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Our girls list

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custardtorte · 01/10/2020 14:47

What's your thoughts on our girls list please?

May
Lara
Clara
Jo (Josephine on bc)
Nina
Nora
Polly

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Allthebubbles · 12/10/2020 10:20

Love all those names and would add Tessa as a similar feel.

MimiDaisy11 · 12/10/2020 09:48

I like May. Someone said it was popular but really that's just as a second name or double-barrel name it's used. On its own it's uncommon.

overthemountainsandfaraway · 12/10/2020 06:48

Josephine is by the far the most beautiful and elegant name! Love it. Old world charm and nickname potential.

Clara and Nina are also nice. Polly is quite sweet but seems like a nickname. The others are a bit blah.

Ghosts2020 · 12/10/2020 03:48

May❔ nice enough middle name buy don't like as a first
Lara❌ prefer zara✔️
Clara❌ can't stand the name
Jo (Josephine on bc)❌ outdated
Nina✔️ love only thing that puts me off is nina and the neurones hence why I typically prefer pippa
Nora❔ used to love but not as keen now
Polly✔️ love works well recently modern again

ComfortablyNumb89 · 11/10/2020 20:28

The only ones I like on that list are Nina and Nora. Both lovely names.

micc · 11/10/2020 17:28

Love Clara and Nina!
Not sure If Maeve has been suggested?

emilybrontescorsett · 11/10/2020 11:32

Definitely Clara.

ComicePear · 11/10/2020 08:36

Clara and Polly are my favourites - beautiful.

pinkpinecone · 11/10/2020 08:34

Nina is nicest then Clara,Lara or Polly.

Kanaloa · 02/10/2020 19:55

All lovely names. I like Lara the best. It’s simple and nice, and feels like it would suit any type of baby, child or adult.

Luce89 · 02/10/2020 19:45

I LOVE Nina and would like to use it myself one day, but DH has already poo pooed it!

Theforest · 02/10/2020 19:38

I really like your list!

Polly is my all time favourite girls name. No girls in this house though!

Lara, Josephine (amazing Chris Cornell song which made me want my name to be that!) and Nora are also fab!

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custardtorte · 02/10/2020 19:37

I meant on the right lines, sorry. X

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custardtorte · 02/10/2020 19:35

@finallychangedmyusername you've got me to a tee! Unfortunately we can't use Mary Freya Anna or Zoe due to family member but yes you're ok the right lines!

Lara is our front runner at the moment ❤️

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finallychangedmyusername · 02/10/2020 19:31

I love your naming style - feminine but non-fussy. I absolutely love Nina, Polly, Clara and Lara. May would be really refreshing to see in the first name spot.

Jo (Josephine) is lovely too.

Not keen on Nora sorry (still Nora Batty for me).

If none of these are the name, then what about Mary, Freya, Anna, Zoe (other names I think fit your style).

Doliv63 · 02/10/2020 14:37

Lara is the nicest name

Firebird83 · 02/10/2020 14:36

Lara is much nicer than May. May is every girl’s middle name at the moment.

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custardtorte · 02/10/2020 12:58

Thank you @TempsPerdu that's really helpful. I love Lara and May - but do worry about plainness. We have a unique surname though so both names sit well with it. It's a difficult one.

I think Clara is now our. We've said it over and over with our surname and it does sound a bit clumsy. So down to Lara and May!

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MikeUniformMike · 02/10/2020 12:58

May - no
Lara - yes
Clara - no
Jo (Josephine on bc) -yes
Nina - maybe
Nora - no
Polly - yes

TempsPerdu · 02/10/2020 12:02

Nice list OP. Definitely seems like you have a ‘style’ - simple, streamlined and feminine but unfussy.

May - definitely fresher as a first name but still lacks something for me - a bit weak/insipid? But quite nice and springlike!
Lara - lovely, my favourite
Clara - fine, love the Nutcracker association and vaguely international feel but it’s popular at the moment (I know of 3 under 5) and the Cl- sound makes it feel clunkier than Lara to me.
Jo (Josephine on bc) - Josephine is growing on me but not keen on Jo - would use Josie instead.
Nina - can’t get back the singsongy sound of it
Nora - I know lots of people love this but I just can’t see it as an attractive name
Polly - no, has a childish, nursery rhyme feel for me (Polly Put the Kettle On/Miss Polly Had a Dolly)

I’d narrow it down to Lara, Clara and May, with Lara as the clear front runner.

Snow234 · 02/10/2020 10:40

I think Nina... is my fave. You don’t hear many these days. Feminine and suits every age.
Nina Jo sounds nice

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custardtorte · 02/10/2020 10:28

@FourPlasticRings that's exactly why I love it and lots of special people in our lives have May birthdays so it feels meaningful too

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FourPlasticRings · 02/10/2020 09:31

I agree that May is quite fresh as a first name. I haven't ever met one. A one-syllable first name is a bold move but I daresay you'd end up elongating it for a nickname or pet name. So she could be May-see or May-bee or something. It's very cute, but I can also imagine May as a CEO.

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custardtorte · 02/10/2020 09:25

Front runners are:

Lara, Clara and May... so hard to decide

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custardtorte · 02/10/2020 08:50

My thoughts except about May @MercyBodle, thank you. Also worried that Lara was plain but still love it. X

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