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Briarly is kind of cute. I actually like all of them. (I was going to suggest the similar Safiyah but that’s because I thought it was pronounced with a long “I” but it actually is more like Sophia!)

Ariadne: one of my absolute favourites. I adore the nickname Ari, the mythological association, and the character of Ariadne Oliver.

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Ariadne Beatrix
Ariadne Ffion
Ariadne Hazel
Ariadne Imogen
Ariadne Sappho
Ariadne Tamsin
Ariadne Violet

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Cloelia: it feels rather weak and whiny to me, without enough substance, and is too close to the word cloaca.

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Cloelia Esmé
Cloelia Eve
Cloelia Irene
Cloelia Iris
Cloelia Jane
Cloelia Phoebe
Cloelia Zoe

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Briarly: interesting, though not my style. Pretty and sharp sound. Feels public school.

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Briarly Clara
Briarly Cora
Briarly Dahlia
Briarly Flora
Briarly Ingrid
Briarly Margo
Briarly Saoirse

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Sapphira: sounds very regal and smaragdine, it could work both on a princess and a villain (or a villainous princess)?

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Sapphira Esmé
Sapphira Ffion

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I love Ariadne, I like Sapphira, I sort of like Cloelia, and I'm ambiguous on Briarly.

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Ariadne Rose
Ariadne Olwen
Ariadne Guinevere
Ariadne Selene
Ariadne Raven
Ariadne Ourania
Ariadne Silvia
Ariadne Noor
Ariadne Sorcha
Ariadne Gwendolen
Ariadne Morgana
Ariadne Morwen

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Sapphira Dawn
Sapphira Aurora
Sapphira Zephyra
Sapphira Isolde
Sapphira Opal
Sapphira Alwen
Sapphira Niobe
Sapphira Winter
Sapphira Isobel

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Cloelia Raine
Cloelia Thisbe
Cloelia Willow
Cloelia Branwen
Cloelia Fleur
Cloelia Sabine

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Briarly is a bit of a mouthful. Briar always reminds me of Sleeping Beauty isn’t her name Briar Rose? I usually like name ending in the “lee” sound

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Cloelia is a name that has so many pronunciations I’m not sure which is right! clo-el-ee-ah? When I look quickly I read the name as Coeliac (gluten allergy). That said I do like the Clo part of the name.

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Ariadne I love ever since reading about Ariadne Oliver. She’s a fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie. She’s a lot like me I think haha

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Sapphira, it reminds me of the Bible and the gem. Pretty sound, but not my style. I really dislike the nickname Saffy.

I love Sapphira - she's in my own Top 10! Right now I have Sapphira Daphne as the combo, but there's also:

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Sapphira Louise / Sapphira Louisa
Sapphira Lauren
Sapphira Jane
Sapphira Julia
Sapphira Giselle
Sapphira Noelle
Sapphira Nadine
Sapphira Danielle

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Ariadne is cool and underused, as far as Greek Mythology names are concerned. (I also like the French variant, Arienne.) For the most part, short and sweet pairs with Ariadne well:

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Ariadne Pearl
Ariadne Fae
Ariadne Jada
Ariadne Delphina
Ariadne Sera
Ariadne Lola
Ariadne Raven
Ariadne Maris

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Cloelia is definitely interesting. Chloe is far more popular today, and I feel like a Cloelia would inevitably be called that in her life - which can be an attractant or a deterrent, up to you. Something really strong should go in the MN slot to offset the frills:

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Cloelia Bronte
Cloelia Rose
Cloelia Simone
Cloelia Lourdes
Cloelia Robin
Cloelia Lorelai / Cloelia Lorelei

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Briarly is also a surname, right? Unfortunately, I can't say I'm a fan of it in the FN slot - far prefer Briar by itself.

This message was edited 1/29/2020, 6:15 PM

Ariadne is ok, prefer Chloe, Briohne to those mentioned above