new names, help!

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

So... I feel like I've heard every name in the book and I don't like any of them enough. Or, rather, my husband and I don't agree on any. We're going to TTC starting this Monday, so by Friday there should be something in the works, haha. I don't know what we'd name it! At all. I thought we had a boy name picked out, but apparently he wants to look around and isn't as into it as he was last time around. Weird. It was going to be Henry Isaac Andrew.

We are hoping for a boy, but I'm more worried about girls names. I think it would have to be a "C" name since our girls are Cressa May Henri and Cora Rosemary Noreen. Our last name starts with a hard "C", too. So far we've thrown around Claire and Clea (prn. clay-uh). I like Cassia, Caroline, Cliona and Claudia. He likes... Carmen, Camille.

If it's not a "C" name it needs to go with Cressa and Cora like names in a book. I can't explain it. I really like the nn "Del" so I can see Cressa, Cora and Adele. It sounds "right". I want the name to be like a punctuation mark. Like it finishes the set off. Does this make any sense?!?! Sorry. I feel like that's the only reason we like Claire, it seems to end the list nicely.

So, I guess I'm asking a couple things:
- I want to hear every single name out there. I want to hear something new and go, yeah! I felt like that when names like Cassia and Lavender were brought up. I feel like we've gone everywhere already, though. I'm looking for legit names, probably from different countries. My hubs likes German names.
- I want to know what "C" girls names you all like and let me know if you think the "C" thing is necessary or not.
- If the "C" thing doesn't matter, what names "go" with Cressa and Cora?
- Boys names? I feel like I've REALLY heard them all and nothing's clicking. Help!

I need something to work with here, thanks!

Comments

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I don't think the "C" thing is necessary and I would, personally, not use another C name because I don't care for that kind of matching in sib sets.
Two C names just appears coincidental but three is too much for me.
My husband's sibset: Debra, David and Benjamin (my husband). I don't think it's weird that his name doesn't begin with a D.

[birdsonthewire.livejournal.com]

i totally agree with your opinion on the matching sibset and to not use the letter "C" again for a third girl

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

I agree with 2 being alright but three too much. My MIL's sibset is Donna, Diana, Dana (m), and Sally and I've always felt that Sally was the odd one out there. She's not the youngest though.

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

Ok. Good to know, I really didn't want to do "C" names. Cressa is my first, while Cora is my husband and mine, and it just was the right name. I was worried I HAD to keep it up. I will happily move on now :)

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

I like all your C names, except Clea. There's no way I would read that name and think it was pronounced anyway other than Clee-ah. I especially lovelovelove Camille!

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

I like it as Clee-ah, just fine, but hubs doesn't. And since Cressa's name constantly has to be explained (when people hear it they hear Tessa or Caressa) I guess correcting people doesn't bother me anymore =]

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

Cressa seems extremely straight forward, but I no longer underestimate people's stupidity. I don't want to tell you how many times we've had to inform people on how to say Rowan.

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

Haha. Yeah, people are dumb.

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

Umm, was stalking you a *bit*. We might have a lot in common? =]

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

lol, probably, I think I've seen you 'round. I've added you :D

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you understood, haha. I'm in a silly mood because it's late and my husband's still working =]

[soph-posh.livejournal.com]

Cosima
Céline/ Celina
Carina
Clementine
Chantal
Clarissa
Callista
Cecilia/ Cecile
Cynthia
Charlize
Chiara
Caterina

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

Oooh, we love Clementine! I think we're gonna veer away from the "C" names now, though. I just had it in my head that I should stick to it. Hopefully we'll have better luck with different letters =]

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Clea. Here it would be pronounced Clay-ah, but in an English speaking country I'd pronounce it Clee-ah. I like both a lot.
Cassia is one of my favorites too! I think Cora, Cressa and Cassia would be WAY too matchy though. Yet, if that's what you're going for... =)

Other suggestions (I threw in a whole bunch of random names in there, but all are real, not made up):
Channah
Elvira/Elmira
Arwen
Róisín (Ros-SHEEN)
Sylvia
Annora
Anya
Phaedra (FAY-drah)
Ilona (That's ee-LO-nah or Ill-LO-nah)
Daria
Luna
Annika/Danica
Eliora
Noemie (No-ay-MEE, often there's an accent on the first 'e')
Elettra (Ay-LET-trah)
Pippa
Solenne (So-LEN)
Levana
Giselle
Rosalie
Juniper
Ariadne
Aveline
Irina
Marit
Iduna
Isaura

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

Love Annora, Phaedra, Elettra and Juniper. Annora and Juniper wouldn't work, I think Annora and Cora rhyme too much and we know a Juniper. I doubt the hubs will like Phaedra, I feel like I've tried already, haha.

[birdsonthewire.livejournal.com]

i dunno please don't do the C thing again. I don't mean this to be offensive at all but whenever i hear people who have children with names that all start with the same letter i just kinda cringe inside and roll my eyes. It seems so STRANGE to me. I don't get it. I just am not a fan. I don't like matchy-matchy and i just think it's really so weird to do that.

/rant.

Aside from that i think Adele is gorgeous and totally unique enough that it goes great with your other daughters' names. I love it.

You have great taste in names btw, your daughers have really fabulous names. I just think a third C name would be overkill.

Other names:

Hazel
Marla
Winter
Rivka
Mira
Zoey
Francesca (you could shorten it to Cesca (or Chessie) or something and have the C sound that way? i dunno)

thats all i can come up with for now. I totally understand what you're feeling though, having heard every name and still not really jiving with them. It's hard to name a whole person!

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

Hey! We used to be LJ friends :) And don't worry, I think it's weird, too. If it's a boy, there's no way it would be a "C" name, but I didn't know if I should keep it up to be fair if it's a girl. It was just in my head that way.

[birdsonthewire.livejournal.com]

omg yea we did!! i didn't even pay attention to user names lol yay for you TTC again!!! That's so exciting :)

and i completely understand the impulse to do it but I just would hate for you to seem like one of "those" people if really you're just kinda trying to figure out what goes with what.

Plus I'm biased, i totally went to school with a girl and her mom gave them all the same initials as their dad. DFT. Dara Faith Tye, Drew F-something Tye and Dylan or something Francis Tye i dunno, and their dad was DFT and it was just like weird to everyone kinda. I dunno. I'm totally rambling.

Anyway, I'm excited for you and I'm glad you weren't offended by my comment! it's hard to be honest about somethign like that and not offensive lol :)

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

Thanks! We're really excited about it. And, yeah, I'm not easily offended =] Plus, I think I just needed to hear that it was ok not to use a "C" name.

[evokes.livejournal.com]

I don't really mind the sib set. As mentioned I like the previous daughters names. I always liked the name Callie.

Sorry for not being more inspirational!

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

I love Callie, if there was a better full name for it. And, a good friend has a kid with that name, so it's out anyway.

[mrssubee.livejournal.com]

just came in to say- the third does not have to be a "C" name
go with whatever you like- no matter the letter

[http://users.livejournal.com/--stillframe--/]

I agree with the others; you don't have to do another C name, and I think the sibset would be better without another C name.

Adele is PERFECT and lovely!

[bambiblake007.livejournal.com]

C names i like:
Courtney (or Kortney, still c sound but not with c)
Cynthia (letter c without the sound)
Cera (pronounced like Sarah, still got the c but not the sound)
Ciara (same as Cera & Cynthia, still got the c but not the sound)
Cobie/Coby
Claudia
Cameron/Camy (Cam-ee)
Charley/Charlie
Cara
Cece/Cici (same with cynthia, cera, & ciara, the letter w/o the sound)
Chloe

but you don't really have to have three C's i don't reckon, just to me, it kinda looks odd in a sibset unless there were 2 with the same letters & 2 w/o like me & my brothers: Leon, David, Dale, Amanda (see what i'm sayin?)

i'm not personally a fan of Adele, but it's a nice name to go with your other two children's names :)

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Maybe you could use a name that starts with a soft C or a "sh" sound instead of a hard C like the other 2?

Celeste
Cecily
Cerise
Chelsea

Otherwise, I think Adele goes great with the other 2!

Some other random names from my list that are relatively "uncommon," at least in the US:

Biljana (pronounced Bee-AH-nuh)
Elspeth
Daphne
Marigold
Davina
Marjorie
Ophelie
Ottilie
Maeve
Magda
Petra/Petronella
Mavourneen
Nadia
Marcelina
Yesenia
Sylvie
Nicolette
Fleur
Marit
Anais
Anouk
Anouska
Arlette
Delphine
Adelphie
Etoile
Millicent
Luna
Veda
Thomasina
Sunniva
Nadine
Josette
Tuuli
Myla
Athena
Majandra
Clover

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

I adore Adelphie...