What do you think of thse combos?

I started a thread before about looking for a name for my daughter, and the poster [name]Elea[/name] gave me a long list of names. I went crazy making combos with them! (Not saying I didn’t appreciate the other names other posters suggested, I’m working on those!) Here are my combos for [name]Jean[/name] and [name]Daphne[/name]:

[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name]?
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Christabel[/name] [name]Evadne[/name]?
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Julianna[/name] [name]Bronwen[/name]?
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Octavia[/name] [name]Sabine[/name]?
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]?
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Tabitha[/name] [name]Angelique[/name]?
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Astrid[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]?

[name]Jean[/name] [name]Isolde[/name] [name]Colette[/name]?
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Christabel[/name]?
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Antonia[/name]?
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Portia[/name] [name]Elodie[/name]?
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Mattea[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]?
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Estella[/name] [name]Lilas[/name]?
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Aida[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]?

Also, I know this is a girl’s name board, but what do you think of the name [name]Wynn[/name] [name]Richard[/name] [name]Cosmo[/name] if the ultrasound is wrong?

You have absolutely lovely names here!

[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] - I adore all of these, although I personally prefer [name]Ianthe[/name] to [name]Xanthe[/name]. A lot of ‘f’ sounds near the beginning, too …
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Christabel[/name] [name]Evadne[/name] - just beautiful.
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Julianna[/name] [name]Bronwen[/name] - I don’t think the flow of this is the best.
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Octavia[/name] [name]Sabine[/name] - quite nice, but not my favourite.
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Felicity[/name] - too many ‘f’ sounds.
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Tabitha[/name] [name]Angelique[/name] - [name]Angelique[/name] can seem tacky unless you live in a French-speaking country, in my opinion … but if you are in [name]Canada[/name], then this is a nice option.
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Astrid[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] - ‘[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Astrid[/name]’ blend together a little, but I do think [name]Astrid[/name] and [name]Rosalie[/name] are good together (firm with feminine).

My favourites are, in order :
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Christabel[/name] [name]Evadne[/name] (by far - I adore it)
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name].

[name]Jean[/name] [name]Isolde[/name] [name]Colette[/name] - three of my favourite names! I’m so glad someone is considering using [name]Isolde[/name]; I adore it, and think this combination works very well.
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Christabel[/name] - pretty.
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Antonia[/name] - very classic and nice.
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Portia[/name] [name]Elodie[/name] - I like [name]Elodie[/name], but this doesn’t have the best flow, in my opinion.
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Mattea[/name] [name]Delphine[/name] - I’m not fond of [name]Mattea[/name], but [name]Delphine[/name] is lovely.
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Estella[/name] [name]Lilas[/name] - not the best.
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Aida[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name] - nice.

My favourites are, in order :
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Isolde[/name] [name]Colette[/name]
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Christabel[/name]
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Antonia[/name].

[name]Wynn[/name] [name]Richard[/name] [name]Cosmo[/name] - I do like it, but [name]Wynn[/name] strikes me as a little feminine ([name]Winnie[/name] etc.). Have you considered [name]Quinn[/name] and [name]Finley[/name]/[name]Finnian[/name]/[name]Finnegan[/name] nn [name]Finn[/name], perhaps?

Good luck!

[name]Hi[/name], there! :slight_smile:

[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name]?: I think this a beautiful combo, but I do hear a lot of “f” at the beginning…
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Christabel[/name] [name]Evadne[/name]?: I really love this, too…
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Julianna[/name] [name]Bronwen[/name]?: I prefer some of your other combos…
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Octavia[/name] [name]Sabine[/name]?: I think this is lovely…
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]?: This one is too F heavy for me, but I love all three names!
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Tabitha[/name] [name]Angelique[/name]?: This one doesn’t flow well to me…
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Astrid[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]? Because [name]Daphne[/name] and [name]Astrid[/name] both have the same short A sound at the beginning, it sounds repetitive to me. I love [name]Astrid[/name] and [name]Rosalie[/name], but because of the repetitive R sounds, I think other names would work better together.

From this list, my favorites are [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name], [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Octavia[/name] [name]Sabine[/name], and [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Christabel[/name] [name]Evadne[/name]. :slight_smile:

[name]Jean[/name] [name]Isolde[/name] [name]Colette[/name]? I love this! [name]LOVE[/name] it! :slight_smile:
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Christabel[/name]? Something sounds off with the flow to me…
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Antonia[/name]? I love the names, but the long E sounds in [name]Jean[/name] and [name]Beatrix[/name] sound repetitive to me.
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Portia[/name] [name]Elodie[/name]? I love all three names, but because [name]Portia[/name] ends in an A and [name]Elodie[/name] begins with another vowel, I have to pause between them when I say the combo aloud.
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Mattea[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]?: I think this is very pretty, although [name]Jean[/name] and [name]Delphine[/name] rhyme.
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Estella[/name] [name]Lilas[/name]? I love [name]Estella[/name] and [name]Lilas[/name], but because it’s so L heavy, my tongue trips over [name]Estella[/name] [name]Lilas[/name].
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Aida[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]? Despite the lovely [name]Aida[/name] in the middle, my ear is hearing the [name]Seraphine[/name] and [name]Jean[/name] rhyme.

I’m voting for [name]Jean[/name] [name]Isolde[/name] [name]Colette[/name]! :slight_smile:

Because I’ve only heard [name]Wynn[/name] on girls (and also due to its similarity to [name]Bryn[/name] and [name]Lynn[/name]), [name]Wynn[/name] feels very feminine to me.

Best wishes to you! :slight_smile:

[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] - I would change this to [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Jane[/name] to make it less “f” heavy and more cozy.
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Christabel[/name] [name]Evadne[/name]? - love
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Julianna[/name] [name]Bronwen[/name]? - I would change this to [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] [name]Brynn[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Octavia[/name] [name]Sabine[/name]? - this is pretty
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]? - I would change this to [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Fern[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Tabitha[/name] [name]Angelique[/name]? - I would change this to [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Tuliana[/name] [name]Angel[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Astrid[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]? - [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Estella[/name] [name]Rose[/name] or [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Estelle[/name] [name]Rosalba[/name]

[name]Jean[/name] [name]Isolde[/name] [name]Colette[/name]? - love!
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Christabel[/name]? [name]Jean[/name] [name]Ianthe[/name] [name]Heloise[/name]
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Antonia[/name]? love! Also [name]Jean[/name] [name]Babette[/name] [name]Amandine[/name] ([name]Babette[/name] is not considered stylish on Nameberry. But [name]Jean[/name] isn’t considered stylish either. I love both [name]Jean[/name] and [name]Babette[/name].)
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Portia[/name] [name]Elodie[/name]? - [name]Jean[/name] [name]Patrice[/name] [name]Apollonia[/name]
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Mattea[/name] [name]Delphine[/name] - love!
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Estella[/name] [name]Lilas[/name]? - [name]Jean[/name] [name]Estelle[/name] [name]Viviana[/name], also [name]Lilas[/name] is spelled [name]Lilias[/name], I think.
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Mireille[/name] [name]Angelica[/name]

Also, I know this is a girl’s name board, but what do you think of the name [name]Wynn[/name] [name]Richard[/name] [name]Cosmo[/name] if the ultrasound is wrong? [name]Love[/name] [name]Richard[/name] and [name]Cosmo[/name], but not [name]Wynn[/name] so much.

That was lots of fun!