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Opinions on these girls names?

14 replies

Sophronia · 24/11/2016 18:09

Could I have some opinions on these girls names please? :) Suggestions of others I might like would be great too!

Louisa
Esther
Miriam
Aphra
Caroline
Jemima
Dinah
Rosamund
Marina
Jennifer
Kezia/Keziah
Susanna/Susannah
Agnes
Ramona
Christina

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Musiclife · 24/11/2016 18:11

Love Susanna, Christina and Caroline.
Quite like Jennifer and Louisa.
I know a little Agnes and think it's cute
Don't like the others at all sorry eg Miriam or Esther

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 24/11/2016 18:25

Like list.
Caroline
Jennifer
Miriam
Susannah
Christina
Kezia

The rest Agnus in particular are awful

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KlingybunFistelvase · 24/11/2016 20:23

Louisa - love
Esther - love
Miriam - love
Aphra - dislike
Caroline - like
Jemima - love
Dinah - dislike
Rosamund - dislike
Marina - dislike
Jennifer - dislike
Kezia/Keziah - dislike
Susanna/Susannah - dislike
Agnes - love, but think it might be marmite
Ramona - dislike
Christina - like

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 24/11/2016 20:25

Louisa - yes
Esther - okay but like Hester much better
Miriam - no
Aphra - horrible
Caroline - no
Jemima - puddleduck
Dinah - cat
Rosamund - no
Marina - no
Jennifer - yes
Kezia/Keziah - horrible
Susanna/Susannah - love Susannah
Agnes - no
Ramona - really dislike this
Christina - no

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GoldenWorld · 24/11/2016 20:28

I like them all except for Agnes, Susannah and Caroline. My favourites are Ramona and Marina.

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user1470686892 · 24/11/2016 20:32

If you like Dinah, how about Adina(h) ?
Like Louisa, timeless.

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Sophronia · 24/11/2016 23:06

Thanks, I do like Adina!

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HearTheThunderRoar · 24/11/2016 23:13

Louisa - love this (my favourite)
Esther - nice
Miriam - dislike
Aphra - not keen
Caroline - dislike
Jemima - love
Dinah - awful
Rosamund - terrible, dated.
Marina - ok
Jennifer - ok
Kezia/Keziah - like
Susanna/Susannah - dislike.
Agnes - awful
Ramona - love
Christina - like

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CakeRattleandRoll · 24/11/2016 23:24

Love Miriam and Agnes. Both were on my list for DD, but I couldn't persuade DH.

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ElizabethHoney · 24/11/2016 23:28

Louisa - nice, possibly a bit 80s

Esther - love, mainly because of the courageous connotations

Miriam - nice

Aphra - never heard before! Not keen & neither is my autocorrect!

Caroline - love this, elegant, beautiful,

Jemima - still makes me think of that BBC Playschool song, "Come, Jemima, let's go shopping", but it's elegant and I like the connotations of beauty.

Dinah - not so keen, but possibly because of the sad bible story.

Rosamund - beautiful, elegant, love this

Marina - not so keen, but partly because it makes me think of the famous Marina. I can see the appeal though, elegant and unusual.

Jennifer - it never used to be a favourite name, except that every Jennifer I've ever met has been totally lovely, as well as intelligent, kind, pretty...!

Kezia/Keziah - prefer with an H. This has also grown on me, partly due to the connotations of beauty.

Susanna/Susannah - slightly 80s, but very pretty. Prefer with an H

Agnes - elegant and still fairly unusual.

Ramona - sorry, really don't like. I have to admit, possibly partly out of snobbery. I can see why it's beautiful, but I guess it's just associations.

Christina - was never a favourite, but it's grown on me after meeting a few lovely Christinas!

Quite a few of those names are ones which would immediately make me think there's a good chance the child has Christian parents. Not sure if that would make a difference either way to you ...

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DramaAlpaca · 24/11/2016 23:29

Louisa - love it, this is my favourite from your list
Esther - not keen
Miriam - OK
Aphra - don't like at all
Caroline - love it
Jemima - OK
Dinah - OK
Rosamund - like
Marina - like
Jennifer - like
Kezia/Keziah - like
Susanna/Susannah - love it, especially Susannah
Agnes - quite like
Ramona - not keen
Christina - like

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minipie · 24/11/2016 23:33

Louisa - pretty
Esther - not keen
Miriam - nice
Aphra - no, sounds like a car
Caroline - nice, dated but due a comeback imo
Jemima - too many associations
Dinah - surprisingly I like this
Rosamund - pretty but will end up Ros/Rose/Rosie
Marina - like
Jennifer - dated
Kezia - too harsh sounding
Susanna/Susannah - dated
Agnes - not keen
Ramona - very cool
Christina - dated

You may like

Erica
Naomi
Rowena
Cecily
Bryony
Sabrina
Serena
Carina/Corinna
Marianne

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Holding · 25/11/2016 23:36

You have very similar taste in names to me!
Louisa - okay, but a bit meh.
Esther - still on the wrong side of old lady-ish.
Miriam - I'm biased as I knew an awful Miriam at school, but I do love Mimi as a nickname.
Aphra - unusual, but perhaps too unusual? I have only ever heard of Aphra Behn, no others.
Caroline - hate it. Carolina is better.
Jemima - love it, and another Mimi!
Dinah - love it.
Rosamund - nice but there are so many 'Rose' names around.
Marina - doesn't seem like a name to me.
Jennifer - old fashioned but not old fashioned enough to be cool again yet.
Kezia/Keziah - just awful!
Susanna/Susannah - meh.
Agnes - love this so much.
Ramona - meh.
Christina - I like this much more than Christine, but still not my favourite.

For me it would be Jemima, Dinah or Agnes. I think they are all quite nice though, except Kezia.

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123beanie · 25/11/2016 23:38

Definitely like:

Marina
Jennifer
Susanna/Susannah
Ramona

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