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I love Thomasin. Female names ending in n were more common in the medieval period, and I have seen this spelt Thomeson as well.

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Cecily isn’t disappearing, in fact it is charting in England, so I think it’s experiencing a comeback. It’s one of my favourite names.

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Amice is ok, but I can see why Alice and Amy are more popular.

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There wouldn’t have been an ‘ay’ sound in Felice - the start would have a short E or schwa like the start of Felicity.

Cecily is one of (if not) my most favorite girl names; it’s so classy, elegant, uncommon, and absolutely breathtaking. I also love the sound of Felice on a girl, but I’d spell it as Felise (though, I always have said it as “Feh-lees”).

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As for Thomasin and Amice, I don’t particularly care for them; I love Alice on a girl, though.

Thomas Hardy uses Thomasina in, I think, Return of the Native. She's usually called Tamsin; Thomasina for when she's done something wrong!
I agree that Amice is too close to Alice for comfort. I'd far rather use Alice.
Felice, I've never encountered, though I did meet a Felicia once. I much prefer Felicity.
My father was, probably, one of the last of the Cecils. I'd have used Cecily for a daughter if I'd had enough daughters for all the names I'd have loved to use; I wouldn't use Cecil for a son, though: too dated.

Thomasin - It's alright but I prefer Thomas as a boy over Thomasin.

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Cecily - It's pretty and elegant for me. I prefer Cecilia too.

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Amice - It reminds me of Alice and Amity but unfortunately, it sounds like "a mice".

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Felice - It's Italian version of Felix but it reminds me of "feline", which is refers to the cats.

The only one I like is Cecily. I don’t love it, but I do prefer it to Cecilia.

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Can’t get past the “sin” in Thomasin. I really hate Amice…it sounds like an insult or a pejorative word to me for some reason. It might remind me of “amiss”? And I’m just not a fan of any of the Felic- names.

I like Thomasin, though I prefer Thomasina (or better yet, Tamsin). It makes me think of the main character from The Witch. A sullen and serious name.

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Love Cecily - unexpected but familiar, warm and charming. Makes me think of Cecily Cardew.

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Amice is a bit... Mousy? Unassertive. And similar to the word "amiss".

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I prefer Felice as a masculine Italian name.

This message was edited 11/18/2023, 4:47 PM

I'm surprised there's no entry for Thomasin, wasn't that the name of the main character in The Witch? Maybe the movie wasn't as big a deal as I thought it was. I like Thomasina and Tamsin; Thomasin is a little more awkward somehow, like it's cut off. But I am sure I could get used to it quickly. I think I might mush it into "Thomson" though. Which is kinda cute in a Jazz-age sorta way. And it would drive some people nuts thinking a girl is named Thomson.

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Anyway, I like Felice and Amice too. I say the second one as "AH-miss"; not sure if anyone else would, but I like it. I could definitely see people saying it like "AY-miss", mixing it up with Amos just as Wordsmith said. That would be a shame. Maybe since Amos is also a rather rare name it wouldn't happen all that often. Felice is fun - I say it "fuh-LEECE" which is not as pretty as your pronunciation. I like Felice more than Felicia.

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I also love Cecily and prefer it vastly to Cecilia, which I find a bit fussy. Cecily is so light and sunny. Maybe people aren't as keen because it sounds like Sicily?

I love Cecily, Amice and Felice but am not fond of Thomasin. I prefer Thomasina or Tamsin which are likely modern forms of Thomasin. I also love the unrelated Avis and the boys name Amias or Amyas.

They're all lovely! Cecily is a go-to middle name for me. Amice is probably my least favorite because it's so easily conflated with Amos.

Don't like any, I prefer Tamsin, Chelsea, Amy and Felicity

This message was edited 11/18/2023, 3:01 PM