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Nina, Hope, Lois or Sylive/ Sylvia

34 replies

birdofthenorth · 31/10/2012 14:19

Hi all

I am looking for a short, punchy girls name, preferably with a vintage feel.

What do you think of the above, and have you any suggestions?

Thanks!

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saskia87 · 03/11/2012 15:47

Dita
Honor
Nancy
Ava
Bette

All spring to mind for short, punchy, vintage.

Gwennan · 03/11/2012 14:58

Love Mabel & Audrey.

Like Nina & Hope.

Don't mind Lois. Think I'd like it if I met one.

Can't get my head around the appeal of Sylvia. Makes me think of a spoilt little girl I saw in Centerparcs who was receiving a stern dressing down by her mummy.

Other vintage names you might like: Ada, Adeline, Agnes, Augusta, Bessie, Bonnie, Celia, Clara, Cora, Dinah, Dorothy, Edith, Enid, Gloria, Honor, Iris, Ivy, Judith, Lillian, Louisa, Lucille, Marcie, Margot, Maud, Muriel, Nancy, Pearl, Rosetta, Sadie, Sybil, Vera, Verity, Willa, Winifred, Zelda.

YuffieKisaragi · 03/11/2012 14:02

I love all of them. Classic and pretty without being twee or overused. Sylvie is my favourite, or Nina. Can't decide.

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VolumeOfACone · 03/11/2012 13:17

All beautiful choices.
(But not Hope. I don't like Hope.)

RillaBlythe · 02/11/2012 10:43

Nina.
Sylvia.
Hope.
Lois.

BananaPhone · 01/11/2012 20:26

Nina is the noise a fire engine makes (nee-nah, nee-nah, nee-nah.)

Lois is dull. Hope is duller.

Sylvie is nice, as is Sylvia.

I like Mabel a lot.

Audrey is gorgeous.

May I suggest Agnes?

MadameCastafiore · 01/11/2012 12:21

I couldn't call a kid Sylvia - what if the other kids shortened it to Sylve! Sounds like a hairy chinned great auntie!

aufaniae · 01/11/2012 12:19

Nina makes me think of the wonderful Nina Simone.

Love Sylvie and Sylvia too.

Really not keen on Hope, sorry.

mummabug · 01/11/2012 07:51

Forgot to add I really don't like the name Hope (no offence to any mums who chose the name) - to me it seems tacky along with Faith, Destiny and the like.

Nina is cute but definitely prefer Lois. Sylvia/Sylvie - not keen.

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birdofthenorth · 01/11/2012 07:32

Ooh, a mixed bag of responses! Thanks all. More love for Nina than I thought. I really like it but DH is on the fence. Zilly I think on the continent it is often short for any name ending in Eena- Katerina, Marina etc. But I like it alone I think.

Molotov I adore Pearl but my awful DH says he can't get past the "pearl necklace" double entendre which has slightly spoilt it for me!!

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RTchoke · 01/11/2012 07:25

I like them all except Sylvia. They are all punchy and retro. My order would be:

Nina
Lois
Sylvie
Hope (I also like Faith)

BoerWarKids · 01/11/2012 07:22

I really like all of them except Hope. Just makes me think of prem babies Sad

mummabug · 01/11/2012 07:20

Lois :)

Dontbesodramatic · 01/11/2012 06:59

I have a NinaGrin

SoulTrain · 01/11/2012 06:47

Nina is lovely!

KnockedUpMell · 01/11/2012 06:42

I really wanted nina for dd but dh vetoed it. Also loved Lola which isn't on your list.

jaggythistle · 01/11/2012 06:34

actually not so keen on Hope and prefer Sylvia to Sylvie.

jaggythistle · 01/11/2012 06:32

i think they're all nice, but Lois is my favourite. :)

buzzgirly · 01/11/2012 06:21

I love Sylvie, it is so pretty. If ds had been a girl, he would have been Sylvie.

DottieRose · 01/11/2012 00:27

Nina or Mabel are fab names and my faves from your list!

zillyzilly · 31/10/2012 23:58

Nina is lovely. Is it meant to be short for anything?

Alisvolatpropiis · 31/10/2012 23:57

I like Nina!

And love Audrey,always makes me think of Audrey Hepburn.

ninah · 31/10/2012 23:56

nina's cool Grin

bubbles1231 · 31/10/2012 23:53

I love the name Nina!