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Opinions on my girls name list!

64 replies

WaltzedIntoIt · 01/04/2022 11:26

List is as follows:

Lauren
Caitlin
Lyla
Evelyn
Olivia
Iris
Clara
Leah

Surname is long and ends in -ee sound so those names Emily/Sophie/Amy etc are out as too samey.

Any other suggestions welcome

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DogsAndGin · 02/04/2022 10:35

Lauren - love it but it is a bit dated
Caitlin - love it
Lyla - not for me
Evelyn - lovely
Olivia - lovely
Iris - dreary, old lady name
Clara - too serious
Leah - dated and sounds rough to me

felulageller · 02/04/2022 10:28

Lauren too 90s
Caitlin Jenner
Lyla naughty girl name
Evelyn Waugh
Olivia far too common
Iris good
Clara classic
Leah a bit biblical but solid

What about

Hazel
Laurel
Alex(andra)
Ellen
Evangeline
Ariana
Astrid
Elena
Lara
Lana
Liliana
Sarah
Sascha
Louisa
Olympia
Helena

cptartapp · 02/04/2022 08:01

Lauren - dated
Caitlin - meh
Lyla- big no,
Evelyn - nice in its entirety. Avoid Evie like the plague as a nn.
Olivia - dated
Iris - part of an eye
Clara - no. Love Cara though
Leah - very dated

Natalie
Louisa
Erica
Zara
Alicia
Elissa

cumonilean · 02/04/2022 07:39

Clara. Because it's unusual and I've not heard it mentioned in the last ten years+ when working with children.

Mumofgirls2017 · 02/04/2022 07:12

Clara and Iris are my favourites!

Evelyn and Lyla are ok

spearmynt · 02/04/2022 05:01

The only name I dislike is Caitlin.

My favourites are Iris and Leah.Smile

mathanxiety · 02/04/2022 01:29

Also like Lyla but like a pp I prefer the Lilah spelling.

Olivia is nice but very popular.

mathanxiety · 02/04/2022 01:27

A big no to Caitlin.
I think Leah wouldn't go with a surname ending in long E.

I like Lauren, Clara, and Evelyn.

Suggestions:
Lara
Laurel
Elspeth
Alanna
Aurelia
Aurora
Corinne
Camilla
Mirabel
Leonie
Elin
Alice

Kanaloa · 02/04/2022 01:07

Lauren - not keen, to me Lauren is lots of girls I went to school with and seems really tied to that. I’m also not keen on the sound of it
Caitlin - really nice and not too popular anymore
Lyla - I like this name although I prefer the spelling Lilah.
Evelyn - nice name, nothing much to say
Olivia - it’s ok. Working in preschools and nurseries I’ve met so many Olivias that it barely seems like a name to me anymore. I don’t mind slightly popular names but it’s just so popular
Iris - lovely name, beautiful and unusual
Clara - I like this name but what puts me off is that I know two little ones, one said like Claire with an a on the end and the other said as clarr-ah. I wouldn’t like if I wanted it said one way and it was constantly said the other
Leah - okay, not my favourite but a nice enough name

Out of the whole list I would choose Iris or Caitlin or even both and have a Caitlin Iris or vice versa.

sarah13xx · 02/04/2022 01:00

Niamh from previous poster.. gorgeous name!

Shmithecat2 · 02/04/2022 01:00

Clara is gorgeous. Iris is nice. Don't like the rest.

sarah13xx · 02/04/2022 00:59

Lauren - classic, never used now but nice enough name
Caitlin - love
Lyla - I’d personally avoid, every second baby where I stay is being called Mylah, Lyla, Mila etc, feel like they’re all blending into one and I’m not confident enough on which one of the names people have gone for to be able to actually refer to their baby by name
Evelyn - love this, reminds me of an older person but these names are totally in
Olivia - yes, lovely but only if you’re okay with a really popular name
Iris - again, like an old lady name but really cute
Clara - I do like this one too actually
Leah - similar to the Lyla vibe, not for me

movingsoon13 · 02/04/2022 00:38

Lauren - no common
Caitlin - no common
Lyla - meh
Evelyn - ok
Olivia- like
Iris - ok
Clara - hate
Leah - common

Also I would recommend
Faye
Fern
Pippa
Niamh
Emelia

demoness · 01/04/2022 20:18

Lauren - This name was very popular in the 90s/2000s era. Not popular today. I find it a bit dated but not terribly so.
Caitlin - Ditto
Lyla - Nice. I like the way that it means "night" in Hebrew (well, technically laila does but it's pronounced pretty much the same as Lyla dictionary.co.il/hebrew/Night)
Evelyn - I like this name. It is popular though, and there are a few pronunciations around (I like Ehv-uh-lyn but a lot of people where I live say Ehv-lyn).
Olivia - Nice name but extremely popular now - I believe it's the Number 1 name for girls? I do like the Olivia Hussey association.
Iris - Elegant, plus I love the flower.
Clara - Simply beautiful.
Leah - Similar to Lauren, this was very popular in the 1990s, but I think it's still a lovely name.

Milarosex · 01/04/2022 15:39

Lauren - nice but boring, and pretty dated
Caitlin - I really like it
Lyla - It’s ok. I think I prefer the spelling Lila and it’s getting very popular
Evelyn - very pretty, but also very popular if that bothers you. Everly is also nice. How are you pronouncing this? I would say ever-lyn.
Olivia - I’ve always liked this name, but it’s always been super popular
Iris - quite nice
Clara - I like it but it’s also really popular
Leah - nice but boring

17caterpillars1mouse · 01/04/2022 15:25

I really like Leah

FayCarew · 01/04/2022 15:24

Lauren - dislike it. Dated
Caitlin - ok, was a lot more popular
Lyla - don't like it. Lots of similar names around. Samey
Evelyn - don't like it. Lots of girls called Evelyn, Eva, Evie and Ava around
Olivia - too popular for too long
Iris - ok
Clara - don't like it
Leah - ok

Grumpasaurusrex · 01/04/2022 15:11

Names in a similar style:
Lucy, Harriet (Hattie), Rosa, Sylvie, Lydia, Annie/Anna, Edith (Edie)

Grumpasaurusrex · 01/04/2022 15:09

Lauren - dislike, dated
Caitlin - dislike, dated
Lyla - dislike
Evelyn - dislike
Olivia - pretty but done to death
Iris - beautiful
Clara - lovely but very popular
Leah - nice but boring

I'd choose Iris for sure, followed by Clara.

MerryMarigold · 01/04/2022 14:51

Iris to virus is a stretch!

I like Evelyn best, then Clara and Leah.

How about Kristin or Kirsten? Erica?

MisguidedSheep · 01/04/2022 14:48

Several of your names may have pronunciation issues - fine if you don't mind correct people though.

*Lauren - nice name, not many of them about, prefer Laura though
*Caitlyn - I'd pronounce this Cat-Lyn, not Kate-Lyn. I like the name
*Lyla - like this, it works well with Iris
*Evelyn - how are you saying this? Ever-Lyn (is how I'd say it) but you'll get Ev-Lyn and Eve-Lyn. Prefer Evangeline or Emmeline to Evelyn
*Olivia - overdone. I like the shortening Liv though.
*Iris - lovely - my second favourite of your names. Could also consider, Violet
*Clara - my favourite - classic and timeless even though it can be Clar-a (my favourite pronunciation) or Clare-a
*Leah - pronunciation issues again....is it Lay-ah or Lee-ah

Others to consider:
Vivienne
Genevieve
Sorrel
Meriel
Edith (nn Edie)
Imogen

DotDotDotDotDot · 01/04/2022 14:36

Favourites are Iris and Clara.
Evelyn and Leah are ok.
Least favourites are Olivia, Lauren, Caitlin and Lyla due to being overused or dated.

Theoldwoman · 01/04/2022 13:18

@WaltzedIntoIt

List is as follows:

Lauren
Caitlin
Lyla
Evelyn
Olivia
Iris
Clara
Leah

Surname is long and ends in -ee sound so those names Emily/Sophie/Amy etc are out as too samey.

Any other suggestions welcome

I used to love Caitlin, now just love Kate more Evelyn is okay. Prefer Olive over Olivia

Suggestions:

Juliet
Alice
Amelia
Annabel
Laura
Ella
Charlotte
Zara
Genevieve

AdaColeman · 01/04/2022 12:59

My favourites are Leah and Clara.
I also like Caitlin.

Olivia is already hugely popular.

You might like Lydia, Corinna or Melissa?

My least favourite is Lyla.

ButterRose · 01/04/2022 12:50

Your list in my preference order

Iris
Evelyn
Leah
Lyla
Clara
Olivia
Caitlin
Lauren

But in saying that I don't not like any of your names they're all very nice