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Opinions on n girls names please

31 replies

cheesemumma · 06/05/2019 17:47

Hello. I'm due our dd2 in 3 months. We have a few names but can't agree. Anyone have any options in the following, or any suggestions along these lines?

Rita
Betty
Maya (oh favourite)
Etta (my favourite)

Thanks

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cucumberandcarrot · 09/05/2019 20:48

Etta is lovely!
We have a Harriet, no one else called the same at her school.
Ottelie is nice too.

CaitlinEJ · 09/05/2019 19:17

I love Maya, or spelt Maia, I also really like Nova and Everly as middle names

Ohgodwhyme · 09/05/2019 18:56

Rita!!! Gorgeous!
Etta reminds me of the Spanish terrorist group ETA

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 09/05/2019 18:51

Etta.
How would you pronounce Maya? Would it be May a or My a?

HappyDinosaur · 09/05/2019 16:43

Just for interest, ETTA is the English Table Tennis Association, not that many people would know or care about that though!

HappyDinosaur · 09/05/2019 16:42

I like Etta or Betty, both beautiful classics. Maya is a bit wet to meand Rita reminds me of the nasty reporter in Harry Potter.

DieselSucker · 09/05/2019 16:35

I think Maya is lovely.
Etta reminds me of the Spanish Separatist Group (ETA)

LittleGwyneth · 09/05/2019 11:26

Henrietta could be Etta.

oohbubbles1 · 08/05/2019 18:16

Oh- I'm expecting a little girl and Etta is one of the names we are considering, its my oh's front runner (I think my #2). Betty is lovely, though as pp Betsy is nicer imho. Maya is nice too, Rita is a nooo from me sounds very dated. Odette is very pretty too, as is Cosette x

sleepismysuperpower1 · 08/05/2019 17:06

beatrice, bethany and betiana can all the shortened to betty x

JenSFP · 07/05/2019 22:39

All lovely names - I'd go for Betsy rather than Betty I think. Etta makes me think of Etta James - great choice.

TildaTurnip · 07/05/2019 20:03

LOVE Odette and Etta. Really great names and not used lots.

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cheesemumma · 07/05/2019 20:01

Thanks for ideas guys. I don't like Elizabeth, any other names that could be shortened to Betty ? I my husbands culture it would be bethlehem, but don't think that would fly here.

Views on Odette?

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leftovercoffeecake · 07/05/2019 11:20

Maya is my favourite from your list.

Bumblebeesmum · 07/05/2019 09:55

Etta is lovely but I prefer as a nickname for Juliet / Cosette / Violet / Annette etc etc

MercyBodle · 07/05/2019 09:43

I know a couple of girls called Maya who both pronounce it May- ah, though I had previously assumed it was pronounced the same as Maia. I know two called Maia who pronounce it My- ah.

So I find this name a bit confusing and would tend to avoid it for this reason.

Etta is okay but sounds a bit harsh to me. Betty and Rita sound very 1930s. I prefer a longer form with Betty as the nn.

Greta
Margot/Margaux
Clara
Tessa
Harriet
Dimity
Claudia
Mara
Sadie
Gilda
Frieda

Soviet24 · 06/05/2019 23:32

My name is Kevin and my wifes Nina . We said we will have Kena if we have a girl. The alternative is Nike Smile

CaitlinsYellowSocks · 06/05/2019 23:29

I like Maya and Etta best (and as pp have said Etta has lots of potential for longer names on BC for more flexibility - anything ending in -Etta or -ette could work). It's lovely as a stand-alone name too, though.

aibutohavethisusername · 06/05/2019 22:04

I like Rita as it was my Nanna’s name.

Threeandabit · 06/05/2019 21:25

I like Rita. There was a 5 year old Rita on Planet Child the other day, and I thought it was a great name then.

Other suggestions: -

Veronica
Bridget
IngrId
Hazel
Prue
Maeve
Joan

Caroline / Carolyn
Magda
Marjorie
Margot
Della
Verity
Dorothy

Sophronia · 06/05/2019 20:57

I like Rita best.

PlatypusLeague · 06/05/2019 20:31

I like Rita best.

Juliette
Layla
Vita
Violetta
Tabitha
Naomi
Estella
Francesca
Ria
Phoebe
Lynette
Esme
Zeta
Saffron
Marietta (with Etta as nickname)
Henrietta
Kitty
Maggie
Roma
Claudia
Bettina (Betty or Tina as nickname)
Agnes
Liza
Nadia

Bellaposey · 06/05/2019 20:19

Love Etta or Betty with Elisabeth on the birth certificate.

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 06/05/2019 20:17

Maya is the best there

Shadow1234 · 06/05/2019 19:37

Maya would be mŷ choice

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