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Which girl names do you like?

34 replies

alliser · 28/10/2021 08:53

Can't decide at all! Options so far are:

Polly
Frida
Maeve
Imogen
Sylvia
Delilah
Etta
Mollie
Enid
Posy
Beatrice
Merle
Maud
Madeline
Maisie
Ophelia
Elva
Maren
Florence
Eleanor
Marin

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freelions · 29/10/2021 22:19

Polly, Madeline, Ophelia or Florence gets my vote

Polly is my favourite from your short list

MrsPsmalls · 29/10/2021 22:16

Polly - nice
Frida - good if spelled Freda
Maeve - nope
Imogen - Fab
Sylvia - nice
Delilah - yuck
Etta - yuck
Mollie - Molly good Mollie bad
Enid - ok
Posy - Josephine nn Posy lovely, just Posy yuck
Beatrice - nope
Merle - super terrible
Maud - okay
Madeline - nope
Maisie - dogs name
Ophelia - yuck
Elva - horrid
Maren - really horrid
Florence - no
Eleanor - so boring
Marin - yuck

HR313 · 29/10/2021 22:08

Imogen (but I am biased as it’s my daughters name Smile!)

Theuniverseandeverything · 29/10/2021 21:48

They’re not really my taste but I quite like Imogen and Madeline.

RestingStitchFace · 29/10/2021 21:46

My favourites are Beatrice, Florence, Mollie and Eleanor.

Absolutely loathe Polly, Frida, Maeve, Imogen, Etta, Merle and Maud.

MojoJojo71 · 29/10/2021 19:43

My favourites from your list are Imogen, Madeleine and Eleanor in that order.

IsThePopeCatholic · 29/10/2021 19:38

Maeve, Imogen and Maud are gorgeous names. The others, not so much.

pilates · 29/10/2021 19:30

Imogen, Madeline and Eleanor are my favourites

Lillyofthe · 29/10/2021 19:21

Hands down Imogen

CakesOfVersailles · 29/10/2021 04:36

My favourites from your list are:

Imogen
Sylvia
Beatrice
Madeline
Florence
Eleanor

Some of the others I like, just not as much. Some like Polly, Posy, Mollie are traditionally nicknames and I still think of them as nicknames.

MirandaBlu · 29/10/2021 02:12

Love Maeve.

Also quite like:
Imogen
Sylvia/Sylvie
Delilah
Madeline
Eleanor
Marin - but prefer Mirren

TatianaBis · 28/10/2021 23:21

Polly
Imogen
Delilah
Beatrice
Ophelia

Are the stand outs, the rest are meh.

I like Merle and Maud as middle names.

AvonCallingBarksdale · 28/10/2021 22:20

Florence
Merle
Ophelia

In that order.

WeasilyPleased · 28/10/2021 22:17

Polly and Sylvia are my favourites. I really dislike Maud and Enid.

FindingMeno · 28/10/2021 21:52

Polly
Frida
Imogen
Etta
Molly
Enid
Elva
Florence

My favourites are Elva, Etta and Polly

Aprilshowers91 · 28/10/2021 21:50

Etta
Beatrice
Marin

Dislike Polly, Posy and Molly they sounds like dog names to me.

I agree that Elva sounds like vulva!

Romemarie · 28/10/2021 21:19

Mollie but prefer Molly is beautiful.
Enid is lovely

Angel2702 · 28/10/2021 14:47

Polly
Maeve
Sylvia
Etta
Enid
Maud

silverpixies · 28/10/2021 14:21

Maren/Marin or Merle

Shasha17 · 28/10/2021 13:57

Polly - cute and fresh
Frida - very cool
Maeve - strong but gaining popularity
Imogen - very sweet
Sylvia - lovely
Delilah - don't like
Etta - don't like
Mollie - boring
Enid - very ugly
Posy - pretty but only as a nickname
Beatrice - lovely
Merle - don't like
Maud - i like it, I think it's cool and strong
Madeline - dislike, very boring
Maisie - boring
Ophelia - getting popular
Elva - vulva
Maren - nice
Florence - overdone
Eleanor - nice but only with nn Nell, dislike Ellie
Marin - lovely

Frida, Maeve, Sylvia, Marin and Beatrice are my favourites.

viques · 28/10/2021 12:43

Merle, Marin, Beatrice, Etta,Madeline.

Beautiful, graceful, classic names for an adult which also work for a baby and a little girl.

Oaktreepinetree · 28/10/2021 12:35

Florence
Eleanor

20viona · 28/10/2021 12:34

Maeve and Elva out of that list. I actually love Maeva.

raintropics · 28/10/2021 12:29

I like:
Maeve
Sylvia
Delilah
Mollie
Beatrice
Florence

KirstenBlest · 28/10/2021 11:12

Polly - really like
Frida - quite like
Maeve - too many May, Maya, Mia, Mae type names popular and too like Mavis
Imogen - fine but I don't like Immy
Sylvia - horrible
Delilah - awful and yet another Lila
Etta - Ate a what?
Mollie - ok
Enid - the original Welsh pronunciation (Enn-id) is lovely, ee-nid isn't
Posy - too twee
Beatrice - ok
Merle - not a favourite
Maud - like
Madeline - ok but will be Maddie
Maisie -mouse
Ophelia - Feel your what?
Elva - baby eel
Maren - like Karen but with an M
Florence - ok but not a favourite
Eleanor - ok but boring
Marin - looks like Martin

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