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Choosing a girl name

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Mamabear20 · 29/10/2020 15:47

Which is your favourite name?
Cara
Cora
Maeve
Anna
Elsie/Elsy
Tara
Orla

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Chewingtoffee · 01/11/2020 16:26

Cora really reminds me of corn.
Of your list Elsie and Anna.
Clara?

emilybrontescorsett · 31/10/2020 15:18

Orla.

Robinrrhill · 31/10/2020 09:53

Cara, Maeve and Orla are my favourites. Maybe look into each names meaning to see if it helps your decision

TabithaMeow · 31/10/2020 09:09

Cara - joint number 4, nice enough
Cora - joint number 4, nice enough
Maeve number 1, love it
Anna - number 2, like a lot
Elsie/Elsy - number 3, would love if it wasn't so popular
Tara - dislike, seems a bit 90s, reminds me of Tara Reid
Orla - joint number 4, nice enough

mangothoughts · 31/10/2020 08:39

I like Cara and Cora
Anna is ok but a little dull - prefer Anya
Really don't like Tara and Elsie/Elsy
And find Orla and Maeve quite ugly names sorry.

RosieLemonade · 31/10/2020 07:26

Orla Maeve and Anna are my favourites.

Ghosts2020 · 31/10/2020 03:33

Cara overused
Cora 3
Maeve 4 like but not as much
Anna 5 no
Elsie/Elsy 3 Elsie like
Tara 2 ✔️ also love
Orla ✔️ favourite

rosesareredxxx · 30/10/2020 21:07

Tara is a lovely name and not too popular

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Mamabear20 · 30/10/2020 14:02

Thank you all so much. This has really helped. Xx

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pinkpinecone · 30/10/2020 10:18

Maeve, Orla and Anna are nicest

Ladderofyears · 30/10/2020 09:59

Anna, Cara and Elsie are all lovely.

Shayisgreat · 30/10/2020 09:54

NOOOOOO to Ella

JemimaTiggywinkle · 30/10/2020 09:11

I think all your other names (except Elsie) were much more interesting than Ella.

What about Della?

Enko · 30/10/2020 09:04

Missed your Ella comment no doesn't Trump in my opinion its somewhere in the middle veering on a safe choice.

Maeve Cara Tara and Cora all nicer

Enko · 30/10/2020 09:03

Cara lovely
Cora Nice like a lot
Maeve my favourite out of all of them
Anna dull imo
Elsie/Elsy too popular at the moment but ok
Tara nice
Orla never been keen.

Jattjewd · 30/10/2020 08:35

Tara! It's so underused these days (not even in top 500 anymore) so she'll likely be the only one in her class, but it's a recognised name that ages well too. It's lovely.

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Mamabear20 · 30/10/2020 08:05

Thanks everyone. This helps a lot. Does anyone think Ella trumps them all? Xx

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MercyBodle · 30/10/2020 00:15

I love Maeve and Anna.

I like Cara, Elsie, Orla and Tara.

I strongly dislike Cora - just can't see the appeal of that one. I just think of apple-cores.

DramaAlpaca · 29/10/2020 23:22

Anna and Tara are my favourites, followed by Maeve.

I can't bear Elsie, it somehow manages to be both cutesy and dowdy in the same name.

lockdown555 · 29/10/2020 23:19

Anna!

BadTattoosAndSmellLikeBooze · 29/10/2020 21:38

Cara and Anna are lovely.

BikeRunSki · 29/10/2020 21:36

Anna, by far

SaffieSoph · 29/10/2020 21:35

Really like Maeve or Cora from your list, so pretty!

Ikeameatballs · 29/10/2020 20:57

I like almost all of them.

Not keen on Tara (I think I associate it with Tara Palmer-Tomkinson) or Elsy with that spelling.

Favourites are Cara, Anna, Orla and Maeve. Probably in that order.

finallychangedmyusername · 29/10/2020 20:52

Anna is by far my favourite, although I also like Cora and Cara.

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