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Opinions on my top 10

65 replies

everly · 27/12/2021 17:13

Just interested in what people think. I'm not overly bothered by popularity so no need to point that kind of thing out.

Ottilie
Margot
Hazel
Daphne
Esme
Willa
Clara
Honor
Iris
Mabel

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DukkaTheHallsWithBoughsOfHolly · 27/12/2021 17:42

Clara and Honor.

I really dislike Hazel, it’s just so ugly and 80s. I imagine a bad perm and blue eyeshadow. Don’t like Willa either, it feels like half a name, wet.

SundayTeatime · 27/12/2021 17:34

Ottilie - dislike strongly
Margot - great and classy
Hazel - boring and dreary
Daphne - cool
Esme - bland and forgettable
Willa - ok
Clara - already dated
Honor - yes
Iris - yes
Mabel - dreary

LyraVega · 27/12/2021 17:32

Ottilie - this is one of those names that I like but I don't think I'd ever be brave enough to use myself!
Margot - dislike
Hazel - like
Daphne - ok
Esme - dislike
Willa - ok
Clara - love this
Honor - dislike
Iris - nice enough
Mabel - nice

My favourite is probably Clara or Ottilie!

Riverlee · 27/12/2021 17:32

Ottilie - ok
Margot -The Good life
Hazel - nice
Daphne - Scooby Doo
Esme - nice
Willa - no
Clara - ok
Honor - unusual
Iris - ok
Mabel - Blue Peter dog

Toomanypeople · 27/12/2021 17:31

I like Honor and Esme best
Ottilie is awful imo I see it suggested often on here but never irl
Others are ok

PatterPaws · 27/12/2021 17:29

Ottilie - love
Clara - love
Esme - love if pronounced Ez-mee (no if Ez-may)
Margot - like
Honor - like
Iris - ok
Mabel - ok
Hazel - nut, no
Daphne - wet, no
Willa - Willy, no

Jomijo · 27/12/2021 17:28

Not in the UK, so no idea about any particular connotations a name might have there:

Ottilie - ok
Margot - don't like it
Hazel - same
Daphne - ok
Esme - pretty
Willa - beautiful
Clara - beautiful
Honor - no
Iris - ok
Mabel - ok

AdaColeman · 27/12/2021 17:26

I like
Ottilie
Clara
Honor

Willa Hazel and Mabel are my least favourites.

KineticSand · 27/12/2021 17:23

Ottilie- only ever hear this name on MN. Puts me off it.
Margot- great
Hazel- great
Daphne- the little kid on Nashville. Fab.
Esme- boring, too current, will date
Willa- cool
Clara- OK
Honour- fab
Iris- I know a baby Iris. Is an ok name
Mabel- nice. Bit boring

Comedycook · 27/12/2021 17:21

Ottilie-awful and pretentious middle class
Margot-becoming a bit trendy for my liking
Hazel-frumpy
Daphne-really nice
Esme-also nice
Willa-no...you will be setting her up for a lot of teasing at school
Clara-love it
Honor-my favourite out of your selection
Iris-love it
Mabel-frumpy

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 27/12/2021 17:21

Ottilie - dislike
Margot - love
Hazel - like
Daphne - hate
Esme - like
Willa - meh
Clara - like
Honor - dislike
Iris - like
Mabel - like

Dollywilde · 27/12/2021 17:20

Really like your choices - Hazel is our top pick for DC2 in May if they turn out to be a girl.

Not super keen on Willa (can’t get past Willy - gutter mind, sorry), Daphne (my mum’s best friend so can’t see anyone other than a 60 year old woman) or Honor (idk why but sounds a bit severe to me?) but love Iris (DH vetoed Sad), Margot, Clara, Mabel and Otillie, in that order I think. But Hazel is my favourite Smile

In case it helps, our other names on the shortlist for a girl are
Josephine
Imogen
Juliet
Genevieve
Helena
Octavia
Madeline
Colette
Jocelyn
Tabitha
Edith

We already have one DD, whose name is Bryony.

WakeUpLockie · 27/12/2021 17:17

Ottilie - twee
Margot - rather like, think I prefer Margo
Hazel - perfect
Daphne - no
Esme - no for me but that’s because it’s overdone which you don’t mind
Willa - love
Clara - bit prim
Honor - love
Iris - meh
Mabel - meh

flippertyop · 27/12/2021 17:17

Margot, Mabel and iris . Bin the rest

Ihopeyourcakeisshit · 27/12/2021 17:16

In no particular order.. Iris, Ottilie and Honor.
Bin the rest Wink

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