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Please rate my girls' list!

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helpmenamemybaby · 09/12/2022 13:37

NC because my mum, who is convinced we are having a boy, is on MN!

Please can you rate these names for me?

Anna
Chloe
Clara
Elena
Emilia
Isabelle
Julia
Margot
Rose
Zoe

Baby girl is due in a month and we are struggling to narrow it down! We are looking for an international name which is spelled the same in English and French.

Thank you!

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mumonherphone · 12/12/2022 11:39

Julia is an old lady name that hasn't made a comeback yet in the UK so I wouldn't. And I don't really like margot although I know it's popular.

The others are all OK, I think I would choose Anna or Elena

palikalie · 11/12/2022 20:11
  1. Anna
  2. Emilia
  3. Rose

Clara, Julia, and Margot feel very old fashioned

Luredbyapomegranate · 11/12/2022 20:08

Zoe is my favourite by some way, with Julia in second and Anna and Maria in joint third - although prefer Emma to the last two, and it isn’t overused right now

Anna - nice classic. Or there is Annelise
Chloe - ok
Clara - nice, popular in the Uk
Elena - done to death in the Uk, so many Ellies…
Emilia - done to death in the Uk
Isabelle - done to death in the Uk. Christabel? isadora?
Julia - nice. Or Juliet, or Julianne/Julianna
Margot - super popular currently in the Uk, so I would at least give her Marguerite as a full name so she has options

Rose - done to death in its various forms in the Uk
Zoe - I like it - I’d go for that
Maria - prefer to Marie

FearofQueefing · 11/12/2022 17:55

Anna is far and away my favourite nn Annie.

urbanbuddha · 10/12/2022 11:59

In order of preference

Anna
Rose
Isabelle
Margot
Clara
Julia
Chloe
Zoe

StrewthMarge · 10/12/2022 11:55

Emilia. So pretty.

Gingersnappy · 09/12/2022 20:12

Anna - everyone seems to love this name, imo it's plain and dated
Chloe - very 2000's, not a huge fan, not the worst name
Clara - pretty
Elena - pretty
Emilia -pretty, very popular rn though
Isabelle - eh
Julia - don't like this one
Margot - cute
Rose - dated
Zoe - not bad, but had a cat with this name
Marie/Maria - dated

Mummyme87 · 09/12/2022 19:57

Love Clara

YouScumbagYouMaggotHeresKevinTheCarrot · 09/12/2022 19:56

Anna- nice but I think it and it's variants are getting very popular (don't know if that bothers you)
Chloe- dated. Sorry!
Clara- nice, was unusual a few years ago but a huge spike in popularity might mean it dates quickly
Elena- Nice, good balance of classic but not too common if that makes sense?
Emilia- overdone.
Isabelle- a bit too popular and already started to date as have any 'belle' variants.
Julia- nice, romantic classic. Middle class vibes (again not sure if that bothers you)
Margot- super popular and I don't get why.
Rose- every child's current middle name.
Zoe- possibly my favourite along with Elena. More modern sounding.

dahlianoir · 09/12/2022 18:52

I'm in France and have a Juliette and a Zoé.

I had Rosa, Rebecca, Zelda, Flora, Marie and Marianne on the list.

You've got a great list. I'd take the ones that work best with your surname and see what she looks like 😉

Iamclearlyamug · 09/12/2022 17:48

I have a chloe so I'm biased, but I also like clara 🙂

BiscuitLover3678 · 09/12/2022 17:48

I love Julia as it’s not used much atm. Margot is very popular.

I actually love Elena.

Mittens1717 · 09/12/2022 17:46

My vote would go to Zoe, short and sweet with a nice meaning, really dislike Anna, Emilia, Julia and Margot but the rest are fine

postcardpuffin · 09/12/2022 17:29

I like:

Anna
Clara
Emilia
Isabelle
Julia
Margot
Rose

Though Isabels/Isabellas of all spellings are ten a penny right now, I have to admit.

Of all of your choices, I like Anna and Julia best.

cptartapp · 09/12/2022 17:28

Like Anna, Julia and Zoe.
Meh to the others. Particularly Isabelle. Far too many.
lots of Margots being born. I know four.

Prefer Cara to Clara and Rosa to Rose.

Hadtocomment · 09/12/2022 17:23

All nice. My favs are:

Anna
Elena
Julia
Zoe

Slightly less favs are:
Clara
Emilia
Isabelle
Margot
Rose
Chloe

There seem to be a lot of Amelias and now Emilias. I prefer Amelie, Emily and Emma. There seem to be a lot of Isobels and Isabels and Isabellas too. I love Isobel in particular, but I'd prefer to have a name that wasn't THE name of the moment if it was me. My least favourite is Margot, though I'm probably the only one on mumsnet that isn't quite so keen. I do like Maggie. Anna, Elena and Julia are particularly nice I feel and Zoe has a bit of zest.

Mumofgirls2017 · 09/12/2022 17:19

Anna- classic
Chloe- becoming dated I think
Clara- love
Elena- like
Emilia- not a fan
Isabelle- meh
Julia- classic, like
Margot- not for me. But trendy
Rose- ok, classic
Zoe- becoming dated

antipodeancanary · 09/12/2022 16:16

I would go Maria, Julia, Zoe in that order

helpmenamemybaby · 09/12/2022 16:13

How do they say Elena and Julia? My guess would be El-en-ah and Zhul-ee-aa

Yes that's right. Elena with an almost equal emphasis on each syllable, quite similar to how we say Eleanor in English, and Julia just has a softer J.

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FayCarew · 09/12/2022 15:55

Isabelle did cross my mind as being a mum name in France. Probably like Clare in the UK.
How do they say Elena and Julia? My guess would be El-en-ah and Zhul-ee-aa,

helpmenamemybaby · 09/12/2022 15:37

FayCarew · 09/12/2022 15:26

Anna - fine
Chloe - #1 in the 1990s. dated
Clara - don't like it - Claire is better but dated in UK
Elena - not sure how to say it in UK never mind France
Emilia - Amelia too popular
Isabelle - works for both countries
Julia - not sure how it would work in france
Margot - not keen
Rose - Roz vs Rows
Zoe - ok

I'd go with Zoe

Elena and Julia are both top 100 names in France!

By contrast, there were only 18 baby Isabelles in the whole of France last year. I like the name but am worried it's like the French equivalent of Janet/Susan/Linda in France now.

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FayCarew · 09/12/2022 15:26

Anna - fine
Chloe - #1 in the 1990s. dated
Clara - don't like it - Claire is better but dated in UK
Elena - not sure how to say it in UK never mind France
Emilia - Amelia too popular
Isabelle - works for both countries
Julia - not sure how it would work in france
Margot - not keen
Rose - Roz vs Rows
Zoe - ok

I'd go with Zoe

secondaryquandries · 09/12/2022 14:01

Ooh yes Rosa is great

Thepotdog · 09/12/2022 13:57

Anna - timeless
Chloe - a bit 90s to me, I was friends with a lot when growing up
Clara - love Clara, was on my list
Elena - love
Emilia - no! Too many, blends in with all the Amelia’s
Isabelle - nice but a bit done
Julia - another timeless name but prefer Anna
Margot - I love Margot although it seems to be getting quite popular
Rose - I prefer Rosa, don’t know why I just can’t get onboard with Rose. Maybe as it’s done to death as a middle name
Zoe - again very 90s to me but it is lovely

out of your list my favourites are Clara and Elena

bibbiddybobbidyboo · 09/12/2022 13:50

Chloe and Clara are the nicest. EVERYBODY is calling their daughter Margot at the moment, it's very twee in my opinion.

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