Our shortlist for a girl. Any opinions?

I love the diminutive Ari, and I far prefer Arianna over Ariadne.

Juliet is a lovely name, and I also admire the name Frances.

Henrietta is cumbersome and Alice is too twee, Jemima to me is Puddle Duck and will be called Jemma which I don't like at all.
Georgina is a bit of a mouthful really, with not a lot of pay off, I mean, it's neither beautiful nor sassy, it's just heavy.

Eleni is ok. A bit unassuming, could - do - better -ish. I used to know Eliana, which is a nice name, but there are lots of Ella's and Ellie's around now.

Daphne is the outsider which could come up on the outside and win the race, I think.

Alice - quite like this, not massively exciting but very pretty
Ariadne - hmm, thinking of Ariadne Oliver (in Poirot) but a little girl could make it her own. Not very keen on the sound of it.
Daphne - No. Not a 'strong' name.
Eleni - don't like this
Frances - don't personally like it as find it a bit boring but it is ok
Georgina - do not find this an attractive name on any level.

Henrietta - as above
Jemima - cute, I like it but will probably divide opinion
Juliet - as for Alice

Alice - I love it
Ariadne - feels like trying too hard?
Daphne - nice flower not so good as a name
Eleni - very Greek to me.
Frances - Prefer Francesca
Georgina - v nice
Henrietta - Its a little posh, so depends whether that suits really
Jemima - Very now, but nice name with good nns
Juliet - lovely

Daphne would get Daffy too.

I try and banish memories of daphne from old episodes of Neighbours and then i'm left with Scooby Doo.

Daphne and Henrietta are awful, the rest are ok, with the exception of Alice and Juliet which are fabulous!!! :)

I'm in scotland so daphne to me will always be daphne broon!!

I absolutely love Ariadne. I like Ariadna as well which is the Spanish version I think.

I also really like Henrietta, and Georgina, Jemima and Eleni are ok.

Love Daphne!

Lovely list. Here are my thoughts:

Alice- beautiful, classic name, quite popular now if that bothers you.
Ariadne-I love it, came v close to using it but DH thought it was too difficult to say.
Daphne-I love it but many will dislike.
Eleni- no where near as nice as many other names on your list.
Frances- lovely and classic but not as pretty as your other names (love Francesca too)
Georgina- okay
Henrietta- not fond of this (much prefer the male versions of this and Georgina)
Jemima- lovely name, good nns
Juliet-beautiful, one of my favourites.

Henrietta! Hen for a nn.. lovely.

Sorry but whenever I hear Henrietta I'm just reminded of the Fry and Laurie sketch .

Stephen
Am I right in thinking that you have a daughter?

Hugh
Yup. Henrietta.

Stephen
Did he? Did he really? That must have hurt. Hurt like hell on a jetski.

I don't understand the jet ski bit?

I think it is just an 'intensifier' if you know what I mean..like hell on wheels etc..

I like Jemima, Alice and Frances.

I thought about Alice for my dd but it is too commonly used for me.

I really like Frances - I think it is elegant and unusual and not at all stodgy.

Jemima is sweet I think - I don't think the racist connotations should put you off.

I'm not particularly hot on the other names - we also thought about Henrietta, but it is just too 1980s pie-crust collar and pearl necklace like I think.

I like Alice and Georgina best.

A real mix here...

Alice - love it. It's one of the few 'classics' I never tire of
Ariadne - lovely in theory, but risky. There was an Ariadne in my year at school who was plagued with acne and was very overweight and mousy/geeky. She was teased mercilessly for not living up to her name's 'image', iyswim. One to think carefully about I think!

Daphne - quite like it; has a fresh, 'cheerful' feel to it. Daffy as NN is awful though. Suspect it's very much a Marmite name!
Eleni - pretty but feels insubstantial somehow
Frances - OK, but seems a bit plain. It's quite dull and stolid-sounding.
Georgina - meh
Henrietta - dislike; very stuffy and formal-sounding. To me it manages to sound masculine and overly frilly at once!

Jemima - not a fan
Juliet - very pretty; quite classic and known but not overused.

Personally I'd narrow it down to Alice, Daphne and Juliet - possibly Ariadne if you're feeling brave!

Oh, and I'm another one who slightly prefers Arianne/Arianna to Ariadne.

(Nearly) all top names, with Juliet probably being my favourite. Ariafne is also lovely.

The one I don't like is Jemima. Always followed by "Puddleduck" in my head! If I was going to be extra picky, I find Georgina slightly on the boring side in comparison to the rest of your list, and Daphne isn't my favourite either.

Alice - nice, simple, classic. A bit of a safe option iyswim

Ariadne - I like the way it looks on the page but not how it's said (I hear it as " 'Arry 'ad me " or something similar...). Also think it's a leeetle bit try-hard.

Daphne - Pretty and unusual without being overly frilly. I like it.

Eleni - Lovely. I thought it was Welsh but just googled and it isn't.

Frances - Frances is pretty but I don't like Fran or Frankie and suspect one of those would be inevitable

Georgina - Nice, classic. I prefer Georgia, a bit more feminine. Georgie is a very sweet nn.

Henrietta - Never been a fan of this one, though I do like Hettie.

Jemima - I like it as a name but can't get over the fact that it's often used as the "spoilt middle class brat" name (eg "those parents who never tell off their darling Jemimas and Tarquins")

Juliet - Classic, pretty, not too many of them.

So... I'd probably pick Daphne, Eleni or Juliet. But tbh all of your list is nice, I'm nit picking really.

The only name I really like from your list is Juliet which is beautiful. Frances is also ok.

I really dislike everything about Ariadne. It sounds jarring to me and it looks like it's spelt wrong. But I suspect it is a bit of a marmite name.

Georgina (biased as I have a Georgia and Georgia was the compromise as wan't keen on Gina as an nn - love it now though)

Otherwise Juliet or Daphne are gorgeous names too! Good Luck.

All lovely names. We also have Alice, Jemima and Daphne on our shortlist so I'd have to pick one of those.

I really like Jemima and Daphne

Not keen on Ariadne but that might be because I've never heard of it and dont know how to pronounce it.

Alice - nice
Ariadne - prefer Arianna
Daphne - I see and hear Daphne Broon
Eleni - prefer Elena (E-lay-na)
Frances - meh, prefer Francesca
Georgina - meh, prefer Georgie
Henrietta - frumpy
Jemima - Puddleduck
Juliet - nice but prefer Julia or Julianna

I do like your names but prefer variations of them IYSWiM.

Personally I love Francesca :o