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Original poster

Rate my names out of 10 too please!

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tier3tears · 14/12/2020 22:30

Based on someone’s earlier thread, please can you rate my names out of 10 and if you like give feedback or further suggestions.

2 siblings with short 4 letter names.

In no particular order... (some are mine, some dh’s preference but all ones we could potentially consider)

Ciara
Ava
Elle
Caoimhe
Jessica
Talia

Jack
Jake (not Jacob)
Daniel
Sean
Conor

Also like Aidan, Cian and Adam but can’t use as they don’t work for various reasons.

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MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 15/12/2020 19:56

Like 'em all except Conor, but too many Jacks around at the moment.

Caoimhe always reminds me of though. If you're not in Ireland, she is going to spend half her life spelling out.

ChnandlerBong · 15/12/2020 14:59

Ciara - 2
Ava - 6
Elle - 1
Caoimhe - 5
Jessica - 5
Talia - 4

Jack - 5
Jake (not Jacob) - 7
Daniel - 8
Sean - 5
Conor - 4

Sausagedog1 · 15/12/2020 14:43

Ciara - 10
Ava - 2 (too commonly used)
Elle - 2
Caoimhe - 6 I like this but wouldn't use in England I don't think
Jessica -5
Talia - 1

Jack - 5
Jake - 6
Daniel -3
Sean - 4
Conor - 6

KittenCalledBob · 15/12/2020 12:10

Ciara 8/10
Ava 6/10
Elle 2/10
Caoimhe 3/10
Jessica 9/10
Talia 8/10
Jack 5/10
Jake (not Jacob) 6/10
Daniel 4/10
Sean 3/10
Conor 7/10

NC10101 · 15/12/2020 11:56

Good:

Ciara
Ava
Elle
Sean
Daniel
Jessica

Bad:
Caoimhe
Talia
Jack
Jake (not Jacob)
Conor

crosspelican · 15/12/2020 11:56

Going to assume that you're Irish here, because if you're living in England nobody can say Caoimhe!

Ciara 2/10 (I didn't like the Ciara in my class)
Ava 3/10 (bit 2014)
Elle 3/10 (what's it short for?)
Caoimhe 8/10
Jessica 1/10
Talia 6/10

Consider adding:
Aoibhinn
Niamh
Saoirse
Siobhain

Jack 2/10 (again very 2014!)
Jake (not Jacob) Nope - again, a bit of a blast from the (recent!) past
Daniel 6/10
Sean 7/10
Conor 9/10

Consider adding:
Fiachra
Seamus
Iarla
Cathal
Conn
Ferdia
Eamonn

notarabbit · 15/12/2020 11:47

Ciara makes me think of the singer

MercyBodle · 15/12/2020 11:45

Ciara -10
Ava -2
Elle -2
Caoimhe -8
Jessica -7
Talia -6

Jack -9
Jake -4
Daniel -6
Sean -5
Conor -6

notarabbit · 15/12/2020 11:37

Ciara - 3
Ava - 3
Elle - 2
Caoimhe - 3
Jessica - 6
Talia - 3

Jack - 8
Jake (not Jacob) - 4
Daniel - 8
Sean - 7
Conor - 3 - 4

BabloHoney · 15/12/2020 10:10

I have a baby Conor (it is a bit of a marmite name as this thread shows but I love it) and if he’d have been a girl he’d probably have been Jessica so I’d say 10/10 for those names ☺️

I like all your other names too. Ava seems really popular at the moment if that effects your choice, it’s very pretty though. Good luck deciding!

Kanaloa · 15/12/2020 08:24

Ciara - 9/10, lovely
Ava - 5/10, fine but not special
Elle - 4/10, just not keen
Caoimhe - 5/10, like the sound but think there would be spelling issues. I have a difficult to spell name and it’s annoying at times
Jessica - 9/10, love this like Jessie too
Talia - 8/10, pretty

Jack - 8/10, nice and simple
Jake (not Jacob) - 3/10, like Jacob but not Jake
Daniel - 6/10, ok
Sean - 5/10, find this a bit dated
Conor - 7/10, nice name but I like Connor better

KeeefBurtain · 15/12/2020 07:50

Ciara or Talia from your girls and Conor from your boys.

Shayisgreat · 15/12/2020 07:47

Ciara - 10 love this name
Ava - 9 really pretty but it's so so so popular now
Elle - 2 don't get the appeal
Caoimhe - 7 nice name.
Jessica - 5 bland
Talia - 5 not keen but it's ok

Jack - 6 good solid name
Jake (not Jacob) - 6 quite like this
Daniel - 8 really like Danny
Sean - 8 lovely but a bit dull
Conor - 8 lovely but a bit dull

You can't go too far wrong with any of those names really!

Guineapigbridge · 15/12/2020 07:37

Ciara 5
Ava 7
Elle 7
Caoimhe 3
Jessica 8
Talia 2

Jack 5
Jake (not Jacob) 6
Daniel 5
Sean 5
Conor 5

SionnachRua · 15/12/2020 07:34

Ooh with the Keeva pronunciation I'd have to drop Caoimhe to 5/10 though.

SionnachRua · 15/12/2020 07:33

Ciara - pretty, 7/10
Ava - boring, 3/10
Elle - boring, 4/10
Caoimhe - nice, 8/10
Jessica - ok, 6/10
Talia - slithery sounding, 2/10

Jack - ok, 6/10
Jake (not Jacob) - agree with not Jacob, 6/10
Daniel - great, 8/10
Sean - ok, 5/10
Conor - ok, 7/10

Chilldonaldchill · 15/12/2020 07:30

Ciara 5. It's ok but I don't love it. Cara would get 9/10
Ava 6. Pretty but popular
Elle 4.
Caoimhe 6.
Jessica 3
Talia 7

Jack 7
Jake (not Jacob) 4
Daniel 3
Sean 2
Conor 2

Original poster

tier3tears · 15/12/2020 05:26

*dh not DJ! Auto correct!

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Original poster

tier3tears · 15/12/2020 05:25

Thank you all for the feedback. Will show DJ later and hopefully will help us.

Caoimhe is pronounced Keeva or Queeva in different parts of Ireland. We’d go with Keeva pronounciation.

Thank you for the suggestions too. I’ve added a few but there’s some we’ve discounted due to them being close family names already.

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grassisjeweled · 15/12/2020 01:12

Ciara 5
Ava 8
Elle 4
Caoimhe?
Jessica 5
Talia 4

Jack 4
Jake (not Jacob) 3
Daniel 4
Sean 5
Conor 5

BingoGo · 15/12/2020 01:07

Ciara 3
Ava 7
Elle 8
Caoimhe 3
Jessica 2
Talia 8

Jack 6
Jake (not Jacob) 2
Daniel 8
Sean 2
Conor 4

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 15/12/2020 01:05

Ciara. 10
Ava 4
Elle 4
Caoimhe. Haven't a clue how its pronounced so I can't rate it.
Jessica 7
Talia 10

Jack 3
Jake 6
Daniel. 5
Sean 1
Conor 9

Katgolde · 15/12/2020 00:01

Ciara - 8 Lovely
Ava - 5, OK but Ava/Eve/Eva/Evie names have been very popular recently
Elle - 5, sounds incomplete
Caoimhe - 6
Jessica -5 OK but don't like the 'sic' sound
Talia - pretty and unusual

Jack - 2, rather dull as Jack was top boy name for several years in.a row recently
Jake (not Jacob) - 3 Only like as nn for Jacob
Daniel - 9 Really nice, solid, classic name
Sean - 5 OK
Conor - 3 Not keen as too surnamey

WaxOnFeckOff · 14/12/2020 23:54

For girls I think Talia is the nicest. I also like Tasia, short for Anastasia. Ciara is also lovely and so I'd add Ciaran to your boys list.

Daniel and Jack are the nicest of your boys list, conor is fine but I prefer Cormac. I'm not a fan of Sean and I hate Jake. How about Shay?

SilkiesnowchicksandXmastreecat · 14/12/2020 23:42

Ciara 9/10 - Like it
Ava 9/10 - Like it though a bit harsh sounding
Elle - 3/10 - Not keen, means she in French
Caoimhe - 3/10 - think will have spelling and pronouncation issues
Jessica - 2/10 - don't like at all, think of Jessica Rabbit
Talia - 4/10 - Not that keen on, seems like it should be short for something like Natalia

Jack - 6/10 - fine but a bit bland
Jake (not Jacob) - 6/10 - OK
Daniel - 10/10 Love this name
Sean 4/10 - Never liked
Conor - 4/10 - not keen on

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