Esther and our girls list

[Honoria]

What do you think of Esther, maybe with Esti for short?

Other names on our shortlist are...

Annora
Christabel
Clarabel
Cora
Gloria
Jemima
Rowena

Would love your opinions. Thanks!

[KoalaDownUnder]

Oh, I LOVE Esther.

Your whole list is beautiful (except not a huge fan of Gloria or Rowena).

[nextusername]

I like Christabel, Clarabel, Gloria and Rowena.

[allegretto]

Brutally honest - love them all except Annora (sounds a bit medical) and Clarabel (cow's name to me) and Gloria (know one I don't like).

[tangerinesarenottheonlyfruit]

Love Esther and Cora, great names.

[CrystalMcPistol]

I love Gloria.

Don't really like any of the others.

[Soooosie]

Esther is stunning. Head and shoulders above the others

[Helmetbymidnight]

Gosh, I haven't heard or thought of an Esther for years.

Can be cute, smart or glamorous. I like it!

[DizzyDancer]

I like Esther and I like Jemima.

Everything else I'm not keen on

[bananastar]

I absolutely love esther but I'm biased because that what my 6 week old is called

[CrystalMcPistol]

Esther to me just sounds a bit Puritan and stuffy.

[ashesandfire]

I love Esther and Cora.
Don't like the rest although I think Clara is lovely.

[autumnmoon]

Esther is by far the nicest of the bunch!

Along similar lines may be:

Clara
Frances
Tessa/Tess
Ellen
Ruth
Martha
Alice

[cornwallsharon]

We know an Esther and I love it - she gets Ettie for short which I think is cute

[nellyflora]

I like Esther, lion and ranzon do jump into my head strangely but it's a lovely name has history and is strong.
Annora I have never heard before so looks wrong to me.
Christabel I don't like
Clarabel is a cow ( I quite like cows btw) I actually think it's rather nice
Cora nice hearing it a lot recently probably due to downton
Gloria I don't like this one
Jemima very sweet and girly
Rowena I just don't like

Esther, clarabel , Cora or Jemima from your list

[Robertaquimby]

Esther is much the best.

[mrsschu]

Cora is the only one I like. At all. In particular I'd avoid Christabel and Clarabel, they sound silly and girly. I can't imagine a grown woman being called either.

[tangerinesarenottheonlyfruit]

I know a grown up called Christabel and I've never thought of her name as silly or girly. How odd

[CaptainWarbeck]

Could also go with Essie as a nn. Esther is a lovely name.

[KaraokeQueenOfTheNorth]

Esther is a gorgeous name. Pretty but strong.

[Suzietwo]

I love Gloria.
I have a family member who is ether, under 10. She's known as esti. I didn't like it when she was born and it hasn't grown on me

[Soooosie]

You could always have Clara Belle using belle as a middle name

[Stoneagemum]

Esther, common nn, es, est, essie but only when young (from experience, may have to name change now )

[Allthatnonsense]

Jemima or Esther

[fondationmaeght]

LOVE Esther