baby girl shortlist

[bunnybunyip]

Hello all,
struggling with a name for DD. here is our current shortlist; any other suggestions in a similar vein gratefully accepted.

Harriet (Hattie)
Elizabeth (Beth)
Lucy
Martha
Sophie

If we go for a name that we would like shortened, how would you go about it? Announce the shortened version of the name straight away?

[onlyaname]

Love Harriet, Elizabeth, and Martha - do like Sophie & Lucy too. Harriet is a top fave tho' and love Hattie.

[GwendolineMaryLacey]

Harriet

[Sylvaniasandwich]

Harriet is sweet. I love Elizabeth but it seems very in at the moment if that bothers you.

[SloganLogan]

In order of preference...

Lucy - lovely, classic
Sophie - very nice, although Sophia even nicer IMO
Elizabeth - OK, like Beth as nickname
Harriet - nice but not as pretty as the others
Martha - rather plain, sounds a bit downbeat

[mummissinghermind]

Martha

[randomimposter]

Martha and Elizabeth (Beth) are both lovely. Not personally keen on the others. Bit meh to my ears...

When I texted arrival of DS I said Jerome Benedict (known as Jem to his friends) to indicate what I expected people to call him. (Not DS1 name btw but on list for future DS2!)

[cazzybabs]

I like Hattie

[culturevulture]

Martha

[BikeRunSki]

Harriet and Martha

I'd introduce her by her full name.

[smother]

In order of preference...
Martha - divine
Elizabeth (Beth) - lovely, and Beth is absolutely beautiful

Then....
Lucy - like a lot, also like Alice which has a similar feel to me
Harriet (Hattie) - ok (i knew a lovely Harriet, known as Harry to her friends, really suited her)
Sophie - really can't get excited about this name, lots of sophies everywhere, sounds very bland, watery and girly to me (sorry, that's only my insignificant opinion! don't mean to offend anyone)

[stripeytiger]

Lucy. Classic, pretty and ageless.

[dexifehatz]

I have a Hattie Hope aged 12, so am biased

[breadandhoney]

Some lovely choices, with the exception of Harriet and Martha. Can't explain why I don't like Harriet, but Martha just sounds unattractive to my ear (no offence intended) I love Beth and am really warming to the name Lucy these days. Sophie is lovely, as is Sophia (I have one).

[mathanxiety]

Lucy and Harriet (love Hattie) would be my picks.

[oohlaalaa]

I like all your names, except Martha.

[smother]

bunnybunyip - so what are you thinking? feedback please!

[somewherewest]

My entirely personal (and probably total wrong) opinion:

Harriet (Hattie): A bit fussy old lady...sorry!
Elizabeth (Beth): Lovely...dignified and timeless
Lucy: Nice when DD is small but might be a bit too cutesy when she's a 45 year old mountaineer or brain surgeon or whatever
Martha: Bad connotations for me (remembering the Marthas in "The Handmaid's Tale")
Sophie: Prefer Sophia (Sophie a bit too cutsey).

Can you tell that I have a bias against cutsey or Victorian names ;-)

[suspiria]

My picks are Harriet, Elizabeth and Martha

Sophie and Lucy are perfectly nice, just not my taste.

[Catsu]

Harriet and Hattie are gorgeous! Really like martha too. Not so keen on the others.
I'd introduce baby harriet rose (hattie) arrived today at x time etc to let people know of the full name and your preferred nick name

[bunnybunyip]

Thanks all, quite pleased to get a generally positive response!
However lots of different opinions so I'm none the wiser.
My thoughts:
hattie: might be a bit too posh/straw boater.
Sophie:pretty but a bit ubiquitous at the moment which is putting me off a bit
Beth: I really like, sounds quite cool I think, but don't really like liz (no offence anyone!) and worry Elizabeth might end up as liz
Lucy: I'm not sure. I once knew a bit of a weird Lucy!
Martha: I'm swinging between thinking of this as anold lady name and a cool more edgy name.
It has to go with brother jacob if that helps.

[mathanxiety]

Jacob and Lucy sounds nice.

[feckwit]

I've a Matilda with Jacob :) Love Martha! And Hattie is beautiful.

[MelinaM]

Martha's my favourite