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Please help us choose (girls name)

60 replies

TiffyM · 22/12/2019 14:28

How does anyone ever decide on a name Confused
Which name below stands out as the best, in your opinion?
Thanks in advance Smile

Alicia
Allegra
Honour
Inez
Elise
Saskia
Freja
Imogen

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NationMcKinley · 22/12/2019 15:13

@custardbear the fabulous Vanessa Feltz also has a daughter called Saskia.........

OP I love Imogen and Saskia. I really like Elisa, not so keen on Elise. Congratulations!

MikeUniformMike · 22/12/2019 15:10

Get it moved to Baby names.

Alicia - I pronounce this Al-isha, rhymes with Patricia. Others say it Alissia, others Aleesha. too complicated
Allegra - lovely
Honour - It's Honor. Watch the surname .
Inez - nice
Elise - not keen. too similar to Elsie. Too many El names. Lotus Elise etc.
Saskia - lovely
Freja - Freya too popular. People will say it as Fredge-a
Imogen - ok. not keen on Immy

custardbear · 22/12/2019 15:03

Don't like Inez or Allegra (reminds me if algebra as well as the old car the Austin Allegra, and I also think Vanessa feltz has a daughter with that name too .. all put me off!)

Others are nice - I had Imogen and Saskia on my list for my second child ... he's called Cameron 😆

mondler · 22/12/2019 15:01

I love Imogen. We started thinking of names early on, felt like less pressure. As we gotta nearer we had a short list of about 4 which we still liked. In the hospital we had it down to 2 and after he was born we took a few days to decide which suited him best. Good luck xx

SE13Mummy · 22/12/2019 14:40

Imogen! Lovely name, not overused, straightforward spelling and pronunciation as well as a range of abbreviations e.g. Immy, Imo, Mo, Jen, Jenny.

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TiffyM · 22/12/2019 14:35

Thanks jent85 Smile that's given me confidence. X

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Spied · 22/12/2019 14:35

Imogen
Alicia and Elisa are verging on 'common' imo.
I've also never met a nice Alicia.

DramaAlpaca · 22/12/2019 14:32

Saskia or Imogen.

I also quite like Honor, but only spelled that way.

jent85 · 22/12/2019 14:31

I love Freja and Elise 💕
You have a cracking list there though, none I dislike.... not very helpful I know x

Winkywoop · 22/12/2019 14:31

Elise or Imogen

I don't like Allegra (also autocorrect to allergy!) or Alicia