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It’s a girl top three?

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Guacamoledip · 08/06/2018 20:56

Found out we’re having a girl, can I ask your opinions on...
Verity
Waverley
Kayla

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starkid · 11/06/2018 16:40

Out of those, Verity, but not hugely keen on any of them (sorry!)

Flaminglingos · 11/06/2018 04:23

Verity

MikeUniformMike · 10/06/2018 16:27

Verity - Ferrety
Waverley - No
Kayla - not keen but it's ok

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 09/06/2018 21:47

Waverley is ridiculous sorry. Kayla isn't much better.

Verity is lovely.

Glumglowworm · 09/06/2018 19:17

Verity is nice, Kayla isn’t my taste but is ok

Definitely not Waverley, it’s awful!

kaytee87 · 09/06/2018 19:11

Verity at a push
The others are awful

Echobelly · 09/06/2018 18:40

I like Verity, it deserves a comeback!

Waverley is one of those 'sounds like a surname' girls' names that I'm personally not keen on.

Kayla should be quite nice but it gives me mental associations with chavviness.

FASH84 · 09/06/2018 18:30

Verity is lovely. Kayla is a bit Jeremy Kyle.. Waverley isn't a name.

DuggeeHugs · 09/06/2018 16:30

Verity is great, I'dgo with that. I just checked with the lovely Verity I know and she's never been called ferrity, even as a nickname by unkind kids at school (she's in her 30s now)

gwen25 · 09/06/2018 15:26

Definitely Verity.

SamanthaH92 · 09/06/2018 14:59

Waverley is actually an american name also

RachelHerts1 · 09/06/2018 14:19

Verity is nice but quite old fashioned. Not that it's a bad thing though.

Forfolkssake · 09/06/2018 13:13

Verity was my top name until the week before my daughter was born when someone pointed out it sounded like 'Ferretty'. 😣 Kayla is a pretty name.

Jasquers · 09/06/2018 12:40

Dislike all of them

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 09/06/2018 12:20

Kayla is nice.
Waverley, no sorry.
Verity, very harsh sounding to me.

MatildaLovesBooks · 09/06/2018 12:12

I hate all three (sorry).
Verity is hideous. So wet fish. And I’ve known some hideous Veritys.

Waverley is very strange. It’s made-up for a name.

A lot of people will think Kayla is chavvy. I personally don’t like it because it’s very harsh sounding and I don’t like the ‘Kay’ sound.

There are much nicer names out there. But if you love one of these, go for it.

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adoggymama · 09/06/2018 11:01

Not a fan of them tbh, but since these are your options (and you'll have to just accept some people won't like the name Wink) I'd go with Waverley.

Verity- too ageing to me.
Kayla- sounds like a dogs name.

Congratulations! X

Pompom42 · 09/06/2018 10:55

I know an adult named Verity and everyone calls her 'V' which I assume is her choice.

Not sure about Kayla, will it just be shortened to Kay?

Waverley is cute and different but would depend on your surname

BonnieF · 09/06/2018 10:53

Verity is fine.

Waverley sounds like railway station.

Kayla sounds rather ‘the opposite of posh’.

LoveInTokyo · 09/06/2018 10:49

Verity - nice name
Waverley - not a name (train station in Edinburgh?)
Kayla - chavvy/wannabe American or Australian

WanderingTrolley1 · 09/06/2018 10:02

All awful, sorry.

RonWeasleysMum · 09/06/2018 09:59

Waverley is cool!

TheGirlOnTheLanding · 09/06/2018 08:56

Waverley is a train station or a paddle steamer, not a person's name.

Verity is an old-fashioned virtue game which I always think is hard to live up to.

Kayla is ok but I don't love it.

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 09/06/2018 08:43

Really like verity lovely name. Kayla is ok. Waverley is awful. Sorry op

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