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What do you think of the name Fiona?
Which of these Fiona combos do you prefer? (* = V, please don't write the surname out)
1. Fiona Marian Cicely *arney or Fiona Cicely Marian *arney?
2. Fiona Marian Dorothy *arney or Fiona Dorothy Marian *arney?
3. Out of your favorites for 1. and 2. which do you prefer and why?
4. Out of your least favorites for 1. and 2. which do you prefer and why?
5. Do you actually love any of these combos? Do you like any of them? Or are they just okay or do you dislike or hate any of them?
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Which of these Fiona combos do you prefer? (* = V, please don't write the surname out)
1. Fiona Marian Cicely *arney or Fiona Cicely Marian *arney?
2. Fiona Marian Dorothy *arney or Fiona Dorothy Marian *arney?
3. Out of your favorites for 1. and 2. which do you prefer and why?
4. Out of your least favorites for 1. and 2. which do you prefer and why?
5. Do you actually love any of these combos? Do you like any of them? Or are they just okay or do you dislike or hate any of them?
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1. Fiona Marian Cicely
2. Fiona Marian Dorothy
3. Fiona Marian Cicely, because I think Dorothy is dreadful. I can't say I like Cicely either, though. It looks like a mistake. Fiona Marian Cecily would be lovely.
4. Fiona Cicely Marian, because it's not Dorothy.
5. Fiona Marian is really beautiful, but Dorothy and Cicely ruin it. I also really don't care for the repetitive endings with your last name.
2. Fiona Marian Dorothy
3. Fiona Marian Cicely, because I think Dorothy is dreadful. I can't say I like Cicely either, though. It looks like a mistake. Fiona Marian Cecily would be lovely.
4. Fiona Cicely Marian, because it's not Dorothy.
5. Fiona Marian is really beautiful, but Dorothy and Cicely ruin it. I also really don't care for the repetitive endings with your last name.
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I like Fiona. It's really grown on me because I used to find it very "meh." Now I think it's pretty and underused.
1. Fiona Marian Cicely- I just think it flows better
2. Fiona Dorothy Marian- Because Fiona Marian Dorothy becomes too singsongy with the last name.
Of the two favorites, I prefer Fiona Dorothy Marian, because I'm not a Cicely fan.
Of the least favorites, I prefer Fiona Cicely Marian, because even though I'm not a Cicely fan, Dorthy *arney is too much.
For me, they're all just okay because the only one of these names I really like is Fiona.
1. Fiona Marian Cicely- I just think it flows better
2. Fiona Dorothy Marian- Because Fiona Marian Dorothy becomes too singsongy with the last name.
Of the two favorites, I prefer Fiona Dorothy Marian, because I'm not a Cicely fan.
Of the least favorites, I prefer Fiona Cicely Marian, because even though I'm not a Cicely fan, Dorthy *arney is too much.
For me, they're all just okay because the only one of these names I really like is Fiona.
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I never really liked it. It should appeal to me but for some reason it doesn't. It makes me think of Shrek's Fiona. Also of Fiona in 'The Giver' (which is an awesome book). It makes me think of red hair, which I like. But the sound just doesn't appeal to me at all.
1) Fiona Cicely Marian, but I strongly prefer Cecily over Cicely.
2) Fiona Dorothy Marian, and I love Dorothy.
A good way to decide would be to google the initials.
3) Fiona Dorothy Marian. I just love Dorothy, it needs to be used more often.
4) Fiona Marian Dorothy, because I love Dorothy.
5) I love Dorothy. Marian is pretty. I never liked Fiona very much. Dorothy Marian would be beautiful or Dorothy Marian Fiona.
1) Fiona Cicely Marian, but I strongly prefer Cecily over Cicely.
2) Fiona Dorothy Marian, and I love Dorothy.
A good way to decide would be to google the initials.
3) Fiona Dorothy Marian. I just love Dorothy, it needs to be used more often.
4) Fiona Marian Dorothy, because I love Dorothy.
5) I love Dorothy. Marian is pretty. I never liked Fiona very much. Dorothy Marian would be beautiful or Dorothy Marian Fiona.
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I like Fiona well enough. My dh loves it although I don't think it complements our other children's names at all.
1. Fiona Cicely Marian
2. Fiona Marian Dorothy
3. Fiona Marian Dorothy -- because I dislike Cicely
4. Fiona Dorothy Marian -- because I dislike Cicely
5. I don't love any of them although I am fond of Fiona. I'd prefer just Fiona Marian or even Fiona Mary.
1. Fiona Cicely Marian
2. Fiona Marian Dorothy
3. Fiona Marian Dorothy -- because I dislike Cicely
4. Fiona Dorothy Marian -- because I dislike Cicely
5. I don't love any of them although I am fond of Fiona. I'd prefer just Fiona Marian or even Fiona Mary.
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I like Fiona. It has a lot of energy without sounding flighty or lightweight.
1. Fiona Marian Cicely, but they're pretty much equal in my eyes. I like Marian more than Cicely, so I'd rather see it closer to the front.
2. Fiona Dorothy Marian
3. Probably #2 because I like Dorothy more than Cicely.
4. Despite not liking Cicely, I'd pick Fiona Cicely Marian. Fiona Marian Dorothy *arney feels clunky.
5. I almost never find combos with 2 middle names attractive, tbh, so all of these fall in the "just okay" range for me. I'd like Fiona Cicely, Fiona Dorothy, and Fiona Marian more than any of them.
1. Fiona Marian Cicely, but they're pretty much equal in my eyes. I like Marian more than Cicely, so I'd rather see it closer to the front.
2. Fiona Dorothy Marian
3. Probably #2 because I like Dorothy more than Cicely.
4. Despite not liking Cicely, I'd pick Fiona Cicely Marian. Fiona Marian Dorothy *arney feels clunky.
5. I almost never find combos with 2 middle names attractive, tbh, so all of these fall in the "just okay" range for me. I'd like Fiona Cicely, Fiona Dorothy, and Fiona Marian more than any of them.
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It is a lovely name, but I do honestly think of Princess Fiona from Shrek. But she's cool so that's not really bad.
1. Fiona Marian Cicely
2. Fiona Dorothy Marian
3 and 4. No preference
5. To be honest, the 2 middle names do not flow at all. I'll tell you why - something like Fiona Marian sounds fine, but with another middle name that has a similar 'structure' to Marian (i.e. 3 syllables, stress on the first), it just sounds repetitive and awkward. I'd suggest finding a diffrent second middle name which doesn't have that structure, or you could make Fiona the first middle name, like Cicely Fiona Marian.
1. Fiona Marian Cicely
2. Fiona Dorothy Marian
3 and 4. No preference
5. To be honest, the 2 middle names do not flow at all. I'll tell you why - something like Fiona Marian sounds fine, but with another middle name that has a similar 'structure' to Marian (i.e. 3 syllables, stress on the first), it just sounds repetitive and awkward. I'd suggest finding a diffrent second middle name which doesn't have that structure, or you could make Fiona the first middle name, like Cicely Fiona Marian.
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I do like Fiona, but I think of Shrek (and I've only watched the first movie ages ago) and a pretty stupid friend to my brother. Me and my dad were picking him up at her house and were asking for the address, but she didn't even know her own address so she had to go out and look. =/
1. Fiona Marian Cicely
2. Fiona Marian Dorothy
3. Out of your favorites for 1. and 2. which do you prefer and why? I don't really like any of them to be honest. I like Fiona Marian, but there isn't a flow in the combo with Cicely and Dorothy
4. Out of your least favorites for 1. and 2. which do you prefer and why? Fiona Cicely Marian because it sounds better
5. Do you actually love any of these combos? Do you like any of them? Or are they just okay or do you dislike or hate any of them? I don't hate them, but I don't like them either. What about Fiona Marian Cecelia, Fiona Celia Marian, Fiona Marian Deirdre?
1. Fiona Marian Cicely
2. Fiona Marian Dorothy
3. Out of your favorites for 1. and 2. which do you prefer and why? I don't really like any of them to be honest. I like Fiona Marian, but there isn't a flow in the combo with Cicely and Dorothy
4. Out of your least favorites for 1. and 2. which do you prefer and why? Fiona Cicely Marian because it sounds better
5. Do you actually love any of these combos? Do you like any of them? Or are they just okay or do you dislike or hate any of them? I don't hate them, but I don't like them either. What about Fiona Marian Cecelia, Fiona Celia Marian, Fiona Marian Deirdre?
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Marian and Dorothy are family names, but Dorothea could also work and so could Mariana, or Marietta, or Mariella.
I'd also consider using Ella or Frieda or Jean instead of Marian. If I didn't honor my nana Marian with my first daughter I definitely want to honor her with my second daughter or with a son. So if I honored my other grandma Jean or my great-grandma Ella Frieda I'd be happy with that.
Cecil is a family name for me and my partner but I have been toying with Cicely since this is one of my partner's mother's favorite names. She was going to name her daughter Kiera Cicely Dolphin nn KC but ended up letting her oldest son, my partner Tim choose her mn. He was in middle school at the time and loved Sailor Moon. He chose the name Serena which doesn't work very well with Kiera or Cicely, so she ended up naming her Ceilidh Serena and never ended up using Cicely.
She has told me that she doesn't want me to use her fn or mn as a honoring name unless she somehow dies before we have children. I've been thinking that using Cicely might be a good way to honor her. I do like Cicely, I've liked it ever since I was in middle school and found the Flower Fairy books by Mary Cicely Barker.
(I wrote this response last night but fell asleep before I could post it. I actually fell asleep thinking that I had posted it, but I just noticed that I obviously did not do that. :P )
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I'd also consider using Ella or Frieda or Jean instead of Marian. If I didn't honor my nana Marian with my first daughter I definitely want to honor her with my second daughter or with a son. So if I honored my other grandma Jean or my great-grandma Ella Frieda I'd be happy with that.
Cecil is a family name for me and my partner but I have been toying with Cicely since this is one of my partner's mother's favorite names. She was going to name her daughter Kiera Cicely Dolphin nn KC but ended up letting her oldest son, my partner Tim choose her mn. He was in middle school at the time and loved Sailor Moon. He chose the name Serena which doesn't work very well with Kiera or Cicely, so she ended up naming her Ceilidh Serena and never ended up using Cicely.
She has told me that she doesn't want me to use her fn or mn as a honoring name unless she somehow dies before we have children. I've been thinking that using Cicely might be a good way to honor her. I do like Cicely, I've liked it ever since I was in middle school and found the Flower Fairy books by Mary Cicely Barker.
(I wrote this response last night but fell asleep before I could post it. I actually fell asleep thinking that I had posted it, but I just noticed that I obviously did not do that. :P )
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This message was edited 9/29/2012, 12:35 PM
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