View Message

[Opinions] Clea and Cassandra
Trying to think of middle name possibilities for these two names. Clea would be pronunced CLEE-ya (rather than CLAY-ah) and Cassandra would be cah-SAHN-dra (rather than cah-SAAN-dra with the AA as in "attic"). Which of these do you like best? Least? Why?Cassandra Tansy
Cassandra Phyllis
Cassandra Joan
Cassandra Janis
Cassandra Miette
Cassandra Silence
Cassandra Topaz (which I wouldn't use, since it'd be MUCH too themey, of course)Clea Thisbe
Clea Parmelia
Clea Alexandrine
Clea Faustina
Clea Hazel
Clea MelisandeI think that for Cassandra, I like two-syllable names with the stress on the first syllable. Unfortunately, I'm having some trouble thinking of interesting ones I like. Any suggestions?Oh, and do you think that I'd be a pain in the butt for insisting on calling a girl cah-SAHN-dra rather than cah-SAAN-dra? That's the pronunciation I prefer, and the name would be after Cassandra Mortmain, who would have pronunced it that way. However, it's not the standard pronunciation in the US, and since I would try to avoid nicknames, it could be a pain.Array
Archived Thread - replies disabled
vote up1

Replies

I like Cassandra Miette and Clea Melisande.
vote up1

Cassandra Tansy & Cassandra Silence are my least faves, because the former has 'drat' in it, and the latter is too quiet.Cassandra Janis is great.Clea Parmelia and Clea Thisbe are my faves; Clea Hazel is oddly plain sounding; the others are okay.Absolutely not a pain in the butt to say cahSAHNdra. That's how it's pronounced. cahSANDra is only a borrowing from Alexandra. I'm in the US, I've always heard it your way except from yokels :)Cassandra Maris
Cassandra Merrin
Cassandra Libra
Cassandra Juno
Cassandra Merla
Cassandra Fern
Cassandra Mercia
Cassandra Jewel
Cassandra Vashti
Cassandra GarnetI didn't consider meanings.. just off the cuff. - chazda
vote up1
"Absolutely not a pain in the butt to say cahSAHNdra. That's how it's pronounced. cahSANDra is only a borrowing from Alexandra. I'm in the US, I've always heard it your way except from yokels :)"DITTO. That is exactly right.From your list, I don't care for Cassandra Tansy or Cassandra Janis, as the short A sound those two names contain makes me want to stick the same sound in the middle of Cassandra, like ca-SAN-dra JAN-is/TAN-see. I think it encourages that nasally tendancy.Cassandra Phyllis fits well from an origin and rhythm standpoint.
Cassandra Joan is too curt, IMO. Cassandra Joanne? Janine? Jeanine?
Cassandra Miette - very pretty, good rhythm too
Cassandra Silence / Tapaz - I don't care for word names, especially with a classic (literally) such as Cassandra.Some combos I personally enjoy:Cassandra Miriam
Cassandra Rosamund (the only ros- name I like, since it has nothing to do with roses)
Cassandra Vilmonde (an old French fem. form of the William group, probably by way of emulating the V sound from the German forms...accent 2nd syllable)
Cassandra Sabine
Cassandra Hazel (which I see you list with Cleo)
Cassandra Irene

... Load Full Message

vote up1
Okay, now I've got a question that will more than likely show off my complete ignorance, heh. How would Sabine be pronunced? On first glance, I'd guess sah-BEEN. However, I know a girl named Sabine who pronunces it exactly like the name Sabina. What pronunciation were you suggesting with Cassandra?Array
vote up1
I was suggesting the sah-BEEN pronunciation, but either would technically be attractive, I think. The former is French, while the latter is German. (Technically, the German pron. begins with the Z sound.):)
vote up1
Thanks! I do like Cassandra Sabine--it's going into the Hello Kitty Notebook of Names. :)Array
vote up1
I really like Cassandra Miette and Clea Parmelia. I would pronounce Cassandra Cah-saan-dra, because I think that many people would get it confused with other pronunciations of Cassandra. Cassandra Marie sounds rather pretty, but Marie is too normal. I really like Miette, personally.
vote up1