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Rate my girls names

66 replies

Lelophants · 17/11/2022 08:16

Not even pregnant yet (I wish!) these are my girls names:

Rate them or tell me your top 3!

Runa
Fabia
Blythe
Beatrix
Raya
Hera
Zinnia
Romy
Romilly
Romeilla
Hermione
Persephone
Lucia
Gianna
Ginevra
Mina
Elowen
Hebe
Darya/Daria
Dasha
Juniper
Arwen
Asha
Damara

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2greenroses · 17/11/2022 08:24

Are these names?

I love this comment

and you must have at least heard of Hermione 😂

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toastofthetown · 17/11/2022 11:28

2greenroses · 17/11/2022 08:24

Are these names?

You must be very sheltered to have never come across one of these names before.

toastofthetown · 17/11/2022 11:27

Runa - love it
Fabia - not a fan. I like Fabian for a boy, but not the feminine version
Blythe - insipid
Beatrix - it’s fine, rising in popularity though
Raya - brings to mind the lacklustre Disney movie
Hera - it’s ok, but feels a little much
Zinnia - sounds too buzzy to me
Romy - a bit wet
Romilly - clunky sounding
Romeilla - way too frilly
Hermione - love Hermione, though the Harry Potter connect would stop me from using it personally
Persephone - I like Persephone as well
Lucia - it’s pretty
Gianna - not a fan
Ginevra - Harry Potter again, and it’s so clunky sounding it’s not worth dealing with the association
Mina - in my non-rhotic accent this sounds just like meaner
Elowen - El- names are all a total bore to me
Hebe - I love Hebe, though everyone I mention it to in real life says ‘heebie jeebies’
Darya/Daria - not a fan
Dasha - I’ve only known Dasha to be short for Daria, and also not a fan
Juniper - nice sound but painfully trendy
Arwen - lord of the rings
Asha - fine
Damara - not a fan

pamshortsbrokenbothherlegs · 17/11/2022 11:08

My favourites are:

Beatrix
Romilly
Hermione
Mina
Elowen
Hebe
Juniper

WarriorsComeOutToPlayaaay · 17/11/2022 09:27

Not Fabia, they will be called Labia at school

Mumofgirls2017 · 17/11/2022 09:25

Runa*
Fabia
Blythe*
Beatrix
Raya*
Hera
Zinnia*
Romy*
Romilly*
Romeilla
Hermione
Persephone*
Lucia
Gianna
Ginevra
Mina
Elowen*
Hebe
Darya/Daria
Dasha
Juniper*
Arwen
Asha
Damara

starred my favourites

brighterthanthemoon · 17/11/2022 09:24

Had another look as I felt a bit harsh. Raya is pretty cool.

TalkisChips · 17/11/2022 09:22

I like Arwen and Raya. They all read as if you’ve been reading too much Harry Potter tbh.

dream28 · 17/11/2022 09:20

Runa - lovely 10/0
Fabia - not a fan, love Fabian for the boy, but girl versions are fractioned 3/10
Blythe - doesn't it sound like blight? 2/10
Beatrix - prefer Beatrice 9/10
Raya - soo trendy and not pretty 1/10
Hera - prefer Hero, but too similar to heroine and archetype 2/10
Zinnia - I find it hard to pronounce, do you say it like Venetian Z? but pretty otherwise 6/10
Romy - never understand this, vastly prefer Romilly, 6/10
Romilly - love this 10/10
Romeilla - dont get this and too similar to nazi general 1/10
Hermione - I would use it in first name spot, but otherwise good middle material 10/10
Persephone - like this, but never been biggest fan 10/10
Lucia - yes to this, even with all pronunciation, it's pretty name that will work internationally 10/10
Gianna - no, it's Italian for Joan, very common and very regional (from EU perspct), you're basically choosing name for the sake of choosing common name but refreshed 4/10
Ginevra - I understand why people think this is attractive and I loved Griselda, so I won't shit, but maybe it's not those of names that every kid would dream of being named - 7/10
Mina - I understand why some people love it, but there's better nicknames names, there's better shorter names, there's better cuter names and there's better M names, for example Molly, Mary, Manon, Melise, Melly, Mercy, Meryl, Misty, Mirela are all names that are similar, and have some if not all of qualities of Mina and are similar enough to Mina 6/10
Elowen - love it, but it's not historic name, but modern name and apparently there's controversy about pronunciation in Cornish 9/10
Hebe - there's already Phoebe 1/10
Darya/Daria - I find it to be Russian Mom name, my collegue was called Daria 6/10
Dasha - I find Masha to be cuter, which is also Russian nickname and prefer Masha significantly 7/10
Juniper - up and rising name, 9/10
Arwen - no, this variant is too particular, too "Arya" type of names and not pretty 7/10
Asha - no, another "Arya" type of names, but I prefer Arwen 4/10
Damara - prefer Damaris miles away 3/10

Fluffygoon · 17/11/2022 08:40

Lucia
Gianna

Fabia? That’s a Skoda car, may as well add Capri and Allegro to the list

2greenroses · 17/11/2022 08:24

Are these names?

GlassDeli · 17/11/2022 08:23

Lucia
Romilly
Zinnia

brighterthanthemoon · 17/11/2022 08:22

I'm sorry but I don't like any of them

Comedycook · 17/11/2022 08:21

Only ones I dislike are Persephone.... very pretentious and Juniper...way too trendy. The rest are meh.

Lelophants · 17/11/2022 08:18

Oh and if you hate any please tell me why (I don’t get offended easily by this)

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Comedycook · 17/11/2022 08:17

Lucia
Gianna
Mina