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Which girl's name would you go for?

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Tugstonia · 27/03/2015 17:27

Help! Baby girl born on Wednesday and we just can't decide on a name. Our shortlist is:

Matilda
Delilah
Saskia
Eliza

My fave is probably Delilah but I worry slightly about negative connotations of the name... Am
I being daft? Also like but can't use: Alexa, Sophia, Isla, jemima.

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Artandco · 28/03/2015 14:01

Have you considered Delphine?

Minisoksmakehardwork · 28/03/2015 13:56

I know a Matilda and a Delilah. Both lovely names, and lovely girls. My first thought was what pretty names.

Sophronia · 28/03/2015 10:02

I like Eliza and Matilda.

PunkAssMoFo · 28/03/2015 09:53

Saskia
Eliza
Delilah
In that order.

Dislike & bored of the millions of Matildas/Tillys

charlyn · 28/03/2015 09:48

Delilah is my fave followed by Eliza.

Lunastarfish · 28/03/2015 09:41

Saskia - i know babies with your other names but I don't know any Saskias

cece · 28/03/2015 07:52

Eliza or Saskia both work well for child and adult equally.

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Tugstonia · 28/03/2015 07:44

Thanks everyone for your feedback! We're going to call her each name for the next few days and see what works best.

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ButterflyOfFreedom · 28/03/2015 04:25

Ooh Eliza or Matilda.

In order of preference:
Eliza
Matilda

Saskia

Delilah

Guin1 · 28/03/2015 04:11

My favourite is Saskia.

Iwasbornin1993 · 28/03/2015 02:53

Eliza is lovely! Next would be Matilda - don't really like the other two sorry!

Congratulations!Grin

Vijac · 28/03/2015 02:13

Definitely Matilda or saskia.

benchmark · 28/03/2015 02:11

I personally don't particularly like Delilah, but that's just personal taste. It's a perfectly good name and clearly your favourite, unusual names are never universally liked - I think you should use it!
My favourite is Matilda or Eliza, don't like Saskia.

manicinsomniac · 28/03/2015 01:04

Love Matilda and Saskia.

Eliza and Delilah are ok.

Your can't use list are all really lovely - is there no way you can use any of them?

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 28/03/2015 00:47

Congratulations mummy!!!
Eliza is the prettiest by far.

NadiaWadia · 27/03/2015 23:22

Marilyn?

johendy · 27/03/2015 22:00

Eliza is my favourite from type list. Then Marilyn. Not so keen on the other 2.

DramaAlpaca · 27/03/2015 21:37

Saskia is my favourite from your list.

MrsSchadenfreude · 27/03/2015 18:50

Saskia or Delilah. The other two are dull.

FunkyPeacock · 27/03/2015 18:46

I really like all of your names!

My order of preference would be:

  1. Eliza
  2. Matilda
  3. Saskia
  4. Delilah
skinnylegs33 · 27/03/2015 18:43

Saskia. Would not consider the rest, sorry

OutragedFromLeeds · 27/03/2015 18:39

I like Matilda best. Then Eliza. Not keen on the others.

(The Plain White T's Delilah, was a bit of a 'stalker' song, written about a real woman who wasn't interested in the lead singer. She said of the song "When I'm at the gym, it's playing; when I'm at the pool, it's playing. Part of me wants to scream at the top of my lungs that it's about me. Another part of me wants to cower and say it's not". So not entirely fantastic, although it's a lovely song).

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stillsingingintherain · 27/03/2015 18:15

Delilah is my fave, then Eliza. Not keen on the other two though.

Allthatnonsense · 27/03/2015 18:10

Eliza is lovely