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Thoughts on girls list

19 replies

alessandrae83 · 20/07/2019 17:51

Thoughts on these name for friend please.

•Ava
•Eliza
•Ivy
•Lilian
•Delilah
•Freya
•Genevieve
•Francesca
•Hannah
•Vivienne
•Elena
•Stella
•Thalia
•Dahlia
•Nola
•Eliana
•Evangeline
•Louisa
•Nova
•Marianne
•Alessia
•Lucy
•Eleanor
•Esther
•Miriam
•Helena
•Orlaith
•Keziah
•Eloise
•Cassia
•Leyna
•Niamh
•Ayla

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Tavannach · 20/07/2019 17:58

My favourites

Francesca
Vivienne
Ava
Esther
Marianne

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BlueMerchant · 20/07/2019 18:11

I like
Genevieve
Louisa
Eliza
Eloise
Esther
Delilah
Helena

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Frith2013 · 20/07/2019 18:34

Ava - Braun. No.
•Eliza - nasty, spiky name
•Ivy - ok
•Lilian - ok, but a lush off the Archers
•Delilah - why, why, why?
•Freya - nice
•Genevieve - meh
•Francesca - nice
•Hannah - fat, 1970s lady
•Vivienne - the Young Ones. No.
•Elena - I prefer Eleni
•Stella - Artois. No. Too spiky.
•Thalia - nice. My friend’s mum.
•Dahlia - hmmm
•Nola - ok
•Eliana - but fussy
•Evangeline - nice
•Louisa - nice
•Nova - silly
•Marianne - ok
•Alessia - too fussy
•Lucy - ok, bit dull
•Eleanor - dull
•Esther - ok
•Miriam - ok
•Helena - ok, not a fan

•Orlaith - I prefer the Orla spelling
• Keziah - no
•Eloise - ok
•Cassia - no
• Leyna - no
•Niamh - ok
•Ayla - short and dull

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Jellystars · 20/07/2019 19:22

I love Louisa. Also like Ava (but v popular) and Eliza.

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carmenbea · 20/07/2019 20:49

I like:
Freya
Stella
Alessia
Evangeline
Elena
Cassia

The rest aren't my taste especially Miriam, Helena and Hannah

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Paultrybudget · 20/07/2019 21:00

I like:

Eliza
Lillian
Freya
Eleanor
Esther

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daisypond · 20/07/2019 21:01

I like a lot: Helena, Louisa, Marianne, Lilian, Francesca, Eleanor, Esther, Keziah, Stella, Thalia.
Names that are nice: Dahlia, Eliza, Alessia, Genevieve, Lucy.

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AuntieStella · 20/07/2019 21:09

•Ava - OK, but very popular right now - is wpttat an issue
•Eliza - lovely, classic
•Ivy - still think Corrie
•Lilian - OK
•Delilah - 'Why, why why?'
•Freya - lovely
•Genevieve - like, but 2 pronunciations, and that would piss me off. Other people might have different tolerance levels
•Francesca - lovely, one of my all-time favourites
•Hannah - like
•Vivienne - OK
•Elena - prefer Elinor or Eleanor
•Stella - dislike 'wife beater' lager
•Thalia - lovely
•Dahlia - 'Aunt calling to Aunt like mastodons across a swamp'
•Nola - just 'no'
•Eliana - don't like, too frilly
•Evangeline - very Christian, would suit a proselytising family
•Louisa - lovely
•Nova - 'doesn't go/work' in several languages
•Marianne - lovely
•Alessia - ok
•Lucy - like, classic
•Eleanor - lovely
•Esther - OK
•Miriam - lovely
•Helena - two pronunciation issue again
•Orlaith - like
•Keziah - lovely
•Eloise - OK
•Cassia - pronunciation?
•Leyna - not spelled like this
•Niamh - OK
•Ayla - pronunciation?

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user1493494961 · 20/07/2019 21:10

A bit long!

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monsieurmarius · 20/07/2019 21:22

•Ava - nice but prefer as middle name
•Eliza - fine
•Ivy - nice
•Lilian - no
•Delilah - no
•Freya - love this
•Genevieve - also very nice
•Francesca - meh
•Hannah - boring
•Vivienne - very elegant
•Elena - nice
•Stella - no too harsh
•Thalia - pretty
•Dahlia - no
•Nola - no sorry I just see the New Orleans abbreviation
•Eliana - really pretty
•Evangeline - v pretty but a mouthful
•Louisa - love!
•Nova - also like but not brave enough personally
•Marianne - no
•Alessia - no
•Lucy - lovely but maybe middle name
•Eleanor - nice and timeless
•Esther- no
•Miriam - no
•Helena - nice
•Orlaith- no
•Keziah- no
•Eloise- very nice and so elegant
•Cassia- big no
•Leyna- no
•Niamh - pretty
•Ayla- big no

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Sophronia · 21/07/2019 00:35

I love Louisa, Esther, Miriam and Helena, and like Marianne, Eleanor, Eliza and Keziah.

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LottieLucie · 21/07/2019 00:39

They're all meh apart from Eloise and Lucy.

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Namechangedonceagain · 21/07/2019 05:20

Ava - too common
•Eliza - also too common
•Ivy - also too common
•Lilian - no
•Delilah - prostitute-y
•Freya - boring
•Genevieve - nice
•Francesca - boring but like Frankie nn
•Hannah - boring and dated
•Vivienne - don't like but like Vivi nn
•Elena - I also prefer Eleni
•Stella - like!
•Thalia -no. Bit boring. Maybe a bit chavvy
•Dahlia - no
•Nola - no
•Eliana - reminds me of aliens
•Evangeline - no, faddy
•Louisa - nice
•Nova - i like but others seem not to
•Marianne - no
•Alessia - nice but a bit of a mouthful
•Lucy - nice, bit dull but sweet
•Eleanor - lovely
•Esther - lovely
•Miriam - sounds a bit mousey
•Helena - okay but prefer NN Nell/Nelly
•Orlaith - I too prefer the Orla spelling
• Keziah - No! I really feel surprised when I see this suggested. It has a harsh, chavvy vibe to me. She would be called Kez for short.
•Eloise - sweet
•Cassia - lovely
• Leyna - No
•Niamh - like
•Ayla - short, dull, would get blurred in with all Ava's, Ella's, etc

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Astronica · 21/07/2019 07:20

I like:

Eliza
Ivy
Lilian
Genevieve
Francesca
Hannah
Louisa
Lucy
Eleanor
Esther
Miriam
Niamh

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Icklepup · 21/07/2019 08:44

I like Eliza and Stella

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Lilyannarose · 21/07/2019 10:24

•Ava - I like, but too popular.
•Eliza - One of my favourites.
•Ivy - I can only think of an old lady.
•Lilian - Too frilly. I like Lilia.
•Delilah - Love this.
•Freya - I like. Not over common at the moment.
•Genevieve - It's OK but wouldn't use personally.
•Francesca - Not over keen. Most get shortened to Frankie.
•Hannah - Love this. My daughter's name!
•Vivienne - I think this is pretty.
•Elena - Pretty name when pronounced "Elayna".
•Stella - Dislike. Makes me think of a grumpy old lady.
•Thalia - I like, but prefer the Talia spelling.
•Dahlia - Love this. Very pretty and never met one yet!
•Nola - I really like.
•Eliana - I actually really like this.
•Evangeline - Too clunky.
•Louisa - I like.
•Nova - Not keen.
•Marianne - Pretty.
•Alessia - I like this but may cause spelling confusion as so many similar names.
•Lucy - One of my all time favourites!
•Eleanor - I like. Most are shortened to Ellie but I also like Nelly.
•Esther - I don't like.
•Miriam - Sounds too dated.
•Helena - I really like.
•Orlaith - Very pretty Irish name.
•Keziah- I don't like. The only one I ever met always went by Kezzie.
•Eloise - Pretty.
•Cassia - I quite like. Prefer Cassie.
•Leyna- Not sure.
•Niamh - I quite like.
•Ayla - I like pronounced to rhyme with Kayla.

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SleepingStandingUp · 21/07/2019 10:28

•Delilah - cute but there's always going to be sigh comments
•Freya - love
•Genevieve - cute and lots of good nn's
•Evangeline - really elegant but can easily be cutened up with a nn
•Nova - lovely
•Eleanor - another good classic
•Cassia - nice

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rachelgrace · 21/07/2019 20:30

Ava- love but very popular
Eliza- love
Ivy- ok
Lilian- dislike
Delilah- dislike makes me think of the song
Freya- like
Genevieve- pretty but a bit of a mouthful
Francesca- love
Hannah- alright
Vivienne- dislike
Elena- love
Stella- makes me think of Stella Artois
Thalia- like
Dahlia- dislike
Nola- dislike I think it sounds like a dog name
Eliana- ok
Evangeline- pretty but would be shortened to Evie/Eva
Louisa- like
Nova- dislike
Marianne- dislike
Alessia- love love
Lucy- ok but a bit overused
Eleanor- like
Esther- like
Miriam- dislike sounds old
Helena- love but I don’t like that it starts with hell
Orlaith- dislike
Keziah- no. dislike
Eloise- like
Cassia- like
Leyna- ok
Niamh- ok but overused
Ayla- love

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KronksSpinachPuffs · 21/07/2019 22:08

I love a good long list!

Ava - quite nice, over used
•Eliza - as above
•Ivy - pretty
•Lilian - dislike, old ladyish and one of the rugrats names
•Delilah - love
•Freya - one of my favourite names
•Genevieve - love
•Francesca - nice
•Hannah - nothing wrong with it but doesn't feel like a baby name, I know dozens that are mid 20s and older
•Vivienne - dislike
•Elena - nice
•Stella - I really like this as a name but wish it wasnt the name of a beer
•Thalia - dont like
•Dahlia - is this pronounced day-lia or as its spelt dah-lia?
•Nola - not keen, is this because of the character in the truth about the harry quebert affair? If so shes quite a tragic character
•Eliana - ok
•Evangeline - pretty
•Louisa - dislike
•Nova - dislike
•Marianne - dislike
•Alessia - ok
•Lucy - ok
•Eleanor - ok, I used to really like it but I like it less as time goes on
•Esther - nice
•Miriam - dislike
•Helena - dislike
•Orlaith - not keen
•Keziah - really dislike
•Eloise - nice
•Cassia - love
•Leyna - ok, prefer Lina
•Niamh - dislike
•Ayla - really pretty!

Bit of a mixed bag there, lots of different styles!

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