Our shortlist for a girl. Any opinions?

[BeccadeWinter]

I'd love to know if MN has any opinions about our shortlist, good or bad! Some are favourites of DP, and some mine. I've put them in alphabetical order, rather than order of my personal preference .

Alice
Ariadne
Daphne
Eleni
Frances
Georgina
Henrietta
Jemima
Juliet


DP has a strong, two-syllable surname. It goes well with almost anything, we think, so nothing particular to consider on that front.

Thanks :)

[TheWhispersOfTheGods]

Frances, Georgina or Juliet are my favourites. Juliet probably sneaks the lead, although I don't really like any of the abbreviations!

The only one I actively dislike is Henrietta, i just don't think it is a nice name at all. All your other choices are lovely tbh!

[shoopshoopsong]

Frances and Juliet are my favourites. Both beautiful, classic but not common.

[CaptainAnkles]

Juliet, Eleni and Frances are my favourites.

[Allalonenow]

My favourite is Henrietta, with Juliet and Ariadne close seconds.

Although I think Alice is pretty, it's wildly popular ATM.

Eleni and Jemma are my least favourite from your list.

[LuckyLopez]

Alice and Georgina

[BeccadeWinter]

Thanks so much for the opinions so far!

Interesting to see Henrietta picked out as a favourite and a least favourite - I'm a big fan, but DP really isn't.

I think Alice (DP's favourite) is beautifully feminine but I'd ideally not want us to choose a name in the top 20, and last year it wasn't far off. It may well climb higher, too.

[dancestomyowntune]

I like Ariadne. Think that's my favourite!

[Bowlersarm]

Jemima and Juliet for me.

[Floralnomad]

Juliet is the best of your list .

[Paddingtonthebear]

Georgina. Def due a comeback

[verelab]

Juliet and Alice are my favourites, though Alice is becoming more popular. Having said that, I've never met a little one!

[louiseb1242]

I love Ariadne. I also know a gorgeous little girl called Eleni (so I'm also biased in favour of that.)

[ashesandfire]

Alice, Eleni & Juliet are my favourites. I also like Jemima and Ariadne.
Dislike Henrietta and Daphne. Georgina is ok but I teach loads of them so a bit bored of it. Prefer Francesca to Frances.

[SirChenjin]

Not so keen on Ariadne or Daphne, but love the others

[TsukuruTazaki]

Juliet is the best

[GotToBeInItToWinIt]

Frances, Georgina and Juliet are my favourite. Lovely names. Don't like Henrietta (but adore Harriet).

[DrMcDreamysWife]

I like Alice best. Georgina is pretty as is Ariadne

Henrietta I really don't like, it sounds like Henry ate her...

[MehsMum]

Lone fan of Daphne here. I think it's a lovely name and wanted it for one of ours, but DH didn't the miserable sod

[ParsleyCake]

LOVE Ariadne, but my other half won't even consider it as it's so unusual. Next, Daphne - but maybe just because I study ancient greek!
I don't really like the others but Eleni is interesting and tbh Juliet because it's pretty but still practical

[WittyUsername102]

Juliet and Alice are my favorites.

[baskingseals]

Love Daphne, I mean I really love it. My other two favourites are Juliet and Frances.

[OooOooTheMonkey]

Frances is horrid. It's my middle name and I hate it! The rest are lovely!

[MyNameIsSuz]

I love Daphne! it would be on my list for a girl but a friend has a little daphne and I think it would be weird.

[BeccadeWinter]

Varied opinions! I'm grateful for all of them. No overwhelming hatred for any of them, which is both a blessing and a curse .

Ariadne is my current favourite (by a mile!). DP really likes it too, but it only entered my mind as a possibility relatively recently, so I worry we might tire of it or simply stop loving it. Jemima is a long-term favourite (also liked by DP), though since actually becoming pregnant I'm beginning to doubt it - not helped by the fact I don't like the obvious nicknames!

[Pandora37]

I hate Frances, I think it's plain, stodgy and frumpy.

Ariadne makes me think of spiders (probably because I'm weird) but I do like it, it's pretty.

Jemima has racist connotations in the US which probably doesn't matter but thought I'd point it out in case you have American relatives or something.

I like Eleni but there's too many El- names out there, so I'd ditch it.

I'm not sure what to think of Henrietta. Seems a bit over the top and I don't think I'd want it to be my name.

Alice, Georgina, Daphne and Juliet are my favourites. I vote for Daphne, a great name that doesn't get enough love and needs to be used more!