Sorry to bother y’all, as I’ve posted these before on the girls’ names forum. I’m madly in love with [name]Cy[/name] and Ywen (pronounced like “yuwen” or “eewan”.) Wondering if they’re too much side by side. I don’t mind the run-togetherness so much, but is [name]Cy[/name] Ywen too severe? Which of these do you like? All names except for [name]Cy[/name] and [name]Ginger[/name] have (direct or indirect) family significance. Any you think I should nix? Thanks so much for your help. I have become somewhat name-obsessed, as child-making has been a challenge and I’m channeling my anxiety.
While it’s not ideal with back-to-back y’s, I don’t mind the sound of [name]Cy[/name] Ywen. It does help that one “y” is lower case and the other is a capital letter. I think it looks better than [name]Cy[/name] [name]Quincy[/name] (with the two lower case y’s). I like Ywen [name]Marsh[/name] too. I love [name]Celia[/name] but with dear it sounds like there should be a request added: “Could you pass me the pepper, [name]Celia[/name] dear?” I don’t the heavy a’s in the [name]Acacia[/name]/[name]Xenia[/name] combos. [name]Ginger[/name] is a guilty pleasure name for me but I wouldn’t use it for a first name (maybe it’s better in the middle spot). [name]Ginger[/name] is often used as a derogatory term for a “red-haired” child so it’s associated with teasing and bullying. I love [name]Elowen[/name], [name]Anwen[/name] and [name]Eluned[/name].
I love [name]Cy[/name] Ywen and Ywen [name]Marsh[/name]!!!
[name]Celia[/name] Dear - Sounds a bit like a character from a children’s movie. But it is cute.
[name]Xenia[/name] [name]Acacia[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this one, it’s gorgeous!
[name]Ginger[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] - I’m not a fan of [name]Ginger[/name], but I know you are and it does sound adorable with classic [name]Margaret[/name].
OTHER GIRLS’ NAMES UNDER CONSIDERATION:
[name]Enid[/name]
[name]Nesta[/name]
[name]Anwen[/name]
[name]Eluned[/name]
[name]Elowen[/name]
[name]Marged[/name]
[name]Catrin[/name]
Elliw
[name]Nesta[/name] [name]Elowen[/name], [name]Anwen[/name] [name]Margaret[/name], [name]Elowen[/name] [name]Celia[/name] are my suggestions. You can put [name]Nesta[/name] with anything really, I [name]LOVE[/name] this name.
[name]Cy[/name] Ywen and Ywen [name]Marsh[/name] huh? Cool. Having just two names kicking around is manageable. Those two probably have the most significance anyway.
[name]Quincy[/name] still absolutely slays me, but [name]Mischa[/name] I appreciate your insight about the repeated ending sounds. Did you know [name]John[/name] [name]Quincy[/name] [name]Adams[/name] basically brought the idea of a middle name to common use in the United States? It wasn’t really done before that. So [name]Quincy[/name] is like the er… QUINtessential middle name!
[name]Marsh[/name] is from my husband’s side. It has a great family character attached to it but I can’t get past the squishy mud sound it brings to mind. [name]Anderson[/name] is another name on his side. Ywen [name]Anderson[/name]? A little square.
I’m quite liking this [name]Anwen[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] idea. Still warming up to the Welsh names, but they are really appealing.
[name]Celia[/name] Dear… yes I know it’s twee in a way. But you had to know my grandmother Dear. I would be tickled to pass on her nn.
[name]Cy[/name] Ywen, [name]Cy[/name] [name]Quincy[/name], and Ywen [name]Marsh[/name] are utterly gorgeous names. I would have to say that while i like the sound of [name]Cy[/name] [name]Quincy[/name] probably a bit more than the others, it does bother me a bit that the last two letters of [name]Quincy[/name] are [name]Cy[/name]. Ywen [name]Quincy[/name] would be to die for as well. I definitely don’t see [name]Cy[/name] Ywen as too severe at all; in fact, think it sounds quite soft and lovely.
From the girl’s list, I have to say, I’m in love with [name]Celia[/name] Dear and [name]Ginger[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]. Maybe it’s because I’m totally drawn to a more whimsical name paired with a more serious one, but [name]Celia[/name] Dear is just so darling, and [name]Ginger[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] so spunky.
Using the rest of your names:
[name]Elowen[/name] [name]Enid[/name] strikes me as quite the pair. It has the same problem of repeating letters with the En, but it’s less of an issue because it isn’t alone like with [name]Cy[/name].
[name]Catrin[/name] is absolutely gorgeous, though I’m not quite sure what to pair with it. [name]Catrin[/name] [name]Elowen[/name], maybe? A lot of your names seem to having repeating sounds, but they could be used as sister names. It’s just in making combos that I’m having an issue.
Thanks Sweetpea. I like your screen-name by the way. [name]Don[/name]'t you wish Sweetpea were a legit name? Maybe someone will use it as a middle name. It’s such a beautiful flower, and there’s that Popeye connection…
Meganks: Thanks! I think you picked all my favorites, so that’s reassuring. [name]Do[/name] you really like Ywen [name]Marsh[/name]? I’m still not sold on [name]Marsh[/name], but I’m glad others think it’s useable. [name]Cy[/name] Ywen is probably my favorite right now… With [name]Cy[/name], I was thinking about occasionally calling him (nonexistent child) “[name]Simon[/name]” as a nickname once in a while, like a lengthened nick. DH dislikes [name]Simon[/name], so his given name would be [name]Cy[/name] which we both love. Ywen [name]Quincy[/name] is too much tree in one name for me. [name]Quincy[/name] will either stay with [name]Cy[/name], or some other first name that has yet to be found.
[name]Happy[/name] that you like [name]Celia[/name] and [name]Ginger[/name]! [name]Catrin[/name] [name]Elowen[/name], [name]Elowen[/name] [name]Enid[/name]… [name]Enid[/name] [name]Catrin[/name]… All great too.