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Girls names

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mummytobeforbabyno1 · 02/12/2016 16:48

Help!!

Getting so confused now and can no longer even decide if I actually like what I think I like (if that even makes sense, just herring name stress now) so comments welcome on the below names:

Ada
Alice
Edith
Elena
Emma
Frances
Francesca
Hazel
Julia
Margaret
Maria
Martha
May
Nora
Pearl
Rosa
Ruth
Valerie
Violet

Any alternatives welcome as most of them probably fall under the same style. Don't want anything super popular but at the same time don't want super unusual either.

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lorelairoryemily · 02/12/2016 19:47

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CockneyViv · 02/12/2016 19:16

I don't normally bother with these as it takes to long but I'm bored so here goes!

Ada - nice, I know two under two (one is Adaline)
Alice - dull, dull, dull
Edith - Edie is nice
Elena - lovely but Ellie is eugh
Emma - also dull.
Frances - yuk
Francesca - beautiful
Hazel - is becoming more popular
Julia - Roberts eugh
Margaret - Thatcher even worse
Maria - great. Not many Maria's around
Martha - middle class hipster
May - refreshing as a first name. Prefer Mae
Nora - Bone??
Pearl - quite cool
Rosa - pretty
Ruth - nice
Valerie - 50 year old accountant
Violet- lovely but becoming popular

Sophronia · 02/12/2016 18:55

I like Julia, Maria and Ruth best from your list. Underused classics that would be refreshing to hear.

What about...

Anna
Catherine
Caroline
Claudia
Esther
Ellen
Georgina
Genevieve
Harriet
Hannah
Juliet
Josephine
Joanna
Jemima
Judith
Katherine
Lydia
Louisa
Marianne
Margot
Miriam
Mary
Marina
Naomi
Philippa
Rachel
Ramona
Rosalind
Susannah
Sarah
Sylvie
Tess
Vera
Viola
Vivienne
Victoria
Willa

talisman101 · 02/12/2016 18:28

Julia , may & violet are beautiful some similar suggestions juliet , marla-may & Margot

Quercus3 · 02/12/2016 18:22

Also

Etta
Tessa
Elisa

Favourites from your list are May, Ada and Hazel

Quercus3 · 02/12/2016 18:18

Ada - beautiful
Alice - lovely but popular in my area
Edith - nice but not my favourite. Edie is sweet
Elena - lovely, and travels well
Emma - classic and less popular now
Frances - love Frances but don't like Fran
Francesca - not keen
Hazel - lovely
Julia - lovely
Margaret - Thatcher
Maria - pretty and uncommon
Martha - popular where I am
May - fabulous!
Nora - like it
Pearl - like it
Rosa - prefer Rose
Ruth - not keen
Valerie - nice but feel people would shorten it to Val which isn't as pretty
Violet - nice but popular

Lovely list!

Suggestions
Ida
Sarah
Cora
Colette
Esther
Louisa
Corinne

SausageSoda · 02/12/2016 16:58

My thoughts on your list:

Ada - like
Alice - OK. Bit bland.
Edith - like.
Elena - no
Emma - no
Frances - no
Francesca - no
Hazel - no
Julia - no
Margaret - no
Maria - very 70s/80s IMO
Martha - like
May - OK
Nora - OK
Pearl - OK
Rosa - OK
Ruth - no. Bit bland
Valerie - no. 70s Librarian
Violet - like

Other suggestions you might like are
Iris
Ivy
Meredith
Stella
Sadie
Edie

sugarplumfairy28 · 02/12/2016 16:53

May on it's own I think is very nice, you see all these Lily-may/i/e etc I think just May is refreshing, elegant and suits any age.

Ada would be my second.

SpeakNoWords · 02/12/2016 16:52

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