and made of two familiar sounds.
I don’t think that [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] comes across as a ‘place name’ necessarily - it might be because of Apuleius’ “Sagae Thessalae”, which means that [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] struck me first for that historical/literary connection rather than as the name of a province. Anyway, it sounds really good with [name_f]Nova[/name_f] - I quite like that the older sister has a ‘new’ name (the meaning of [name_f]Nova[/name_f]), and the younger sister would have an ‘old’ name (as [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] had such ancient significance).
I really love [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]! I really like that it’s unusual, and has a lot of energy behind it. I think it has an awesome sound, and is a brilliant alternative to [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] (which I personally find a bit ‘S’ heavy and reminiscent of ‘So silly’). There’s something fresh, different, and very appealing about [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]. It has a lot of substance to it, and sounds like a great name. Definitely not unusual in a bad way, and it doesn’t feel like a super obvious place name like a capital city for example.