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Original poster

Thoughts on baby girl names list please?

40 replies

Speaktomymanager · 08/04/2022 21:54

Nell
Fern
Eleanor
Cora
Maggie
Heidi
Mirren
Silvie
Greta
Dorothy

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Elbie79 · 09/04/2022 06:26

Cora's lovely

Not keen on the rest

OutingHobby · 09/04/2022 05:41

Dorothy wins for me

Mumofgirls2017 · 09/04/2022 05:36

Nell- nice short for Eleanor, Helena or Penelope
Fern- Britton
Eleanor- ok
Cora- love
Maggie- not quite due revival yet
Heidi- nice
Mirren- no
Silvie- spelt Sylvie nice
Greta- ok
Dorothy- love

Thehundredthnamechange · 09/04/2022 00:57

Nell - love on its own or as a nn for Eleanor/Helena
Fern - love
Eleanor - love with nn Nell
Cora - don't like much, a bit nothing-ey
Maggie - like as a nickname for Magdalena or Margot
Heidi - feels boring somehow
Mirren - prefer Miriam
Silvie - love
Greta - like
Dorothy - love

jesusmaryjosephandtheweedonkey · 08/04/2022 22:43

Love Nell
We also had Tess and Marnie on the list

Mytoddlerisamazing · 08/04/2022 22:32

Brilliant list! By which I mean it includes my daughter's name and many that I considered

I would spell Sylvie like this, or even better Sylvia.

Not keen on Mirren - how about Meredith or Mairi?

All the rest are great.

Hohofortherobbers · 08/04/2022 22:26

I like Maggie and Heidi

DramaAlpaca · 08/04/2022 22:20

Eleanor with Nell as the diminutive is OK.

I like Sylvie (that spelling) Fern and Dorothy. Cora is growing on me and Mirren might as well.

I dislike Maggie, Greta and especially Heidi.

YourWinter · 08/04/2022 22:16

Eleanor / Nell.

The Greta that dominates media headlines makes that a definite NO from me.

I don’t much like any of the others.

Thewolvesarerunningagain · 08/04/2022 22:12

Nell - is a nn for Eleanor, also on your list
Fern - Jilly Cooper
Eleanor - great. Good solid name. Lots of Ellies about though
Cora - not to my taste
Maggie - Diminutive of Margaret. It’s a nice name but as an 80s child I just want to shout ‘out out out’ :-)
Heidi - wishy washy
Mirren - surname
Silvie -lovely. Sylvia’s nicer
Greta- now you’re talking!
Dorothy - fab!

BlackcurrantTea · 08/04/2022 22:09

Nell is amazing, I would have used it for DD except it rhymes with our surname ! I'd call her Eleanor with Nell for short.

Love Maggie too, and the rest are okay except for Mirren, which I wasn't aware of as a name (and I've worked in several schools!), and just makes me think of Dame Helen Mirren...

Bellyups · 08/04/2022 22:06

Only like Silvie

MajorCarolDanvers · 08/04/2022 22:05

Eleanor
Mirren
Cora

Great names

I don't like any of the others.

Gazelda · 08/04/2022 22:02

Nell - love it
Fern - ok. A bit placid.
Eleanor - elegant
Cora - not too keen
Maggie - prefer Margaret.
Heidi - love it. I'd imagine her to be fun and adventurous
Mirren - lovely
Silvie - not keen
Greta - not keen
Dorothy - don't like.

IchBinAnnaOfCleves · 08/04/2022 21:58

Nell- (y) the Elephant
Fern- ok
Eleanor- like it but there was one at my primary school who smelled it BO so it reminds me of her, probably not an issue for you though
Cora- like it
Maggie- ok
Heidi- ok
Mirren- my favourite
Silvie- like it
Greta- harsh sounding
Dorothy- the dinosaur, would you like to dance with me?

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