Girls list

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SingedChinchilla · 27/02/2018 06:58

Baby girl due in a few months and we're struggling to agree on a name. DH likes very traditional names whereas I prefer names that are timeless but a little more unusual.

With that in mind we've come up with the following list:

Olive
Imogen
Esme
Beatrice/Beatrix
Martha
Daphne
Juliet
Dorothy
Zoe
Ingrid

Opinions please!

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happytobemrsg · 27/02/2018 07:33

Out if your list I like Olive best

Chienrouge · 27/02/2018 07:32

Martha - love it, but it won't travel well - in most of the world it would end up being pronounced 'Marta' (this may not matter to you, but names travelling well mattered to me as I'm an expat)

I love the Spanish pronunciation of Martha! We used to live in Spain and I had a couple of friends with the name.

AnElderlyLadyOfMediumHeight · 27/02/2018 07:29

Olive - I like Olivia, its popularity notwithstanding, but I can't get with the love for Olive. Not keen
Imogen - pretty and sophisticated but I think it lived off its unusualness and now it's no longer unusual - a bit faddy
Esme - also faddy
Beatrice/Beatrix - love Beatrice, less keen on Beatrix
Martha - love it, but it won't travel well - in most of the world it would end up being pronounced 'Marta' (this may not matter to you, but names travelling well mattered to me as I'm an expat)
Daphne - this was featured on the 'hipster girls' names' thread. Up and coming, I think
Juliet - not keen, tragic associations
Dorothy - quite sweet; don't think it's a name that 'grows' well, though - prefer Dorothea
Zoe - love this
Ingrid - not one of my favourite Scandi names - prefer Astrid or Inga

Chienrouge · 27/02/2018 07:29

I had Imogen and Juliet on my list! Unfortunately DH wasn’t keen.
I don’t like Dorothy, Daphne, esme or ingrid. Like Beatrice, Martha and Zoe. Not keen on olive.

Rhodes2015again · 27/02/2018 07:27

Martha is beautiful!

junebirthdaygirl · 27/02/2018 07:23

Great list. Like all those names but my favourite are Dorothy and Martha. Unusual enough still l think and lovely names.

FissionChips · 27/02/2018 07:14

Juliet is my favourite from that list, I lik Beatrix too but that is becoming very common, they’ll be 5 with the same name in your child’s class.

ivehadtonamechangeforthis · 27/02/2018 07:09

I love Beatrice/Beatrix and Juliet - both classic and timeless
I like Dorothy, Martha and Olive - 'old' names but I'm yet to meet one (I have two under three)

Beatrice, Dorothy and Olive were on my list :)

Imogen - Popular name I've met a few but don't like it
Esme - I've met a few at baby/toddler clubs and not keen
Daphne and Ingrid - don't like either
Zoe - very 80's

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