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Rate our girls names please

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CornforthWhite · 26/08/2019 18:58

This is our list of girls names but I can’t say one jumps out at us and that we are totally sold on it. What do you like? Help!

Beatrice
Elizabeth
Camilla
Marina
Francesca
Romilly
Henrietta
Annabel

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Taylen69 · 27/08/2019 21:40

If I'm honest,none of them.....cant even pick a favourite from that list.

HamWater · 27/08/2019 16:35

My favourite is Camilla but I'd worry about the name being so associated with the royal family when Charles becomes King. I like the PP suggestion of Camille.

MilkTrayLimeBarrel · 27/08/2019 16:23

I like them all except Marina. A few more suggestions:-

Philippa (Pip/Pippa)
Cassandra (Cassie)
Susanna
Julia
Josephine
Marianne
Merrylee
Madeleine

SophiaLarsen · 27/08/2019 16:01

Beatrice: this was on our shortlist. Bea is a nice nickname for it.
Elizabeth: lovely classic name
Camilla: I like this one and think it's due a revival. Milla is a nice nickname
Marina: I like this one too.
Francesca: not such a fan.
Romilly: great name and it goes well into adulthood I think.
Henrietta: please don't.
Annabel: I don't like this name so much.

Clettercletterthatsbetter · 27/08/2019 15:27

Beatrice - nice
Elizabeth - nice, classic
Camilla - I can’t get past the Duchess of Cornwall association
Marina - not to my taste
Francesca- the only one on your list I dislike
Romilly - lovely, though a different feel to your other choices
Henrietta - my favourite from your list
Annabel - ok

finallychangedmyusername · 27/08/2019 14:52

My favourites are Marina and Camilla

FantasticPhyllis · 27/08/2019 14:13

Francesca or Romilly

IsobelRae23 · 27/08/2019 11:41

I only like Annabelle. Prefer Annalise or Arabelle or Arabella. (And maybe Anastasia, which has really grown on me)

Jellycat00 · 27/08/2019 11:22

Beatrice - i love the nn Bea, but not too keen on Beatrice.
Elizabeth - BEAUTIFUL!! And so many awesome nn potentials - Lizzie/Libby/Beth/Eliza
Camilla - horrid sorry!
Marina - quite nice
Francesca - gorgeous!
Romilly - not my taste
Henrietta - quite sweet for a child but can't imagine an adult with that name!
Annabel - i really dislike this. It's overly frilly and boring!

What about....
Clarissa
Marissa
Vanessa
Cassandra
Bianca (nn Bea/Bi)
Helena
Katherine
Laura
Amelia
Sarah
Susannah
Georgina
Penelope

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Astronica · 27/08/2019 00:46

A lovely list - I like them all except Henrietta which feels over the top to me.
In order from favourite to least:
Francesca
Camilla
Romilly
Annabel
Elizabeth
Beatrice (prefer Beatrix)
Marina
Henrietta (much prefer Harriet)

Heh1991 · 27/08/2019 00:45

Beatrice - Love
Elizabeth- Like
Camilla- Love
Marina- Dislike
Francesca- Like
Romilly- Dislike
Henrietta- Like
Annabel- Like

Broadly speaking I like your taste in names. I love the nicknames for lots of these names too- Bea for Beatrice, Lizzie/Beth for Elizabeth, Milly for Camilla, Frankie/Franny for Francesca, Hetty for Henrietta etc

Beatrice and Camilla definitely my favourite though and you could have Beatrix and Camille as slightly more unusual alternatives?

Hayls17 · 26/08/2019 23:51

Francesca is lovely, not keen on the rest sorry

Shadow1234 · 26/08/2019 23:25

Francesca would be the stand out name for me. Many nn possibilities - Frankie, Frances, fran, Cesca.

Romilly is my second favourite

LarkDescending · 26/08/2019 23:18

Nice list. I like most of these but don’t love Beatrice or Henrietta, and find Romilly out of keeping with your other choices, style-wise.

Other suggestions: Helena, Rosanna.

MollyHuaCha · 26/08/2019 23:10

Beatrice - lovely
Elizabeth - lovely
Camilla - lovely
Marina - lovely
Francesca - nice
Romilly - no
Henrietta - no
Annabel - nice

slobberyblob · 26/08/2019 22:50

@CornforthWhite camilla is a beautiful name. Sorry about the chicken comment. Sometimes I need to think before I type.

Frith2013 · 26/08/2019 22:44

Beatrice - the fat princess. Ok
Elizabeth - dull
Camilla - I just think of her and Charlie’s terrible sex tape
Marina - where you moor a boat
Francesca - ok
Romilly - no. What your tummy does if you’re hungry.
Henrietta - no
Annabel - no

PrincessLouis · 26/08/2019 22:41

Feel Beatrice and Camilla are too closely linked to the Royal Family

Romilly, Henrietta and Annabel are all a bit try-hard

I don’t feel much about Marina

Elizabeth and Francesca are both good options

Agree with pps - how about Anna? An elegant classic

Or in the try-hard vein Georgina / Georgiana, Allegra, Arabella?

RoseMartha · 26/08/2019 21:48

Beatrice - is ok
Elizabeth- my favourite on your list
Camilla - dont like
Marina - i just think of a posh harbour
Francesca- I like it
Romilly- dont like it
Henrietta - not keen
Annabel - not keen but like Anna

Awrite · 26/08/2019 21:44

I love Francesca. Was on my list for dd 14 years ago.

bluebell34567 · 26/08/2019 21:42

Annabel.

joystir59 · 26/08/2019 21:38

Romilly is my strong first choice

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CornforthWhite · 26/08/2019 21:38

Oh it's hard! I think I just need to have 8 babies!

I think they are all lovely chicken names too @slobberyblob - my friends with chickens defo have good taste I will have do some investigating on their choices to see if I can get some more inspiration Wink

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joystir59 · 26/08/2019 21:37

Love Francesca and Romilly. Also like Romy very much

Colourfulest · 26/08/2019 21:32

Romilly

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