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DowntonCrabby · 01/05/2021 00:06

Eve - loved but it’s so popular now
Esme- meh
Eliza - LOVE
Tilda - like
Rowena - meh
Cordelia - don’t like at all
Orpah- nope
Iona - like
Eila / Isla - like but only Isla/Islay spelling
Imogen - meh
Saoirse - meh

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Edenember · 01/05/2021 00:06

@Synchrony woo! One for Orpah!

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Edenember · 01/05/2021 00:03

@Undertheoldlindentree I don’t like Ailsa. Absolutely nothing wrong with the name and I appreciate it’s more interesting than Eila / Isla, but I just have an aversion to the ‘ail’ sound.

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Edenember · 30/04/2021 23:34

@Ninkanink ooh, now there’s an idea...

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Edenember · 30/04/2021 23:32

@Twatterati it’s hard to find something you both like, definitely. A certain amount of veto is good for me, I need reigned in (more with girls names, think I’d really struggle with boys). But in a way as well, compromise is just two both not getting what they want. So it would be easier for everyone for me to just get what I want 😂

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momtoboys · 30/04/2021 20:58

@Edenember

Eve Esme Eliza Tilda Rowena Cordelia Orpah Iona Eila / Isla Imogen Saoirse

If you can be bothered, feel free to give reasons, be as brutal as you like 😊

Eve
Esme
Eliza

10. Tilda

Rowena
Cordelia

Orpah - any one but this.

Iona
Eila / Isla
Imogen
Saoirse

But as the mom of 5 boys my thoughts may be irrelevant!

Santatizer · 30/04/2021 20:44

Eve 1 - lovely. People will say not to use because there are variants everywhere but if you don't mind that (I don't) then it's a beautiful name.
Esme 3 nice if pronounced Ez-mee, not as keen on Ez-may
Eliza 2 - love this but DP has vetoed.
Tilda - hate, no reason, just irrational
Rowena - as above
Cordelia - always reminds me of medicine, don't know why!!
Orpah - find this really ugly
Iona - dislike
Eila / Isla - 5 pretty but boring
Imogen 4 - nice
Saoirse - only if you're Irish. It's ok.

averythinline · 30/04/2021 20:33

Esme,Rowena,Cordelia, Tilda (matilda preferred) and Ingrid all good...not so keen on anything evie...
Elspeth ? Prettyish but also a suffragette so quite feisty background...

Jewelsbelvi · 30/04/2021 20:28

Eve- simple but really lovely
Esme- not keen. May cause pronunciation issues with Es-may vs Es-mee
Eliza- lovely
Tilda- rice
Rowena - no
Cordelia - no
Orpah- read it as Oprah so no
Iona - no
Eila / Isla - what, another one?
Imogen - very blah
Saoirse - love

Top 2 are Eve and Saoirse

8monthsinandcranky · 30/04/2021 20:25

Eve - Classic and pretty

Esme -Sigh, I know at least 3 under 5’s with this twilight bulls* name. It’s trendy generational and doubt it’ll age well. In 40 years it’ll be like ‘Sharon’.

Eliza- Cute

Tilda- different but cute and not overused
Rowena- Not keen but that’s just my personal preference.

Cordelia- Classic and easily shortened ‘lia’ or ‘cordi’ are both nice.

Orpah- unusual and very much depends on your surname I think.

Iona- not a fan just personal choice again quite surname dependant.

Eila / Isla - variations of Isyla have been a bit overdone over recent years but it’s a pretty enough name.

Imogen- Like it not too popular right now but still well known enough to not be weird.

Saoirse- She’s gonna be that kid who doesn’t get a party invite because the parent had no idea how to spell her name then it totally slipped their mind. We have a boy in our extended family with a super annoying to spell Scottish name and it’s a giant pain in the bum for cards/invites

Sall23 · 30/04/2021 20:23

Eve - pretty, though popular if that bothers you
Esme - nice, but I knew a horrid one once, so could never use it
Eliza - ok
Tilda - not bad
Rowena - dislike the ee sound. Love Rowan for a girl though. Morwenna is lovely too.
Cordelia - reminds me of cordial
Orpah - Oprah or opera, not keen
Iona - lovely, though the 'I own a / her' similarity has always put me off
Eila / Isla - pretty, but very popular
Imogen - love
Saoirse - like, but pronunciation issues would put me off, plus I'd feel like I needed Irish links to use it

RachelRaven · 30/04/2021 20:10

Esme
Eliza
Cordelia
Orpah
Saoirse

These are my favs

NoSquirrels · 30/04/2021 20:08

@Tallybeebloom

It's interesting that a number of people have said that Saoirse is ok if you have Irish roots, but haven't said the same about Isla and Iona and having Scottish roots... I would class them as being clearly Scottish names in the way that Saiorse is clearly an Irish name.

I think out of your whole list Eve is my favourite. I actually think it's quite uncommon. I'm a teacher and have taught a number of Avas and Evas but never an Eve (in Scotland).

For me it’s just pronunciation and spelling. I’d also say the same about a non-Welsh heritage using Gwellian or Eirlys, or Scottish equivalents maybe
Eilidh or Mairidh. Whereas Seren, Cara, Iola are all less noticeably Celtic/Gaelic and no problems explaining them to non-natives, IYSWIM.

RickOShay · 30/04/2021 18:26

Absolutely love Iona. It’s beautiful, unusual and just lovely.

angelaEhen · 30/04/2021 18:14

I like Eve best then Eliza, I don't like any of the other names

ShoppingPrecinctPrincess · 30/04/2021 17:49

Saoirse is far more niche than Isla and Iona. To me at least. A Scottish equivalent might be Ciorstaidh? That's a name I think would be unusual to find on a non-Scots girl.

Tallybeebloom · 30/04/2021 17:42

It's interesting that a number of people have said that Saoirse is ok if you have Irish roots, but haven't said the same about Isla and Iona and having Scottish roots... I would class them as being clearly Scottish names in the way that Saiorse is clearly an Irish name.

I think out of your whole list Eve is my favourite. I actually think it's quite uncommon. I'm a teacher and have taught a number of Avas and Evas but never an Eve (in Scotland).

Synchrony · 30/04/2021 17:29

Eve - nice but everywhere
Esme - too annoying with the multiple pronunciations unless you like both. I only like Ez-mie.
Eliza - nice. I don't know any Elizas who are shortened to Ellie. They all use Eliza in full.
Tilda - sounds like a short form of Matilda.
Rowena - nice but only if you like both pronunciations. I only like Rowenna.
Cordelia - nice
Orpah - I actually like it and knew immediately that this was the correct form of Oprah. Refreshing to see the correct version!
Iona - nice. I never think of I-own-a. I think of Scottish Islands.
Eila / Isla - overused and too soft for my taste.
Imogen - like
Saoirse - like. I'm surprised by the people saying English people won't know how to say it. I've come across the name loads (in the media - don't know any in real life) and it doesn't surprise me at all to hear it anymore.

Undertheoldlindentree · 30/04/2021 17:24

If you like Eila/Isla, do you like Ailsa? Just a bit more interesting....

Ninkanink · 30/04/2021 17:18

[quote Edenember]@Ninkanink I’d love to. You seem persuasive, I wish I could enlist your help![/quote]
I’m pretty good at persuasion, I think...

I actually managed to miss Eliza on your list. I think that’s very pretty too. Eliza and Isolde sound good together so maybe you could go for Eliza this time and Isolde next time (if there is one!)

Vursayles · 30/04/2021 17:08

Eliza - lovely
Isla - (not Eila) really nice although popular
Eve - sweet, lots of Evies around tho
Imogen - ok, not sure about NN (Immy?)
Iona - ok

Esme - never liked it, just isn’t pretty
Tilda - rice
Rowena - sounds elderly
Cordelia - very posh, NN Delia? Cordy?
Orpah - meant to be Oprah?
Saoirse - most people outside Ireland can’t pronounce or spell it which would be a massive pain for the kid growing up.

Eliza and Isla are really lovely.

MintyCedric · 30/04/2021 16:56

Eve - nice, especially if it doesn't become Evie which is lovely but overused
Esme - not my cup of tea but nice enough
Eliza - classic
Tilda - rice
Rowena - sounds like a sparky middle aged woman...I do like Rowan though
Cordelia - pretentious
Orpah - sounds too like orca and people will think you've misspelt Oprah
Iona - not keen
Eila / Isla - ditto but like Ilsa
Imogen - nice but quite popular if that's something that bothers you
Saoirse

Twatterati · 30/04/2021 16:55

@Edenember - the person I know with that name (an adult, and only one I've ever met) pronounces it

I-lona

so stressing the second syllable (and not making the second syllable sound like 'loner', it sounds softer if that makes sense?)

Such a hard decision always. Mine only have first names as we could never agree on second names! TBH they're pretty lucky they've got first names 😂

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Edenember · 30/04/2021 16:48

@Ninkanink I’d love to. You seem persuasive, I wish I could enlist your help!

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Ninkanink · 30/04/2021 16:47

Oh well if it’s got a negative association then that’s fair enough!

I still think Isolde is lovely and I think you should just go for it!