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Love a perspective on these girls' names

39 replies

TheFinale · 22/09/2016 14:19

Jemima
Tabitha
Martha
Eliza
Lydia

These are the ones I love. All of them! What do you think?

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MoonHare · 24/09/2016 18:37

Love all of those names too. I have a 5 yr old Tabitha, who is kick ass, so am biased but it's obvs my fave from your list. Eliza next then Lydia Martha and Jemima in that order.
While Martha is lovely I know 4 of them. Depends if you want a more or less used name.

m0therofdragons · 24/09/2016 18:25

Love Lydia and Eliza (I have a Lydia - Lydi - myself and if I had another dd her middle name would be Eliza). Others are nice names too.

PotatoBread · 24/09/2016 13:40

I like Jemima and Martha, not keen on the others especially Lydia. Would be Jemima if I had to pick one

Whoooodat · 23/09/2016 18:22

Like them all except Lydia.

Caldini22 · 23/09/2016 18:12

I like Lydia, not so keen on the others

capercaillie · 23/09/2016 16:17

Like them all with Martha as top and Eliza as least favourite. Susannah is another similar name.

Nelleflowerpot · 23/09/2016 16:11

Jemima and Tabitha are lovely. But I like the old fashioned Beatrix potter vibe! They are girly and underused.
Lydia is nice
Eliza always feels unfinished to be and is gaining popularity.
Martha seems really popular I know 4! To be honest I don't like it and it feels frumpy to me.

Sierra259 · 23/09/2016 04:22

None of them are really to my taste, although they're perfectly nice names. Martha is definitely becoming popular, have come across 2-3 young baby Marthas this year. My favourite is probably Lydia and my least favourite is Tabitha.

thehugemanatee · 23/09/2016 04:18

Jemima is a lovely name but just FYI, it is considered to be racist by a lot of people in America so if you think you or dd might end up spending time there then I would avoid calling her Jemima.

AngharadTheSplendid · 23/09/2016 04:13

Really dislike Eilza, sounds so wishy washy to my ears.

Jemima my fave, followed by Lydia (though reminds me of eye lids), Martha is cute but a bit too 'on trend' (so may date). Tabitha is nice, just a bit catty, prefer Talitha.

Pemba · 23/09/2016 00:35

Lydia is lovely and I also like Eliza. The others are all nice though, although I cannot disassociate Tabitha from cats, and Jemima is a problem name in the USA apparently (black stereotype of 'Aunt Jemima' on some food product, can't remember what, from what I hear). Still it has a nice sound to it.

Enidblyton1 · 23/09/2016 00:28

I like all of them. Eliza is becoming quite popular now - I've known several born recently. Tabitha and Jemima are my favourites from your list.

Sophronia · 23/09/2016 00:09

I like them all. I think we have similar taste. Jemima is my favourite.

JasperDamerel · 22/09/2016 21:06

I love Tabitha, and know two very lovely young Tabithas.

I like Martha, and it's a family name for me, so I know lots of them.

I do like the name Jemima, but I don't love it. I know one child one, and two adults, who are shortened to Mima and Mim.

I like Eliza, but prefer it as a nickname for Elizabeth.

I don't like the name Lydia, even though I was at school with a very nice girl called Lydia. Maybe it's the Pride and Prejudice connection or maybe it's because the name reminds me do strongly of school that I can smell the musty scent of dust and old chalk from the music room every time I hear the name.

BeastofCraggyIsland · 22/09/2016 21:06

Eliza is nice, not keen on the rest, especially Jemima which I think is awful (sorry). Tabitha is a cat name and Martha is very plain. Lydia is ok.

SoftBlocks · 22/09/2016 21:04

Tabitha is the nicest, I knew a very cool one once and I never think of it as a cat's name.
Don't like the others, I'm afraid, especially Martha.

WhiteHairReally · 22/09/2016 20:59

Jemima - rag doll, Puddleduck,
Tabitha - cat/kitten
Martha - the moaner in 'Martha and Mary' story in the Bible.
Eliza - sly
Lydia - Chlymydia

I'm really sorry, they are all actually lovely names but you did ask. I have known girls with all these names and they were all jolly pleasant people.

I don't like Alice either because it rhymes with malice, although I know it's a very nice name and once again I've known nice ones ( although not the horrid Alice at school who challenged me to a fight! But I digress....

Purplebluebird · 22/09/2016 20:56

I really like Lydia, but none of the others I'm afraid!

Bountybarsyuk · 22/09/2016 20:49

I am so old, I think of Jemima from PlaySchool, I just don't think it's a pretty name.

Out of all of these, I would pick Tabitha myself.

Martha- I know one, it's not for me, tbh.

Jojo13 · 22/09/2016 20:47

I love Jemima and the only thing holding me back is I don't like Jem and I bet that would be the most used nn?!
But we do have similar tastes, I also considered Martha and Eliza. Not sure on Tabitha and Lydia is pretty.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 22/09/2016 17:26

I only like Eliza.

butteriesplease · 22/09/2016 15:48

Jemima Puddleduck. Tabitha Twitchett. did you not read Beatrix Potter?!

I like Martha and Lydia. Lydia is a lovely name.

skyyequake · 22/09/2016 15:46

Tabitha always sounds like a cats name to me (DM wanted to call me Tabitha but DF refused as he's had a cat with that name! must thank him for that one day)

My DSis is a Jemima so I'm biased towards that name Grin

I like Eliza and Lydia.

Martha is average.

TroysMammy · 22/09/2016 14:53

I don't like Martha or Eliza. I like Tabitha, Jemima and Lydia in that order.

panad317 · 22/09/2016 14:49

Like Martha and Lydia

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