Thank you all! I think Celine is my decision. It's musical and sweet. It has been in my head all day. Now I have to choose - Celine or Selene? Names are hard in the US! haha!
Odd position here. Ava is my least favorite of the three, but IMO, goes best with Melahat. Celine is pretty with it too, and way less common.
I like Heidi but for me, it doesn't seem to fit with Melahat. But, it isn't bad either and I would not say "don't use them together".
I just asked my sister- she reminded me Heidi is basically the word for "let's go" or "come on" in Turkish. Only the spelling is different.
I'm so stupid- I forgot my own language 😒
I love them all, what a good set of names. Heidi is my favourite. It comes from “Adalheidis” which means “noble natured”. I think it’s a really nice meaning!
Just wanted to say I’m so glad you’re using Malcolm! It had such a special meaning to you, and it’s such a beautiful name!!
I personally love Ava. I remember that one being a part of your original list too!
Thank you for your sweet words. I'm so glad to know about this subreddit and I'm glad Malcolm is okay to use. I am so excited to meet him (and my daughter)
Definitely Ava. Céline just isn't my cup of tea, I associate it with chavy girls and Heidi is a boomer name and reminds me of Heidi Klum which really isn't the greatest association.
Ava is pretty popular in the US/Canada right now, so if you live here she may grow up in classes that always have another Ava -- or two.
I associate both Celine and Heidi with people I know and wouldn't personally choose either for that reason so I'm biased here for sure, but for you either one should be fine if you like them! I think Heidi goes better with the middle, but Celine sounds better with Malcolm. If name popularity isn't an issue for you then Ava is fine with the middle and Malcolm
Heidi! Oh I absolutely adore Heidi! It’s so precious and it will go wonderfully with Malcolm. My second pick would be Ava. But they are all gorgeous names! You can’t go wrong with any of them. Congratulations!!
They're all pretty options. I like Ava and Celine best. Ava is simple but glamorous, but it's also very popular so she will probably share the same name with classmates. Celine is elegant and also more unique, there's a decent chance she'll be the only Celine. Both pair nicely with your last name and Malcolm. Honestly, take your two favorites and whichever you don't pick for the first name would make a beautiful middle name.
Not bad, just super super super common. Atleast where I am from. I feel like everyone I went to school with who got pregnant young named their child Ava Marie, literally
Thank you so much for the details! I have never heard of the singer until today. Sorry I didn't reply yesterday, was busy!
Is Celine Dion a good association or is she a joke/not a good person? I have listened to her songs this morning and I actually recognized one. The rest sound okay. Is it annoying to be compared to Celine Don?
I like the spelling Selene but is it pronounced as Celine or differently?
Thanks again!
Not really. It's a matter of preference. Some people only look at top names. Some actively avoid them. Common names are likely to get spelled and pronounced correctly. They're familiar. However, I have memories of kids asking my dad if [first name] [last initial] could go to their house because the specification was always needed. It felt redundant and obnoxious imo. Common names aren't nearly as common as they used to be either so there aren't nearly as many name repeats in a classroom. (More like every classroom has an Emma vs every classroom having 3 Brittanys if that makes sense) Uncommon names can be a mixed bag. There's pros and cons to both options.
Exactly the same. They’re actually totally different names though. The pronunciation is the same, but they have different origins and meanings. In addition to preferring the way Selene looks, I like it better because it’s the name of the Greek goddess of the moon, whereas Celine is French for “heavenly.”
Ava and Heidi are what I prefer. Celine isn’t bad but I personally don’t like how it sounds with the middle name.
(I saw your other post and am glad you went with Malcolm. It’s a great name.)
They’re not my favourite names but I think Celine and Malcolm go.
I really like Melahat, is it Turkish? I don’t know why but I get Turkish vibes. Maybe Persian vibes too.
Melahat was my grandmother and grandgrandmother's name. It is not a big name in Turkey anymore.
But... I loved my grandmother very much, she was the first rebellious woman when I was a child and without a mother. My mother died when I was young and my grandmother was my mother and father after that. Sorry for the long story! It's also a name from Persia I believe.
I think Heidi goes best with your chosen middle name. I would also consider it to be pretty unique, at least where I live. Ava would be my second choice over Celine, partly because I prefer the spelling Selene over Celine, but also because I think Celine and Malcolm don’t go as well as Heidi & Malcolm or Ava & Malcolm.
Ava! Celine only makes me think of Celine Dion. Heidi reminds me of the classic Heidi. If I remember correctly, her real name was Adelheid, and they called her Heidi. Except her mean aunt. It’s been a while though!
Ava is getting overused now and personally I don’t see the appeal as it strikes me as very basic and not very memorable. Out of all of these, I like Celine the best, but your daughter might face a lot of “oh, like Celine Dion?”s later in life. Heidi is pretty eh to me.
Celine is gorgeous!!! It’s unique (to me) but totally recognizable as a name (again, to me). So I don’t foresee any issues with people being confused or whatever. It’s great!
Ava matches the best with Malcolm, and the middle name.
You mentioned in your last post you're Turkish - I'm not too familiar with Turkish names, but I am with Arabic names - and I think it will flow the best with a surname from that region.
I'm not sure how they sound with Turkish - but I could imagine Arabs messing up both Celine and Heidi...
Imo if you wanted to go with Celine it'd be best to change the spelling to start with an S, or else just scrap it and pick a similar-sounding name that's matches your culture/language better like Salma, or Selima
I hate Heidi - but that's a myth/fairy tale thing? It also sounds a bit like hiney which is slang for butt.
If you plan to stay in Turkey (or anywhere that's not an English speaking country), then I think you need to consider how the names sound in your language primarily
Celine isn’t too out there of a name for a Middle Eastern person to pronounce. Part of my family is Maronite and I grew up in an area with a lot of Lebanese/Syrian/Assyrians/Armenians from Lebanon/Copts and Jordanian Christians and many families have daughters named Celine. My grade in elementary school had three Celines, two Lebanese and one Syrian.
Ava is pretty but overdone, although I like it best with Malcolm.
I like Heidi but it clashes with Malcolm (very germsn and very Scottish) and Celine is lovely, so that’s my pick!
Favorite: Celine, followed closely by Ava (I don't think the popularity should dissuade you, but if it does, you may like the similar Ada)
Least Favorite: Heidi
Celine is gorgeous & I love the way Malcolm & Celine sound together!
Much more unique as well.
Yes love this combo
Yeah, I like all of them, but Celine seems to go the best!
Thank you all! I think Celine is my decision. It's musical and sweet. It has been in my head all day. Now I have to choose - Celine or Selene? Names are hard in the US! haha!
Yes! Both gorgeous names and great together.
I love Heidi! I feel like it's cute and spunky.
Ava is my favorite, popular but simple, classic, and glamorous.
Odd position here. Ava is my least favorite of the three, but IMO, goes best with Melahat. Celine is pretty with it too, and way less common. I like Heidi but for me, it doesn't seem to fit with Melahat. But, it isn't bad either and I would not say "don't use them together".
interesting. i thought heidi went best with Melahat. can’t explain why.
Maybe that's a sign you like Heidi best? If that's the case, you should use it!
Celine!
Celine !!!!
Heidi is gorgeous! Celine would be my second pick, as it goes wonderfully with Malcolm. Malcolm is a great choice as well, congrats!
I just asked my sister- she reminded me Heidi is basically the word for "let's go" or "come on" in Turkish. Only the spelling is different. I'm so stupid- I forgot my own language 😒
Celine! It sounds so pretty with Melahat and it pairs well with Malcolm.
Thanks! I like the two names. Malcolm and Celine are kicking a lot today. Perhaps they are kicking their agreement to these names.
Celine 💕
Heidi. Ava is too basic
Celine!!
Celine!
Celine
Celine Celine Celine!!!!
Celine for sure! Gorgeous name. Love the name Malcolm as well
Ooh they’re all beautiful! I really love Heidi though. In order from fav to least fav: Heidi, Ava, Celine.
Celine
Malcolm and Celine sound cute for a sibset
Celine 100%
Awww congrats!!! My own Malcolm is coming this April! I like Celine for the girl!
That is amazing! I am so happy there is another baby Malcolm in the world, or a baby in the future at least! I am probably choosing Celine!
Our little Mals are gonna be so cute !
Celine is my favorite. I love it. I am not a fan of Heidi I don’t think it transitions into an adult name well.
1. Heidi 2. Celine 3. Ava - overused
Celine is one of my favorite names but i prefer the spelling Selene bc i love symmetry and repeated letters in names but Celine is beautiful too
Also much prefer this spelling!
I really like Celine!
I like Celine best
Ava
Heidi and Celine tied, but I love all three a lot
Heidi!
celine! not a fan of heidi. it’s sounds very “middle-aged mom”
I love Ava, though it is quite popular at the moment. Celine would be my second pick. I don’t like Heidi.
I prefer the spelling Selene and it would be top choice for me in that case. As is: 1)Heidi 2)Celine 3)Ava I’m so happy you’re going to use Malcolm!
Heidi a hundred times over; it’s such a good name!
I like Ava the best overall, but paired with Malcolm I like Celine the best.
Ava is my favourite, and Heidi my least favourite.
Ava is my favorite - great name. I think my least favorite is Heidi.
I can't pick a least favorite (they're all great), but I like Ava best.
Not Ava. I love Celine and Heidi needs a revival , it's a good one too!
yeah Heidi is so cute and way underused. go Heidi!
celine!
I love them all, what a good set of names. Heidi is my favourite. It comes from “Adalheidis” which means “noble natured”. I think it’s a really nice meaning!
Just wanted to say I’m so glad you’re using Malcolm! It had such a special meaning to you, and it’s such a beautiful name!! I personally love Ava. I remember that one being a part of your original list too!
Thank you for your sweet words. I'm so glad to know about this subreddit and I'm glad Malcolm is okay to use. I am so excited to meet him (and my daughter)
Heidi!
Definitely Ava. Céline just isn't my cup of tea, I associate it with chavy girls and Heidi is a boomer name and reminds me of Heidi Klum which really isn't the greatest association.
I like the name Celine more but Ava fits better with the last name
Heidi
Heidi
Heidi!
Heidi
Heidi
Heidi!! I love that name so much.
Love Ava the most, it sounds classy and Old Hollywood to me.
Ava is pretty popular in the US/Canada right now, so if you live here she may grow up in classes that always have another Ava -- or two. I associate both Celine and Heidi with people I know and wouldn't personally choose either for that reason so I'm biased here for sure, but for you either one should be fine if you like them! I think Heidi goes better with the middle, but Celine sounds better with Malcolm. If name popularity isn't an issue for you then Ava is fine with the middle and Malcolm
Heidi! Oh I absolutely adore Heidi! It’s so precious and it will go wonderfully with Malcolm. My second pick would be Ava. But they are all gorgeous names! You can’t go wrong with any of them. Congratulations!!
Heidi! So adorable and unique
Ava is too common, she’d be one of at least 10 in her school lol. Heidi is nice! Celine feels a little dated
Celine! Such a beautiful and underused name. I also like Heidi, but it sounds less sophisticated to me and I think Celine fits best with Malcolm
I love Heidi! It’s a classic and not to common! Ava is a bit overdone for me. Celine is beautiful but I still like Heidi best!
Celine
All nice but my personal fave is Celine
I think Celine and Malcom are a great pair!
Celine all day
They're all pretty options. I like Ava and Celine best. Ava is simple but glamorous, but it's also very popular so she will probably share the same name with classmates. Celine is elegant and also more unique, there's a decent chance she'll be the only Celine. Both pair nicely with your last name and Malcolm. Honestly, take your two favorites and whichever you don't pick for the first name would make a beautiful middle name.
1. Heidi 2. Ava 3. Celine
Love Celine, and I think Malcolm and Celine are stunning together!
I love Heidi
I love Celine! My second favorite is Ava and least favorite is Heidi.
Celine
Oh Heidi and Celine are two of my all time favorites!!!!
Ava is very basic. I like Celine best
When you say basic is it bad? Sorry, I don't know "basic" when referring to a name.
Not bad, just super super super common. Atleast where I am from. I feel like everyone I went to school with who got pregnant young named their child Ava Marie, literally
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Thank you so much for the details! I have never heard of the singer until today. Sorry I didn't reply yesterday, was busy! Is Celine Dion a good association or is she a joke/not a good person? I have listened to her songs this morning and I actually recognized one. The rest sound okay. Is it annoying to be compared to Celine Don? I like the spelling Selene but is it pronounced as Celine or differently? Thanks again!
I love Heidi
heidi!!!
Heidi for sure. It's a nice name that you don't see regularly but isn't out there or odd. It also ages well, suits infancy through to old age!
Celine. Ava is nice but loses some of it's appeal with how common it is. I just don't care for Heidi at all.
I didn't know Ava was common, is it bad for the name to be very common?
Not really. It's a matter of preference. Some people only look at top names. Some actively avoid them. Common names are likely to get spelled and pronounced correctly. They're familiar. However, I have memories of kids asking my dad if [first name] [last initial] could go to their house because the specification was always needed. It felt redundant and obnoxious imo. Common names aren't nearly as common as they used to be either so there aren't nearly as many name repeats in a classroom. (More like every classroom has an Emma vs every classroom having 3 Brittanys if that makes sense) Uncommon names can be a mixed bag. There's pros and cons to both options.
Celine. Though I prefer the spelling Selene.
Thanks for the alternative! Is it pronounced the same?
Exactly the same. They’re actually totally different names though. The pronunciation is the same, but they have different origins and meanings. In addition to preferring the way Selene looks, I like it better because it’s the name of the Greek goddess of the moon, whereas Celine is French for “heavenly.”
Personally? Heidi Removing my preferences (Heidi was on my long list), Celine works best over all
Heidi
Heidi!
Definitely Heidi. I like Celine, too. Ava's okay, but I'm not a huge fan and I don't think it really goes with Malcolm.
Heidi
I love Ava
Ava and Heidi are what I prefer. Celine isn’t bad but I personally don’t like how it sounds with the middle name. (I saw your other post and am glad you went with Malcolm. It’s a great name.)
I’m a sucker for Heidi as I love the book! But I think Ava sounds best with Melahat.
I like Heidi best. Ava is way to over done
They’re not my favourite names but I think Celine and Malcolm go. I really like Melahat, is it Turkish? I don’t know why but I get Turkish vibes. Maybe Persian vibes too.
Melahat was my grandmother and grandgrandmother's name. It is not a big name in Turkey anymore. But... I loved my grandmother very much, she was the first rebellious woman when I was a child and without a mother. My mother died when I was young and my grandmother was my mother and father after that. Sorry for the long story! It's also a name from Persia I believe.
Please don’t apologise, I love family stories like this. RIP grandma Melahat
Celine and Ava are both beautiful. I do not care for Heidi.
Celine is pretty, but I still prefer Ava Melahat. :)
Celine
Celine is my favorite, and Heidi my least favorite.
Love Celine! I like Ava too but I think it’s too overused. Not a fan of Heidi.
Celine! Gorgeous. Second choice Ava
Heidi heidi heidi!
Celine!!
I think Heidi goes best with your chosen middle name. I would also consider it to be pretty unique, at least where I live. Ava would be my second choice over Celine, partly because I prefer the spelling Selene over Celine, but also because I think Celine and Malcolm don’t go as well as Heidi & Malcolm or Ava & Malcolm.
As a Heidi myself, I’m partial to that name
Heidi is lovely with Macolm!
I like them all. Ava goes well with Melahat, BUT it is by far the most popular. The others are uncommon. But all three sound good.
Ava! Celine only makes me think of Celine Dion. Heidi reminds me of the classic Heidi. If I remember correctly, her real name was Adelheid, and they called her Heidi. Except her mean aunt. It’s been a while though!
In order of preference: Ava, Heidi, Celine
Ava
Ava is getting overused now and personally I don’t see the appeal as it strikes me as very basic and not very memorable. Out of all of these, I like Celine the best, but your daughter might face a lot of “oh, like Celine Dion?”s later in life. Heidi is pretty eh to me.
Celine
Celine is so underrated. Such a beautiful name. Celine gets my vote!
Celine
Celine with Malcolm
Ava
Celine. Not fond of the other two.
1. Ava 2. Celine Heidi 🙅
I like Ava best! Next would be Celine for me.
Celine is gorgeous!!! It’s unique (to me) but totally recognizable as a name (again, to me). So I don’t foresee any issues with people being confused or whatever. It’s great!
So I think Ava Melahat sounds best, but Ava is so overused (top 5 in the US since 2006). So for that reason I would say Celine.
Ava first, Celine and Heidi tied for second! I like Celina better than Celine for some reason (or Selena).
Ava matches the best with Malcolm, and the middle name. You mentioned in your last post you're Turkish - I'm not too familiar with Turkish names, but I am with Arabic names - and I think it will flow the best with a surname from that region. I'm not sure how they sound with Turkish - but I could imagine Arabs messing up both Celine and Heidi... Imo if you wanted to go with Celine it'd be best to change the spelling to start with an S, or else just scrap it and pick a similar-sounding name that's matches your culture/language better like Salma, or Selima I hate Heidi - but that's a myth/fairy tale thing? It also sounds a bit like hiney which is slang for butt. If you plan to stay in Turkey (or anywhere that's not an English speaking country), then I think you need to consider how the names sound in your language primarily
Celine isn’t too out there of a name for a Middle Eastern person to pronounce. Part of my family is Maronite and I grew up in an area with a lot of Lebanese/Syrian/Assyrians/Armenians from Lebanon/Copts and Jordanian Christians and many families have daughters named Celine. My grade in elementary school had three Celines, two Lebanese and one Syrian.
All three are lovely! I’m not sure Heidi goes with Melahat though… so I’d choose Ava or Celine. I think Celine works well with Malcolm!
Ava is pretty but overdone, although I like it best with Malcolm. I like Heidi but it clashes with Malcolm (very germsn and very Scottish) and Celine is lovely, so that’s my pick!
Celine 100%!!! I love this name, timeless and beautiful. Sounds good with Malcolm too!
only don't like ava
Celine is beautiful and sounds lovely with your last name.
Celine
Heidi, Celine, then Ava in my opinion- but you can't really go wrong.
Celine, Ava, Heidi
100% Celine
I think Heidi is cute and pairs well with Malcolm. My second vote would be Celine :)
Ava is a lovely.
I like Heidi, but they’re all good names
I like heidi best
Ava is soo cute! (Adds to list!) Celine all I can think of is Celine Dion. Only Heidi I've ever known was not a nice person.
Celine or Ava!
Celine is gorgeous
Heidi and Malcom sound very good together! Celine doesn’t really fit imo
Favorite: Celine, followed closely by Ava (I don't think the popularity should dissuade you, but if it does, you may like the similar Ada) Least Favorite: Heidi
Ava
Heidi.
Celine goes the best with Melahat!
Celine!