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Baby girl list

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Littlemum2be86 · 15/03/2018 08:49

Really struggling with girls names. Opinions on the list would be much appreciated :)

Nancy
Molly
Ottilie
Florence
Freya
Ivy
Mabel
Emilia
Iris
Betsy
Nora
Aurelia

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DramaAlpaca · 17/03/2018 15:29

I like Emilia & Florence.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 17/03/2018 15:25

Love Nancy.

Molly and Freya next.

How about

Dora
Iona
Flora
Tessa

Aquamarine1029 · 17/03/2018 15:23

How about Flora? It's a combo of Florence and Nora. My great Aunt's name was Flora and she was an amazing woman.

SpongeCake23 · 17/03/2018 10:46

I love Mabel and Florence

starkid · 17/03/2018 08:10

I like:
Nancy
Ottilie
Mabel
Iris

PeterRabbitEatingHisCarrot · 16/03/2018 22:38

I like: Nancy, Ottilie, Florence, Ivy, Mabel and Iris.

RavenWings · 16/03/2018 21:51

Nancy - fine. Wouldn't be for me though.
Molly - pretty but a bit insipid
Ottilie - bit fussy and can't separate it from otters/utterly butterly myself.
Florence - fine
Freya - nice
Ivy - lovely
Mabel - no
Emilia - fits right into Amelia/Amalia/Emily etc, so if you're thinking it'll be unique from those trendy names it won't. Aside from that I do like it.
Iris - no
Betsy - this is horrible. Name for a barnyard animal.
Nora - no
Aurelia - pretty but I think it's prettier when written down, not as pretty when spoken

Mamabear4180 · 16/03/2018 19:32

I like Emilia and Aurelia

GRW · 16/03/2018 12:18

I like Iris, Freya, Molly, Ivy and Florence. Betsy is far too cutesy for my liking. Nora, Mabel and Nancy sound very old fashioned to me, but I know are becoming popular again.

TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag · 16/03/2018 12:11

Nancy - lovely!
Molly - bit boring and little girlish to me
Ottilie - ok
Florence - ok but vvvvv popular where I live
Freya - nice
Ivy - not keen
Mabel - lovely
Emilia - bit blah
Iris - ok
Betsy - nice
Nora - hmmm not sure - I like it as a nn but not sure as a full name
Aurelia - I don’t like this name. It’s a bit too frilly sounding to me

17caterpillars1mouse · 16/03/2018 12:01

Nancy - I just find it a bit meh
Molly - pretty. I like it
Ottilie - lovely name but some find it a bit try-hard. I prefer Ottoline
Florence - love it but too popular for me to use I think
Freya - lovely but so popular here
Ivy - nice
Mabel - love it so much
Emilia - boring
Iris - gorgeous. I've only met an Iris once and that was 8 years ago (she was 6 months at the time) and I thought how lovely it was
Betsy - lovely but needs to be a nn
Nora - love but prefer Norah
Aurelia - theres a little girl at my dd's swimming classes called this and it just doesn't sound right. It doesn't fit the little girl at all and just seems a bit over the top

Faintlinesquints · 15/03/2018 21:02

Freya is my favourite girls name right now.

I also like Ottilie and Ivy.

junebirthdaygirl · 15/03/2018 20:58

Love lris and Mabel. Florence is ok too.

sidonie1 · 15/03/2018 20:53

Love your list. Especially love Florence, Freya, Mabel and Iris.

SuperBeagle · 15/03/2018 20:24

Nancy - Dislike. Reminds me of Nancy Spungen or a chain smoking 80 year old.

Molly - Sweet. Always surprises me that this isn't more popular.

Ottilie - Dislike.

Florence - Love.

Freya - Love.

Ivy - I like this, but it is very popular at the moment and I think it might be a bit faddy.

Mabel - See Nancy, but without the chain smoking.

Emilia - Love. Biased as I have one. I do sometimes think we would've made her life easier by naming her Amelia though, as that's how everyone assumes it's spelt.

Iris - Dislike.

Betsy - Dislike. Traditionally a shortening for Elizabeth. I'm an Elizabeth and would recoil in horror if someone called me Betsy.

Nora - Like this.

Aurelia - Hate.

deptfordgirl · 15/03/2018 11:02

They're all lovely but my favourites are Florence, Iris and Nancy.

RosieCotton · 15/03/2018 10:33

I loved Molly is was my favorite until a friend of mine said it was a drug term so that put me off. I live Nancy though I think that's adorable xx

chezmk1988 · 15/03/2018 10:23

Iris and Nora but Norah for me

Bourgainvillia · 15/03/2018 09:59

I like Ellie if that helps!

Madmarchpear · 15/03/2018 09:54

Freya and Nancy are the best.

Sophronia · 15/03/2018 09:50

I like Nora and Iris best

twinkledag · 15/03/2018 09:49

And Molly is my least favourite.

twinkledag · 15/03/2018 09:48

Nancy!!

TroubledLichen · 15/03/2018 09:46

Love Ottilie, Florence and Nancy. Like Nora and Iris. Freya, Molly, Ivy and Emilia are ok. I really dislike Aurelia. Betsy and Mabel sound like names for farm animals.

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Littlemum2be86 · 15/03/2018 09:42

Thanks for all the opinions! Really helpful Smile

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