TTC No. 2 - thoughts on Rafe and Romy

General Name Discussion
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Trying to select a name for baby no. 2. Please let me know what you think of my current faves and provide any recommendations. Our DD’s name is [name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]. Thanks!

Boy:

[name_u]Rafe[/name_u] [name_m]Matthias[/name_m]

Girl:

[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] (hard “c” loo-che-a)
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]

Alternative:

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Florentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]

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[name_u]Rafe[/name_u] and [name_u]Romy[/name_u] are great sibling names for [name_f]Mila[/name_f]. My favorite [name_u]Romy[/name_u] combination is [name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]. It has the sweet, short name up front followed by something long and romantic–just like [name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f].

Other [name_u]Romy[/name_u] combinations that work the same:

[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Fiammetta[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]

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I really like [name_u]Rafe[/name_u] [name_m]Matthias[/name_m], this is a great combo and would complement [name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] nicely.

Loving all your [name_u]Romy[/name_u] combos except the one with [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] as a mn.
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] or [name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] would go best with [name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]. I like that you pronounce [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] the Italian way, this is my preferred pronunciation.

[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Augustina[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Catalina[/name_f]

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Thank you isabellemarie and sunshine kid for your feedback. Also, I really like [name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f], [name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] and [name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] (love those [name_m]French[/name_m] names!) and am adding them to the list.

Anyone else have some feedback please? Thanks!

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[name_m]How[/name_m] are you pronouncing [name_u]Rafe[/name_u]? I see [name_u]Rafe[/name_u] pop up every now and then, and honestly the similarity between “[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]” and “rape” really bothers me.

I like [name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] and [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f].

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sountern.maple: I am pronouncing [name_u]Rafe[/name_u] as Rayf. I’ve heard that complaint before - that [name_u]Rafe[/name_u] sounds like Rape but I just dont see it. To me, that is like saying [name_u]Rafe[/name_u] is like Rake . . . that said, I hope that many dont share your view because that would not be great for my future DS. nonetheless, thanks for your honestly. Would love to hear from others on this>

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I would never had made the [name_u]Rafe[/name_u] rape connection. [name_u]Rafe[/name_u] and [name_u]Romy[/name_u] are perfect with [name_f]Mila[/name_f]. I particularly like [name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f].