Four girls names and a bit of a wobble. Help!

[Kirstle]

Be brutal. But give reasons. Thank you. Surname is one syllable.

Freya Evelyn G__
Beatrix Molly G__
Thea Isabel G
Zoe Olivia

thanks all x

[seeker]

All lovely except Molly. Nice on it's own but doesn't work with beatrix (IMHO!) Beatrix Margaret instead?

[Reb3cca]

Freya Evelyn G Freya = dislike, very common where I like and know a few Freyas I dislike. Eveyln = Dislike... my great aunty is called evelyn, very old fashioned sounding imo
Beatrix Molly G LOVE
Thea Isabel G umm ok don't rate Thea but like Isobel & they do go together
Zoe Olivia G__ dislike Zoe - just a bit boring, Olivia = although common I love love love this name.

[Kirstle]

thanks seeker. I was trying to keep to a syllable rule (3-2-1 or 2-3-1). So as Beatrix has a three syllable name, I wanted a 2 syllable mn. That's just me being a bit OCD, no other reason lol.

Margaret wouldnt fit, what about Milly or Maggie to go with Beatrix? I do love Molly though :(

[cazzybabs]

I love Evelyn (as I have one) but not keen on Freya

Beatrix I quite like

Thea I like - unsual

[cazzybabs]

Beatrix Molly sounds fine to me - but then how often do you actually use a middle name

[Kirstle]

Thanks Reb3cca. I love old fashioned sounding names, so that doesnt bother me in the slightest and I really like the way it 'looks' and sounds with Freya. Freya not so common where I live - when I told my friend, she refused to believe it was a real name as she had never heard of it lol

Thanks for your comments :)

[EdithWeston]

I like Thea Isabel best - partly because I think "Tig" would be a lovely nn!

For the same reason, I wouldn't go for "Zog"

[helendigestives]

I think 'Zog' is a fantastic acronym!

[Kirstle]

lol thanks so far, girls.

Thea would be a 'thee-a'

ZOG isnt the worst - the ones to avoid are FAG, BAG, BIG I suppose

I actually like TIG :)

[SaffronCake]

Zog is awesome!

Freya Evelyn - It's got it all, feminine, strong, classic, spellable, unusual but not so much, will date well, sounds nice. Oh God yes, this is a good name.
Beatrix Molly - The hard triCKS sound that differentiates Beatrice from Beatrix is a deal breaker for me. Love Beatrice though, it's the middle name in my current favourite name for my DC. Molly is boring now, it's been done to death. This is my least favourite.
Thea Isabel - You realise Thea is about to go intersellar yes? There are going to be Theas everywhere in 10 years... Which wouldn't put me off a bit. It's lovely and it goes really well with Isabel. Again though I am going to be a spelling PITA and say Isobel is so much nicer.
Zoe Olivia - Zoe's Ok, Olivia's Ok, it's just not so special as some of your other ideas. Which is a shame because "ZOG" is a fantastic set of initials.

[FruitSaladIsNotPudding]

I agree that Thea is going to get vv popular.

From your list I like Freya best, but don't like Evelyn. I always think of it as a boys name.

[manicinsomniac]

I think all four of those are good choices; pretty names that work well together.

My favourite is also Thea Isabel.

[Rhubarbgarden]

My favourite is Thea but not with a middle name that begins with a vowel. Sounds a bit awkward and makes people put an 'r' sound in the middle to make it flow. How about Thea Helena, Thea Margaret, Thea Violet?

[greenzebra]

I like them all but Im not in love with beatrix, it reminds me of Bellatrix out of harry potter and its not a pretty name.

Out of all your names I would choose Thea Isabel it goes well together, its pretty and simple all in one and also classy.

[MissHonkover]

Love Beatrix, Thea and Evelyn, but none of the others, sorry.

Like Rhubarbgarden I don't think ending with a vowel then starting with a vowel works.

I'd go Evelyn Thea.

[Kirstle]

Maryz - not not naming quads, just a name obsessed junkie and preparing... :)

Evelyn for me is a middle name, as is Molly. The others could be first names.
Regarding Thea going intersteller - from what I have been reading on MN, Freya is also about to, too?

I love Thea and (this is going to sound so silly) but as a written name, it almost looks a bit...unfinished? This is likely me being very silly?

Beatrix means ''Bringer of joy'' and was a name long before Rowling made up a name for a fictitional character in a book, so that does not bother me. I also admit to being the only person in the World who has never seen or read Harry Potter lol

Finding eight names is the easy party - I currently have twenty girls names I love. Narrowing them down . . . not so much :) x

thanks everyone who posted

[Kirstle]

*easy part

[Plonker]

Freya Evelyn G
Beatrix Molly G
Thea Isabel G
Zoe Olivia __

I really don't like Freya, it's too close to Freda. Evelyn is very fussy and old-fashioned to my ear, though I do love the simplicity of Eve.

Beatrix Molly, I absolutely love! I think it works perfectly.

Thea is very pretty.
I've really gone off Isabel though (and my dd3 was almost an Isabel) just because of sheer numbers, and I haven't in general got a problem with 'popular' names. I hear several children called Isabel (and all it's sooo many varients Isabelle/Isobel/Ysabelle/Isabella/Isobella etc etc) everywhere I go. I know this isn't a problem for you as it will be your dd's middle name, but I'm just explaining why I no longer like it as a name.

Zoe Olivia is nice.

My favourite is Beatrix Molly ...or even Thea Beatrix/Beatrix Thea

[Kirstle]

Little secret - my favourite baby girl's name for years upon years was Phoebe (all to do with me studying Greek mythology and the Titans in year 11 - some 19 years ago!). I always assumed that that would be the name I would use regardless of popularity etc. Anyway, to cut a long story short, a friend used it. Then a family member. Sucks to be me, right? I know a lot of people think that I could still use it, but I just wouldn't. Because I know how I would have felt had I had DD first and named her Phoebe, only to have family member and friend do the same... it turns out if the boot was on the other foot, I would be v selfish about it.

My back up name was Beatrix, which I have secretly kept as back up for probably 5 years. Isabel I have always loved too, but that is so popular (as mentioned in post above). Anyway, since my absolute fave name has been used, I was having a wobble about Beatrix. I do love, love it.

I especially love the meaning - Bringer of Joy. I have been diagnosed with Uterus Didelphys and am unsure whether or not I will have my own baby (going to the UCLH in November to find out if I need surgery and what my chances of conception are). So feel that this name is apt, for a much longed for, wanted child. But then I really like other names too. Plus you get the added pressure that my mum hates the name. Not that we have ever got on particularly well, but she would be the sort to assume that I had named baby that to 'spite her'. Honestly, she is unreal!

Anyway, enough of all that. Sorry for the super long post/therapy session!
I am pleased we have lots of support for Beatrix :)