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What do you think of these names? (please judge these as harshly as possible. That would be really awesome)

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ChippieBeanAndHorro · 11/03/2017 21:34

Carina
Susanna/h
Arielle
Ariella
Millicent
Helena
Eliana
Amynta
Serena
Louisa
Annabella
Annabelle
Erika
Antonia

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ChippieBeanAndHorro · 11/03/2017 22:39

okfine

Interesting :)!!

Arielle... Well, I kind of assumed everybody would know the name because of the little mermaid Ariel? ;)

Amynta was mainly used for poetry and stuff, I think...

Eliana is a name that seems reasonably popular to me, so Idk what to say, sorry Blush

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GooseFriend · 11/03/2017 22:38

Millicent and amynta - no

joannegrady90 · 11/03/2017 22:38

They're all shit

ArseyTussle · 11/03/2017 22:36

OK, here we go:
Carina - again, a Toyota
Susanna/h - Lovely with an h. I also like Suzy and Suki as NNs
Arielle - frilly and inconsequential
Ariella - areola
Millicent - doughty and unattractive
Helena - elegant but boring
Eliana - don't like it, but don't like names like Anya and Tanya either
Amynta - sounds horsey
Serena - Sloaney name
Louisa - very nice
Annabella - frilly and bratty
Annabelle - nicer than the above
Erika - prefer it with a C
Antonia - hate it, but I also dislike Ramona and Thomasina

So I'd go Susannah, particularly if you happen to have a one syllable surname.

Okfine · 11/03/2017 22:36

Never heard of Arielle or Ariella or Eliana or Amynta. And I am a teacher who has taught thousands of children over the years.

Loyly · 11/03/2017 22:35

Carina - lovely
Susanna/h - awful
Arielle - awful
Arielle - awful
Millicent - I want to like it but no
Helena - lovely
Eliana - awful
Amynta - awful
Serena - ok
Louisa - ok
Annabella - awful
Annabelle - awful
Erika - ok
Antonia - awful

I only like Carina and Helena from your list.

Cosmicglitterpug · 11/03/2017 22:32

I like Amynta, sounds strong. Not fussed on the others. Arielle/Ariella/Eliana lot are bluergh.

GinSwigmore · 11/03/2017 22:31

Helena, Serena and Luisa are all lovely.

Aurélia is a beautiful alternative.

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ChippieBeanAndHorro · 11/03/2017 22:29

If you could be super mean and judgemental about the names you don't like... That would be so so awesome. I do admittedly feel rather bad for asking.

But I just like all of them. And a child can't have this many names Blush

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MsGameandWatch · 11/03/2017 22:25

I don't like any of them except Louisa.

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ChippieBeanAndHorro · 11/03/2017 22:23

okfine

May I ask which ones you've never heard of?

A toyota?

I don't really like cars, tbh. They're boring. So, I guess Carina is out.

Very nice, you lovely mumsnetters managed to make me discard two names (Carina and Ariella). That's awesome! :)

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TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 11/03/2017 22:23

Is anyone else hearing Arielle in Sebastian's Jamaican accent?

I like Serena and Eliana best.

GrouchyKiwi · 11/03/2017 22:23

Carina - very pretty, has a nice meaning
Susanna/h - dislike because of the song
Arielle - not a fan
Ariella - a bit too prissy
Millicent - too old fashioned
Helena - Helen-a or Helayna? I like both pronunciations
Eliana - pretty
Amynta - not a fan
Serena - I like it
Louisa - no, but only because of Mr Bingly's snooty sister. Grin
Annabella - I like it
Annabelle - Prefer it with the spelling "Annabel"
Erika - I like it
Antonia - love it, but DH said no.

Knifegrinder · 11/03/2017 22:21

I only really like Susannah.

DramaAlpaca · 11/03/2017 22:20

Carina - it's a car, Toyota Carina, so it's a no
Susanna/h - lovely
Arielle - a bit frilly
Ariella - nicer than Arielle but still frilly
Millicent - awful, makes me think of millipedes and centipedes
Helena - OK, classic & elegant
Eliana - not keen, also frilly
Amynta - don't like
Serena - OK
Louisa - lovely
Annabella - OK
Annabelle - an over-embellished version of Annabel
Erika - like it, much prefer this spelling to Erica
Antonia - quite like

Okfine · 11/03/2017 22:19

Odd bunch of names, a few of which I have never even heard of.

Don't mind Susanna, Annabelle and Antonia.

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ChippieBeanAndHorro · 11/03/2017 22:19

Momma

Oh, I though "disney cute" was meant to say:
" Do you want your child to become an independent woman or give up everything for a man she doesn't even know? And anyhow, a judge called Arielle? Silly..."

Nice. An other vote for Arielle, I guess ;)

Ariella does sound like areola, doesn't it? Thank you very much. Ariella is scratched off. Blush

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MelinaMercury · 11/03/2017 22:17

Carina, Susanna/h, Ariella, Millicent, Amynta, Annabella, Annabelle

I really like Eliana, Louisa, Erica (not with a K) and Antonia. They're pretty, feminine yet strong names.

Arielle (pronounced Ah-rhi-elle rather than aerial), Helena (I love Elena, Ee-lay-na) and Serena are nice but just a bit "meh".

I really, really dislike the others. Millicent is horrid sounding and Ariella makes me think areola.

WorldWideWish · 11/03/2017 22:15

My favourites are Carina, Helena and Susannah. Antonia is quite nice too.

countingpigs · 11/03/2017 22:12

Quite like Arielle, Ariella is lovely enough but sort of reminds me of 'areola' Grin

Annabella is probably my favourite (very, very pretty), with Serena and Annabelle following!!

Not sure about Millicent - reminds me of stern old ladies (could be a good thing though seeing as those type of names are coming back around! And plenty of nickname potential)

Not sure about Amynta either - certainly unique but will lead to lots of trouble re spelling/pronunciation (but then again if you love the name don't let that put you off - the world would be a very boring place if we all had bog-standard easy-to-spell names!!)

Good luck with your name search!! Smile

MommaGee · 11/03/2017 22:09

Disney cute was a vote yes off me

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ChippieBeanAndHorro · 11/03/2017 22:02

Oh no, Amynta is a real name. DH actually has a (long dead...) relative that was called Amynta (although it wasn't her given name).

It's interesting, there seem to be so many different opinions. Truly fascinating.

I do see why people think Arielle/a is a bit too Disney cutesy. I personally just love that it sounds quite feminine and yet the meaning of it is so ferocious and powerful...

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MommaGee · 11/03/2017 21:57

DH likes Eliana

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 11/03/2017 21:55

I really like Millicent. If I had a baby girl she would be Millicent Jean.

Deadsouls · 11/03/2017 21:54

Carina - middling not my fave
Susanna/h - No I don't like it
Arielle - Yes! I like this
Ariella - No not as good as the above
Millicent - No I don't like this, it'll get shortened to Millie
Helena - No
Eliana - Yes I kind of like this
Amynta - Hmmm not sure maybe Araminta
Serena - no
Louisa - no
Annabella - no
Annabelle - no
Erika - no
Antonia - no

So it's Arielle for me