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HelpRe: Clea and Cassandra
in reply to a message by chazda
"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
Cassandra Thisbe would be nice.
From the Clea combos, I like:
Clea Thisbe
Clea Parmelia
Clea Alexandrine - the -a/A- meet-up is bumpy.
Clea Faustina - I would love Clea Faustine, but the repeated long E/final A combo bugs me...I find it sing-songy.
Clea Hazel - not bad
Clea Melisande - I love Melisande passionately. This is a nice combo. I would be more inclined to go for Cassandra Melisande, myself.
Other suggestions:
Clea Xanthe
Clea Sophronia
Cassandra & Clea: Good names. :)
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
Cassandra Thisbe would be nice.
From the Clea combos, I like:
Clea Thisbe
Clea Parmelia
Clea Alexandrine - the -a/A- meet-up is bumpy.
Clea Faustina - I would love Clea Faustine, but the repeated long E/final A combo bugs me...I find it sing-songy.
Clea Hazel - not bad
Clea Melisande - I love Melisande passionately. This is a nice combo. I would be more inclined to go for Cassandra Melisande, myself.
Other suggestions:
Clea Xanthe
Clea Sophronia
Cassandra & Clea: Good names. :)
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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?
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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?
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