- Cecilia
- Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius. Saint Cecilia was a semi-legendary 2nd- or 3rd-century martyr who was sentenced to die because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. She was later regarded as the patron saint of music and musicians. Due to the popularity of the saint, the name became common in the Christian world during the Middle Ages. The Normans brought it to England, where it was commonly spelled Cecily - the Latinate form Cecilia came into use in the 18th century.
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Blind
- Popularity: Rank 206
- Reasons I hold back: do I like it enough? Do I like it as much as Cecily?
- Potential nns: Ceci, Cece, Cissy, & Celia
- Georgiana "Georgie"
- Feminine form of George
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Farmer, Earth worker
- Popularity: N/A
- Reasons I hold back: Too frilly?
- Potential nns: Gia, Gigi, Georgie
- Hermione
- Derived from the name of the Greek messenger god Hermes. In Greek myth Hermione was the daughter of Menelaus and Helen. This is also the name of the wife of Leontes in Shakespeare's play 'The Winter's Tale' (1610). It is now closely associated with the character Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997.
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Carin, pile of stones
- Popularity: not currently in the top 1000
- Reasons I hold back: HP too strong? Would a daughter hate that association?
- Possible nns: Hemma, Hero, Io, Ione, Maia, Mia, Mimi, Mina, Minnie
- Miriam
- Original Hebrew form of Mary. It is used in the Old Testament, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. It has long been popular among Jews, and it has been used as an English Christian name since the Protestant Reformation.
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Unknown
- Popularity: Rank 305
- Reasons I hold back: Too old-lady? Would a daughter hate her name?
- Possible nns: Mimi, Mim, Miri, Mira
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