My feed
Premium

Please
or
to access all these features

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Baby names

Which name do you prefer for a girl?

83 replies

Jnl90 · 06/09/2020 17:10

Hi,

We are currently struggling to agree on a name for our baby girl who is due in 9 weeks.

We know we want a rare name as our son already has this and do seem to prefer 2 syllable names.

Between both our lists these are the names we have so far:

Marcie
Orla
Minnie
Nelly

Be great to get your opinions on these or also your ideas too as the only one we currently kind of agree on is Marcie.

Thanks!

OP posts:
Report
Littlepoppet1 · 06/09/2020 17:12

Marcie or Orla for me. Really don’t like the other 2.

Report
Flymetothestars · 06/09/2020 17:13

Marcie is lovely. How about Marnie

Report
RowboatsinDisguise · 06/09/2020 17:14

I like Orla or Nelly. Have you considered Nella? I love that.

Report
popcorndiva · 06/09/2020 17:16

Orla

Others are not great. Nelly will get 'Nelly the elephant' throughout her life

Report
krj2608 · 06/09/2020 17:20

Orla it's beautiful x

Report
SeanCailleach · 06/09/2020 17:21

Nelly is lovely and people will make fun of absolutely anything.

But those aren't rare op, they're very trendy.

Report
M0mmyneedswine · 06/09/2020 17:27

The only 1 i like is marcie

Report
Brighterthansunflowers · 06/09/2020 17:32

Minnie and Nelly don’t feel like complete names, especially Minnie. Minnie is overly twee and makes me think Mouse and also a twee name for female private parts. I can’t imagine a Minnie as any age except very young child.

I like Marcie and Orla, they feel like real names that will be suitable for a baby, child, teenager and adult.

Report
BingoGo · 06/09/2020 17:37

Not keen on any of them sorry.

What about
Sally
Wilma
Lexa
Talia

Report
Odile13 · 06/09/2020 17:40

I like Marcie and Orla. Marcie is my favourite. I’m not keen on the others.

Report
badg3r · 06/09/2020 17:40

What about Marcella or Marsilea, nn marcie?

Report
mamaoffourdc · 06/09/2020 17:43

I like Nella too

Report
Spidey66 · 06/09/2020 17:45

I like Orla best.

My friends 18 year old is called Nelly. (After nelly Furtado. She said she’s never heard any elephant reference strangely.

Report
Chocolatecake12 · 06/09/2020 17:47

Out of your list I prefer Marcie
Or how about Missy?

Report
Oneandabean · 06/09/2020 18:27

I like Orla, we had it as an option until my dyslexic brother read it as Oral 🙈 it’s not that rare though, there’s a lot of them popping up everywhere.
Not a fan of the others. I do like Nell rather than Nelly though.

Report
seriousandloyal · 06/09/2020 18:38

Orla

Report
chubbyhotchoc · 06/09/2020 19:18

Marcie or Orla. Not keen on the others. Definitely not Nelly.
What about Della?

Report
CorvusPurpureus · 06/09/2020 19:48

Apart from Orla, they're all diminutives.

Report
DramaAlpaca · 06/09/2020 19:51

Orla is very nice. Marcie is OK but doesn't sound complete.

I very much dislike Minnie and Nelly, and as a pp says they are both diminutives.

Report
CorvusPurpureus · 06/09/2020 19:53

Sorry hit post too soon!

I'd have loved a Minnie short for Minerva, but I do think it's better to have a full 'formal' name. Just in case she becomes PM or whatever. It's an old fashioned view I know, & all 3 of my dc go by their nicknames/diminutives in every day life, but they all have suitably formal full names.

So eg Nelly is cute, but I'd put Eleanor on her birth certificate.

Report
MikeUniformMike · 06/09/2020 20:10

Marcie - different, a bit harsh sounding
Orla - a bit bland
Minnie - like it
Nelly - the elephant

Maisie?

Report
Mommabear20 · 06/09/2020 20:12

Orla is lovely 😊

Report

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

StrumpersPlunkett · 06/09/2020 20:15

not Minnie or Nelly - use those for nick names but not on birth certificate

Report
reginafalange2020 · 06/09/2020 20:17

Orla.

I'd definitely avoid Minnie

Report
Cyclewidow46 · 06/09/2020 20:21

Orla definitely.
Not too keen on the others I'm afraid.

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.