Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Frances, Eva or Lola

58 replies

delusionalnights · 25/08/2019 21:14

Which one do you like best?

Frances
Eva
Lola

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
OwlDoll · 28/08/2019 00:20

Eva without a doubt. It's a timeless classic. My grandmother, who was born in 1906, was called Eva and it's a name that will never date.

WanderingTrolley1 · 27/08/2019 23:59

Eva: pretty and timeless.

Francis: old-fashioned and dull.
Lola: dog’s name.

Heh1991 · 27/08/2019 23:51

Frances- I think it’s gorgeous for a child and an adult. Depending on the child’s personality they can be a Frances, Fran, Frankie etc- so much more scope than the other two names.

Again Lola makes me think of show girl song. Eva is nice but increasingly becoming popular.

PrincessLouis · 27/08/2019 23:28

Frances is lovely, an underused classic

Eva is ok but has been very heavily used over the last say 15 years so will date her to this era / she may be one of many at school

Lola is a bit insubstantial, there’s the song, it also reminds me of Lolita - not good!

Bellatrix14 · 27/08/2019 22:02

I love Lola. I don’t care if it’s apparently a stripper name, I have what some people claim is a stripper name and personally I think I own it! Grin I also know a couple of Lolas whose parents are very well off and ‘respectable’, so I think that view is becoming a bit dated.

Frances is a bit clunky to me, and I really struggle to picture a baby or little girl could Frances. It also instantly makes me think of Dirty Dancing which might be a good or a bad thing for you! To me it’s in the same vein as a name like Josephine, which is always very popular on here. Eva is perfectly nice, but there are a lot of girls about called Eva/Ava/Eve at the moment.

Clettercletterthatsbetter · 27/08/2019 20:53

Frances. It’s strong, elegant and classic. Lola and Eva are a bit faddy, in my opinion.

Bloomburger · 26/08/2019 17:25

Lola sounds like a stripper.

Eva - there are about 20 million, Eva, Evie, Emies, Edies, Ellie, Ella & Elsie's at the moment.

Teachers will be happy to have a kid with a different name and Frankie is such a cool nickname for a little girl.

gilliansgardenbench · 26/08/2019 17:25

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

gilliansgardenbench · 26/08/2019 17:24

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Cornishmum00 · 26/08/2019 17:23

Frances is old
lola is a dog
eva is nice

daisypond · 26/08/2019 17:17

Could you have picked three more different names!
Frances - elegant, classy, not common. Has the advantage of not ending in an E or A sound.
Eva - Ok. Very nice but a bit dull, popular these days.
Lola - twee and downmarket.

31RueCambon75001 · 26/08/2019 17:03

Frances or Eva

Lola is too flimsy and a bit of a porn name.

AverageMummy · 26/08/2019 17:01

Frances - beautiful classy and rare
Eva - also beautiful but millions of Evie Ava Evelyn Eve etc etc - still lovely though
Lola - horrid

tararabumdeay · 25/08/2019 23:58

Frances nn Fanny - you've got to have posh balls to pull that one off but I know some who have.

gilliansgardenbench · 25/08/2019 23:52

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Astronica · 25/08/2019 23:47

Frances is best, then Eva.

MrsBertBibby · 25/08/2019 23:43

Eva.

Frances is nice but dreadful nicknames.

Lola is a bit of a porn name. Or a dog.

BearRabbitPants · 25/08/2019 23:31

Lola. That was on our list for our DD (6 months old now Smile) it was only just pipped to the post by something equally lovely !

user1493494961 · 25/08/2019 22:40

Frances or Eva, Lola is a stripper name.

Tillygetsit · 25/08/2019 22:30

My only bugbear with Frances is that I say Frarnces and OH says Fraaances. Would drive me potty.

Herefortheduration · 25/08/2019 22:30

Frances
Eva

Lola

Benjispruce · 25/08/2019 22:28

Francis is male
Frances is female

notso · 25/08/2019 22:27

@delusionalnights
Fran
Frannie
Frank
Frankie
Sis
Sissy
Cece

Cabezona · 25/08/2019 22:19

Lola is for strippers and dogs
Frances is a boys name isn't it?
Eva is classy and timeless Smile

DramaAlpaca · 25/08/2019 22:12

Eva is my favourite. I know it's popular but it's elegant, classy & international which is a good thing in my book.

Frances is just a bit, well, boring. And I dislike Fran & Frankie.

Lola is OK, but it's a bit on the twee side.