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what do these names make you think?

32 replies

familyfun · 26/09/2010 22:16

hannah
harriet
zara
clementine
beatrice
alexandra
sophie
megan
madeleine
matilda
jessica

some are my favourites, some dps, some dds.

thanks

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A1980 · 26/09/2010 22:26

hannah - cute and it reads the same backwards
harriet - harsh and stuck up sounding
zara - it's ok.
clementine - No!!!!
beatrice - Old sounding
alexandra - Love it
sophie - cute, I love it
megan - Old sounding. She'll get Meg as an nn
madeleine - too popular but pretty
matilda - Cute
jessica No!!!!!

cece · 26/09/2010 22:26

hannah - nice but prefer Anna
harriet - like this one
zara - prefer Sara
clementine - don't like, sounds like a name for a pet cow
beatrice - Paul McCartney's dd
alexandra - like and also Alexia
sophie - very popular
megan - was my dog's name so not for me
madeleine - pretty but please don't shorten to Maddie (shudder)
matilda - OK
jessica - nice name which I unreasonably really dislike.

BosomForAPillow · 26/09/2010 22:26

hannah - montana
harriet - posh
zara - nice clothes shop
clementine - oh ma darlin
beatrice - royal but ok - nn bea is sweet
alexandra - good name
sophie - lovely name
megan - lovely name
madeleine - ok
matilda - good
jessica - good

All are nice names really but I wouldn't go for Clementine/Harriet.

Hulababy · 26/09/2010 22:23

hannah - pretty and feminine (I like Anna too) although very popular
harriet - Quite like hattie as a nn, but Harriet is quite harsh sounding IMO
zara - I don't like this; quitedated I think
clementine - being more popular (esp on MN) - am undecided
beatrice - not knne
alexandra - too harsh sounding for me
sophie - pretty, timeless
megan - harsh sounding again
madeleine - pretty but populat, like maddie as nn
matilda - love the name, love Tilly as nn, popular
jessica - OK, not my choice personally, poss a little dated these days

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Haliborange · 26/09/2010 22:22

My favourites from that list are Harriet, Clementine (pronounced clemen-teen (not tyne)) Alexandra and sophie.
Least favourite are Hannah, Zara, Beatrice and Megan.

Matilda and Jessica I can take or leave.

None of them are horrid and none remind me of nasty girls at school or anything similar!

nigglewiggle · 26/09/2010 22:20

hannah - dull
harriet - classy
zara - common
clementine - silly
beatrice - royal
alexandra - ok, but a mouthful
sophie - zzz
megan - strong name
madeleine - ok
matilda - a bit old-hat
jessica - rabbit