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Opinions on girls names

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grandmasterstitch · 12/12/2020 12:45

I would love opinions on our girls names. We still aren't completely sure any of them are the right one but I think I'm at the point where I can't think of any more names!

Agatha
Dorothy
Meredith
Winifred
Gwendolyn
Daphne
Polly
Cora
Tessa
Roberta

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LittleTiger007 · 13/12/2020 17:29

Agatha - ugly, sorry.
Dorothy - dated. Dotty as a nickname is sweet
Meredith - very old and posh man’s name.
Winifred - Winnie the Pooh and poo poo nick names at school
Gwendolyn - ugly name
Daphne - dated and dowdy
Polly - ok
Cora - ok
Tessa - ruined once the banks used it, used to be a lovely name.
Roberta - dated.
Alberta - nice. Bertie is cute

Old fashioned names which are also lovely IMO:
Clementine/clemency - Clemmie
Constance - Connie
Florence
Biblical names (certainly old):
Eden
Shiloh
Talitha
Phoebe
Naomi
Martha

Jj2431 · 13/12/2020 12:44

Agatha- No, such a harsh name

Dorothy- I love it but the wizard of oz and people potentially saying things like 'friend of Dorothy' put me off.

Meredith- Love this

Winifred- No

Gwendolyn- No

Daphne- No

Polly- No

Cora- not the worst but not a massive fan

Tessa- No

Roberta- god no

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grandmasterstitch · 13/12/2020 12:40

Ah ok we're not Welsh so maybe won't go for that spelling. I like Gwendoline but DH said that makes it sound like a cleaning product 🙄

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SparklyGlitter95 · 13/12/2020 11:53

Absolutely love them all, they are right in my street!

Apart from Cora and Roberta, don't like those

MikeUniformMike · 13/12/2020 11:51

Meredydd is pronounced Merr-ED-ith, ith as in 'with' or 'dither'.

MikeUniformMike · 13/12/2020 11:22

Gwendolen is welsh and pronounced differently from Gwendolyn.
Gwen -DOL-enn not GWEN-duh-lyn

Both Gwendolyn and Meredith are anglicised versions of welsh names -Gwendolen and Meredydd. Meredydd is a boy's name.

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grandmasterstitch · 13/12/2020 10:09

I think the more I look the more Gwendolyn (maybe spell it Gwendolen?) and Winifred appeal. I love Dorothy but I expect it'll be really popular which isn't the end of the world but with such a lovely name it would be a shame if she was one of several in her class

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IamnotwhouthinkIam · 13/12/2020 00:42

Tessa and Cora are lovely, fairly classic and very useable.

Agatha and Winifred are guilty pleasure names - I like them but they still scream "old- lady" to me, so I don't think I'd be brave enough to use them personally.

Gwendolyn, Daphne, Meredith and Polly are all okay, just not my taste. I don't like Dorothy or Roberta - too dated for me.

Firebird83 · 13/12/2020 00:11

Daphne or Roberta. Great names!

Tambourina · 12/12/2020 22:56

Agatha - love, also Agnes
Dorothy - no
Meredith - my favourite
Winifred - maybe
Gwendolyn - no
Daphne - no
Polly - no
Cora - love
Tessa - nice
Roberta - love

RosesAndHellebores · 12/12/2020 22:46

With Gwendolyn and Meredith on your list, do you have a Welsh connection?

Love Daphne. Also a pp's suggestion of Isolde. I think I prefer Agnes to Agatha.

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Thisusernameistakenagain · 12/12/2020 22:37

Agatha a bit school mam
Dorothy I like this.
Meredith not keen, a bit sour sounding
Winifred love this and winnie
Gwendolyn a bit of a mouthful
Daphne adore this name
Polly I like
Cora a bit 'Cor!! You smell gorgeous ' etc.
Tessa I like this but a bit normal
Roberta a bit harsh sounding.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 12/12/2020 22:35

Thomasina.
Alfreda.
Georgiana
Francine

OppsUpsSide · 12/12/2020 20:55

I love Agatha!

JanewaysBun · 12/12/2020 20:54

[quote grandmasterstitch]@Chilldonaldchill Gwendolyn Mary from Malory Towers is one of the reasons I'm not totally sold. DH hasn't read them so doesn't have that connection [/quote]
Looking back on these as an adult the others were far worse to gwendoline than she was to them! They were horrible stuck up bullies, she was a little bombastic but the others were awful.to her so defo not a reason to can the name!

JanewaysBun · 12/12/2020 20:51

Agatha - love, wish I was brave enough to use
Dorothy - like a lot
Meredith - love and would use
Winifred - don't like but don't hate
Gwendolyn - ok, could be very very cool
Daphne - you can't have this, this is my imaginary DC name that DH would never let me use 😭😭😭 🤣
Polly - like, almost used
Cora - nice
Tessa - ok but nothing special
Roberta - as above

LilacSloth · 12/12/2020 20:43

The only name on your list I like is Meredith.

RainbowsAndFrogs · 12/12/2020 20:26

Out of those, polly

SugarCanes · 12/12/2020 20:08

I like Tessa

PortalooSunset · 12/12/2020 19:41

I wanted a Dorothy (but only had boys) so that goes to the top of your list for me. Roberta sounds like 'we wanted a boy' to me.
Names that were also on our list were Sophie, Agatha, Edith, Florence, Daisy and Mabel but Dorothy was my number one!

CatRamsey · 12/12/2020 19:31

Cora is my favourite of those by a mile. I do like Tessa and Dorothy too.

Whenwillow · 12/12/2020 18:31

I love the return of all the older names! The only one on there I don't like is Meredith. Just a bit of a mouthful. My favourites are Dorothy and Polly I think. I'd love to have had an Agnes. Gwendolyn reminds me of the Malory Towers books too.
How about Darrell instead 😂

OneKeyAtATime · 12/12/2020 18:26

Not keen on Meredith, Roberta and cora but like the rest

17caterpillars1mouse · 12/12/2020 18:14

Agatha - love it and love nn Aggie. I also love Agnes which may suit your tastes

Dorothy - lovely, though slightly prefer Dorothea

Meredith - love it

Winifred - really nice. Love Winnie or Freddie on a girl

Gwendolyn - not my favourite, I find it a bit clunky but nice enough. Jocelyn has a similar feel

Daphne - not a fan at all, my least favourite of your names

Polly - pretty but not sure I'd want to be called Polly

Cora - I'm not a fan. I've met a few baby Cora's and it just never feels right

Tessa - lovely

Roberta - lovely. Love Bobbie, though not Robbie. Albert a has a similar feel

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