WDYT? Not necessarily as siblings. I've just been liking both recently.
I first heard Anise in a video game - she was one of the main characters. I was suprised to find out it was a real name. I didn't really like it at first, but it's grown on me. It could be a kind of alternative to An- names, or even to Alice, I guess. Unfortunately, it does kind of bear a resemblance to "anus," so it would probably be relegated to middle name status. A couple combos I've come up with:
Felicity Anise
Gwendolen Anise
Josephine Anise
Melanie Anise
It's kind of hard because so many girls' names I like end in A or other vowel sounds. :/ Any suggestions? I kind of like Gwendolen Anise, but I'm not sure.
Molly I have kind of an on-again, off-again relationship with. Right now it's on again. I think it's mostly because of the piece "Molly on the Shore" by Percy Grainger. I'm in love with that song (I'm actually listening to it right now). I first heard it last year when our band went to festival and another group played it. It's one of those songs that I WILL have my band play someday when I'm a director, because I just love it so much. So anyway, my love of "Molly on the Shore" is transferring to the name Molly. I now associate that name with the song and I can't help but love it. Plus, it could also be a subtle way of honoring my grandmother and sister, as they're both Mary. I'm not thrilled with the popularity, though. I guess it could be worse, but I'm hoping it drops some in the next few years.
Anyway, I think I like it enough to use it as a first name, but I could go either/or with this one. Combos I've got for this one are:
Molly Celia
Molly Clementine
Molly Elspeth
Molly Helen (though this would be very close to my grandmother's name, Mary Helen)
Molly Karen
Molly Susannah
Ada Molly
Enid Molly
Isadora Molly
Susannah Molly
Any thoughts on the names themselves, the combos listed, and/or suggestions for more combos would be greatly appreciated. :)