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Which name do you prefer for a girl?

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Jnl90 · 06/09/2020 17:10

Hi,

We are currently struggling to agree on a name for our baby girl who is due in 9 weeks.

We know we want a rare name as our son already has this and do seem to prefer 2 syllable names.

Between both our lists these are the names we have so far:

Marcie
Orla
Minnie
Nelly

Be great to get your opinions on these or also your ideas too as the only one we currently kind of agree on is Marcie.

Thanks!

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Buntyjones · 08/09/2020 04:29

Orla is lovely!

Marcie is the name of the creepy little girl in the film 'a beautiful mind' with Russell Crowe, and (spoiler alert!) she turns out to be a schizophrenic hallucination! I couldn't get that out of my head!

What about Ishbel? It's the Gaelic version of Isobel. Or Aoife (pronounced 'Ee-fer')?

Torvean32 · 08/09/2020 04:26

I agree with others Minnie will get Minnie mouse and Nelly the elephant.
As someone who has a name used in a nursery rhyme i can tell you it gets really frustrating.

Orla is my favourite on your last.

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 08/09/2020 04:21

Orla or Marcie.

Minnie slang name for vagina.
Nelly sorry but it's awful. Poor child would get called Smelly Nelly or Nelly the Elephant.

Astronica · 08/09/2020 03:41

Nelly is my favourite of those.

Notapheasantplucker · 08/09/2020 01:42

I like Marcie. Orla reminds me of a girl in school who constantly had nits.

Tavannach · 08/09/2020 01:38

Marcie is lovely, although I'd spell it Marcey.

Absolutely loathe, hate and abominate Nellie. Or Nelly.

Nancy is nice.

EleanorOalike · 07/09/2020 21:26

Marcie is like nails down a blackboard sorry. Hate it. Also Marnie - just as bad.

This is exactly how I feel about both of those names. Marcie must be a real “marmite” name for lots of us, I just hate the way it sounds and looks.

Orla is ok though.

FizzyGreenWater · 07/09/2020 18:16

Marcie is like nails down a blackboard sorry. Hate it. Also Marnie - just as bad.

Nelly is a bit silly.

Orla is ok. Not unusual at all.

Like Minnie as a short form for Minerva. But, it's a slang for vulva.

I wouldn't really want any of them!

Eleanor or Penelope with Nell for short?

What about Nancy instead of Nelly? Same feel, but a bit more of a proper name? - and lovely.

Viletta · 07/09/2020 18:15

Marcie and Nelly are beautiful names

Trevorina · 07/09/2020 18:10

Marcie although I prefer it spelt as Marcy. It was on my shortlist at one point but we'd have used it as a diminutive for Marcella

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Jnl90 · 07/09/2020 17:42

Thank you for the suggestions so far. Seems Orla and Marcie are winning so far. Ive never heard of a Marcie though which is good in our eyes. I do like Orla but like a few of you have said, its becoming quite a common name.

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ifiwasascent · 07/09/2020 08:09

Orla
Minnie
Nelly
Marcie

What about Nancy?

IslandLulu · 07/09/2020 07:51

Not Nelly.

Orla is the best from your list.

Which name do you prefer for a girl?
Sunshine1235 · 07/09/2020 07:51

Orla is very popular and one of those names everyone is naming their child thinking it’s unusual but it’s not.

TillyTheTiger · 07/09/2020 07:45

Orla is nice, Marcie is fine although I prefer Marnie.

ellenpartridge · 07/09/2020 07:40

Definitely Orla

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Jnl90 · 07/09/2020 07:39

Thanks everyone so far for your thoughts and suggestions!

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LarkDescending · 06/09/2020 22:35

Orla is my favourite. How about Polly?

Firebird83 · 06/09/2020 22:30

Marcie is awful. Rhymes with arsey.

Orla is my favourite.

TJ17 · 06/09/2020 22:03

I love Marcie!

Orla really pretty but very popular.

Not keen on Nelly and Minnie can be a nickname for vagina. Also think there could be far too many Nelly the elephant/Minnie Mouse jokes growing up!

MondeoFan · 06/09/2020 21:39

Minnie or Orla.
I don't like Nelly as there are lots around here because of Billie from Towie daughter and I've never heard of Marcie only Macie or Marcella.

juicylemon · 06/09/2020 21:37

Kitty
Nina
Lola

TokenGinger · 06/09/2020 21:28

Orla is lovely but just as I was typing that, I had to change it 3 times from autocorrecting to oral!

Marcie is my second favourite.

crabette · 06/09/2020 21:10

As pp's have said, I like Orla and Marcie best.

I think Marcie is lovely as a name on its own, and would disagree it needs a 'full' name - but, I do know a beautiful baby Marcia which I thought was super cute, if that's a consideration for you.

BIRDSbirds · 06/09/2020 20:57

Orla is lovely.
Marcie is fine.

Nelly - will probably get nelly the elephant all the time, this will be really unpleasant as a teenager conscious about her looks.
Minnie - did you know this is slang for vagina? Plus minnie mouse. I'd avoid this.

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