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Girl's name short list opinions please!

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SirHubzALot · 30/07/2018 16:28

Shortlist as follows. We are going for simple but beautiful...that would suit someone through their entire life. What do you think? Any more suggestions also welcome!

Ana
Anouk
Anoushka (too OTT?)
Lyra
Rosa
Evelyn
Aoife (pronounced ee-fa)

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pilates · 09/08/2018 08:31

Rosa

MrsDrSpencerReid · 09/08/2018 03:31

I like Evelyn Smile

My brother has a friend called Anoushka, he calls her Noushi, as do most of her close friends friends/family Smile

Perfectly1mperfect · 09/08/2018 03:29

Aoife is really nice from your list.

Have you thought of Anya ? I always think it sounds lovely.

Mousefunky · 09/08/2018 02:24

I like Rosa. I do like Aoife but outside Ireland you will undoubtedly find a lot of people querying pronunciation.

DC2018 · 08/08/2018 23:01

I like Evelyn and Rosa best. Aoife is nice too. Really dislike anoushka sorry x

Lucylookingforhelp · 08/08/2018 21:54

Love Evelyn (although I definitely prefer it pronounces eve-Lyn rather than ever-lyn) and Lyra- especially because I remember loving the Pullman book when I was younger

MikeUniformMike · 31/07/2018 14:35

Ana - Anna is better. I like Anna
Anouk - french. Use Ann/Anna instead ad use as a nn
Anoushka (too OTT?) - a bit frilly
Lyra - no.
Rosa - lovely
Evelyn - horrible. Eve-lyn pronunciation is better than Ever-lyn.
Aoife (pronounced ee-fa) - Eve/Eva/Aoife/Ava etc are everywhere

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SirHubzALot · 31/07/2018 14:29

I'm liking the idea of 2 for 1 with Anouk and Anoushka!

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MsJacksonIfUrNasty · 31/07/2018 09:45

Rosa is one of my favourite ever names. Simple, classy, suits every age.

Anoushka is lovely, too.

TatianaLarina · 31/07/2018 09:43

Anoushka is lovely. I’ve known a few.

Anouk is a good dim so then you get both for the price of one.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 31/07/2018 09:33

ANOUK!

It's just brilliant.

LeeMiller · 31/07/2018 07:48

Anna (definitely not Ana because of the anorexia thing). Rosa is lovely.

Personally, I love Anouk. I don't think it would go with every surname though - it needs something elegant or international.

Enidblyton1 · 31/07/2018 00:23

My favourite from your list is Anouk - lovely name and not overly used.

PetitCornichon · 31/07/2018 00:11

Or Rosita - love this name

PetitCornichon · 31/07/2018 00:09

Ana - Nice, but spelled Anna
Anouk - Nope. Sounds like an Ikea piece of furniture
Anoushka (too OTT?) - I like it, but not sure if I'd personally be brave enough to use it
Lyra - Nah, sounds and looks too much like Lycra
Rosa - my fave, very pretty
Evelyn - nice as long as you don't plan to shorten it to Evie. God, there's SO many Evie's now
Aoife - Nice, but she'll spend her entire life correcting has pronunciations

A couple of suggestions for simple but beautiful:

Orla
Isla
Skye
Zita
Lori
Eden
Nolah
Nelle
Juno
Belle
Ines
Lowri
Cadence
Heidi

AlecOrAlonzo · 31/07/2018 00:00

The Anoushka I know gets Nuk and Anouk and Nukky as nicknames.

Pemba · 30/07/2018 23:35

Oddly enough, yes I think the Eev-lin pronunciation of Evelyn was originally male (see Evelyn Waugh). But has been also used for females for a long time now (eg my grandmother who would have been over 100 if she was still alive). I don't think anyone would name a boy Evelyn nowadays, it does seem very girly. I just think it has a prettier softer sound than the ever-lyn pronunciation, and seems to be like an extension of Eve (as my grandma was known for short).

Racecardriver · 30/07/2018 23:29

I thought Evelyn was a male name.

LoveInTokyo · 30/07/2018 23:23

I've not read of seen this but that's off the list then!

Don’t take it off the list! Just spell it Anna!

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SirHubzALot · 30/07/2018 20:21

Anna and Ever-lin were the intentions. I've never heard eev-lin as the pronunciation.

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Pemba · 30/07/2018 19:59

Lovely names, I like all of them. I like the eev-lin pronunciation, do you want that or ever-lin? Are you pronounced Ana the same as Anna, or Ah-na?

DuggeeHugs · 30/07/2018 19:15

I love Anouk - it is my favourite!

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SirHubzALot · 30/07/2018 19:03

Ana just makes me think of anorexia or Shades of Grey

I've not read of seen this but that's off the list then! Blush

Glad to see Anoushka is popular. I love it but was worried it was a bit fancy and OTT.

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 30/07/2018 18:24

I only like Ana and Rosa.
Other ideas.
Amelia
Ava
Anarose
Rosana
Edith
Laura
Lydia

Itsear · 30/07/2018 18:19

Anoushka, lovely.

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