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Girls names short list, whatcha think...

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Cuppatea14 · 30/07/2014 10:36

Anna
Julia
Tessa
Maria
Alexandra (nn alex)

I have no idea why they all end in 'a', not deliberate! Dd1 has a name ending in 'a' also, must be some unconscious bias.

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ShanghaiDiva · 30/07/2014 10:38

Julia or Alexandra

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MrsZiegler · 30/07/2014 10:42

I don't like Tessa at all.
Maria is meh.
Julia & Alexandra are v. nice.
Love Anna.

(imo of course!)

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Middleagedmotheroftwo · 30/07/2014 10:44

I love Anna too.

Rest are fine, quite nice, but Anna is my fave.

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lagoon · 30/07/2014 10:46

Julia is lovely and pretty, it's due a revival.
Love Anna too.

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Bowlersarm · 30/07/2014 10:48

Nice list OP.

Not at all keen on Maria.

I really like Tessa or Anna.

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Shockingundercrackers · 30/07/2014 10:51

Lovely names! Tessa, Anna and Alex are my favourites.

Not so keen on Maria or Julia but they're both good choices, classic but unusual.

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ThinkIveBeenHacked · 30/07/2014 10:53

Prefer Juliet to Julia.

Love Alex (but would have just alex)

Also like Anna

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ShovettyMcShovetty · 30/07/2014 11:02

Anna, Maria and Alexandra are my favourites.

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birdofthenorth · 30/07/2014 11:19

They are all lovely. I love Tessa and Julia the most. Like Maria too. Anna might have a moment after Frozen... I anticipate classes full of Annas and Elsas in a few years!

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bouquetofpencils · 30/07/2014 12:02

Anna.

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RiverTam · 30/07/2014 12:05

Julia
Anna

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MrsWinnibago · 30/07/2014 12:07

I love Tessa.

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Franglais80 · 30/07/2014 12:56

Love Anna (though I agree it might have a surge in popularity because of Frozen). Julia is nice too, but not as nice as Anna imo. Anna is more ageless I think. Not keen on Tessa or Maria sorry.

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ButterflyOfFreedom · 30/07/2014 13:17

Anna is the nicest by far, lovely name!

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misog2000 · 30/07/2014 13:25

Maria's spend their lives being called Marie despite it being a totally different name - from one who knows Smile

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wigglesrock · 30/07/2014 13:47

I like Anna the best, but I'm biased Smile . I prefer Juliet to Julia, I always think Julia's a bit dated. I know lots of female Alex, about 10 and under, it's nice but just nice iykwim. I really like Maria.

I have 3 daughters all their names end in a Smile

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Sophronia · 30/07/2014 13:55

Julia or Maria.

Anna and Alexandra are nice too.

Not keen on Tessa.

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BlueChampagne · 30/07/2014 14:10

Anna or Julia (though I also prefer Juliet).

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Pandora37 · 30/07/2014 15:30

Tessa is my favourite but they're all nice. If I had to narrow it down, I'd cross off Julia as it strikes me as being a bit dated still and Anna and Maria as they're the more internationally popular, "plainer" choices. But then again, I like their simplicity and they're not that common amongst young children (completely unhelpful).

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Cuppatea14 · 30/07/2014 20:36

Thanks for all the feedback, looks like Anna is a general favourite! Don't know if that makes me like it more or worry that it's on the verge of being really popular (my sister had an Ava, really original for about a nanosecond)

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Snog · 30/07/2014 20:54

Tessa is fab

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thisvelvetglove · 30/07/2014 21:42

Anna _ like
Julia_ really like
Tessa_ not so keen
Maria_ really like
Alexandra_ OK

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Delphiniumsblue · 30/07/2014 21:53

Anna

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ralinax294 · 07/08/2014 22:14

Anna - Love, my favourite of these
Julia - Okay
Tessa - Like
Maria - Don't like
Alexandra - Love

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Kittykatmacbill · 08/08/2014 17:30

Anna and tessa, are both lovely - the rest are fine.

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