Girls list - Need help to shortlist

[Mahauld]

Emmeline
Violet
Seraphina
Lyra
Eliza
Esme
Ruby
Celeste
Nina
Tess
Ursula
Miranda
Cassia

[nevergoogledragonbutter]

Ooh nice names.

I like Violet, Ruby, Tess and Ursula.

[randomimposter]

Love Eliza, Tess and Ruby (though that is now v v popular)
Like Esme, Celeste and Cassia.

Sort of love/hate Violet - depends what name is goes with - Vivi nice NN though?

[MrsKitty]

Seraphina - A beautiful sounding name (I take it you're a Phillip Pullman fan?)

Eliza - Great name

Celeste - Lovely

Tess - an old favourite

Ursula - Really like

[CantSleepWontSleep]

I like Esme, Violet, Celeste and Miranda best.

[gladbag]

Good list. Nina and Tess were on my shortlist, so I'm biased! They are lovely.

Of the others my favourites are Violet and Esme.

[GossipMonger]

I asked my boys who are 7 and 5 and they both said Ruby!

I like Emmeline.

[bellissima]

Like Nina.

Quite like Ruby and Miranda.
Lyra would get lycra as nn.
Tess sounds like a nn.

Cassia makes me think Cassius Clay...
Celeste makes me think of elephants.

[BettyButterknife]

Emmeline - ok
Violet - love it
Seraphina - ok
Lyra - I don't like it
Eliza - no
Esme - yes, although getting popular
Ruby - no, boring!
Celeste - ok
Nina - love it
Tess - love it
Ursula - should like it in theory but there's something that puts me off...
Miranda - no
Cassia - unusual, quite like it. Isn't it the spice used in Easter biscuits?

[MamaLazarou]

Emmeline - FABULOUS name - vastly under-used. Do it.
Violet - OK, but becoming quite popular now, if you mind that sort of thing.
Seraphina - Sounds pretentious to my working-class ears
Lyra - Too similar to Myra.
Eliza - Fine
Esme - Fine
Ruby - Again, very popular at the mo
Celeste - Fine
Nina - Meh
Tess - Fine
Ursula - Great name - would be on my shortlist too if I didn't know a smelly, hairy one
Miranda - Fine
Cassia - Don't like it - sounds made up

[MummyTumble]

Eliza or Violet are just fabulous....

[thirtysomething]

Like Tess, Ruby, Celeste, Eliza, Esme and Miranda.

Emmeline quite pretty though and Violet will be vastly popular soon!

Don't like Nina at all, sorry

The others will all get raised eyebrows and are not easy for a child to "wear" IMHO.

[vivivi]

Really like Esme, ruby and Emmeline.

But my favourite is Violet - it's so pretty.

[diddl]

Violet & Esme

[Bonsoir]

Violet, Eliza, Nina and Miranda are all very pretty.

[TinyPawz]

Love Ursula but then I love all Irish names.

Like Celeste too.

[teameric]

Love Violet.

[Nancy66]

Violet would be my favourite. Love Esme and Celeste too.

[overweightoptimist]

Emmeline - nice, Pankhurst, Emme for short
Violet - lovely
Seraphina - lovely
Lyra - OK but v much Philip Pullman so if you are not a fan of his books then you may not want to use it as people will ask about it
Eliza - v nice but personally would prefer it as a nn for Elizabeth
Esme - OK
Ruby - nice but v popular at the moment
Celeste - nice
Nina - nice
Tess - nice but again would prefer Teresa or Theresa with Tss as a nn
Ursula - OK
Miranda - lovely, my favourite on this list
Cassia - don't like, sounds like blackcurrant flavouring, not like a proper name, sorry

[doubleexpresso]

I like your girl's names more than your boy's shortlist . Would vote for Miranda, Tess and Celeste.

[homicidalmummymademincepies]

Celeste, Violet and Cassia

[ja9]

Esme and Eliza only...

[feedthegoat]

I like Violet, Esme and Ruby the best.

[lilibet]

Without looking at other replies

Emmeline - killed herself in a Hot Chocolate song (giving away my age!)
Violet - lovely
Seraphina - sorry, no
Lyra - No, loved the book but the name is too popular
Eliza - love it
Esme - love it
Ruby - too many of them about
Celeste - the more I think of it the more I like it, this could be a winner
Nina - I know a horrid Nina and that influences me
Tess - of the D'urbivilles - not a good ending
Ursula - the sea witch in The Little Mermaid
Miranda - not keen
Cassia - sounds made up

[Servalan]

Eliza - gorgeous!

Ruby - fab, but v. popular

I like Violet and Miranda too.

Not so keen on the other names on your list personally.