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39 weeks: quick poll on girls name ..?

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rednblack · 28/06/2011 10:55

Hi,
We've not long to go now and we have a shortlist of girls names but are finding it difficult. Any opinions or thoughts? Surname is a short, single syllable ...

Audrey
Eliza
Evelyn
Hannah
Martha
Matilda
Norah

Quite like older-fashioned names but worried some could have associations that we're not too keen on (you can probably spot the ones I mean).

Sorry for the lack of originality of the post. And thanks for any response.

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superjobeespecs · 28/06/2011 12:58

we struggled between nora and sadie eventually settled on sadie then the wee punk grew a willy Grin it was incredibly hard work tho girls names were so so difficult for us

saffronwblue · 28/06/2011 12:28

I love Norah and there are not many around. I like all your names except Evelyn - just not my cup of tea.

letsblowthistacostand · 28/06/2011 12:25

Love all of those. Favorites are Eliza, Hannah and Audrey. Have you considered Louisa or Margaret?

Hedwig3 · 28/06/2011 12:25

superjobeespecs it is so nice to know there is somebody else who sees Nora/Norah the way I do! Grin

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superjobeespecs · 28/06/2011 11:34

nora nora nora!! love it :) was one of my early choices in this pregnancy that stuck till we found out he was a boy Grin just love nora so much, its a 'real' name you can see it going thru your childs life with them , its cool yet so normal ah i love it

bagelmonkey · 28/06/2011 11:19

Hannah isn't boring! It's a palindrome. And it's my name. :)
Martha and Norah are lovely names.
I like all of them, but those would be my top 3.

CharlieBoo · 28/06/2011 11:11

Martha by a county mile!

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oohlaalaa · 28/06/2011 11:05

In order of preference:

  1. Eliza
  2. Evelyn
  3. Hannah
minipie · 28/06/2011 11:05

Audrey - hmm, not sure, bit old lady ish
Eliza - like. I also like Elise and Eloise
Evelyn - like. But Eve is very popular
Hannah - not keen (for no particular reason)
Martha - like, and quite unusual
Matilda - quite like, but getting very popular
Norah - not keen, sounds a bit frumpy to me. How about Cora or Nina...

Hedwig3 · 28/06/2011 11:05

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Norah Envy

Also really like Audrey

The others are all nice names too, lovely list.

mrsravelstein · 28/06/2011 11:00

not many elizas around, it's pretty but will probably get shortened to lizzie.

evelyn is lovely too, but lots of eves and evas

audrey makes me think of a little old lady rather than hepburn

hannah is nice but i think relatively uncommon now which might be a good point...