Refine my girl list

I really like Lara and Tabitha but not any of your other names.

My favourites are:

Elizabeth (Libby)
Fern
Ottilie (Ottie/Tillie)
Phoebe
Sadie
Tabitha (Tabby)

One of the nicest lists I’ve seen. I like all of them except Penny and Mara.

My favourites are Libby and Tabitha. Elizabeth was on our girl list for DS - he would have been either Libby or Elsie.

Good list OP - I like quite a few of these. My shortlist would be:

Eliza
Fern
Harriet
Mara (really like this - feels much fresher than Lara)
Tabitha

I would definitely drop:

Ada - too popular, will be lost in a sea of Avas/Evas/Evie
Georgina - quite a clunky, harsh sounding name to me (I don’t like George either)
Lara - like Ada, too many similar names that are currently on trend (Lyra, Lily, Layla, Luna etc)
Megan - bland and slightly dated
Nora - just always feels dowdy and fusty to me, and I don’t like the ‘gnaw’ sound
Ottilie - super twee and incredibly popular with the social media influencer set - will date very quickly
Penelope - see Ottilie - very ‘celebrity faddy’ and overly frilly

Maggie is great. There's one at DD's nursery and it's the only name where I get a slight pang of "why didn't I think of that?"

I think you're onto a winner with Elizabeth. A beautiful name in its own right, but with so many fabulous potential nicknames inc Libby. Also, very special for a baby born in the Jubilee year.

Ada and Phoebe are very very popular amongst primary aged girls. Freya is fairly popular and Ottilie seems to be very popular on Mumsnet right now so maybe it’s growing in popularity. I wouldn’t automatically think “Libby” as a nickname for Elizabeth.

Not keen on Georgina, Maggie, Mara, Megan, Nora, Sadie.

Ada - nice
Eliza - nice
Elizabeth (Libby) - nice
Fern - ok
Freya - nice
Georgina (Georgie) - nice
Harriet (Hattie) - nice
Lara - nice
Maggie - no (Thatcher)
Mara - no (rodent)
Megan - no (Markle)
Molly - no (maid)
Nora - nice
Ottilie (Ottie/Tillie) - nice
Penelope (Penny/Nell) - nice
Phoebe - ok
Sadie - no
Tabitha (Tabby) - nice

Or blend them together! I know I very sweet little girl called Hetty

I like a lot of names on your list. Obviously, how pretty a name is is completely subjective. The only ones I don't like are Penelope and Sadie. This is because Pene is the Spanish word for penis, and Sadie has the words sad and die in it.

… Lizbie is another short form of Elizabeth that’s less often used

Tabatha and Penelope are my favourites.

I’d go for Elizabeth nn Libby or Penelope nn Nell. Also quite like Tabitha or Maggie as a nn for Marguerite A few alternatives below

Ada - overused. Adela, Aphra or Ida?
Eliza - prefer as nn for Elizabeth
Elizabeth (Libby) - classic
Fern - ok, having a moment
Freya - done to death
Georgina (Georgie) - nice enough
Harriet (Hattie) - ditto
Lara - too many similar names - Luna, Leila, Lyra, Lena, Lola.. they all blur
Maggie - as a nn for Margaret / Marguerite it’s quite nice
Mara - no, odd
Megan - ok
Molly - ok, slightly babyish, nice enough as a nn for Mary, Maria, Marianne etc
Nora - can’t stand it, but it’s having a moment - Oona, Honor ?
Ottilie (Ottie/Tillie) - no faddy and fussy
Penelope (Penny/Nell) - nn Nell yes, Penny is wet
Phoebe - ok
Sadie - it’s ok, prefer as a nn for Sarah
Tabitha (Tabby) - I like Tabitha, Tabby only for a toddler

My favourite names from your list are Sadie and Harriet (Hattie).

Ada - I like it but it blends in with all the three letter, ends in a names so I would avoid. I love Adaline though which is similar

Eliza - lovely but very popular in my area. I know loads! More Eliza's that Olivia's and Amelia's

Elizabeth (Libby) - I like Elisabeth (prefer this spelling) but not Libby. My favourite nns are Betsy and Beth

Fern - not a fan at all

Freya - pretty but again very popular (though more with 7 plus in my area)

Georgina (Georgie) - lovely. I also like Georgia and Georgiana. Also partial to Georgette and Georgetta too come to think about it, though hate George on a boy, go figure

Harriet (Hattie) - lovely. I love Hattie. Ever so slightly prefer Henrietta

Lara - lovely but there are so many L names about that all blend into one

Maggie - beautiful name

Mara - not a fan

Megan - i really like it, but worry it's a bit dated

Molly - not a fan

Nora - I like it but spelt Norah

Ottilie (Ottie/Tillie) - it's ok

Penelope (Penny/Nell) - like Penny and Nell but can't find the love for Penelope unfortunately

Phoebe - love it, also love the similar sounding Hebe

Sadie - I really like it

Tabitha (Tabby) - not a fan, makes me think of cats too much. I love the similar sounding Talitha though NN Talllie - might appeal as you like Tilly

Your DH is right about Ottilie.

I like -
Ada
Lara
Nora
Penelope
Sadie
Harriet (Hattie)

I absolutely love Libby and Penny. They'd be top of my list too. Also love Tabitha. Nora and Georgina are both lovely. I dislike Harriet (I dislike Harry and Harrison for a boy too - something about that sound is unpleasant to me). I'm not fond of Mara or Sadie either. I do like Freya and Molly too.

How about Margot and Maggie for short?

I love Libby, but I suspect that variations / diminutives of Elizabeth may be very popular this year!

I met a Maggie and commented to her mum, how lovely, Margaret is a great name. But mum said it was short for Magnolia !
I love your list. Ada I like, but yes, it's very popular. I don't like Ottilie for same reasons as your dh, and I love Penelope, not Penny.
Elizabeth is my favourite. Love Freya. My granddaughter was Freya til the last minute. Despite its popularity, I don't know any ( still).
I love Harriet and Tabitha.
Also love Martha and Clementine.

You have 18 names , so I've numbered them. 1 being favourite :

Ada 18
Eliza 11
Elizabeth (Libby) 9
Fern 3
Freya 1
Georgina (Georgie)13
Harriet (Hattie) 4
Lara 2
Maggie 15
Mara 14
Megan 10
Molly 5
Nora 17
Ottilie (Ottie/Tillie) 8
Penelope (Penny/Nell) 16
Phoebe 6
Sadie 7
Tabitha (Tabby) 13

Using Elizabeth would allow you both Eliza and Libby, plus many more options including Liza, Elle, Lily, Beth, Betty etc. depending on how she would like to be known as she ages