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Thoughts on these names

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Indecisivemamabear · 30/01/2023 17:41

Feel free to like/love/lose the following names! Interested to know thoughts

Alicia
Gracie
Penny
Keira/Ciara
Eloise
Lydia
Mabel
Winnie
Heidi
Elsie

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Somanyquestionstoaskaboutthis · 10/02/2023 18:41

Alicia like
Gracie lose
Penny like
Keira/Ciara. Like
Eloise. Like
Lydia. Lose
Mabel. Love
Winnie like
Heidi. Lose
Elsie love
Celia lose

Purpletopaz42 · 10/02/2023 18:04

My favourite is Keira/Ciara, I think that's a lovely name. Lydia would be my second choice. I like Gracie too but I prefer Grace, nickname Gracie.

17caterpillars1mouse · 07/02/2023 21:17

Alicia - not a huge fan, there is the whole pronunciation debate with it too. Have you considered Alyssa, similar but a bit more straight forward

Gracie - Grace is nice but Gracie is twee

Penny - I like Penny but feel it needs a longer name but don't like Penelope so it's a no for me

Keira/Ciara - I actually really like this. Prefer the Keira spelling

Eloise - nice enough

Lydia - lovely name

Mabel - I like it

Winnie - nice as a NN for Winnifred or Winter

Heidi - nice enough

Elsie - too twee for me

Celia - pretty just not my style

Top choices would be Lydia, Keira and Mabel in that order

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 07/02/2023 20:44

Lydia is really lovely.
I like Penny, but Penelope on BC.
I prefer Cecilia to Celia.
What about Sadie?

xprincessxjanetx · 07/02/2023 20:38

Alicia - Dislike
Gracie - I would use Grace and nn Gracie
Penny - It's ok but I would use Penelope
Keira/Ciara - Dislike
Eloise - It's ok
Lydia - Dislike
Mabel - Dislike
Winnie - Like but would use Winter
Heidi - Love but unfortunately would never go with my surname or i'd have used it!
Elsie - Love

pilates · 03/02/2023 06:46

I like them all except Penny, Winnie & Heidi

HiImTheProblemItsMe · 03/02/2023 06:41

I love, and would use myself, Penny and Lydia. I like Eloise, Celia and Heidi. Not a huge fan of the others.

SallyWD · 03/02/2023 06:21

I love Penny and Lydia

Copperoliverbear · 03/02/2023 05:45

I also like Ruby, Matilda, Florence, Millie and Talulah just incase you like any of these too x

StartupRepair · 03/02/2023 05:42

My DD (21) is Celia. It's a fab name!
I also like Mabel, Heidi and Eloise.

Copperoliverbear · 03/02/2023 05:41

Elsie
Mabel
Gracie
Eloise

garlictwist · 03/02/2023 05:38

Mabel is awful.

Not keen on penny or Elsie.

The others are nice though.

Fozzleyplum · 03/02/2023 05:09

I love Cecilia (nn Celia), and I also like Lydia. I don't like any of the others on your list.

user1492757084 · 03/02/2023 05:00

My faves from your list ...

Eloise Celia
Celia Eloise
Mabel Penelope

octoberfarm · 03/02/2023 03:58

Love Keira and Elsie, like Heidi and Lydia, and adore Grace (I'd make this the full name and Gracie as a nickname).

mathanxiety · 03/02/2023 02:58

I like both Celia and Cecelia. Cecelia is a bit more frilly. Celia is a bit more boho.

mathanxiety · 03/02/2023 02:57

I only like Alicia, Winnie, and Celia.

The rest are meh, imo.

Heidi is grim.

Roseyposeypudding · 02/02/2023 23:11

LOVE:
Mabel, Winnie

Like:
Eloise, Lydia, Celia

Penguinsaregreat · 02/02/2023 22:16

Lydia and Eloise are gorgeous.
I like Alicia not only when pronounced Alice-see-ah I really dislike the other pronounciations.
Gracie and Penny are too nicknamey for me.
Winnie is awful. Elsie not much better. The remainder are ok.

Luredbyapomegranate · 02/02/2023 21:54

Alicia or Lydia

Alicia - love it
Gracie - no, twee.
Penny - no, twee
Keira/Ciara - nice enough, Ciara is prettier
Eloise - she’ll end to Ellie, there are SO many
Lydia - nice
Mabel - ok
Winnie - if it’s short for Winifred
Heidi - can’t stand it
Elsie - twee and overdone

Sandysandwich · 02/02/2023 20:45

I like Eloise, Lydia and Celia
I prefer Celia to Ceceila- it just seems nicer and less frilly

Mum97540 · 02/02/2023 20:25

Eloise and Ciara are my favourites.

AlwaysLatte · 02/02/2023 20:19

Lydia and Alicia are my favourites. Elouise is also lovely.

Emsb2022 · 02/02/2023 20:11

I like Eloise

hlc123 · 02/02/2023 20:06

My opinions

Alicia - not keen
Gracie - not keen
Penny - really like
Keira/Ciara - like Keira but not Ciara
Eloise - ok
Lydia - ok
Mabel - like
Winnie - like
Heidi - like
Elsie - really like
Celia - not keen