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WDYTO Cassian (KASS-ee-an) for a girl? I previously liked Cassia (KASS-ee-uh), but the final N gives the name a prettier sound in my opinion. I'm aware that it's technically male, but as it's really not being used for anyone of either gender at the moment, so I doubt that'd be a problem. Very few people, outside of the naming word here :-p, know the name at all, let alone what gender it's assigned to. (I should point out, I do like it for a boy as well.) Besides, -ian names in English have traditionally been used to Anglicize both the Latin male and female forms, e.g. Julian for Julianus and Juliana; Christian for Christianus and Christiana. Although I don't think Cassian was used at that time, it follows the same pattern. OK, enough justification - if everybody hates it, then everybody hates it!!

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I'm thinking ...
Cassian Isabelle
Cassian Esmee (EZ-may)
Cassian Phoebe
Cassian Hope
Cassian Lake
Cassian Helena (heh-LAYN-uh)
Cassian Laurel

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PS - I was meaning to ask about this Ashley (boy) combination, but might as well save space and put it in this post:
How is Ashley Ríoghán (the latter is pronounced REE-awn: "little king" ... can be found at Namenerds, if you're interested: http://www.namenerds.com/irish/trad.html)

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Thanks in advance!

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