L. writes:<\/p>\n
The sounds of words and sentences has always been very important to me and this has translated to the name search as well.<\/p>\n
My favorite rhythm for a name is when the second syllable of the first name corresponds to the first. For example, Amelia Martin.<\/p>\n
We are having a baby girl in February and are hoping to find a name that works with our last name, which begins with an “F” and is three syllables. One name that I think works perfectly is Ophelia, but I think it’s off the list due both to its literary associations and potential nicknames.<\/p>\n
Can you think of any other multi-syllabic names in which the second syllable is an “F” or a “Ph”?<\/p>\n
Thanks so much for your help!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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I found myself trying to remember the syllable-dividing rules of elementary school, and partly failing. Tiffany, for example: Is that F-sound in the first syllable or the second? If we were hyphenating it for a line-break, we’d split the two F’s: Tif-fany. So perhaps that means Tiffany has an F-sound in both the first and second syllable. Well, here are some names with an F-sound NEAR the second syllable:<\/p>\n
Daphne
\nDelphine
\nEpiphany
\nMemphis
\nRaffaella
\nSaphira
\nSapphire
\nSofia\/Sophia\/Sophie
\nSophronia
\nStefania
\nStephanie
\nSymphony
\nTiffany<\/p>\nThere are also a number of compound name options involving Sophie\/a combinations: Sophianna, Sophiella, Sophiemarie. (I was a little surprised not to find an entry for Sophelia.)<\/p>\n
I have a soft spot for Sophronia, nicknamed Phronsie in the book series about The Five Little Peppers.<\/p>\n
Persephone doesn’t have the ph-sound right where you want it, but I suggest it anyway. I would love to see that name get more common.<\/p>\n
Because F is the unvoiced V, I wonder if names with a V would also sound nice to you? Evelyn, Vivian, Ivy, Sylvia, Giovanna, etc.? I suspect, though, that those would not give the effect you’re looking for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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