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What do you think to these girl names?

42 replies

DeeDeeDaisy · 24/08/2022 11:45

We have narrowed it down to three names...

Esme
Clara
Rosanna

Me and DH both have our favourites, but his favourite is my least favourite and vice versa, typical!

What are your thoughts/opinions?

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HeadNorth · 25/08/2022 21:58

I like them all, my fav is Rosanna - lovely name.

Facecream · 25/08/2022 21:54

Clara has always been one of my favourite names! Rosanna I like too. Esme least of the three

JellyDeels · 25/08/2022 21:52

Rosanna is one of my favourite names ever. It's a real timeless classic and gives the options of Rose, Rosa, Rosie and Anna as nicknames.

Clara is also a favourite of mine but its rising popularity would put me off a little bit.

Esme is okay, it's just a bit bland and blends into all the other short, vowel-heavy names that are popular at the moment.

DaisyJoy1 · 24/08/2022 15:08

Rosanna and Clara are lovely, don't like Esme.

Luredbyapomegranate · 24/08/2022 13:53

Rosanna - really lovely and underused, good variety of nicknames but also usable as a full name

Clara - nice, pretty popular, mildly twee

Esme - I’d dump this, done to death and 2 pronunciations so you’ll forever be correcting

Devo1818 · 24/08/2022 13:25

I love Clara

17caterpillars1mouse · 24/08/2022 12:57

Esme - it has a pretty sound but it seemed like every other baby was called Esme around 5-8 years ago

Clara - very pretty. I like it as it makes me think of the nutcracker. It's mentioned alot on here though so I wonder if it's going to shoot up in popularity a bit like Margot has

Rosanna - this is my favourite of your choices. It's a beautiful name, well known but unusual and several NN options

Bournetilly · 24/08/2022 12:56

Esme was on our list 3 years ago but I don’t like it anymore I think it’s really common.

Rosanna and Clara are nice

girlmom21 · 24/08/2022 12:55

Esme won't be pronounced or spelt correctly by everyone.

I dont really like the other two either. They're all a bit dated for me.

FayCarew · 24/08/2022 12:53

Esme - no because the May sound is in lots of names
Clara - don't like it
Rosanna - ok but Susanna is nicer

Spanielsarepainless · 24/08/2022 12:41

I like Clara.

Kanaloa · 24/08/2022 12:38

They’re all really nice. I like Clara then Rosanna best then Esme, just because where I live I’ve heard it said Ezmee which I really don’t like. Plus I’ve seen it spelled lots of different ways recently.

TooMuchToDoTooLittleInclination · 24/08/2022 12:33

Love Clara
Dislike Rosanna

My friends little girl is Esmay

i write the card to Esmé, as I was told her name over the phone. Got told off 'she's not French'. 🙄🙄

use Esme, if you like it, but be prepared for it to be written many ways!!

Clara is much easier!!

AdaColeman · 24/08/2022 12:28

Clara is my favourite, not keen on the others.

ofwarren · 24/08/2022 12:21

All very nice
My favourite is Clara

yikesanotherbooboo · 24/08/2022 12:20

All nice names
Rosanna would be my current favourite of the three and Esme the least.

Rosiethecat15 · 24/08/2022 12:18

Clara and Rosanna were both at the top of my list. I still love them now.