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Which of these for a girl?

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pinkandpurplepills · 16/07/2015 16:26

I like these. What do u think? Which is best?

Lynelle
Melina
Talia
Jocelyn
Ranny
Gaia

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LaceyLee · 16/07/2015 16:45

Talia is the only one I've heard of and is a nice name. Can also be spelled Thalia I think.

Not sure how to pronounce Gaia. Lynelle sounds like a contraceptive pill...prefer Melissa to Melina personally but please not ranny!! Sounds very odd...like granny but missing a letter and I can envisage much playground teasing...

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MemphisBella · 16/07/2015 16:45

Jocelyn and Talia are lovely.

Gaia nice but might get some bullying in school.

The others sound made up to me!

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pinkandpurplepills · 16/07/2015 16:47

pronounced

LIN - ELLE
MEH - LEENA
TAR-LEE-UH
JOSS-UH-LIN
RAN-EE
GUY-UH

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quesadillas · 16/07/2015 16:47

Jocelyn definitely the best.

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RoobyTuesday · 16/07/2015 16:47

Melina is the same as 'malaena' which is a medical term for blood in the poo so I'd avoid that one!Smile

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RoobyTuesday · 16/07/2015 16:48

Talia and Gaia are nice though.

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silverglitterpisser · 16/07/2015 16:48

Absolutely no offence but most of these sound like middle aged country singers or something to me?

Thalia I have heard of n is lovely, tho.

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WestEast · 16/07/2015 16:50

Melina makes me think of GI bleeding...

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WorldsBiggestGrotbag · 16/07/2015 16:51

Thalia is the only one I vaguely like. Ranny is awful, Melina sounds like blood in your poo, linelle sounds like a sanitary towel.

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averythinline · 16/07/2015 16:55

if you hadnt have said would have thought lynelle would be like ly-nell

Talia - is nice but having known french/spanish girls with that name usually pronounce Ta lea or Thalia - so tha leea

I like Gaia - and great meaning as the mother of the world..or Earth

So would pick Talia/Gaia

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barbecue · 16/07/2015 16:57

Talia

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BleachEverything · 16/07/2015 16:57

Gaia is lovely

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Heels99 · 16/07/2015 16:58

Jocelyn

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TheReluctantCountess · 16/07/2015 17:01

Ranny, spelt this way, wouldn't be pronounced Ray-nee.

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CakeRattleandRoll · 16/07/2015 17:01

Jocelyn

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peacefuleasyfeeling · 16/07/2015 17:02

Jocelyn by a mile. Followed by Gaia.

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BreeVDKamp · 16/07/2015 17:05

Jocelyn but known as Joss. Love Joss!

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LemonYellowSun · 16/07/2015 17:07

Most of them sound like a contraceptive pill!!

Jocelyn is really nice. Joss is nice.

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NerrSnerr · 16/07/2015 17:11

I quite like Jocelyn, not keen on the others.

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00100001 · 16/07/2015 17:11

reluctant who said it was pronounced ray-nee?



I like Jocelyn

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knickernicker · 16/07/2015 17:14

Only Jocelyn

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sweetpeame · 16/07/2015 17:14

The only one I've ever heard of is Jocelyn. I don't especially like it but it's the best of the bunch. TBH most of the other names sound quite ugly and/or made up.

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ashesandfire · 16/07/2015 17:16

Jocelyn is the only one I like. Talia is OK but I prefer it as a nn for Natalia and pronounced Ta-lia rather than Tar-lia

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flanjabelle · 16/07/2015 17:37

I'm sorry but ranny would sound like tranny to me. the double n would make it be pronounced in that way. definite no.

I love thalia, but you need the h in it or it looks silly.

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meganellicott · 16/07/2015 19:39

Gaia is one of my favourite girls names!! I have a very good friend called Gaia and have always been envious of her name.
Please don't use Melina...the medical meaning is just to gross!!

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