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Which name for baby girl?

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summerberries · 10/08/2014 21:10

Please could I have some opinions on my short list for a baby girl?
We are struggling to choose the final one.

We have:

Juliet
Rosa
Allegra
Genevieve (?maybe a bit too princessy)

on the shortlist.

Any comments/ favourite/ worst name would be helpful.

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summerberries · 12/08/2014 22:30

Thank you so much for your opinions!

Hermione is a beautiful name. I love the Greek mythology and Shakespearean link too.

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NadiaWadia · 12/08/2014 17:59
  1. Rosa - lovely!, closely followed by
  2. Juliet - pretty and classic
  1. Genevieve - quite pretty
  1. Allegra, quite nice

They are all nice names, though. You have good taste!

KoalaDownUnder · 12/08/2014 15:48

Whoops - hermione is divine, as is Persephone

KoalaDownUnder · 12/08/2014 15:47

Oooh, Hermi

Hakluyt · 12/08/2014 15:41

I know a Hermione shortened to Mi.

violetsareblue11 · 12/08/2014 15:25

May be a little late here... but our DD is a Hermione. Hermione has a lot of Harry Potter connotations, although we chose the name as mine and DH's favourite Shakespearean tale is The Winters Tale where one of its characters is Queen Hermione. The name is also that of the daughter of two Gods in Ancient Greek mythology! We love it and it's different but not too different and suits our DD down to the ground! It's not everyone's cup of tea though!

TempsPerdu · 12/08/2014 14:05

I like all of them apart from Allegra. In order, I'd go for Rosa, Genevieve, then Juliet, but they're all lovely.

Rosa Genevieve and Rosa Juliet both sound gorgeous.

KoalaDownUnder · 12/08/2014 12:40

I LOVE the name Allegra. Pronounced Al-LEG-ruh, though. I just think it's classy and unusual. I've loved it for years.

Juliet and Rosa are both beautiful as well. You really can't go wrong.

Genevieve...I just don't like. Sorry.

manicinsomniac · 12/08/2014 12:33

I love Juliet and Genevieve. Quite like Rosa and Allegra too.

Sleepyhoglet · 12/08/2014 12:27

Yes to Juliet

Yorkshirelassreturns · 11/08/2014 20:05

Juliet and Rosa are gorgeous- both were on my shortlist. Juliet Rosa or Rosa Juliet both sound lovely too! Congratulations x

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summerberries · 11/08/2014 13:21

Allegra seems to be a bit of a marmite name.

I always thought it was pn with a 'lay' in the middle rather than 'leg'. I prefer it that way anyway but perhaps it is too problematic.

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londonkiwi · 11/08/2014 12:04

Love Juliet and Rosa, they are both on our short list too!

MrsMarigold · 11/08/2014 11:08

I like Juliet, and Rosa but dislike the other two, particularly Allegra but I think that's because I know two very butch women called Allegra.

RiverTam · 11/08/2014 11:03

that isn't how I'd pronounce Allegra, OP.

Juliet and Rosa are nice.

Montsti · 11/08/2014 11:01

I like Rosa. Not keen on the others.

For me Genevieve should be pronounced the French way, but that's just me. I know a few and find Gen as a nn, terrible. Vivi is nice though.

Rox19 · 11/08/2014 08:41

Genevieve is a beautiful name!
Met one last week aged about 6.
Sounds great in English

wattlegirl · 11/08/2014 04:34

For me it has to be Genevieve. It is a winner in my humble opinion.

freyaW2014 · 11/08/2014 03:24

Mine is pronounced Jen-a-veeve and I'm known as Jenny. If you call her Genevieve she will love her name as an adult (have to admit I didn't like it as a child). I have also used Eve as a nn on forums etc and do identify with Eve even though never been called that.
When I go to France hotel staff etc call me jaan-vee-erve but love that too. My brothers called me vieve weirdly but I don't mind!
It's a win win name to me x

Alisvolatpropiis · 11/08/2014 02:27

I think the French pronounciation is something like -

Zhan-vee-ev.

AnythingNotEverything · 11/08/2014 02:05

TeamEdward - there was a thread here once where a number of posters we're insistent that it is pronounced Jon-vee-ev .,.

Gugglebum · 11/08/2014 01:17

Genevieve or Juliet.
Genevieve has some great nn's, I've known 3, each used a different one: Genna, Evie, and just Jen/Gen.
Really lovely names though, any way you go.

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Alisvolatpropiis · 11/08/2014 00:27

Genevieve is lovely.

Marcipex · 11/08/2014 00:21

Juliet and Rosa are both lovely. Genevieve as a middle name?