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Your thoughts on these girls names

33 replies

ArtisanPopcorn · 23/02/2017 07:17

Mara
India
Meredith
Daphne
Juliet
Judith (Jude)
Sadie
Erica
Monica
Lorelai

What are your first thoughts? Do you like then? What sort of girl/woman do you picture with these names?

Yes I am a big Gilmore Girls fan! Grin

OP posts:
CakeRattleandRoll · 23/02/2017 07:26

My favourite is Juliet.
Also quite like Daphne and Monica.

SuperBeagle · 23/02/2017 07:33

I like:

  • Juliet
  • Sadie


Dislike:
  • India
  • Judith
  • Erica
  • Monica
  • Lorelei (this is the correct spelling)


I'm neutral about Mara, Meredith and Daphne.
Sugarpiehoneyeye · 23/02/2017 07:45

I love Monica, it's lovely and not over used.
Also like Meredith and Juliet.
Sorry, really don't like the others.

Stumbleine · 23/02/2017 07:46

Love Daphne! It was our name for 5 month old ds had he been a girl.

Other than that - Meredith.

Bobbybobbins · 23/02/2017 08:01

I like all of these except Erica (find it a little old fashioned) and Lorelei (bit out there). My niece is Daphne so love that one Smile

Afreshstartplease · 23/02/2017 08:03

Only like Sadie

junebirthdaygirl · 23/02/2017 08:05

Like Judith and Erica. Two great names

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 23/02/2017 08:06

Only like Erica Monica Lorelei.
The others, Judith especially are woeful

Purplebluebird · 23/02/2017 08:12

India
Juliet

the only two I like unfortunately!

SquedgieBeckenheim · 23/02/2017 08:13

Meredith and Lorelei were on our list! So I like those.
Really don't like Judith, Monica, Erica or Daphne.

flumpybear · 23/02/2017 08:15

Only like Sadie - I used to like laurelei after a Marilyn Monroe film but that was when I was a kid .... it's too fussy now

NapQueen · 23/02/2017 08:16

Juliet for me. It was on our list.

Bluntness100 · 23/02/2017 08:20

I don't like Monica or Sadie. Monica because of the series friends, my mind immediately thinks of her and Sadie, I think is quite a harsh sounding name. Apologies to anyone with those names.😞

Pemba · 23/02/2017 08:34

I like Mara, Meredith, Juliet and Sadie. The others not so much.

avaj · 23/02/2017 09:22

Mara and Sadie are both lovely, pretty but strong sounding to me.
I like Jude on its own, but not Judith.

ExpectoPatronummmm · 23/02/2017 09:48

Fave is Sadie

Lorelie is horrible.

MrsHughesCarson · 23/02/2017 09:50

Hate Lorelei, love Daphne. The others are ok.

Aebj · 23/02/2017 09:54

I stopped at India as I think it's a great name for a girl

goldenrachita · 23/02/2017 10:26

Mara- I'd assume Irish background, quite nice.
India- Used to love this and it's pretty, but I think it's a cliché unless you have a particular connection to /interest in India the country. You'd have to at least have been there!
Meredith- very Welsh
Daphne- quite an intellectual kind of name
Juliet- I prefer the spelling Juliette as it seems more feminine but Juliet is an academic's kind of name
Judith (Jude)- My least favourite on this list, but my taste is more 'pretty' names
Sadie- a little bit 'posh hippy', sort of same genre as India
Erica- I used to think it was ugly but I now think it's cool, also academic sounding
Monica- Sounds Italian/Spanish to me.
Lorelai- A different genre to your other names but nice. It's spelt Lorelei though and I'd assume a child names Lorelai had parents who couldn't spell (again, sorry!)

As a whole I'd say the list (exept India, Lorelei, Sadie and Monica) tends to sound 'intellectual' rather than girly. I'd assume the mother was the academic/feminist type who refused to buy anything pink for her girls and hopes they'll go into politics! ;)

TeshiB · 23/02/2017 10:31

I only like Juliet.

KoalaDownUnder · 23/02/2017 10:32

I like Mara, India, Juliet and Sadie.

Really dislike Meredith, Judith, Monica, Erica and Lorelai.

Ordinarily · 23/02/2017 11:56

I like Juliet, Erica and Meredith best.

Mara - OK, prefer Marla or Cara for some reason!
India - reminds me of a well-known person I don't like
Meredith - quite like this, sounds a bit mysterious
Daphne - I knew a really lovely Daphne and the meaning is nice
Juliet - fabulous name, classic, literary, not overused
Judith (Jude) - OK but a little hard sounding
Sadie - OK but again sounds slightly hard
Erica - yes, I like this, it's a bit quirky
Monica - a bit "Friends" but I do like it and it's fairly unusual
Lorelai - Don't like

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OpalIridescence · 23/02/2017 12:01

Not keen on Meredith or Daphne

Like Sadie and Juliet

Love love love Lorelei Wink

marmitecheesetoast · 23/02/2017 12:32

I like Mara and Juliet the best. Meredith is nice too. I dislike the others, sorry.

Susiethetortoiseshellcat · 23/02/2017 12:35

Juliet and Meredith are gorgeous. The others are nice but not to my taste. I can imagine Lorelei would be really sweet on a baby though and would probably have a cute nickname (Rory?!)

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