DH and I picked DD1s name easily. We both loved Cecilia and never gave it a second thought. Thinking of names for girl #2 now is hard! Our shortlist is
Lidia- nm Liddy DHs favorite Valentina-nm Val
I'm not sold 100% on either of these names. I like long romantic names, especially European ones. DH is from Eastern Europe. I also like them to shorten to a nickname. We call Cecilia Cici and Ceely. Middle name will be Winifred (family name). Help please!
I would put Genevieve with Cecilia......I would not have a nn (yes it is do-able), but if you must...Eve or Evie maybe Vivie. My mom and niece are Genevieve no nn ever for them.
Cecilia was our second choice for our daughter's name behind Francesca, so I'll suggest that. I'll also suggest the name we ended up using that came out of nowhere from DH once DD was born, Josephine.
I have a friend with a DD named Cecelia. Her other DDs are Audrey and Faye. I think they go well together. I am not a fan of the spelling of Lidia. I would spell it Lydia and then it would get my vote and I like it very much. Valentina is ok. I have a friend in high school who was named Valentina, but went by Tina.
If you’re looking for something similar to Cecilia, there’s Camila. Some of the suggested names in this thread were nice. I liked Francesca, Genevieve and Josephine. They’re all so classic and beautiful. Best wishes to you!
What about Alexandria? It’s long and romantic. Nn Ally, Alex, Alexa, Andria Valentina is a good suggestion. What about Valencia? It’s similar and European. I don’t love these WITH Winnifred (I do like this name though!) but maybe you do or maybe you’re flexible on the middle…
A bit unconventional but have you thought of Melody? Liddy could still be used as a NN (phonetically the same ending sound mel-liddy) and the name fits the over arching theme of a fancier/vintage name. Cecelia and her little sister Melody
Re: Sister for Cecilia
I also love Valentina it was on our list! Not a fan of Lidia it doesn't rank up to Cecelia or Valentina
suggesting:
Anastasia
Filomena
Serefina
Francesca
Adrianna
Magdalena
Natalia
Annabel
Elizabeth nn Libby (close to Liddy)
Penelope
Eleanor
Beatrice
Rosalind
Evangeline
Genevieve
Antoinette
Arabella
Dorothea
Esmerelda
I love pps suggestions of Beatrice and Eleanor. How about Bernadette, Florence, Vivienne, Barbara, Josephine, Anaïs or Camilla?
Stasi, anya, tasia, stasya, etc.
l love Lydia spelled this way but not crazy about it with Cecilia (which I also love but the two "ia" endings are a little matchy for me)
Francesca
Theodora
Isadora
Felicity
Natalie
Anastasia, nn Stasia
Natalia
Gisele
Helena
Calista
Seraphina
Thomasina
Philippa
DD #1 born 4/1/2012
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Valentina is a good suggestion. What about Valencia? It’s similar and European.
I don’t love these WITH Winnifred (I do like this name though!) but maybe you do or maybe you’re flexible on the middle…