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Which girls name?

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Jenniferlyndley · 06/10/2018 20:40

Our shortlist is below, and I think Mabel is edging out in front (for me at least!) Would appreciate your thoughts...

Mabel
Martha
Ivy
Ada
Olive

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VenusClapTrap · 08/10/2018 22:21

Not too keen on Ada but I like all the others on your list - I’m a fan of old lady names though; dd has one. My pick would be Mabel.

shirleyschmidt · 08/10/2018 21:53

Martha knocks spots off the others!!!! I absolutely love it!!!

Followed by Mabel. The others are nowhere near!

AlmondVanilla · 08/10/2018 21:52

Ada

FogCutter · 08/10/2018 14:43

Like Mabel best followed by Martha.

Nancy is a great name.

Do you like the name Merle? I heard this recently and thought it was lovely.

TheGhostOfYou · 08/10/2018 14:30

Mabel, Ivy or Olive

planestrains · 07/10/2018 20:29

Ada

greendale17 · 07/10/2018 20:14

Martha

The rest sound like a register from an old people’s home

Justanewname · 07/10/2018 20:12

Mabel is lovely. Definitely the best name on your list. I don’t understand the appeal of Olive, when Olivia is so much nicer. Martha is nice. Ada and Ivy are ok.

RomanyRoots · 07/10/2018 20:10

Mabel.

MrsFoxPlus4 · 07/10/2018 20:08

Olive!

DreamsofJacaranda · 07/10/2018 19:47

Martha is the nicest by a mile.

formerbabe · 07/10/2018 19:46

Martha is too homely
Mabel is very hipster now

I love Ada...I don't think it's too popular. Lots of Avas around but Ada isn't so common.

I like Ivy too.

purple8pig · 07/10/2018 19:44

I love Ivy, its what id have called my son if he had been a girl

TatianaLarina · 07/10/2018 14:30

Martha is the only one I like.

Mabel is dowdy and unsophisticated. As an adult it would be very difficult to make it chic.

Icklepup · 07/10/2018 14:20

Mabel or Pearl

Polkasq · 07/10/2018 10:08

I like Ivy best.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 07/10/2018 10:02

From your list, I like Olive.
Nancy is lovely !
How about Ida, as you like Ivy and Ada.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 07/10/2018 09:31

Martha for sure. Mabel is ok. The others are awful.

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Jenniferlyndley · 07/10/2018 09:02

I'm trying to decide whether that bothers me or not! DH doesn't care at all about that - he is of the view that if we love a name it doesn't matter if it's in the top 5.

Like Pearl too. Really like Nancy but know quite a few of them.

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qumquat · 07/10/2018 08:56

Martha is beautiful. The rest are very 2018 and will date very quickly if that kind of thing bothers you

NorthernRunner · 07/10/2018 07:58

I love Mabel my dd has a friend at nursery with this name and I think it’s great 😊 I don’t care for Matilda, Ivy or Ada...they are ten a penny near me. I quite like Olive though.
Can I suggest Pearl and Nancy?

BabarKingoftheElephants · 07/10/2018 07:52

I love Mabel and Martha

LusaCole · 07/10/2018 07:42

I like Olive, Ivy, Martha and Ada (in that order).

Not keen on Mabel.

lifechangesforever · 07/10/2018 07:40

Ada was my favourite name.. DH vetoed though Envy I love Martha too.

Peachbubble · 07/10/2018 07:39

I like Martha and Mabel