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Please rip my girls name list to shreds!

85 replies

fluffypenguinbelly · 16/02/2016 20:02

We have a boys name all sorted and ready to go. Girls names are proving difficult to say the least. I'm a bit meh about all of them. Going round in circles is not helping.

Flora
Florence
Martha
Isla
Orla
Beatrice

Feel free to suggest more. It's giving me a headache. Tia.

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starrynight19 · 16/02/2016 21:40

I love your list. Florence and Martha are beautiful.
I like Orla to.
For what's it's worth my Martha is a complete Tom boy and absolutely not frumpy. It was do choice of name but suits her completely.

EnriqueTheRingBearingLizard · 16/02/2016 21:33

What kind of surname are you trying to fit with OP? And have you considered Cerys,which means 'love' Smile Might appeal looking at your list.

2tired2bewitty · 16/02/2016 21:30

I also have a Beatrice, and do love her name, but I am regularly surprised by how people manage to mangle the pronunciation - Beat-ris is not uncommon.

I really liked Clara when we were thinking about her name, but it sounds silly with our surname.

thebiscuitindustry · 16/02/2016 21:28

Florence and Beatrice are lovely names.

Iona
Miranda
Clara
Isabella
Cassia
Olivia
Alice
Sophia
Georgiana
Constance
Lily
Stella
Frances
Victoria
Charlotte
Grace

tangerinesarenottheonlyfruit · 16/02/2016 21:23

Florence = Tory

Crumb502 · 16/02/2016 21:20

I have a Beatrice but she is always known as Bea... Not met another yet and I still love her name (but I would, wouldn't I?)! I love all your other names as well Smile

candykane25 · 16/02/2016 21:18

Norah is beautiful.
I also love Kathleen which goes with Norah in my head.

Cataline · 16/02/2016 21:15

This was my girl's list!! I also had Clara and Norah. We had a DS so didn't use any of them (sob!)
I LOVE Florence though.

candykane25 · 16/02/2016 21:10

I can't, you have good taste.
Florence much better than Flira. No one wants to have the same name as margarine. Fleur and Fern and Fauna are all similar.
Isla lovely but it did get hugely popular although now waning I think.
Nothing else I can pick at.
I would go for Martha myself.

BifsWif · 16/02/2016 21:07

I have an Isla. Apparently it's really popular but I don't know another one (there's not even one in DS's school)

I get lots of lovely comments about her name and it really suits her. I chose it because of its Scottish origins (nothing posh English about me Grin).

I like all of your names.

plantsitter · 16/02/2016 21:06

I like all of them but why not BeatriX? Its so cool. Orla's nice.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 16/02/2016 20:58

Flora is horrible .Like Laura gone wrong.
Flora margerine.
Florence. Once I would have said Yes, but it's gotton very tedious now.
Martha. Very harsh sounding. Don't like it
Orla. No it's awful
Isla. Is beautiful but again over used.
Beatrice. Is okay, but nothing special

HeyNonnyMaybe · 16/02/2016 20:52

Flora - fine but the marg connection would put me off
Florence - too popular
Martha - frumpalicious
Isla - too popular
Orla - just an ugly sound
Beatrice - OK but I prefer Beatrix

TheFear · 16/02/2016 20:45

Oh I don't really like flora, Beatrice or isla but have nothing against them in particular other than to me they sound a bit posh English! I'm Irish. Grin

Sophronia · 16/02/2016 20:44

Martha, Flora and Beatrice are my favourites.

TheFear · 16/02/2016 20:44

Adore Martha, that was second choice for dd. But I do like old lady names. Also love Florence. Orla yes and no, not in the UK as people can't pronounce it.

Izzieee · 16/02/2016 20:42

Flora - butter! I'm not keen.
Florence - I'm also not keen.
Martha - old lady, IMO.
Isla - I really like it.
Orla - nope!
Beatrice - really dislike Blush

Isla, 100% Smile if I had to pick a second, Florence!

228agreenend · 16/02/2016 20:21

Willow
Jade
Verity
Joy
Grace
Fearne
Tilly
Cerys

Love your names except Flora. Florence or Orla are my favourites,

temporaryusername · 16/02/2016 20:21

I can't quite like Flora as a name, I want to but there is the margerine and the whole trend for talking about intestinal flora!

I love the name Isla, but think it is very overused atm. Florence I quite like, but if being harsh is also a bit overused and sounds a bit like 'florid', also don't like nn Florry or Flo. Orla did autocorrect to oral and I think unless you make a real effort to pronounce it properly, which most people won't, it can sound a bit unattractive. I can imagine it being murdered by certain accents.

Beatrice is ok, a little bit staid maybe. Martha is nice although can see why a pp suggested some would call it frumpy.

Ham69 · 16/02/2016 20:21

Not keen on Isla or Orla but love the rest.

MidnightRun · 16/02/2016 20:19

I'm due any day and wanted Martha or Nora.. DH said no to both..

I love love orla! Its not popular at all where I live, wish we'd thought of it before we chose our Dd's name X

iknowimcoming · 16/02/2016 20:18

I like them all except Beatrice. Also what about Claudia, have a friend who named her dd that and it's not common but also not unusual/odd iykwim? But I also love Matilda Smile can I ask what the boys name is

VinceNoirLovesHowardMoon · 16/02/2016 20:17

I'm sorry, they are all having a moment and to me that makes them all really boring. Isla and orla especially. Florence and Beatrice are the nicest but not spectacular.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 16/02/2016 20:16

Is it still a current ad? I haven't seen it for years, maybe her peers would have no clue. Although I don't think its a problem anyway. You always get posters without fail popping up on 'William' threads saying "oh no not William, he'll get teased and called Willy"...but guess what, my teen William has never been teased with Willy, I am so pleased MN wasn't around when I was baby naming.

Keeptrudging · 16/02/2016 20:15

I like them all except Flora. As PP suggested, Fleur is nicer/less buttery! I don't think Martha is frumpy at all, it's really pretty, as is Orla. They're my 2 favourites.