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Rate my potential baby girl names

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Geminimama88 · 10/04/2021 22:43

Just curious on people’s thoughts...

Astrid
Felicity
Imogen
Alexandra
Libby
Clara
Riley
Xanthe

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allthegoodusernameshavegone · 10/04/2021 23:09

I like Alexandra a lot
I love Riley best name on list
& Imogen is ok
The rest meh with the exception of Astrid which is awful

Edenember · 10/04/2021 23:06

Astrid, Imogen and Xanthe are all on my list. Clara is nice too. Not keen on the rest for various reasons, Riley i really dislike by a mile, just personal taste. I can’t imagine it on a grown lady, not very elegant.

renniem · 10/04/2021 23:04

I like Alexandra and Riley the most.

Xanthe is a weird one as I'm a native Greek speaker and Xanthé means blonde in Greek and is also the name of a city en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthi, so not used as a name imho

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Geminimama88 · 10/04/2021 23:03

@tig67 Ah lovely! Congratulations! Love Imogen so much! My cousin in pregnant as well and a few weeks ahead of us and Imogen is on her list too. Did you have any other names in mind as well? Xx

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Clevs · 10/04/2021 23:02

Out of all of those I only really like Alexandra. Riley is a boys name IMO.

MrsCrosbyNRTB · 10/04/2021 22:58

Astrid
Imogen
Clara

Lovely lovely names. Not so keen on the rest. Sorry.

tig67 · 10/04/2021 22:57

@Geminimama88 I'm expecting a baby girl soon, her name is gonna be Imogen!

AnnaSW1 · 10/04/2021 22:56

The only one I like is Alexandra.

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Geminimama88 · 10/04/2021 22:56

Thank you, DH is liking the more meh names and I would like a name that there’s not going to be many of in the class but still something thats not massively ridiculous Grin

Yes, Riley isn’t in keeping with my usual theme but knew a really lovely Riley once and it’s just stuck in my head for years!

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GojiberryStar · 10/04/2021 22:55

Clara.

Alexandra but with a great nn if you choose it... not just Alex for a girl.

I'd add Lauren. I love this name and it wasn't to be for my DC.

Sall23 · 10/04/2021 22:54

Astrid - dislike the 'ass' beginning, sounds hard and unpleasant
Felicity - horsey
Imogen - love
Alexandra - meh
Libby - too nicknamey
Clara - bit trendy, not keen
Riley - nope
Xanthe - ok

Inaquandry19 · 10/04/2021 22:53

Xanthe is my favourite girls name. I wanted to use it if dc was a girl but do vetoed it. Dc was a boy anyway so didn't have to argue it out.

I don't like Imogen at all.

BlueGoblin · 10/04/2021 22:52

I love
Clara

I like
Astrid
Imogen
Alexandra

Felicity and Libby are okay I guess.

I really dislike Riley and Xanthe (sorry!).

FancySomeChips · 10/04/2021 22:50

Hate Libby and Riley sorry!
Libby makes me think of the really annoying girl on Neighbours about 30 years ago.

Love Clara, really classic sounding.

DramaAlpaca · 10/04/2021 22:49

It's a very nice list, apart from Riley which stands out like a sore thumb - in a bad way.

I'd have Libby as a diminutive, not a standalone name.

GreyhoundG1rl · 10/04/2021 22:49

They're all lovely except Riley 😬
Clara
Alexandra
Imogen/Astrid tie for 3rd place

HunterHearstHelmsley · 10/04/2021 22:48

I really like Felicity, Libby and Clara.

Imogen and Alexandra are a bit meh.

Astrid and Riley sound like animal names.

Xanthe, I really don't like but can't put my finger on why.

alexdgr8 · 10/04/2021 22:47

the only ones i would consider in your list are,

Felicity
Imogen
Alexandra

Hotcuppatea · 10/04/2021 22:45

I love Xanthe. I used to work with a woman of that name and she was ace.

I also love Imogen.