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Honest opinions about our shortlist much appreciated.

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caulicheese · 23/01/2012 10:59

Molly
Emily
Cassie
Jessica
Eva
Jasmine
Hannah

Which would you go for? How do they sound/ come across to you? And do you think they will suit our DD as an adult? We are name numpties and don't have a clue. Many thanks

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JUJUBUG · 24/01/2012 13:17

Jasmine is a beautiful name cant beat it!!

hubbahubster · 24/01/2012 10:56

I don't think I said anything about unique names either! Just that some names are really overused. One of my friends has a Bessie, I thought that was a similar kind of name to those on your list, OP, but not so commonly used.

Sticklebug · 23/01/2012 21:57

Molly - definitely parlour maid
Emily - love it, classic and pretty
Cassie - not keen
Jessica - a name for a doll
Eva - ok
Jasmine - not keen
Hannah - a pallindrome, nice

vitaminC · 23/01/2012 21:50

Ooh, I like the suggestion of Eve someone posted :)

Elegant, feminine, simple and yet not overused... OP what do you think?

Hulababy · 23/01/2012 21:45

All of them are names that will work perfectly well for children and adults alike.

Molly - I like this name a lot. I am biased. I have a Mollie. :)
Emily - classic name, good choice
Cassie - less keen, feels like a nn for a longer name
Jessica - fine, not a favourite but not overly popular here and is pretty good
Eva - very popular round here, I like it pronounced as Ee-va rather than Ah-va
Jasmine - not keen tbh
Hannah - nice, good name; I like Anna too

bibbitybobbityhat · 23/01/2012 21:41

My two favourites are Hannah and Jasmine, in that order.

icapturethecastle · 23/01/2012 21:41

Jessica

DeeCrepitude · 23/01/2012 21:40

Cassie is a bit different and distinctive, in a good way

Maybe Cassandra nn Cassie, then she has the choice of more formal if needed?

Plonker · 23/01/2012 21:39

Molly - cute
Emily - timeless classic
Cassie - gorgeous, I'm less keen on Cassandra though and Cassie does seem nickname-y
Jessica - my dogs name Grin
Eva - I prefer Eve
Jasmine - I've heard this referred to on here as chavvy, but I adore Jasmine. Lovely name
Hannah - timeless classic

EdithWeston · 23/01/2012 21:37

Molly - like
Emily - lovely
Cassie - lovely, but a bit of a nn
Jessica - doesn't do it for me
Eva - rather dull
Jasmine - ok (bit dated?)
Hannah - lovely

Beamur · 23/01/2012 21:37

All nice names. I'm less keen on Jasmine or Hannah. Jasmine gets shortened to Jas a lot which I don't really like. Like Jessica or Cassie (but again would this be a nn or the full name?) Eva is lovely too.

MerryHippo · 23/01/2012 21:35

Hannah and Emily are classic and very nice.

Molly is sweet, but I much prefer Polly.

Cassie id a bit too 'nickname' and I cannot stand Cassandra. Cassia? Pretty name

Not keen on Jasmine or Jessica - just meh.

Eva, Eve, Evie - bloody everywhere

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 23/01/2012 21:34

Love Cassie but would have it as nn for Cassandra.

minitoot · 23/01/2012 21:33

I love all of them apart from Hannah, which sounds a bit plain to me.

breatheslowly · 23/01/2012 15:25

I'd go for Hannah. It was in our top 4 but didn't quite make the cut for DD.

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vitaminC · 23/01/2012 15:21

I was responding to hubbahubster saying the names were all dull and overused...

MerryMarigold · 23/01/2012 15:19

Who said anything about unique names?

vitaminC · 23/01/2012 15:17

I don't understand the obsession with having a unique name these days! There can be a happy medium between top-10 names and uniquer-than-thou!

Like I mentioned in the "chavvy name" thread, I hated my name as a young child and would have given anything to be one of the many Sarahs/Emmas etc and blend in, instead of being teased for having a "posh" name.

My kids have names that are not unheard of, but not overused. They've never had another child in their class with the same name, but all have had at least one other namesake within the same school, which enables them to feel "normal", IMO.

hubbahubster · 23/01/2012 15:07

Honestly, they're all pretty dull. Bound to be other girls in her class with the same name, and having a pretty common name myself I HATED being 'xxxx H' at school. Hence DS has an unusual but not outlandish name. How about something similar to the names you like but not in the top 50 names? Like Popcorn suggested, Cassia instead of Cassie, or Jessamy instead of Jessica? Older names rather than modernized versions?

pictish · 23/01/2012 13:46

Out of them all, my favourite is Hannah Smile

suburbandream · 23/01/2012 13:46

Apart from Cassie and Hannah, they are all very popular names. I don't really like shortened names personally, and so I'd go for Hannah. Of course it is biblical (not sure if that is important to you - means Grace of God)

vitaminC · 23/01/2012 13:45

Molly - very trendy, will sound dated in a few years!
Emily - pretty, but VERY popular
Cassie - nice, but not a fan of nicknames as given names. Like is as a nickname for Cassandra
Jessica - Nice
Eva - Nice, but very popular
Jasmine - LOVE this one. Much nicer than most of the other flower names around (Poppy, Daisy etc) :)
Hannah - Nice but again quite popular.

CrunchyFrog · 23/01/2012 13:41

I'd go with Jessica and use Jessie for short.

pictish · 23/01/2012 13:40

It must just be where I grew up in North East Fife then....50% of all lady dogs were called Cassie.
The other 50% were called Tara.

Ok - I'm exaggerating....but not that much - they were the two most common dog's names for bitches when I was a kid!