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Which name do you prefer for a girl?

83 replies

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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winterchills · 06/09/2020 20:35

Love them al!!

DollyPartons · 06/09/2020 20:34

Orla, it's simple but beautiful!

mydogmike · 06/09/2020 20:32

I like Orla , but Orla is very popular at the moment , I know 4 Orlas that have been born since lockdown x

Orphlids · 06/09/2020 20:32

Orla is top 100, so certainly not rare. I’m not keen on Nelly, it sounds so unsophisticated to my ears. I guess it’s simply so closely associated with the elephant. If she turns out to be built like an elephant, it will be awful for her having to introduce herself. I find Minnie similarly unsophisticated, but not to the same extent. Marcie is my favourite. What about Mimi?

SacreBleeurgh · 06/09/2020 20:31

Orla is the only one I’d even remotely consider out of that list. Agree with PP - it’s in a different league.

The other three are twee and cutesy - fine for a young child, a burden for an adult.

unmarkedbythat · 06/09/2020 20:27

Orla. It's a lovely name.

Siameasy · 06/09/2020 20:26

I don’t think any of them are rare. I heard a Dulcie and Oriel (SP?) today, I would consider them quite rare.
I do like names beginning with O tho

NameChange84 · 06/09/2020 20:25

Orla is in a different league and is the only one I’d consider

Marcie - I find it too harsh sounding and twee. Marissa is nice though. And you could have Marcie as a nickname if you had to.

Minnie - Mouse. Twee.

Nelly - the elephant. Also Twee. Nella is much nicer.

Cyclewidow46 · 06/09/2020 20:21

Orla definitely.
Not too keen on the others I'm afraid.

reginafalange2020 · 06/09/2020 20:17

Orla.

I'd definitely avoid Minnie

StrumpersPlunkett · 06/09/2020 20:15

not Minnie or Nelly - use those for nick names but not on birth certificate

Mommabear20 · 06/09/2020 20:12

Orla is lovely 😊

MikeUniformMike · 06/09/2020 20:10

Marcie - different, a bit harsh sounding
Orla - a bit bland
Minnie - like it
Nelly - the elephant

Maisie?

CorvusPurpureus · 06/09/2020 19:53

Sorry hit post too soon!

I'd have loved a Minnie short for Minerva, but I do think it's better to have a full 'formal' name. Just in case she becomes PM or whatever. It's an old fashioned view I know, & all 3 of my dc go by their nicknames/diminutives in every day life, but they all have suitably formal full names.

So eg Nelly is cute, but I'd put Eleanor on her birth certificate.

DramaAlpaca · 06/09/2020 19:51

Orla is very nice. Marcie is OK but doesn't sound complete.

I very much dislike Minnie and Nelly, and as a pp says they are both diminutives.

CorvusPurpureus · 06/09/2020 19:48

Apart from Orla, they're all diminutives.

chubbyhotchoc · 06/09/2020 19:18

Marcie or Orla. Not keen on the others. Definitely not Nelly.
What about Della?

seriousandloyal · 06/09/2020 18:38

Orla

Oneandabean · 06/09/2020 18:27

I like Orla, we had it as an option until my dyslexic brother read it as Oral 🙈 it’s not that rare though, there’s a lot of them popping up everywhere.
Not a fan of the others. I do like Nell rather than Nelly though.

Chocolatecake12 · 06/09/2020 17:47

Out of your list I prefer Marcie
Or how about Missy?

Spidey66 · 06/09/2020 17:45

I like Orla best.

My friends 18 year old is called Nelly. (After nelly Furtado. She said she’s never heard any elephant reference strangely.

mamaoffourdc · 06/09/2020 17:43

I like Nella too

badg3r · 06/09/2020 17:40

What about Marcella or Marsilea, nn marcie?

Odile13 · 06/09/2020 17:40

I like Marcie and Orla. Marcie is my favourite. I’m not keen on the others.

BingoGo · 06/09/2020 17:37

Not keen on any of them sorry.

What about
Sally
Wilma
Lexa
Talia

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