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Baby girl shortlist

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countrystumpkin · 25/06/2019 14:32

Found out we’re having a girl! We have a shortlist of names but don’t have any that are jumping out at us.

Can you rank our names, and also throw in some ideas of your own 😊

The names are:

Iris
Eliza
Bonnie

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countrystumpkin · 26/06/2019 15:29

I have a Great Aunt (still alive) called Hazel. I love the name but wouldn’t want people to think I was naming it after her. Think it’ll be hard to explain... ‘this is Hazel - oh after Aunty Hazel?’ Obviously that would only be within the family, but still.

I have quite an opinionated family where you can read from their faces if they hate a name. Just wouldn’t want the excitement of telling family her name to be ruined by someone just falsely nodding along ‘oh...that’s....interesting’

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Marty93 · 26/06/2019 13:39

oh and with regards to other name ideas, how about:

Josie
Ella
Poppy
Hazel
Willow
Annabelle
Piper

Marty93 · 26/06/2019 13:36

Out of all 3 I think Eliza is the best. Iris is too "old lady" for me. and Bonnie is just... meh. neither here nor there for me!

but you have to pick which name YOU love. don't worry what everyone else thinks! (I know its hard when people are giving you opinions left right and centre!)

diddlediddle · 26/06/2019 12:01

I like Bonnie but I do think it will sound a bit less good when she's a teen/adult.

Iris is gorgeous, classic and will sound lovely at any age. Eliza is ok but a bit more usual.

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countrystumpkin · 26/06/2019 11:45

Thanks for all the responses. Bonnie is my husbands favourite I think, but I had reservations. Worry it’ll be a name they’d dislike when they were older.

I have some more to add - some from suggestions you’ve sent through:

Cora
Rowan
Violet

Think I must like nature names a bit haha

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Shadow1234 · 26/06/2019 01:26

Eliza is lovely
Not keen on Iris
Bonnie is ok

Tavannach · 26/06/2019 00:28

Iris
Eliza
Astrid
Imogen
Rosa
Lyra
Anna

Honeyplop · 26/06/2019 00:22

All lovely. My favorite is Iris followed by Bonnie. I had both on my list but Bonnie always seems to get slated on MN. Every name can be associated with a dog/cat/gerbil so I would ignore all those silly comments.

MyInnerAlto · 25/06/2019 23:35

Iris is head and shoulders above the others. Eliza is trending currently. It'll date.

DramaAlpaca · 25/06/2019 23:33

Iris & Eliza are fine.

I really don't like Bonnie.

Snoopy90 · 25/06/2019 23:04

Bonnie

pilates · 25/06/2019 22:36

Eliza ❤️

Tillygetsit · 25/06/2019 22:33

Eliza love
Iris like
Bonnie dislike.

PrincessLouis · 25/06/2019 22:31

I had Eliza and Bonnie on my list. What about Anna, Nina, Rose, Sylvia, Tess?

NationMcKinley · 25/06/2019 21:56

Iris
Eliza

Really really dislike Bonnie. Sorry.

IVflytrap · 25/06/2019 21:55

I also like them best in the order you've put them. They're all nice though.

Lois
Kezia
Jasmine
Tamara
Naomi
Esther
Beatrice
Lorna
Briony
Joni
Skye

AmyMaria2 · 25/06/2019 21:49

Bonnie

Expressedways · 25/06/2019 21:33

I love Eliza, Iris is ok, very much dislike Bonnie

PotatoCity · 25/06/2019 21:29

I adore Iris and really like Eliza. Bonnie to me is a dogs name, sorry!

WhiteLightTrainWreck · 25/06/2019 20:37

Iris - not keen but I don't like floral names
Eliza - like it
Bonnie - favourite of the three

Have you considered:
Heidi, Perri, Elliot, Scarlet, Birdie, Terri, Ruby

carmenbea · 25/06/2019 20:35

Bonnie, the other two aren't my taste. Bonnie is quite popular where I am though!

BlueMerchant · 25/06/2019 19:25

Love Eliza.
Other names I love are
Heidi
Alice
Eloise
Clara

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 25/06/2019 19:22

I love Iris and Eliza. Bonnie is just okay.
Other names you might like.
Ivy. Iona. Irena. Isabelle. Alice. Alicia. Alina. Alana. Aurora. Ariella. Eden
Esme. Enid. Evelyn . Elise. Elsa. Erin
Violet. Poppy. Daisy. Lois. Hannah.
Willow. Amelia. Lucy. Connie. Maisie.
Tansy. Molly. Perdy. Nancy. Heidi. Lydia. Cassie.

AverageMummy · 25/06/2019 18:14

Don’t like Bonnie but I’m not really a fan of naming children things like pretty so I feel the same about Bella - I know I’m in the minority
Eliza is beautiful
Iris is not my taste but nice enough

mondler · 25/06/2019 14:51

I like Iris and Eliza, not the biggest fan of Bonnie. How about Beth, Ivy or Libby.

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