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Sister for Cecilia

td72515td72515 member
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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!
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  • bbiutmcphbbiutmcph member
    Love Cecelia!

    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



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  • ashleyandelyashleyandely member
    Margaret
    Annabel
    Elizabeth nn Libby (close to Liddy)
    Penelope
    Eleanor
    Beatrice
    Rosalind
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  • td72515td72515 member
    I like a Anastasia a lot! But don't like nm Anna at all and I feel like everyone would call her that. 
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  • Gators&BoSoxGators&BoSox member
    Love Valentina. Also love PPs suggestion of Anastasia.

    Evangeline
    Genevieve
    Antoinette
    Arabella
    Dorothea
    Esmerelda


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  • FakeFinnFakeFinn member
    I like Valentina best with cecilia. I probably wouldn't go for another name ending in -ia.  

    I love pps suggestions of Beatrice and Eleanor. How about Bernadette, Florence, Vivienne, Barbara, Josephine, Anaïs or Camilla?
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  • BringmemylongswordhoBringmemylongswordho member
    td72515 said:
    I like a Anastasia a lot! But don't like nm Anna at all and I feel like everyone would call her that. 
    Establish a different nn then. 

    Stasi, anya, tasia, stasya, etc. 
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  • td72515td72515 member
    I've noticed with Cecilia that people ignore our nicknames and call her what they want but I like Stasi and Stasia a lot thanks! 
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  • saham07saham07 member
    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.
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  • mb0112mb0112 member
    Geneieve could be Jenny or Anastasia could be Annie if you prefer that to Anna.

    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
     
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  • Gators&BoSoxGators&BoSox member
    I knew an Anastasia that went by Stacy
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  • MamaWren919MamaWren919 member
    My first thought was Rosemary (or Rosalie). Rosie would be an awesome nn.
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  • SKZWSKZW member
    I love PP's suggestions for Natalie/Natalia, Genevieve, and Evangeline. Very pretty choices that pair well with Cecilia.
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  • cantrelljacantrellja member
    Love Valentina!!!! Also consider:
    Anastasia, nn Stasia
    Natalia
    Gisele
    Helena
    Calista
    Seraphina
    Thomasina
    Philippa


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  • joforyogajoforyoga member
    Evelina with the nn Evi. This is my moms name and she was born in Germany. 
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  • Moneypenny424Moneypenny424 member
    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.
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  • BethPSUBethPSU member
    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.  
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  • josiejloljosiejlol Just Joined
    I am looking for a girl name to go with my DD, Cecilia. I am struggling to find anything nearly as perfect! Rescued this dead thread....
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  • memom90memom90 member
    Evlyn
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  • m2am2a member
    edited August 2022
    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! 
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  • danellhammerdanellhammer member
    Nn stacia
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  • knottiee34f320e1b9de3fcknottiee34f320e1b9de3fc member
    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…
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  • julia_harrisjulia_harris member
    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 
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