What are your thoughts about alliteration? I have always avoided it but it seems this time I am drawn to C names more and more. Last name rhymes with Box (I made that difficult to figure out) these are some names I am loving lately. None are DH approved just wanting to get a feel first.
Cecilia. <--That's the original Italian spelling by the way, also the spelling used by the saint. I'd stick with that one. You can still use a NN like Cece if needed even if the name isn't spelled Cecelia. I'm a terrible speller but that looks so wrong, even to me.
I'm also kinda diggin' on Constance NN Connie these days in a Mad Men sort of way.
ETA: I'm not a fan of alliteration in general; it reads too comic book character-y to me. Cecilia would have been my favorite anme on the list anyway.
I have no problem with alliteration as long as it's not rhyme or singsongy. That's more of an issue for me. It also depends on the letter for me, if that make sense.
I have a Claire C. so I like where you are going with this C thing ;-) I think a lot of C's sounds good together. That being said I didn't try to have alliteration; I just loved a C name and it does sound good with our last name. This next one will not have a C name.
ETA: With your last name and your choices, I chose Cecilia.
As an English nerd, I'm a big fan of alliteration. With a last name like Cox though, I'd avoid names that would lead to sexual puns and teasing. I'd definitely cross Constance off that list.
I voted Cecilia, but my fave C names are Catherine, Clara, Claire, and Cassiopeia.
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Alliteration doesn't bother me generally, but I prefer only the first letter (or more accurately, sound) be repeated. For example, Coraline and Cecilia sound fine to me with "Box" because the vowels in those names differ from the -o in "Box". But Constance sounds too rhymey to me because its first two letters produce the same sound as the first two letters of your ln.
Re: Alliteration?
Nevermind. I will stick with the original!
ETA: if you don't like Cora, I would stay away from Coraline/Coralie because I think people may assume Cora as a nn.
I voted Cecilia, but my fave C names are Catherine, Clara, Claire, and Cassiopeia.
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